Best Pumpkin Patches in DFW!

Believe it or not, fall is just around the corner, bringing with it all those delicious holiday treats! Why not kick off the season with a fun family outing to one of the many pumpkin patches and farms? Whether you’re on the hunt for the perfect pumpkin to carve, decorate, or bake into something delicious, these local spots have you covered.

We've made it easy by rounding up the best pumpkin patches in the area, each offering plenty of fall fun, from hayrides to corn mazes, along with great photo ops. Now, it’s up to you to pick, carve, or bake your perfect orange creation!

Dallas County

Autumn at the Arboretum*

Where: Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas
When: September 21–November 3, 2024
Hours: Open daily from 9am–5pm with timed admission
Key features:
• The theme for this year’s fall festival is Texas Town, with a focus on pioneer life. Six pumpkins houses: a log cabin, a saloon, farmstead, general store, sod house and a one-room schoolhouse—each with their own historical marker. This year, look for these vignettes with 100,000 (yes, one hundred thousand!) pumpkins, squash and gourds set up—not at the Pecan Grove but—at the Lakeside Exhibit Area, which is closest to White Rock Lake.
• The festival includes much more fun, including the returning Mommy and Me Mondays and Tiny Tot Tuesdays, held from 10am–2pm every week September 23–October 29. Come for the petting zoo, story time featuring Texas tall tales, Kindermusik and bubbles. See the full entertainment lineup here.
• For maximum playtime, take the kids over to the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden for more playtime.
Cost: Included with general admission: $22 adults, $13 children, under 2 free. Get BOGO tickets on Wednesdays (and join the Guided Pumpkin Hike on Wednesdays at 10am). Other special events may require additional ticket. Pumpkins are available for purchase separately in the pumpkin patch.
Contact: 214/515-6615

Pumpkin Patch at Dallas Farmers Market

Where: The Shed, 1010 S. Pearl Expressway, Dallas
When: September 16–October 31, 2024
Hours: Sunday–Friday 10am–5pm, Saturday 9am–5pm
Key features:
• Do double duty with grocery shopping and fall photo ops at the Dallas Farmers Market’s patch. More than 25 varieties of pumpkins and gourds—of all shapes, sizes and colors—rolling in from Floydada, Texas, will be available for purchase.
• Don’t miss Pumpkin Day on Saturday, October 5, with kids activities like face painting, hayrides and mini train rides.
Cost: Free admission; pumpkins for purchase
Contact: 214/664-9110; info@dallasfarmersmarket.org

NorthPark Pumpkin Patch

Where: CenterPark Garden at NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central Expressway, Dallas
When: Daily October 11–November 3, 2024
Hours: Same as the shopping center hours: 10am–8pm Monday–Saturday and noon–6pm Sunday
Key features: While you’re out shopping for new long-sleeve clothes for your kids, stop by the shopping center’s garden for this picturesque pumpkin exhibit.
• It’s got a wishing well, a gnome village, and lots of seasonal plantings, so we love it as an easy, ideal spot for a photo op.
• Bring the kids each Saturday at 11am when the Bookmarks librarians will be hosting Halloween- and autumn-themed storytimes and book giveaways.
• And come back on Saturday, October 19 for Creepy Critters. The 1pm presentation is about snakes, lizards, bugs and amphibians.
• Any day you’re visiting, feel free to toss your spare coins in the patch’s wishing well. At the patch’s close in November, all the coins from the wishing well and around NorthPark will be donated to Community Partners of Dallas (CPD). Want to get more involved with CPD? Join the annual fundraiser, Change is Good, in the patch on Sunday, October 13.
Cost: Free admission
Contact: 214-363-7441

