There are lots of great pumpkin patches in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. These are just a few of the most popular ones. Be sure to use the contact information provided to obtain a current schedule.
Dallas County
St. James Episcopal Church, located at 9845 McCree Road in Dallas, Texas, holds a very popular pumpkin patch every year. The church is very close to White Rock Lake, which is a major hub of recreation in Dallas. This fundraising event is put on by both adult and youth group volunteers. The funds gathered help to send kids to camp. Phone: (214) 348-1345. Email: [email protected].
Arapaho United Methodist Church, located at 1400 West Arapaho Road in Richardson, Texas gets in a load of pumpkins from the Navajo Indian Farm in New Mexico every year at the end of September. Indian corn and gourds are also sold. The co-op is extremely important to the Navajo economy, and helps them to remain self-sufficient. The event also benefits the AUMC. The pumpkin patch is open daily from the end of September to the end of October, between 10 am and 8 pm. Phone: (972) 231-1005. Email: [email protected].
The Dallas Arboretum’s Autumn at the Arboretum: The Great Pumpkin Festival is held from September 22 – October 31, 9 am to 5 pm. Dates vary slightly each year. Activities include the Tom Thumb Pumpkin Patch, the Pumpkin House, the Hay Bale Maze, Hay Rides ($3 per person per ride) and Piano Music on the Pergola. On the weekends, there’s a Costume Parade, Pumpkin Decorating Demonstrations, Face Painting, Crafts and Performances on the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage.
Be sure to bring the kids if you visit the Dallas Arboretum’s Autumn at the Arboretum toward the end of October, as there are always lots of fun activities for kids, such as trick or treating and a petting zoo. The Dallas Arboretum is located at 8525 Garland Road, Dallas, Texas 75218. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $5 for children 3 – 12, and free for children under 2. Parking is $5. Members of the Dallas Arboretum get in for free. Phone: (214) 515-6500. Email: [email protected].
Tarrant County
The Hall Pumpkin Farm, located at Hall Johnson Road @ Pool Road, in Grapevine, Texas allows you to pick your own pumpkin from the field or select from pumpkins which have already been picked. Crops are available in October. They also offer hay rides, a kids’ hay house, a hay maze and a half acre corn maze. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 3 pm to 8 pm, Friday from 3 pm to 10 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 10 pm, and Sunday from 1 pm to 8 pm. Phone: (817) 421-4099. Email: [email protected].
St John the Apostle United Methodist Church, located at 5450 Mansfield Road in Arlington, Texas offers a pumpkin patch every year. Pumpkins arrive at the end of September. There is story telling at the pumpkin patch for preschoolers, by appointment only, from 10 am to 2 pm Monday through Friday. The cost is $2 per child. A live Scarecrow also occasionally appears at the event. Phone: (817) 468-8484. Email: [email protected].
After Dark in the Park, located at River Legacy Park, 701 NW Green Oaks Boulevard in Arlington, Texas offers activities for children between the ages of two and ten, and is held in mid-October. The fall festival features crafts, a pumpkin patch, live entertainment, a starlight stroll, and a hay ride. Admission is $6. Children two years and under are admitted free. Phone: (817) 861-2576. Email: [email protected].
Roundup on the Range, located at the Myers Park and Events Center on 7117 County Road 166 in McKinney, Texas. The events benefit the Volunteer McKinney Center, and takes place at the end of October each year. Activities include a chuck-wagon meal, historic recreations of the early Texas Rangers, pony rides, a pumpkin patch, country-western music, and entertainment by friends of Skidboot, the cattle dog. Admission is $5, and kids three and under are admitted free. Phone: (972) 542-0679. Email: [email protected]
First United Methodist Church, located at 7659 Preston Road in Frisco, Texas holds a yearly pumpkin patch beginning in the end of September. The pumpkin patch is open Monday through Saturday from 10 am to dusk, and on Sunday from noon to dusk. Phone: (972) 335-4380
Mainstay Farm, located at 1004 W. Bethesda Rd. in Cleburne, Texas, is a now-retired dairy farm which now serves as a location for reunions and company picnics. Family Pumpkin Days are held on Saturdays in October of each year. Mainstay Farms has a huge pumpkin patch to choose from, including exotic pumpkins. There is also a gift shop, a wooden maze, a hedge maze and a color maze, and a three-story tree-house. You can stuff your own scarecrow and take it home, go on a covered hayride, ride on an 80-foot slide, get your face painted, or meet the “Pumpkin Princess.” Mainstay Farm is located approximately half an hour south of Fort Worth, Texas. Admission is $8 for adults and $7 for children twelve and under. Concessions are also available, including pumpkin pie and pumpkin ice cream. Phone: (817) 295-6772.
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