Celebrate the Great Gourd in the Pumpkin Capitol.

The World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay celebrates its bountiful fall harvest and autumn splendor with a special display of gigantically enormous/heavyweight champion pumpkins, smashing entertainment with four stages of stellar live music, and the home-spun Great Pumpkin Parade.

There are harvest-inspired crafts, tasty homestyle foods, premium wines, seasonal craft beer, and pumpkin-flavored artisanal cocktails. Expert pumpkin carver Farmer Mike will sculpt monster pumpkins into amazing one-of-a-kind masterpieces. And you can get your photo taken with the gargantuan grand champion mega-gourd.

Enjoy breath-taking views of seaside farm country dotted with vast, rolling fields of orange, scarecrows, barns, and pick-your-own pumpkin patches. Bring the family for a day of fun events.

Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival Highlights Include
Artists And Craftspeople with Harvest-Inspired Crafts
World’s Biggest Pumpkin Sculpture
Farmer Mike Carving Expert
Great Music Lineup on the Four Stages
Festival Food Fare with Pumpkin Anything and Everything
Pie-eating and costume contests
Pumpkin carving
World’s largest mosaic pumpkin sculpture
Xfinity Take 5 Lounge with giant screen TV
Wet and wild Waterballerz
Bungee jump
Cornhole game area
Sunday-only “Made on the Coast” local artists block with art and live music
Sunday-only Great Pumpkin Run

Download the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival App, iPumpkin.

Get the schedule of events here.

Festival admission is free. Pets are not allowed.

Presented by the non-profit Half Moon Bay Beautification Committee which has raised several million dollars for community service organizations and civic improvements in its 49-year history.

Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival
Saturday and Sunday, October 19th and 20th
9 AM to 5 PM
Main Street, Half Moon Bay, California

Visit their website for details including a full schedule of events.