Fritz Park Pumpkin Patch

Where: Fritz Park, 312 E. Vilbig Street, Irving
When: Weekends October 5–November 3, 2024
Hours: Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday noon–5pm. Closed weekdays.
Key features: This same destination hosting a petting zoo every summer for the last 30-plus years also has, for the last four years, offered this neighborhood pumpkin patch. Bring your kids to:
• Pick out a pumpkin—they’re all $10, with a portion going to Irving Animal Services. Perhaps the cutest activity is planting the “Magic Pumpkin Seed” and then returning to find it fully grown and ready for decorating with paints.
• Kids activities range from a hay maze to Halloween-themed fun like the “Creepy Bone Dig” to “Spooky Bowling.”
• Most exciting for the kids, though: The petting zoo animals will be back, as well as pony rides, pig races and chickens pecking away at their own pumpkins.
• Snap photos at the fall vignettes decorated with square bales and scarecrows, and of course the red barn facade at the opening of the park.
Cost: $4 for Irving residents; $5 for nonresidents; free for children under 2. All activities are included with admission except for the petting zoo feed cup ($1); pony ride ($3, for kids under 70 pounds), and the Magic Pumpkin Seed ($3). If you know your kids wants to participate in all three things, save a couple dollars by getting the child’s combo package for $10.
Contact: 817/300-8004; contact@westlandranch.com 

Tarrant County

Hall’s Pumpkin Farm

Where: 3420 Hall Johnson Road, Grapevine (near Compass Church in Colleyville)
When: October 4–November 3, 2024
Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 3–8pm, Friday 3–9pm, Saturday 10am–9pm, Sunday 1–8pm. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Key features:
• Come to a working farm and snag a pre-picked pumpkin from one of the vignettes around the farm. More will likely still be growing on the vine.
• This farm is one of the most-loved destinations in large part for its corn maze, two acres of up to 9-foot-tall stalks. Bring a flashlight if you’re visiting after dark.
• Kids will also love visiting the farm animals (goats, sheep, chickens and rabbits). Hop on a hayride to see cows and donkeys out in the pasture too.
Cost: Note that this farm is cash only, so be sure to stop by the ATM before your drive out here. Weekend admission is $15 for adults and kids ages 12 and older; $10 for kids ages 4–11; free for ages 3 and younger. Admission is cheaper on Wednesday and Thursday: only $5. Admission includes the corn maze and parking. Pumpkin sales vary by size.
Contact: 817/991-1052; hallspumpkinfarm@gmail.com
Learn more at hallspumpkinfarm.net.

Pumpkin Nights*

Where: Howell Farms, 4016 W. Division St., Arlington
When: September 19–October 31, 2024 (closed the first fews Tuesdays)
Hours: Time slots open as early as 7pm in September and at 6pm in October.
Key features:
• This special exhibit isn’t your average pumpkin patch (no pumpkins for sale here) but the sights are a must-see this Halloween season. You’ll walk through a lighted path with elaborate vignettes made from more than 7,500 hand-carved real and synthetic pumpkins.
• Plus, you’ll enjoy watching the live performances from a pumpkin carver and fire dancers in the village.
Cost: Admission pricing depends on which day you’re coming. Early bird tickets start at $12, and from $15 for regular pricing; kids under 4 free. Plus, $10 parking is per car.
Learn more here.

The Pumpkin Patch at First Christian Arlington

Where: 910 S. Collins Street, Arlington
When: October 13–31, 2024
Hours: 11am–7pm daily
Key features:
• This church pumpkin patch plans to offer several thousand pumpkins and gourds for shopping and for photo ops. Picnics are welcome, and guests are welcome to join lawn games and reading with provided books.
Cost: Free admission; pumpkins and gourds start as low as 50 cents. Proceeds benefit the youth group’s summer service trips. Staff tell us that on the last day, October 31, after the close of office hours (4pm), all pumpkins are free too.
Contact: 817/277-2634
Learn more at firstchristianarlington.org.

