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World Pumpkin Capital to Cook Up 40th Annual Pumpkin Festival

October 8, 2010 at 1:55 PM | by | Comments (2)

We were sad to find out that this year's Pumpkin Festival in New Hampshire may be its last, we take solace in the fact that we can get our fall dose of pumpkiny goodness at the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, which calls itself the "World Pumpkin Capital."

About 25 miles south of San Francisco, Half Moon Bay will throw its 40th anniversary fest on October 16 and 17. Everything at the fest revolves around pumpkins.

Farmer Mike will carve a monster 1,200-pound pumpkin into villain Megamind (see his previous handiwork in the above photo); his orange sculpture will make your jack-o'-lantern look like a preschool craft project. A craft fair features offerings like hand-blown glass pumpkins and jewelry. There also will be a weigh-off for ginormous gourds that reach more than 1,500 pounds. Of course, you can't have an October festival without some Halloween events, so there will be a haunted barn and a costume contest.

The most delicious event at the festival will be the pumpkin-pie-eating contest. But if you don’t have the stomach for that, there will be plenty of pumpkin food you can buy: cream-filled pumpkin rolls, eight-inch pumpkin cookies, pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin mac and cheese, pumpkin churros and pumpkin pancakes. Adults get the added treat of being able to chug Half Moon Bay Brewing Company's Mavericks Pumpkin Harvest Ale, a seasonal beer made from local pumpkins. They are exactly the kind of goodies we'd expect from the World Pumpkin Capital.

Related Stories:
· Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival [Official Site]
· This Year's New Hampshire Pumpkin Party May Be the Finale [Jaunted]
· Fall Festivals Coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival]

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Another Festival

Dont forget about the Appleumpkin Festival in Tecumseh, Michigan this weekend.
catawba57 on October 8, 2010 at 2:35 PM #Permalink

Appleumpkin--yum!

Thanks for the recommendation. We're always on the lookout for delicious fall fests and this one sounds like it fits the bill.
Jennifer Kester on October 8, 2010 at 3:56 PM #Permalink
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