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The Great Pumpkin Parade

The Great Pumpkin Parade

2024 parade grand marshall Matt Williams
2024 Pumpkin Festival Parade Grand Marshall and San Francisco Giants All-Time Great, Matt Williams! LEARN MORE

San Francisco Giants All-Time Great Matt Williams Named 2024 Parade Grand Marshal

For decades, the Great Pumpkin Parade has been a festival favorite among attendees at the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, celebrating the vibrant community spirit and the bountiful fall harvest. Held on historic Main Street in Half Moon Bay, California, this parade is a delightful spectacle featuring a colorful array of floats, marching bands, vintage cars, and hordes of ghosts, ghouls and Disney princesses.

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Parade Grand Marshal

San Francisco Giants All-Time Great Matt Williams Named 2024 Parade Grand Marshal

2024 parade grand marshal Matt Williams
2024 Pumpkin Festival Parade Grand Marshall and San Francisco Giants All-Time Great, Matt Williams!
2024 parade grand marshall Matt Williams

Everybody’s Favorite Home-Spun Great Pumpkin Parade Starts at 12 noon Saturday, October 18

He’s an all-time San Francisco Giants gamer and fan fave and slugged and defended with the very best in his era and he’s your 2024 Pumpkin Festival Parade Grand Marshall, Matt Williams!

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Great Pumpkin Run

Great Pumpkin Run

The 47th Annual Pumpkin Run by Senior Coastsiders

The Pumpkin Run by Senior Coastsiders has been a tradition in Half Moon Bay for many years and takes participants along the beautiful Coastal Trail overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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Collaborative Paint Temple

Collaborative Paint Temple

Come Leave Your Mark

Bay Area artist Richard Art Felix is an internationally exhibited and collected mixed-media artist and public artist.

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Dancepark DJ Collective

Dancepark DJ Collective

Joining forces with the Collaborative Art Temple is Dancepark DJ Collective, made up of artists, scientists, engineers, and DJs who have a passion for sharing music and bringing a feel-good vibe wherever they go.

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Farmer Mike, Carving Expert

Farmer Mike: “The Picasso of Pumpkin Carvers”

Wearing signature orange overalls and a straw hat, “Farmer Mike” is a cornerstone of the Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival. For almost four decades, festival attendees have flocked to his elevated stage to watch in awe as Farmer Mike, the Pumpkin Picasso, meticulously sculpts giant pumpkins into works of art.

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World's Biggest Pumpkin Sculpture

Half Moon Bay's Very Own Great Pumpkin

Artist Peter Hazel’s World’s Largest, Giant 5-Ton Mosaic Pumpkin Sculpture on Permanent Display at Cameron's Pub!

The Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival sparked the wild and crazy creative genius of Peter Hazel to design and make the biggest, heaviest pumpkin sculpture the world has ever seen. Even bigger than the whoppers that will win the annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off. It is a mosaic sculpture that measures 11 feet high, 12 feet long, and weighs 10,000 pounds. But, unlike other giant pumpkins, this one is made of steel, cement, and ceramic tile.

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Pumpkin Festival Mascot

"Gourdy", the Playful Pumpkin Festival Mascot

Gourdy, the pumpkin festival mascot, with Cameron PalmerHe’s the undisputed festival fave … the Prince of Pumpkin Fest!

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Safeway,

Safeway, Proud Presenting Sponsor of the Pumpkin Festival Since 1990!

Safeway

On the way to the Pumpkin Festival, stop by your local Safeway for fresh cut fruit, snacks for the road, sunscreen, and more. We've got everything you need so you can enjoy a fun-filled weekend of festivities!

While at the festival, come visit our booth and enjoy all the fun activities we’ll be offering:

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Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival
Celebrating the Great & Almighty Gourd
October 18-19, 2025 – 9am to 5pm
Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA