45th Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival

Description

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, the home-spun Great Pumpkin Parade, a bone-chilling Haunted House, boo-tiful harvest-inspired crafts, homestyle foods, expert pumpkin carver Farmer Mike sculpting a monster 1,200+ pound pumpkin into a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, photos with the Goliath grand champion mega-gourd, pie-eating and costume contests, pumpkin carving for fun, the world’s largest mosaic pumpkin sculpture that measures 12-feet long, 11-feet high and weighs 10,000 pounds by artist Peter Hazel, “Smashing Pumpkins: Battle of the Bands”, the Comcast Take 5 Lounge with giant screen TV, ultra-thrilling zip-line and bungee jump, tasty premium wines, seasonal craft brews and pumpkin-infused ales, pumpkin-flavored artisanal cocktails, selfies and fun with the delightfully rotund, playful and mischievious Pumpkin Festival mascot “Gourdy”, and the “Made on the Coast” local artists block with fine art and live music. Performing on four stages are The California Cowboys, Stealin’ Chicago, Caravanserai, Big Cat Tole Free, Fleetwood Mask, Boys of Summer, Jim Stevens & Friends, Vital Sign, Ticket To Ride, The D.B. Walker Band, The Megatones, HeartStrings Music, Emerson, John Clarke, Bob Culbertson, Steve Willis and Ruth Davies, The Jenny Kerr Band, John Lester, Patrick Maier and Company, The Michael Ahern Band, Bob at Large, Andy Z, plus "Smashing Pumpkins: Battle of the Bands”. 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 45 year history.

WHEN: Oct. 17-18, 2015. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
WHERE: On Main Street between Mill and Spruce Streets in Half Moon Bay, CA.
INFO-LINE: 650-726-9652
WEBSITE: http://pumpkinfest.miramarevents.com
DOWNLOAD 300 DPI JPEGS: http://pumpkinfest.miramarevents.com/photo-downloads.html
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/HalfMoonBayPumpkinFestival
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HMBPumpkinFest/

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http://pumpkinfest.miramarevents.com

Call

650-726-9652