Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off
"World Heavyweight Championship of Gargantuan Gourds"
51st Annual - Half Moon Bay, California
![Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off](/templates/yootheme/cache/e8/sponsorship-pumpkin-weigh-off-2022-contest-winner-Travis-Gienger-e8527813.jpeg)
![Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off](/templates/yootheme/cache/2c/logo-Safeway-World-Championship-Pumpkin-Weigh-Off-2023-v2-2ca3187a.jpeg)
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When:
October 14, 2024, 7am-11am (always on Columbus Day)
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What:
The excitement builds in October every year as Superstar Gourd Growing Greats and their astounding, mind-boggling Volkswagen-sized orange orbs gather for the 51st Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in the World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay, California. A special $30,000 bonus mega-prize will be awarded to any grower that breaks the world record at Half Moon Bay — considered the “Super Bowl of Weigh-Offs”. The current world record heavyweight champion pumpkin is 2,749 pounds held by Travis Gienger of Anoka, MN, set at the 50th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off. A host of accomplished, grizzled veteran growers are expected to contend for the coveted title, the $30,000 world record prize and thousands in additional prize money. In a pay-by-the-pound system, the winner will take home a hefty $9 per pound for the champion mega-pumpkin.
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Attendance:
5,000 -
Where:
IDES Grounds, 735 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, California, 20 miles south of San Francisco
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Promotion:
TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, online, social media -
Audience:
51% female, 65% ages 25-49, 78% Average household income $178,000
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Contact:
For pricing, call Tim Beeman or Ronan Fowler at 415-236-2601 or email
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![event info and demographics](/images/exhibitor-and-sponsor-page-infographic-Weigh-Off.jpg)
![Weigh-Off Lineup Awaiting Weighing](/images/weigh-off/2020-weigh-off-lineup-in-trucks-lg.jpg)
Weigh-Off Lineup Awaiting Weighing
![Pumpkin Festival Mascot Gourdy](/images/weigh-off/2018-pumpkin-weigh-off-mascot-Gourdy-and-child.jpg)
Pumpkin Festival Mascot Gourdy
![Half Moon Bay High School Marching Band](/images/weigh-off/2019-HMBHS-marching-band-lg.jpg)
Half Moon Bay High School Marching Band
![Forklift Moves Giant Gourd](/images/weigh-off/2020-weigh-off-winner-driven-to-scale-lg.jpg)
Forklift Moves Giant Gourd
![Straps and Cables to Hoist Giant Gourds](/images/weigh-off/2018-pumpkin-weigh-off-straps-and-cables.jpg)
Straps and Cables to Hoist Giant Gourds
![2021 Champion Jeff Uhlmeyer](/images/weigh-off/2021-winner-Jeff-Uhlmeyer-with-winning-2191-lb-gourd-lg.jpg)
2021 Champion Jeff Uhlmeyer
![Pumpkin Loading Onto Scale](/images/weigh-off/2018-pumpkin-weigh-off-pumpkin-from-underneath.jpg)
Pumpkin Loading Onto Scale
![Media and Crowds Flock to the Weigh-Off](/images/weigh-off/2019-weigh-off-pumpkin-with-crowd-02.jpg)
Media and Crowds Flock to the Weigh-Off
![2020 Weigh-Off Top 10 Winners](/images/weigh-off/2020-weigh-off-top-ten-winners-lg.jpg)
2020 Weigh-Off Top 10 Winners
![2019 Champion Leonardo Urena](/images/weigh-off/2019-Weigh-Off-Champion-Leonardo-Urena.jpg)