Collin County

Sunset Trail Farm

Where: 1794 Sunset Trail, McKinney, about 5 miles north of downtown
When: Weekends September 27–October 27, 2024
Hours: Open weekends only through timed reservation: 9am–7pm Friday and Saturday; 11am–7pm Sunday. Open for field trips Monday and Wednesday; closed Tuesday and Thursday.
Key features: You may have visited this Collin County farm previously for blackberry or flower picking, and now Sunset Trail is opening up its first-ever pumpkin patch for fall!
• Expect more than 30 varieties of pumpkins, some of which they grow right there on the farm.
• In addition to the photo ops, admission includes activities like pumpkin bowling, a kid-size hay maze, rubber duck races, a ball pit, one ride on the farm train (extra for more than one ride), and more games like a scavenger hunt.
• Got extra dollars to spend? Save them for the pumpkin launcher, face painting and crafts, and feeding the farm animals.
• Admission is only for those who reserve your spot in advance online, so be sure to book that before you make the drive out there on weekends.
• Coming on the weekend? You don’t worry about eating before you come, because they’ll have food trucks on-site.
Cost: $11 admission per person; free for children under 2 years old.
Contact: 214/450-6255; info@sunsettrail.com
Learn more and get your tickets at sunsettrail.com/pumpkin-patch.

Pumpkins on the Prairie

Where: Grace Avenue United Methodist Church, 3521 Main St., Frisco
When: October 2–31, 2024
Hours: Monday–Friday 1–7pm, Saturday 10am–7pm and Sunday 10:30am–7pm
Cost: Free admission
Contact: 972/335-2882; keri@graceavenue.org
Learn more at pumpkinsontheprairie.org.

Denton County

Team Family Farms’ Pumpkin Patch Festival

Where: 1042 W. Sherman Drive, Aubrey
When: September 28–November 3, 2024
Hours: 10am–7pm Tuesday–Sunday (closed every Monday except on Columbus Day, Monday, October 14)
Key features:
• Team Family Farms opens its ninth annual Pumpkin Patch Festival with all sorts of family fun activities, ranging from pumpkin picking and a hay maze to barrel train rides and a “human hamster wheel.”
• The kids will love feeding the farm animals too (including Texas longhorns).
• Practice your cowboy and cowgirl yell with Cowboy Tex, and snap photos of the whole family in front of their hand-painted backdrops or opt for the goofy picture in their your-face-here pumpkin cutouts.
Cost: Admission is $12 weekdays and $18 weekends (Saturday and Sunday); under 2 free. $15 on Columbus Day. Pumpkins are available for purchase separately.
Contact: 940/343-5155, info@teamfamily.com
Learn more at teamfamilyfarms.com.

Cobbins Family Pumpkin Patch

Where: 1926 Milam Road East, Sanger, on the border of Denton and Sanger just off I-35
When: weekends September 28–October 31, 2024
Hours: 11am–7pm Saturdays and Sundays
Key features: This family-owned pumpkin patch offers a little bit of everything:
• Hay maze, bounce houses, playground, toddler village for 3–6 and a soft play area for infants–2 years, lawn games such as corn hole, a barrel train and pumpkin bowling. (Imagine rolling mini pumpkins without the stems.)
• Don’t miss its inaugural Trunk or Treat on October 31.
• Come back later in the year for Christmas trees and Easter fun next spring.
Cost: Pre-sale tickets are $10. Regular admission is $12 adults; $10 children ages 3–12; under 3 free. Prices vary for pumpkins depending on size, a full concession stand and a gift shop.
Contact: 940/222-2191; cobbinsfamilypumpkinpatch@gmail.com
Learn more at cobbinsfamilypumpkinpatch.com.

Goober Bub’s Orchard & Bakery

Where:10534 Eakin Cemetery Road, Justin , about 15 miles southwest of Denton, between Justin and Ponder
When: September 28–TBA
Hours: Exact hours are TBA, but owners tell us they’ll likely be open 9am-5pm on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Key features: Okay, this place had us at “apple cider donuts” but we also love it for:
• Being one of the few places where you can harvest your own pumpkin straight from the vine. Open for its second-ever pumpkin season, this family-owned farm offers more than 20 pumpkin varieties.

• Hop on a tractor-pulled hayride for a spin around the pumpkin fields.

• And *again with emphasis* hot apple cider donuts. Also in the bakery, don’t miss out on the rest of their homemade goodies: caramel apple muffins, mini pies, and even grilled cheese panini with strawberry jam.

• You’ll want to bookmark this spot and come back in the spring and summer for picking berries and zinnia flowers too.

Cost: Admission is $10 per person or $20 per family, but it is credited back to you for any purchases you make at the farm, such as pumpkins ($1 per pound) or bakery treats (are all under $10).

