Pumpkin Festival Marks 52 Epic Years!

Entertainment:

Photos with Grand Champion Gourd

How often do you get to see and touch a hard-to-believe, larger-than-life 1-ton pumpkin (2,000 pounds!)—let alone get to have your photo taken alongside something so extraordinary.

Kick Back, Watch NFL and NCAA Football and MLB Playoffs LIVE!
On the Giant Screen in the Xfinity Take 5 Lounge
It has become a festival staple so football and baseball fans will be pumped to learn the Xfinity Take 5 Lounge is returning to this year’s Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival, October 19-20 from 9 am to 5 pm on historic Main Street.

Audience Participation Drives the Pie Eating Contests
There is plenty to see and do at Half Moon Bay’s world-famous Art and Pumpkin Festival, but nothing gets you up close and personal to the Great Gourd as the Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest.
Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. next to the Safeway Family Stage

Half Moon Bay: A Plethora of Pick-Your-Own Pumpkin Patches
It doesn’t get any better than autumn splendor on the Half Moon Bay Coast with picturesque seaside farm country blooming in all its glory.

Schedule Of Events:

Sunday, October 13, 2024

5 p.m. - Growers VIP Welcome Party and Media Preview for the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off
Cameron’s Inn, 1410 S. Cabrillo Highway

Monday, October 14, 2024

7 a.m. - Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off
IDES Grounds, 735 Main Street
11:30 a.m. - Growers Awards Luncheon
IDES Hall

Saturday, October 19, 2024

7 a.m. - Pancake Breakfast, City Hall Lot, Main St. at Kelly Ave.
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9 a.m. - Festival Opens
10 a.m. - Costume Contest, Half Moon Bay Library, Church and Correas Streets
12 noon - Great Pumpkin Parade
2 p.m. - Pie Eating Contest (age 11 and under), Bank of America lot
2:15 p.m. - Pie Eating Contest (age 12 and over), Bank of America lot
5 p.m. - Festival Closes

Sunday, October 20, 2024

7 a.m. - Pancake Breakfast, City Hall Lot, Main St. at Kelly Ave.
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Various start times from 7:15-8:20 a.m. - 46th Annual Pumpkin Run by Senior Coastsiders
In-Person Events: Kid's Fun Run, 5K, 10K, Half Marathon
Start/Finish: Hatch Elementary School, 490 Miramontes Ave.
Virtual Events run from now through October 19.
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9 a.m. - Festival Opens
10 a.m. - Pumpkin Carving for Fun (not a contest), Bank of America lot
2 p.m. - Pie Eating Contest (age 11 and under), Bank of America lot
2:15 p.m. - Pie Eating Contest (age 12 and over), Bank of America lot
5 p.m. - Festival Closes

Music Lineup

Saturday, October 19, 2024

I.D.E.S. Grounds Main Stage
9:00 am - 10:30 am - Jim Stevens and Friends
11:00 am - 12:30 pm - The Megatones
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Coast Tribe
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Wreckless Strangers

Ritz-Carlton South Stage at Fernandez Park
10:30 am - 1:30 pm - MiniFlyer - an Eagles tribute
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm - The Seasaws

Mac Dutra Park Stage
10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Charged Particles
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm - The Parade
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Half Moon Bay High School Marching Band
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Dee Coco and Mixx Company

Sunday, October 20, 2024

I.D.E.S. Grounds Main Stage
9:00 am - 10:30 am - Jim Stevens and Friends
11:00 am - 12:30 pm - Michelle Lambert Band
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - John Elliott and the Band of Supervisors
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Rose's Pawn Shop

Ritz-Carlton South Stage at Fernandez Park
0:30 am - 12:00 pm - Blue Romantics
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Campfire Quartet
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Brotherhood of Freaks

Mac Dutra Park Stage
10:30 am - 12:30 pm - The Workshop
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Velour Band
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Gary Gates

Both Days
Street Performers at Various Locations
Bob at Large
Bob Culbertson
DJ Devan-Air

Safeway Family Stage

Safeway Family Stage at Bank of America parking lot
Saturday, October 19, 2024
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Bob at Large
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM: Bob at Large
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM: Megan Schoenbohm
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Pumpkin Festival Parade
2:00 PM: Pie Eating Contests
3:00 PM: James Henry, House of Samba

Sunday, October 20, 2024
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Bob at Large
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM: Bob at Large
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM: West Coast Ramblers
2:00 PM: Pie Eating Contests
3:00 PM: James Henry, House of Samba

October 19, 2024
Calling All Ghosts, Goblins and Spooks for Pumpkin Festival Costume Contest
Everyone from tiny tots to ghoulish grandmas and grandpas will get a chance to show of their best Halloween attire at the Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival Costume Contest.

Location:front of the Half Moon Bay Library

Date: October 19-20, 2024

Time: 9am - 5pm

Location: Various Venues in Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

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