第54届Half Moon Bay艺术与南瓜节10月17至18日举行 275位艺术家与冠军巨型南瓜游行登场
加州Half Moon Bay讯——据主办方发布的新闻稿，第54届Half Moon Bay艺术与南瓜节（Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival）将于10月17日（周六）与18日（周日）上午9时至下午5时在Half Moon Bay历史主街（Main Street）举行，免费入场。这座位于San Mateo County的海滨小城素有「世界南瓜之都」之称。
本届节日汇集275位艺术家与手工艺人，设四个演出舞台，20多家社区非营利组织将现场供应以南瓜为主角的各类节庆食物。重头戏「大南瓜游行」于17日中午自 Miramontes 街出发、沿主街北行至 Mill 街，荣誉大礼官为旧金山巨人队三届世界大赛冠军投手塞尔吉奥·罗莫（Sergio Romo）；今年称重赛的冠军南瓜将随游行亮相，并在主街与 Miramontes 街交口设合影点。
为节日打头阵的第53届 Safeway 世界巨型南瓜称重锦标赛已于10月12日在主街735号的 IDES Grounds 举行：冠军按每磅9美元计发奖金，若打破世界纪录另有3万美元奖金。目前的世界纪录2,749磅是2023年在Half Moon Bay创下的；2025年的冠军是Santa Rosa的布兰登·道森（Brandon Dawson），其南瓜重2,346磅。此外，被称为「南瓜雕刻界毕加索」的「农夫迈克」（Farmer Mike）今年迎来他在节日现场雕刻巨型南瓜的第40个年头；18日还有本地艺术家展示区「Made on the Coast」。
（据Half Moon Bay艺术与南瓜节主办方新闻稿）
54th Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival Runs October 17-18 With 275 Artists and the Great Pumpkin Parade
HALF MOON BAY, California — The 54th annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival will take over historic Main Street on Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free admission, according to the organizers' press release. The San Mateo County coastal town is known as the World Pumpkin Capital.
This year's festival brings together 275 artists and makers on four entertainment stages, with food prepared by more than 20 community nonprofit organizations. The centerpiece Great Pumpkin Parade steps off at noon on October 17 from Miramontes Street, traveling north on Main Street to Mill Street. Former San Francisco Giants pitcher Sergio Romo, a three-time World Series champion, serves as honorary grand marshal, and this year's weigh-off champion pumpkin will ride in the parade and pose for photos at Main and Miramontes.
The festival week opened with the 53rd Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 12 at the IDES Grounds, 735 Main Street, where the champion earns $9 per pound, with a $30,000 bonus for a new world record. The standing world record of 2,749 pounds was set in Half Moon Bay in 2023; the 2025 champion was Brandon Dawson of Santa Rosa, whose pumpkin weighed 2,346 pounds. Carver "Farmer Mike" Valladao marks his 40th year sculpting giant pumpkins at the festival, and Sunday features the Made on the Coast local artists showcase.
(Source: Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival)
来源：Half Moon Bay艺术与南瓜节主办方
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图片来源：半月湾艺术与南瓜节大南瓜游行（资料图，图中花车载的是2025年冠军南瓜，重2,346磅）。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，MegalithAgency 摄，CC BY 4.0 授权
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