🌼 🎃 The 2023 Pumpkin Patch Guide

A roundup of local pumpkins for your lil' pumpkins

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Elise Entzenberger
September 27, 2023

This is a bonus issue, because… pumpkins.

‘Tis the busy season and it’s easy to feel like a scarecrow trying to make festive plans on top of all my normal responsibilities. So, I decided to gather as much info as possible on the closest patches and share it with you. Below you will find detailed info of each spot, so you don’t have search, you can just pick a patch a make sweet memories with your little pumpkins.

Dive into the list below to see what fits your family best or if you need a little guidance to get you going, start right here:

➡️ If you have very young children, my friend Crystal Mincher recommended The Patch at Community Gardens because it’s a smaller, less overwhelming patch and the rides are geared toward younger children. Plus, it’s free, parking is a breeze, and you can grab yourself a coffee or a houseplant too.

➡️ If you want a family-focused, highly educational experience, I would recommend the Jersey Barnyard tours. The tours are focused on dairy production and agriculture, and geared toward a family experience. If you can go on a weekday, the environment is especially relaxed on those days. And they do have a bunch of pumpkins too, of course.

➡️ If you are meeting family from Austin, or you really want to get a good holiday photo, I would recommend either Elgin patches: the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm patch or the Evergreen Farms patch. Both have tons of cute family photo opportunities, and you can bring your pets on a leash to include in the photos. I really like that you can bring your own picnic to Evergreen Farms if you are tired of festival food.

➡️ If you have very active kids or you want a whole big bang of a day trip, I would recommend either Mama Mary’s Farm or the Crowe’s Nest Farm. Mama Mary’s is very autumn-activity focused if you want that old-timey feel and the Crowe’s Nest has a huge petting zoo, shows, and musicians, including Joe McDermott on October 21.

Ok, let’s jump into the details. 👇

Community Gardens’ 6th Annual Pumpkin Patch is going to be bigger and better than ever! Enjoy pumpkins, train rides, bounce house, pumpkin painting, playscape, kids’ activities, food, coffee shop and bar.

🗓️ Open Sept 30th-October 28th
Saturdays: 10 am - 5 pm
Sundays: 10 am - 4 pm
Tuesday-Friday: 9 am - 4 pm. (Activities not available on weekdays but pumpkins can be purchased and playground/patch is open).

🎟️ Free Admission and activities priced as follows:

  • Train Ride - $4

  • Pumpkin Painting - $6

  • Bounce Houses - $4

  • Activities Bands - $12, includes 1 pumpkin to paint and take home, train rides and bounce house.

📍1067 W, 1067 State Hwy 71, Bastrop, TX 78602

Come spend a day of fun and festivities at our giant pumpkin patch along with our 250+ farm animals and Texas wildlife animal residents including bison, emus, llamas, sheep, goats, Jersey Cows, Potbelly & Hampshire pigs, reptile room, longhorns, alpacas, bobcat, ringtails, peacocks, and many more.

🗓️ Open every Saturday and Sunday in October. 10 am - 5pm.

🎟️ Tickets are $15 for adults,
$12 for kids age 3-12,
$5 for kids age 2, and
FREE for kids under 2.

☀️ Other activities include

  • Live music from Austin musicians

  • Pumpkin patch

  • Owl & Hawk show

  • Hayrides & barrel rides

  • Snake show

  • Milking demos

  • Children’s story-themed gardens

  • Farmers Market

  • Snack bar with sausage wraps, snacks & drinks

  • Big Red Barn with all kinds of fun stuff

📍10300 Taylor Lane, Manor, TX 78653

🗓️ The pumpkin patch is open daily as part of their regular barnyard operations. Pumpkin painting (with purchase of a pumpkin) and Farmer’s Market every Saturday. Visit their farm store and take either a guided tour with hay ride or a self-guided tour.

A friendly tour guide guides you on an educational tour to feed and pet our barnyard animals (goats, chickens, ducks and rabbits) and see our working family Jersey dairy. Our adorable Jersey calves love attention from our visitors. You can even bottle feed a Jersey calf! Then, take a tractor-drawn hayride to the dairy to see our Jersey herd and where they live, and try your hand at milking a cow.

