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Skechers Friendship Walk and Pumpkin Race Street Closure Map (PDF)

2025 Pumpkin Race

READY, SET, GO! Get your pumpkin racers to our 35th Annual Pumpkin Race on Sunday, October 19th! Race a pumpkin down Manhattan Beach Boulevard and take part in the spectacle of the Manhattan Beach Pier area transformed into Pumpkin Race Land, where creativity runs wild and cheaters never prosper. Enjoy fun activities for all ages, make your own pumpkin racer and feel the thrill for what promises to be the most fun and unusual Halloween event your family has ever experienced! Don’t forget to show off your costume and bring your Halloween spirit! Races begin at 2:00 PM sharp.

The 35th Annual World Famous Pumpkin Race Festival is a FREE event and will be held on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at the Manhattan Pier beginning at 12:00 PM.

The day long Downtown Halloween Festival and Pumpkin Race will be filled with fun, excitement, surprises and laughter for all ages.

Check out our Facebook Photo Album to relive the 2022 Pumpkin Race!

Turbo passes for the 2025 event will go on sale online October 6 at 6 AM for Manhattan Beach residents and October 13 for non-residents.

Schedule of Events (approximate times only and subject to change)*

If time permits, late racers may be allowed to race for time for fun or may be allowed to race other late racers for a spot in a qualifier (if time permits and without interrupting the flow of the races).

PARKING LOT AND STREET CLOSURES (PDF)
PARKING LOT CLOSURES
Lower Pier Parking Lots: Saturday, October 18, 6:00 AM to Sunday, October 19, 10:00 PM
Upper Parking Lots: Saturday, October 18, 12:00 PM to Sunday, October 19, 10:00 PM

STREET CLOSURES
Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Pier to Ocean Drive: Saturday, October 18, 6:00 AM to Sunday, October 19, 10:00 PM
Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Ocean Drive to Manhattan Avenue: Sunday, October 20, 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM
11th Place: Sunday, October 19, 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM
11th Street (Fire Lane): Sunday, October 19, 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM
12th Street, Manhattan Avenue to Ocean Drive, 'Permit Parking Only': Sunday, October 19, 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Ocean Drive, 10th Place to Center Place: Sunday, October 19, 5:00 AM to 7:00 PM

PARKING LOT SPOT CLOSURES (Friday, October 17, 6:00 AM to Monday, October 20,  10:00 AM)
Lower North Pier Lot: 8 spots furthest northeast
Upper South Pier Lot: 3 spots furthest southeast; 3 spots furthest southwest
Upper North Pier Lot: 2 spots furthest northeast

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