10 Texas Pumpkin Patches for Autumn Family Fun
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As I am writing this article, the fall season is fast approaching and my 6-year-old son is asking me if the family can again take a trip to a pumpkin patch. It’s a tradition we had been doing since he was a three-year-old tyke.
A trip to the pumpkin patch is a great outdoor experience for young kids. It allows them to enjoy farm life, roaming around, exploring, playing, and picking ripe pumpkins- to which they are naturally attracted because of the bright colors and shapes. Also, the pleasant fall weather makes it an ideal time for some outside-the-home family bonding.
Here in Texas, there are many pumpkin patches where you can take the kids. These places are spread across the lone star state. These are some of the 10 pumpkin patches which you can visit with the family.
17th Annual Autumn at the Dallas Arboretum
At 66 acres the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden in East Dallas have so many attractions. During autumn one of the popular destinations in the Arboretum is the pumpkin patch which has about 100,000 pumpkins, gourds, and squash. These fruits are sourced from Floydada the pumpkin capital of Texas.
The 17th Annual Autumn at the Arboretum theme is “A Fall Fairy Tale” The pumpkin village features the return of Cinderella’s carriage and other displays present the popular tales of Jack and the Beanstalk, Three Little Pigs, A Thousand and One Nights, and A Sword in the Stone. They also have a maze for younger visitors.
Online travel website Fodors Travel has listed the annual autumn festival at the Dallas Arboretum as one of America’s Best Pumpkin festivals.
The 17th Annual Autumn is held from Sept. 17 to October 31. Entrance to the patch comes with the price of general admission to the arboretum which is $20 for adults, $12 for kids 2-12, and those under 2 years old are free. Pumpkins are available for purchase. For more details, you can check out their site.
Big Orange Pumpkin Farm, Preston Trail Farms
Located near the Dallas area (situated in Gunter), another worthwhile destination for kids during the fall season is the Preston Trail Farms’ Big Orange Pumpkin Farm. The patch started in 1997 and it has become a popular destination not just for families in North Texas but also from neighboring Oklahoma state as well.
Kids will enjoy the blossoming small green pumpkins right on the vine, the petting barn where children can feed the farm animals, the hay maze, hayride, and roping pen. The Preston Trail Farms is a year-round farm destination located along the historic Shawnee Trail.
Big Orange Pumpkin Farm is set from September 17 to November 23, 2022. Farm hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday to Sunday. Ticket Prices are $12 per person during weekdays (Monday to Friday) and $15 per person from Saturday to Sunday this includes a farm train ride. For more details check out the website of Preston Trail Farms.
Assiter Punkin Ranch
Located in the pumpkin capital of Texas in Floydada, Western Texas, the 45-acre land is planted with 71 pumpkin varieties. Tom Assiter started growing pumpkins in the 1960s. Aside from being a popular working farm, their pumpkin patch was ranked among Texas's best pumpkin patches.
There are tours, an animal petting zoo, train rides, and other fall-related activities. The Ranch opens from September 15 to Halloween. For more information, you can visit their Facebook page.
Sweet Eats Adventure Farm
A popular autumn destination in Georgetown, Central Texas, the Sweet Eats Adventure Farm features a Georgetown Fall Festival where you will have 4.5 acres of safari-themed corn maze paired with a 2-acre pumpkin patch filled with 40 varieties of pumpkin. There are fireworks displays which are available on Friday and Saturday nights in October, they have their signature pig races, petting zoo, pony rides, wagon rides, apple cannons, live music plus food trucks.
There are also 30 different activities one can participate in and which are included with the price of the admission ticket.
The 2022 Georgetown Fall Festival at the Sweet Eats Adventure happens on September 10 to November 20. Ticket prices vary by date and day of the week and price ranges from $19.95- $24.95. For more information, you can check out the website
Circle S Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch
Located in Wall, part of Concho Valley, the Circle S Corn (how long does corn last?) Maze, and Pumpkin Patch is a regional attraction visited by thousands. Aside from the popular 4- acre corn maze, their pumpkin patch is known for its big-sized pumpkins, you can also purchase pumpkins there for your fall decorating needs. There is also a flower patch where you can pick your flowers (available on weekends only).
