It’s officially Fall, or Autumn if you prefer, and the pumpkin patches are in full swing. Grab the family and head out to the best pumpkin patches in Orange County. Make sure you get the whole experience and take advantage of farm tours, tractor rides, petting zoos, kids rides, and much more at your local pumpkin patch.
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Pumpkin City’s Pumpkin Farm
Halloween Harvest Festival runs Daily from Sept 30 – Oct 31.
3 Locations: Anaheim, Laguna Hills, Rancho Santa Margarita
Rocky Mountain Mining Co., Lucky Luke’s Gem Stones, Petting Zoo, Crack Open Geodes, Pony Rides, Puppet Theatre, Rides, & Game Booths. Activities available at Laguna Hills location only.
The Pumpkin Factory
Westminister Mall Pumpkin Patch is open Daily through October 31.
Bring the family, pick up a pumpkin or two, send the kids down the slides and hit some rides.
Corona pumpkin patch is open Daily through October 31 (closed Oct 2-3). This is a great option if you’re closer inland. They have even more fun and games, face painting, kiddie rides, petting zoo, pony rides, and more.
Click here to see their Tuesday night specials.
The Pumpkin Factory’s 3rd location is the Live Oak Canyon Pumpkin Patch in Redlands. This is their main location, including the family run farm where the pumpkins are grown. They offer tractor pulled wagon tours, a petting zoo where kids can feed animals, a giant hay castle to climb, and tons of age appropriate education along the way. There is a small fee, but it does include your own pumpkin to take home and carve. They also boast an impressive Giant Corn Maze with over 12,000 ft of pathways that also includes games and prizes, a giant dual slide, bird aviary, and gold mining. This would easily make a whole day adventure. Click here for all the details so you can maximize your fun time.
Johnson Brothers Pumpkin Patch
Serving Irvine since 1989, Johnson Bros has thousands of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes to choose from.
They are open October 1-31 from 9am – 9pm Daily.
Admission and parking are FREE as well as many of their attractions like Halloween Bouncing Bags, DIY Face Painting, a Hay Loft to climb and a kid’s play area with tons of fun.
PumpkinPalooza at Zoomars Petting Zoo
Located in the heart of historic San Juan Capistrano, Zoomars is a classic go to for kids fun.
Their pumpkin patch is open October 1 – October 31, from 9am – 5pm Daily and includes their famous petting zoo and pony ride attractions.
Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Patch
Irvine Park Railroad’s Pumpkin Patch
Fun for the whole family, the pumpkin patch will be open October 3 – 31, 10am – 5pm Daily (6 pm weekends).
Admission is FREE, the County charges a small fee to enter Irvine Regional Park. Activities include train rides, hay rides, panning for gold, cookie decorating and carnival games for a reasonable cost. There are also a host of FREE activities offered, haunted house, giant hay maze, hay pyramid to climb, and more.
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