Contact: 214/697-6326; gooberbubs@outlook.com

Rockwall County

Blase Family Farm Pumpkin Patch

Where: 1232 E. Fork Drive, Rockwall
When: September 28–October 31, 2024
Hours: Before you come out, sign up online for your timed entry: open Monday–Friday 9am–6pm, Saturday 10am–6pm, Sunday noon–6pm by reservation on their website.
Key features:
• On its annual pumpkin season, visit this charming family farm for old-fashioned fun with a petting zoo, hayride, hay maze and—of course—an endless picturesque backdrop of pumpkins.
• Let the kids pet and feed a llama, sheep, donkey, mini horse and pigs.
• Be sure to walk to wooded trail to see the storyboards with Spookley the Square Pumpkin, the official spokes-pumpkin for PACER’s National Anti-Bullying Program.
Cost: $11 per person; under 2 free.
Contact: 972/772-3645; jill@blasefamilyfarm.com
Learn more at blasefamilyfarm.com.

Grayson County

Big Orange Pumpkin Farm at Preston Trail Farms*

Where: 15102 TX-289, Gunter, set along the historic Shawnee Trail
When: September 14–November 27, 2024
Hours: 8am?8pm daily
Key features: This family-run farm, about 15 minutes north of Prosper, has all that and a bag of chips. Preston Trails operates year-round with a petting farm and a hardware/feed store (open 8am–6pm daily) with everything from gifts to Circle E Candles. Their cafe (open 8am–3pm every day except Mondays) has a kids menu too.
• During the farm’s 27th season, you can come take your pick from the pumpkin patch, and walk among the green pumpkins still growing on the vine.
• Pet and learn about more than 50 farm animals (goats, cows and longhorn cattle) at the petting farm. Cost includes a cup of feed for the animals. If you’re local and loved the experience, stay tuned for farm camp every summer.
• Plus, there’s a tractor-pulled hayrides, a roping pen, 6-foot-tall hay maze with plenty of room for exploring.
Cost: Admission is $12 on weekdays (includes one small pumpkin); $15 on weekends (includes barrel train rides); free for children under 2.
Contact: 972/382-4995; info@prestontrailfarms.com
Learn more at prestontrailfarms.com.

Barton Farms Pumpkin Patch

Where: 5320 Old Highway 6, Van Alstyne
When: Weekends October 5–November 2, 2024
Hours: 10am–5pm Saturdays; 12:30–4pm Sundays
Key features:
• This family-owned and run farm and pumpkin patch is located right across from the Van Alstyne High School. To purchase pumpkins and other fall decorations, you’ll find those in the pumpkin market, which is located in front of the patch.
• But you’ll definitely want to come inside the patch to enjoy all the activities, and they’ve got quite a few, like a pallet maze, rubber duck races and pedal car races, and even a corn pit. (Think a ball pit but with unpopped corn kernels!)
• Have a child who’s homeschooled and want to come on a weekday? Come on either October 11 or 16.
Cost: $12 patch admission (cash is preferred), includes one hayride ticket and unlimited activities. $15 admission includes a pie pumpkin. Children 1 and younger are free.
Contact: 903/821-1992; bartonfarmstx@gmail.com
Learn more at bartonfarmstx.com.

Elves Farm

Where: 601 Harvey Lane, Denison
When: Weekends in October 2024 (October 5–27)
Hours: 10am–5pm Saturdays and 1–5pm Sundays; open by appointment for school tours Monday–Friday
Key features:
•  With a view of Christmas trees growing in the fields (come back the Friday after Thanksgiving for those), you can shop for loads of carving pumpkins, mini pumpkins and gourds.

•  What really makes this destination worthwhile is the wide range of activities. We’re talking hayrides, a jump pad, and a zoo of farm animals (pigs and ponies), and 50-by-50-foot wooden maze.
• You can enjoy all these activities for one small admission price. Only activities are extra, like the face painting, duck races, the corn cannon and pumpkin chucking.
Cost: $10 for the Ride Along Tour (all activities included); $15 for the Pumpkin Tour (all activities and a pumpkin). Under 2 free. No fee to enter the farmers market.
Contact: 903/463-7260; elves@elvesfarm.com
Learn more at elvesfarm.com.

