The pumpkin capital of the world celebrates the great gourd with arts and crafts, live music and entertainment, food and wine, and fun activities for the whole family on October 16-17, 2010, 9am to 5pm, on Main Street in Half Moon Bay, California. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/ The world-famous Half Moon Bay Art & 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 16-17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/about_show.html The World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay celebrates its bountiful fall harvest and autumn splendor with a spectacular lineup paying homage to The Great Gourd including a special display of gigantically enormous champion pumpkins, three stages of smashing entertainment, live music, the FedEx Great Pumpkin Parade, a bone-chilling Haunted House, harvest-inspired crafts, homestyle foods, expert pumpkin carvers, photos with the grand champion gourd, pie-eating and costume contests, The Golden Gourds Youth Talent Show, The Take 5 Lounge with giant screen TV, festival-label wine and Mavericks Pumpkin Harvest Ale. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/facts.html Crocheted hats and scarves, beautiful photography, seasonal wreaths, holiday-themed placemats and napkins, shimmering glass vessels, Halloween-themed garden art, one-of-a-kind shawls and scarves, bold mixed media art, dazzling jewelry, recycled metal work, funky chic wearables, whimsical sculptures, handmade quilts, handblown ceramics and handcarved woodwork are some of the one-of-a-kind items you’ll find at the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, October 16-17. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/arts_and_crafts.html Get ready for Half Moon Bay’s world-famous Pumpkin-flavored Party Gras. Three stages of smashing entertainment featuring some of the biggest names on the Bay Area music scene make Half Moon Bay the place to be for its massive autumn bash –– the Art & Pumpkin Festival, October 16-17. With an eclectic mix of world beat, classic rock, country, blues, reggae, classic Latin rock, folk and zydeco, there’s something for every musical taste. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/entertainment.html When the muted gray-green hills and fields around Half Moon Bay come alive with swaths of brilliant orange pumpkins, it’s a reminder of the Coastside’s rich agricultural heritage . . . and of the upcoming Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival. This year’s 40th annual event, held October 16-17, will celebrate the local agricultural bounty with community organizations offering a plenitude of pumpkin delights, as well as tributes to the local harvests of artichokes, Brussels sprouts and seafood. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/food.html Showstopping cowgirl tricks and shenanigans by Karen Quest, amazing magic tricks and fabulous feats of skill by the brilliant Grinn & Barrett, and the return of The Golden Gourds Youth Talent Show will mesmerize festivalgoers of all ages on the Safeway Family Stage at the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, October 16-17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Street. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/family_stage.html Two-time defending champion and budding legend Thad Starr crushed the competition at Half Moon Bay's Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off last year with a leviathan 1,528-pound Atlantic Giant, the second largest pumpkin grown in the world in 2008. Starr returns to take on the World's Greatest Gourd Growers in Half Moon Bay's Heavyweight Championship on Monday, October 11, the kick-off to Half Moon Bay’s world-famous Art & Pumpkin Festival which takes place October 16-17. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/pumpkinweighoff.html This year’s Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival will take on a distinctively “greener” hue. The city’s largest annual event will include an expanded joint effort between the Pumpkin Festival Committee, Allied Waste Services and the City of Half Moon Bay to promote and encourage recycling during the popular festival, October 16-17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Street. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/goinggreen.html In honor of the 40th Annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, Half Moon Bay Brewing Company’s Brew Master Alec Moss has created Mavericks Pumpkin Harvest Ale, a special seasonal ale brewed with a variety of pale and crystal malts and actual pumpkin –– 120 pounds of pumpkin to be exact! Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/mavericks-ale.html With the enormous popularity of jack-o-lanterns and Halloween, autumn is a season of family fun. Nowhere are the good times more evident than at all the events taking place during the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival on October 16-17. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/family_fun.html Most people who attend the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, October 16-17, look forward to the famous coastal food as much as the world-class art and fabulous entertainment. They will also have the chance to sample exceptional local wine, as Half Moon Bay Winery returns as the festival’s official wine sponsor. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:50:00 GMT http://www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/half-moon-bay-winery.html