Home » Adults Only, Art & Museums, Eating & Drinking, Halloween, In Person, Walks & Tours

Sculpt & Sip: Butternut Skulls + Distillery Tour (Half Moon Bay)

Hosted by CarvedFX at the Half Moon Bay Distillery.

Guided by professional artist and pumpkin carver, Paulina Goff Stovall of CarvedFX, everyone will sculpt their own Butternut Squash Skull, learning techniques and tips throughout the process over a 2 hour workshop.

Get head start on your pumpkin carving skills from a Bay Area Food Network Halloween Wars Champion professional. Small groups for a more personal learning experience.

  • Ultimate pumpkin carving lessons to amaze your friends/family
  • Led by Food Network’s Halloween Wars Champion 2025
  • 1 on 1 time throughout the class
  • For beginners – No experience necessary
  • Distillery Show & Tell with Jaime Dour of HMB Distillery
  • 1 cocktail/tasting included with each ticket

Get into the spirit of Halloween early by carving your own masterpiece. No experience necessary, and all materials supplied.

We welcome non-sculpting guests if you want to bring a friend to join you! Looking forward to seeing you there!

CarvedFX

A little about our carver, Paulina!:

With over 25 years of self-taught artistry, our sculptures and designs are personally designed and hand crafted by Paulina Goff Stovall, a youthful, driven, professional artist who creates wonders from the most unsuspecting mediums.

Paulina competed and won Food Network’s Halloween Wars Season 15 in 2025 taking home the Halloween Wars Championship! She’s been featured over San Francisco Bay area news programs and publishers and showcased on Creature Features recently in May of 2026. Trusted by clients like Apple, Nvidia, SF 49ers, EA Games, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Winchester Mystery House, Stanford, and more, Paulina has performed live carving, displays, and workshops for over 15 years in the high tech, Silicon Valley, California.

Inspired by practical effects and films of the 80’s and 90’s, Paulina took her passion for prop, movie set designs, and special effects and partnered them with her talent and love for Halloween, pumpkins, and holiday memories. Together they provide experiences unlike anywhere seen with opportunity to be shared with all themes, holidays, and celebrations.

When Paulina is not sculpting into the hours of the night, she’s out on adventures with her two amazing children (Trenton age 5, and Sabriel age 3) and her best friend and husband (Trent). Creating memories and sharing laughs with her family are what she lives for and why creating and performing interactive art that cultivates excitement and memories in others is the true mission of CarvedFX.

For examples of her work, follow @carvedfx on instagram

pumpkin carving, pumpkin carving class, pumpkin carving workshop, team building, date night, friend events, art class, halloween class, halloween activities, carving, halloween, halloween events, halloween party, pumpkin patch, art workshop, halloween fun, san jose events, san jose halloween, things to do, things to do san jose, halloween things to do, halloween everyday, art workshops, half moon bay events, half moon bay things to do, date night half moon bay, women owned, half moon bay bar, half moon bay class, half moon bay art, half moon bay activities

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: $75*
*Sculptor Tickets available on Eventbrite at $75; Non-Sculptor (Guest) tickets available at $25 if you want to bring a friend; all tickets come with 1 drink/cocktail, all carving materials and led by a Food Network Champion, and a private distillery show & tell by owner; food available for purchase.
Categories: Adults Only, Art & Museums, Eating & Drinking, Halloween, In Person, Walks & Tours
Venue: Half Moon Bay Distillery
Address: 103 Harvard Avenue, Ste 4

Thursday, June 25, 2026

9:30 am   South San Francisco Small Business Expo 2026  FREE
10:00 am   BRYR Clogs Online Sample Sale (25-60% Off)  FREE
11:00 am   Summer Break in Yerba Buena: So You Think You Can Soccer?  FREE
12:00 pm   SF’s Free Concerts & Food Trucks: “Civic Center Soundtrack” (Every Tue/Thu)  FREE
12:00 pm   Global Soccer Watch Party w/ Glens x USA T-shirt Giveaway (SF)  $22*
*Drink Tickets
3:00 pm   Official SF Pride Block Party and World Cup Watch Party (Yerba Buena Lane)  FREE
3:00 pm   The Spirit of the Game: “Casamigos x FIFA” Match-Day Fun (SF)  FREE
3:00 pm   SF Pride Block Party + World Cup Watch Party (Yerba Buena Lane)  FREE*
*RSVP required for free entry. All ages.
3:30 pm   Free World Cup Waterfront Watch Party (Berkeley)  FREE*
*food and drink specials, tshirt screen printing and games, all ages welcome
5:00 pm   “At Least We’re Damned Together” Pride Party + Print Launch (SF)  FREE
5:00 pm   Abstract Objects of Devotion Opening Reception (SF)  FREE*
*RSVP https://events.humanitix.com/amy-trachtenberg-and-andy-vogt-500-capp-street-opening-celebration-abstract-objects-of-devotion-and-the-ringing-in-my-eyes
5:00 pm   Free 2026 SoMa Nights Pride Market (SF)  FREE*
*Free with RSVP on Eventbrite
5:00 pm   San Jose’s Gordon Biersch Night Market  FREE
5:00 pm   “SOMA Nights” Neighborhood Block Party + Night Market (SF)  FREE
5:30 pm   Banding Together to End Domestic Violence  $39
6:00 pm   2026 Beauty Masterclass: Pro Makeup Tricks (Sausalito)  $80
6:30 pm   Leading Ladies Book Club: “The Correspondent” + Wine Night (SF)  $30*
*Ticket includes an interactive, facilitated book discussion red, white, or non-alcoholic wine and delicious snack. Book Society Members tickets are $15
7:00 pm   50 & Fabulous Party for Single Professionals (SF)  $45
7:00 pm   Free Outdoor Vertical Dance + Block Party “Transmarsh” (Tenderloin)  FREE
7:00 pm   Free World Soccer Watch Party: USA vs. Türkiye (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk)  FREE
7:00 pm   Oakland’s Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)  FREE*
*Free with RSVP
7:00 pm   Queer Comedy  FREE*
*RSVP appreciated but not required
7:00 pm   Free Pride Weekend Vertical Dance + Trans History Tour (SF)  FREE
7:00 pm   3-Band Indie Show: Coworkers, CHESS + Gooper (SF)  $12*
*Tickets are $12 at the link provided, $15 at the door
7:00 pm   SF’s World Cup 2026 Watch Party at Underdogs Cantina (USA vs Türkiye)  FREE*
*FREE | RSVP
7:30 pm   FREE “Hecklers Welcome” SF’s First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling  FREE*
*Free with RSVP
8:00 pm   Free Lo-Fi + NuJazz Night (SF)  FREE*
*Free all night!
8:00 pm   Live Comedy w/ Bay Area Comics + Art (SF)  $12
8:00 pm   Free Stormy Deep Nights Launch: Soulful Sounds (Mr. Mahjongs)  FREE*
*Free all night!
8:00 pm   Coit Comedy: Stand Up Comedy & Free Golden Boy Pizza | SF  $5*
*Use "Funcheap" to get a 50% discount ticket with 1 drink minimum requirement. Otherwise it's $10.
9:00 pm   16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)  FREE*
*Absolutely free for all!
9:00 pm   Arcade Karaoke: SF’s Wild New Thursday Night Party + $3 Shots (SF)  FREE*
*Free with RSVP. - 21+
9:00 pm   Every Thursday: “Inner Circle” Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF)  FREE*
*Inner Circle is always Free with RSVP
10:00 pm   Free Karaoke Night Every Thursday (Bottom’s Up)  FREE*
*FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT
< Wednesday, June 24 Friday, June 26 >