Will we see another world record breaking pumpkin in Half Moon Bay this year?

Pumpkin fever is sweeping through Half Moon Bay as anticipation reaches a boiling point for one of autumn’s most thrilling spectacles: the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off. Set for Monday, October 13th, in the picturesque “World Pumpkin Capital” of Half Moon Bay, California, this legendary contest—dubbed the “Super Bowl of Weigh-Offs”—draws the world’s premier pumpkin growers eager to claim glory and possibly squash the world record with colossal, Volkswagen-sized orange behemoths.