kin ▁Par ade ▁is ▁held ▁at ▁no on ▁on ▁s aturday ▁and ▁runs ▁east ▁along ▁Mir am ont es , ▁North ▁on ▁Main ▁St , ▁and ▁West ▁on ▁Mill ▁Street . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁music ▁stages , ▁one ▁at ▁the ▁south ▁entrance ▁and ▁one ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁food ▁court ▁in ▁the ▁IDE S ▁grounds . ▁ ▁A ▁family ▁stage ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 6 2 0 ▁Main ▁Street . ▁The ▁associated ▁Saf ew ay ▁World ▁Championship ▁P ump kin ▁We igh - In ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁IDE S ▁Gr ounds ▁at ▁ 7 3 5 ▁Main ▁Street ▁on ▁Columb us ▁Day , ▁the ▁Monday ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁festival . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Half ▁Moon ▁Bay ▁Art ▁and ▁P ump kin ▁Festival ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁with ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Main ▁Street ▁Beaut ification ▁Committee . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁rev ital ization ▁of ▁Main ▁Street , ▁which ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁show ▁signs ▁of ▁decay . ▁ ▁With ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁p ump kin ▁patch es ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁the ▁committee ▁organized ▁an ▁old - f ashion ed ▁har vest - style ▁p ump kin ▁festival . ▁The ▁first ▁festival ▁attract ed ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁That ▁year ▁only ▁one ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁offered ▁food ▁for ▁sale . ▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁now ▁includes ▁do z ens ▁of ▁local ▁non - pro fit ▁groups ▁operating ▁food ▁and ▁game ▁bo oth s , ▁s elling