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Half Moon Bay
Art & Pumpkin Festival
October 18-19, 2008

The Half Moon Bay
Art & Pumpkin Festival
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Half Moon Bay is famous for its world-renowned "Art & Pumpkin Festival" and "World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off."

The Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival weekend event is held every October — just prior to Halloween — on Main Street, in downtown Half Moon Bay.

Over 300,000 visitors flock to this popular festival which includes 250 arts & crafts vendors, food and wine, contests, live entertainment and a variety of fun events for the whole family.

Giant Pumpkin at Half Moon Bay's World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Giant Pumpkin at Half Moon Bay, California

If you're planning on visiting from out-of-town, we suggest you make your lodging reservations well in advance. And if you're driving in for the day, allow plenty of time because the traffic backs up very, very early, especially on Hwy. 92 from San Mateo.

Pumpkins on display at Half Moon Bay's Art & Pumpkin Festival

Giant Pumpkins on display at Half Moon Bay's Art & Pumpkin Festival

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Crowds enjoying the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival and the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, CA

The Day After the Pumpkin Festival
Don't party too hard at the Pumpkin Festival or you could end up feeling as bad as this pumpkin — he drank way too much!

The Day After the Pumpkin Festival - this Pumpkin drank way too much!

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WOW! Anita, Fred and Alana not believing the size of one of Half Moon Bay's Giant Pumpkins during World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, Half Moon Bay, California

"Great Pumpkin Parade"
The "Great Pumpkin Parade" (with special Honorary Grand Marshall) takes place every year at the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival on Saturday at 12 noon. The Parade features Marching Bands, Costumed Ghosts, Classic Cars, and colorful Floats — FUN for kids and big kids too!

Lacey Bryant (Pumpkin Carver extraordinaire) carved this beautiful Giant Pumpkin at the Half Moon Bay Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off

Pumpkin-Carving Contest
Arts & Crafts ... Live Music
and Fun Event Festivities
Event festivities include a Pumpkin-Carving Contest, Pie-Eating Contest, Costume Contest, Arts & Crafts, Haunted Barn, Talent Show, Pancake Breakfast, Pumpkin 5K & 10K Run & Walk, world-class Pumpkin Carvers, Homestyle Food, Wine and Beer, Three Stages of Live Entertainment...and more!

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Special Grand Champion Pumpkins on Display
Winning Pumpkins — including the Top five "1,000+ pound" Giants from
"The Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off " (held prior to the Pumpkin Festival) — are proudly displayed at the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival on Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm.

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Farmer Mike
— "Picasso of Pumpkin Carvers"
Farmer Mike, a Professional Pumpkin Carver, will be sculpting and carving one of the Monster "1,000+ pounds" Winning Pumpkins from the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off.

Pumpkin Carving at Half Moon Bay's Art & Pumpkin Festival