Their corn maze and pumpkin patch are open from September 30 to November 5. Their operational hours vary Wednesday to Friday 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturdays 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The admission Fee is $2 to enter the property while admission to the corn maze is $8 for adults and $5 for children. Two years old and under are Free. (The $2 general admission is included in the corn maze). For details check out their website.
Barton Hill Farms
Just 30 miles from downtown Austin is the 118-acre Barton Hill Farms. This family-operated farm provides an ideal leisure destination for the whole family particularly the kids who will surely love their pumpkin patch.
The Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch will let your family members, especially the kids, experience farm life on this picturesque riverside property. Picking your pumpkins from the pumpkin patch is just one of the many (over 30) activities that you can do at Barton Hill Farms. These include; hay rides, live music, archery, a petting zoo, Wilbarger Village, fishing, and a corn maze among many others for more details check out their website.
The Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch happen from October 1 to November 6. Operating Hours: Saturdays-10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Columbus Day 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For ticket price information click on this link.
Maddie’s Pumpkin Patch
If you want to take pictures with the family and you would want to have great photo backdrops then you might want to explore Maddie’s Pumpkin Patch in McAllen. They have cute photogenic fall set-ups for photographers, Instagram lovers, or those simply who would love to have great memorable photos with their families.
The pumpkin patch was named after Maddie, the daughter of Rick and Melanie Vega. When Maddie was a year old she was put in the ICU due to severe pneumonia and after two surgeries she eventually recovered. And in 2016 the couple put up a pumpkin patch as a “celebration of life” and named it after their brave daughter.
For tickets there are general admission tickets ($10 for adults and children 3 years old and older), you can also avail of a photographer package, horse, llama, or pony portrait package, or with a personal assistant to take your photos for pricing check out this link. For more information and updates you can visit their website.
Robinsons Family Farm
Robinson Family Farm in Temple has activities the whole year round. And their Fall Festival presents an array of activities that your kids will surely love. You can take the children to the barrel train, try the corn cannons, pet farm animals, pick pumpkins, and many more.
The farm and the pumpkin patch are great photo backdrops so be sure to bring your cameras with you.
General Admission is $15.95 (for price updates visit their website). The ticket will allow you access to the pumpkin patch, Tangled Creek Wine Bar and Biergarten, Photo Ops, Axe Throwing, Live Music, Hay Ride, Farm Animals, Pig Races, one turn at Pumpkin Sand Art, 20 plus attractions, Chainsaw Wood Carver (Saturdays in October), Pumpkin Carver (Sundays in October).
Texas Pumpkin Fest
A yearly Hill Country fall event will happen in Leander. The Texas Pumpkin Fest will feature 750,000 pounds of pumpkins plus they also have kiddie trains, a super slide, a Ferris wheel, a pirate ship, a hay maze, magic shows, and a pumpkin spinner. For instagrammable selfies they have a farm-themed setup consisting of old tractors plus they also have food trucks selling barbecues and other Texan treats.
This will happen on October 8 to 30. Tuesday to Sunday. Free admission on Tuesdays. Wednesday to Thursday ticket prices is pegged at $5 per person. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday tickets are $10 per person. Admissions for First responders, military, veterans, and their families are free on Wednesdays.
For more information, you can check out their website
Aubrey Pumpkin Patch (Team Family Farms)
Team Family Farms located in Aubrey, northeast Texas has its fall season Aubrey Pumpkin Patch Festival. This year’s 7th Aubrey Pumpkin Patch Festival happens on the last Saturday of September up until the first Sunday of November.
The Aubrey Pumpkin Patch has prepared several exciting activities for visitors, especially the children. There are barrel rides, farm animal feeding, giant human hamster wheels, a giant tube slide, games, and many other fun-filled events and activities. For more information about the pumpkin patch festival, you can visit Team Family Farms’ website.
Tips Before Visiting a Pumpkin Patch
Before going to these awesome pumpkin patches please try to check out their website or social media pages such as Facebook and Instagram for updates on ticket prices, farm schedules, operating hours, activities, and events. Some pumpkin patches have varying ticket prices for certain days, you can check for the inclusions in the tickets. Some patches have packages that you can avail of, for instance, Maddie’s Pumpkin Patch has a photography package for those wanting to have great pictures taken in their themed backdrop setups.
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