Editing Half Moon Bay, California (section)

==Arts and culture==
===Notable buildings===
[[File:Surfers at Mavericks.jpg|thumb|Surfers at [[Mavericks, California|Mavericks]]]]
[[File:Dodge WC series command car side.JPG|thumb|Dodge WC series command car, at the 2009 Pacific Coast Dream Machines|alt=]]
[[File:View of the coastal cliffs in Half Moon Bay, California.jpg|thumb|Cliffs overlooking [[Half Moon Bay State Beach]]]]

The city has four sites listed at the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in San Mateo County, California|National Register of Historic Places]]: the [[Methodist Episcopal Church at Half Moon Bay]], the William Adam Simmons House,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://noehill.com/sanmateo/nat1992000995.asp|title=National Register #92000995: William Adam Simmons House in Half Moon Bay, California|website=noehill.com|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> the Robert Mills Dairy Barn,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://noehill.com/sanmateo/nat1990000120.asp|title=National Register #90000120: Mills Dairy Barn in Burleigh-Murray Ranch State Park, California|website=noehill.com|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> and the [[James Johnston House (Half Moon Bay, California)|James Johnston House]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.johnstonhouse.org/|title=The White House of Half Moon Bay {{!}} The James Johnston House|website=www.johnstonhouse.org|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> The remnants of the village of [[Purissima, California|Purissima]], perhaps the only ghost town in San Mateo County, are {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} south of the city, near the junction of State Route 1 and Verde Road.

There is an artist's collective, ''Colony of Coastside Artists'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.colonyofcoastsideartists.com/|title=Colony of Coastside Artists home page|website=Colony of Coastside Artists|language=en|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> downtown has several galleries, and there are art classes and workshops available locally.<ref>[http://coastalartsenterprises.com/arts-on-the-coastside/ Arts On The Coastside] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730054944/http://coastalartsenterprises.com/arts-on-the-coastside/ |date=July 30, 2015 }} Retrieved on May 6, 2015.</ref>

The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay is a major employer. The hotel was used as the wedding venue for the 2003 comedy film, ''[[American Wedding]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filming Locations for American Wedding (American Pie 3) (2003)|url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/a/American-Pie-3.php|access-date=January 19, 2022|website=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations}}</ref>

===Events===
The [[Eddie Andreini Sr. Airfield|Half Moon Bay Airport]] hosts an annual benefit event in April, Pacific Coast Dream Machines, which features aircraft and automobiles.<ref>[http://www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines/ Pacific Coast Dream Machines, Half Moon Bay's Festival of Magnificent Machines]. Miramarevents.com. Retrieved on July 21, 2013.</ref> Half Moon Bay also hosts an annual [[Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival|Art and Pumpkin Festival]] in October.