40th Annual Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival

Every year when autumn rolls around, the picturesque seaside city of Half Moon Bay bursts into brilliant orange and buzzes with boisterous activity in celebration of its bountiful fall harvest. The world-famous Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival is the season's big event, bringing throngs of visitors to the "World Pumpkin Capital" for a world-class festival on historic Main Street. This year's 40th festival will be held on October 16th and 17th from 9am to 5pm. Admission is free.

Festivalgoers will be mesmerized by the remarkable "Picasso of pumpkin carvers" sculpting and shaping a monster 1,000+ pound pumpkin, a special display of massive weigh-off champion pumpkins, three stages of blockbuster entertainment, everyone's favorite home-spun parade, harvest-inspired crafts, the tastiest pumpkin pie on earth, enchanting events and contests for the whole family, and the never-ending search for the Great Pumpkin waiting to be picked at one of the rustic pumpkin patches dotting the coast.

For more info visit the Festival website.