One of America’s Most Iconic Festivals Returns...Pumpkin Festival Marks 54 Epic Years!

54th Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, October 17-18

Pumped Up Pumpkin Mecca Gears Up For Half Moon Bay’s World-Famous Celebration of the Great and Almighty Gourd, Plus Godzilla Gourds Rock the Scales at the 53rd Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, October 12, The Super Bowl of Weigh-Offs, Top Prize of $9/Pound and $30k World Record Prize.

No matter what’s happening around us, one lovely constant endures at this time of year – the Coastside’s wondrous and highly-anticipated autumn season is upon us and on the picturesque coast around the World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay, it’s always stunningly spectacular. The dazzling journey is its own reward … the breathtaking views of seaside farm country dotted with vast, rolling fields of orange, scarecrows, barns, and pick-your-own pumpkin patches. It's the perfect time of year and the perfect place to celebrate the simple beauty and bounty of the fall season and Half Moon Bay does it like nobody else. The world-famous Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival is the season’s signature event, drawing hordes of visitors to the “World Pumpkin Capital” for an epic festival on historic Main Street. This year’s highly-anticipated 54th annual festival will be held on October 17-18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.