🐄 Guided tours (family or group):
Mon, Wed, and Thurs: 10:30 am and 2:00 pm
Fri - Sat: 10:30 am, 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm
Sunday: 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.

Prices:
Adults - $12 per person
Children - $9.50 per person (2-12 years)
Children UNDER 2 years old are free of charge.

Feed for chickens, ducks, and goats is included.
Optional calf bottle - $3 each.
The tour takes 1.5 - 2 hrs.

🐄 Self-Guided Tours during store hours:
Monday-Friday - 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday - 9 am - 6 pm
Sunday - 1- 6 pm

Prices:
$7 per person (admission to barnyard for a self guided tour, with information packet, to look around, and see the animals). Does not include the hayride to our dairy barn or milking the cow.

Cups of feed - $1 per cup for goats, chickens, or ducks.
Calf Bottle - $3

📍3117 State Hwy 159, LaGrange, TX 78945

Bring the whole family out for a festive weekend at Elgin’s Christmas Tree Farm; take photos in the piles of pumpkins and make memories you’ll be able to enjoy for years to come.

🗓️ Open every Saturday and Sunday in October, 10-7pm,

🎟️ Entry Fee: $10 per person (age 2+) paid at the entrance upon arrival – no reservations required. Entry fee includes parking, tons of photo ops, playground, ball toss, and Hay Mountain. Does not include pumpkins nor attraction tickets.

🎟️ Attraction tickets are $2 each or 10 for $18. Attractions include hay rides, petting zoo, bounce house, jump pad, train, giant slide, giant hay maze, and crazy maze. Ticket details here.

🍿 Enjoy some carnival style food, shaved ice, and cold drinks from our vendors in our shaded picnic areas.

🐶 Pet-friendly on leash.

📍120 Natures Way, Elgin, TX 78621

At Evergreen Farms, you can take photos with the pumpkins, enjoy the fresh air and activities, visit our farm animals, and visit the gift shop.

🗓️ Open October 7 - 29
Fridays: 1 - 5 pm
Saturdays: 10 am - 5 pm
Sundays: 1 - 5 pm

🎟️ Free entry and free parking.
🎟️ $3.50 tickets can be used for various activities like Pumpkin Hunt, zip line, train ride, pumpkin launcher, spinner game, mazes, bouncy house & more. $7 tickets can be used for fire truck rides and gem mining.

🍿 Concession stand sells food and drinks…or bring your own picnic!

🐶 Pet friendly as long as they’re on a leash and you clean up after them.

📍242 Monkey Rd Elgin, TX 78621

Enjoy a day on Mama Mary’s Farm, away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Pick out the perfect pumpkin, interact with animals, play on the farm, and so much more.

🗓️ Open Sept 30 - Nov 12, 2023
Wednesday - Sunday: 10 am - 6 pm

🎟️ Mama Mary suggests you purchase tickets online for the best deal and to reserve your spot. Entry fee includes activities as noted.

🎟️ Weekday prices:
Age 3 and up: $9 online/$13 onsite
2 years and under: FREE

🎟️ Weekend prices:
Age 3 and up: $17 online/$21 onsite
2 years and under: FREE

☀️ Activities offered:

  • Pumpkin patch

  • Fall-themed photo-ops

  • Hay rides*

  • Barrel train rides*

  • Apple cannon guns (additional fee)

  • Tractor tire playground

  • Animal Barn

  • Kiddie hay maze

  • Pumpkin painting* (free with purchase of pumpkin)

  • Outdoor bowling

  • Rubber Duck Races

  • Barnyard ball

  • Human hamster wheel

  • Craft and food vendors (vary each weekend)*

  • *Available on weekends only

📍5701 Williamson Rd, Creedmoor, TX 78610

And there you have it! PUMPKINS FOREVER. I searched high and low for these patches so please share with another Mama who could use it. 🌼

Many thanks and candy corns,

Elise