Johnson County

Country Critters Farm

Where: 3709 County Road 617, Alvarado
When: Weekends October 5–early November 2024
Hours: 10am–5pm Saturday and Sunday; open Columbus Day Monday from 10am–3pm; weekday field trips with reservation.
Key features:
• Donkeys, cows, ponies, pigs, sheep, G.O.A.T.s—These farm animals are the stars of the show at this rural petting farm, which reopens to the public for fall pumpkin season.
• Come pick out a pie-size pumpkin and let the kids decorate with markers. Jack-o-lantern pumpkins are available too.
• When they’re not petting the animals or picking pumpkins, your kids will go gaga for the activities, like running through the wooden maze, climbing the hay pyramid or jumping on an in-ground bounce pillow. Take a ride on a hay-filled trailer, in a barrel train or on (on weekends) a pony—It’s all unlimited with admission. And the rubber ducks for the duck races only cost you $1.
• When you’re feeling snacky, ask about their homemade pumpkin bread.
• Wear your costumes and trick-or-treat around the farm on the Saturday before Halloween.
Cost: $15; children under 2 free; also free for police officers and active military.
Contact: 817/477-3060; countrycrittersfarm@msn.com
Learn more at countrycrittersfarm.com.

Mainstay Farm Park*

Where: 1004 W. Bethesda Road, Cleburne
When: Weekends September 21–November 3, 2024
Hours: Open times vary depending on the month and the day.
September: 10am–6pm Saturday, 11am–6pm Sunday?
October & November: 5–10pm Friday, 10am–10pm Saturday, 11am–6pm Sunday
Key features: If you’re looking for a pumpkin fest with the absolute most variety of kids activities, look no further than this 70-acre attraction, just south of Burleson.
• During its fall festival, you can bounce between dozens of activities, including the Climb & Play structure, and everything else Mainstay is known for. Unlimited access to its mini roller coaster, Ferris wheel, pedal carts and more is included in the day pass.
• The kids will surely want to play all day, so make the pumpkin barn your last stop to let them pick out their individual pumpkins.
• After its fall fest, Mainstay will reopen after Thanksgiving for locally grown Christmas trees and visits with Santa.
Cost: Check back for 2024 pricing as it’s announced. The 2023 pricing was: $25.95 online; $30.95 at the gate; under 3 free; $59.99 season passes include the Christmas. Pumpkins available for purchase separately. Additional fee required for some activities, like the Texas Tubin’ Hill. Free parking.
Contact: 817/295-6772; hereforyou@mainstayfarm.com
Learn more at mainstayfarm.com.

Ellis County

Shadow Creek Pumpkin Patch

Where: 1530 Indian Creek Drive, Midlothian
When: Weekends October 5–27, 2024
Hours: 10am–6pm Saturdays and 1–6pm Sundays; also open on select Fridays and Mondays (October 11, 14, 21) 10am–3pm
Key features: Eager for a day out in a pumpkin patch but not crazy about the heat? Much of the 25 acres at this family-owned farm are shaded by the tree canopy.
• Its dozen-plus attractions include a corn stalk maze, a petting zoo of farm animals including fluffy alpacas from nearby Dos Chicas Ranch, and lots more play activities. See the farm’s map here.
• Want to go on a hayride but not keen to sit on itchy hay bales? No problem. Climb into Shadow Creek’s trailers with benches for a more comfortable spin around the fields.
• Step into the Pumpkin Shack to find the pumpkin, gourd or corn husk of your choice and join make-and-take pumpkin crafts. (Warning: Glitter is involved.)
• When you’re ready for a snack, plenty of local vendors at the Chuckwagon Café will offer treats (hello, apple cider donuts) and other hearty foods (thank goodness for the mac and cheese).
Cost: $18 adults and children; $16 for seniors, veterans, first responders; under 3 free. Admission including entry into all activities except the axe throwing and apple cannons. Pumpkins sold separately.
Contact: 469/389-2867, info@shadowcreekpumpkin.farm
Learn more at shadowcreekpumpkinfarm.com.