Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival — Local services in Half Moon Bay

It isn’t what it used to be. No parade, no street fun. Much less costumes. Still a lot of pumpkin related gifts, but you can finish it in an hour or two. Lack of creativity. The stuff almost the same from last year. Still has some nice performances, but lack of diversity.

It’s a sense of less of holiday spirit, more for profit I guess. Like the random pumpkin hay station along the side walk, kid would ask for “donation” if you sit and take a photo. “Donation” for what? He couldn’t answer, Plenty of these out there. What kind of parents would put a kid for doing this? Such a shame.

All those lines for promotional spins, just make it like any other street fair. Ppl seem rude too, grabbing seats next to you without even asking if someone sit there. The float beer they gave you only 3/4 full based on your skin. I don’t like it and probably wont go next time. I’ve been there at least three years. Oh and if you don’t see the winner pumpkin, that’s because it’s in a booth for $30 something to get a photo.

If anyone care to read this much, one tip I can give is don’t go into the $20 parking lot, they were those who block the 92 for constantly stop the one lane traffic and let the car in and out. I don’t even know how they were allowed to do this. You can park anywhere...

A great, fun festival for all!

If you despise traffic, beware! This is not the event for you! Since highway one is generally a one/two lane highway, you are pretty much guaranteed to hit traffic. (There is however a secret passage if you go South then through Lobitos and Tunitas Creek Road that will take you to Skyline Blvd and thus the 280. This road is not for inexperienced drivers!)

The festival itself was pretty well organized and there were a lot of cool booths featuring local artists. I was half expecting to see a field of pumpkins (thinking it had a pumpkin patch) but they don't sell pumpkins apparently. Food is good and unique because it's all pumpkin themed and flavored. Lots of alcohol for the adults. And the music was lovely.

Side note, I looked on the website to see if I could bring my dog and it said no... I saw hella dogs...

Meh. If you enjoy shuffling for hours through a teeming mass of humanity and baby strollers, then come on down! You'll be greeted with the usual inflated prices -- $20 for nearby parking (cash only), $8 for three bites of baklava, $7 for a slice of pumpkin pie.

And event organizers apparently aren't serious about the advertised no-dog policy; plenty of people brought their pets, most of which were not service animals.

On the bright side, crews were working hard to prevent the ample supply of porta-potties from becoming pits of unspeakable horrors, and the county sheriff's department had some very friendly bike patrol officers on duty along with a K-9 goldendoodle used for...