Half Moon Bay · every October
Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival
A free two-day street festival on Main Street between Miramontes and Spruce, started in 1971 by the Main Street Beautification Committee and now the coastside's signature harvest weekend. The schedule includes the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, the Great Pumpkin Parade at noon on Saturday, four music stages, a costume contest, pie-eating contests, and pumpkin carving demonstrations by Farmer Mike. More than 250 artisans sell handcrafted work alongside food vendors.
Dates for the next edition are usually announced closer to October. Until then, see what's on this weekend in San Francisco Bay Area.