A walk in Half Moon Bay
Main Street is five walkable blocks, and the Coastal Trail runs the bluff separately for miles. A coastside farming town of about 12,000 hosts a free pumpkin festival that draws a crowd many times its size, then settles into fog season.
Where it happens
Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival happens at Main Street, Oct 17–18, 2026. The festival's own places, which are the walk:
- Half Moon Bay, CA
- Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival Oct 17–18 · Main Street · free
- Pumpkin Festival
- 250+ artisans · giant pumpkins · carving Plus the World Championship Weigh-Off
- Monday, Oct 12
- World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off 7 AM · IDES grounds, Main St
- Saturday, Oct 17
- Great Pumpkin Parade at noon Miramontes Street to Mill Street
- Sunday, Oct 18
- Pumpkin carving · pie contests · music Costume contest · 250+ artisans all day
- Main Street
- Downtown Half Moon Bay 9 AM–5 PM both days · free admission
- See You on Main St
- hmbpumpkinfest.com for the full schedule
Park once
Main Street is five walkable blocks, and the Coastal Trail runs the bluff separately for miles.
Roughly 45m from San Francisco, CA, 50m from San Jose, CA, door to door by car. Traffic moves the real number around on the day.
On the map
FOG: Fog of War Walking Map starts with Half Moon Bay under fog and clears it only where you physically walk. In a town this size the downtown comes out of the dark in whole blocks in an afternoon, and it stays cleared. No start button, no workout to end: it runs with the app closed and the screen off, and it needs no signal.
Somewhere to eat afterwards is on the Half Moon Bay festival page.
About these listings
Everything on this page is published for information only. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, its organisers, or any business in Half Moon Bay. Details come from public sources and organisers change them, so confirm anything you are relying on before you travel.
Questions people actually ask
Is Half Moon Bay walkable?
Main Street is five walkable blocks, and the Coastal Trail runs the bluff separately for miles.
When is Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival?
Oct 17–18, 2026, at Main Street, in Half Moon Bay, California.
Do I have to press start before a walk?
No. Once background location is granted, FOG clears the map continuously, with the app closed and the screen off.
Does FOG need a data connection while I walk?
No. The map lives on your phone and reveals as you move, with or without signal. Nothing is sent anywhere because there is no server.
Are you affiliated with the festival?
No. Everything here is published for information only. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any festival, organiser or business named on this page.
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