Manhattan Beach's Annual Pumpkin Race Rolls Out by the Pier Today
Los Angeles is a city in Los Angeles County, California. The annual Manhattan Beach Pumpkin Race takes place today, Sunday, October 18, beside the Manhattan Beach Pier in this Los Angeles County beach city, where families race pumpkins fitted with wheels down a closed course.
A Halloween-season tradition run by the city and community organizers, the race requires each entry to be built from a single pumpkin, two axles and four wheels. Racers compete in single-elimination heats, with separate judging for creative designs, and many participants arrive in Halloween costumes.
The course is set up near the pier along Manhattan Beach Blvd, with temporary road closures in the area during the event. Spectating is free and open to the public.
The Manhattan Beach Pier is the city's best-known landmark, and the city advises visitors to use public lots or walk in, as race day coincides with regular weekend beach crowds.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：Manhattan Beach 码头。图片来源：Pedro Szekely，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 2.0。Photo: Manhattan Beach Pier. Source: Pedro Szekely, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
