Believe it or not, fall and all those yummy holiday treats are right around the corner. So, take your family pumpkin-picking as these North Texas pumpkin patches and farms to find the best gourd for your next baking project or holiday decorating or pumpkin carving.
We’ve done the easy part and rounded up the area’s premier patches, all brimming with fall activities (like hayrides and corn mazes), plus plenty of photo ops. Now it’s up to you to choose, carve or bake an orange masterpiece. Know of any pumpkin farms we missed? Let us know in the comments below, or send us an email at editorial@dfwchild.com. *Editor’s Picks
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Tips for Visiting Pumpkin Patches
• Don't underestimate the sun's rays. Bring water bottles, sunscreen, hats and dress the kids in layers you take easily peel off.
• Planning on a hayride? Wear long pants to guard against scratches. And double check the entertainment schedule. Some patches offer some activities, like hayrides, only on the weekends.
• Some patches require reservations, so double check before you head out.
• Grab some small bills from the ATM, just in case. Some venues and vendors only accept cash.
• Let the kids pick their own pumpkins and hold them during those photos you'll be snapping. It's a guaranteed way to get them to smile even wider!
Pumpkin Patches Around Dallas
Pumpkin Patch at Dallas Farmers Market
Where: The Shed, 1010 S. Pearl Expressway, Dallas, Texas
When: September 13–October 31, 2025
Hours: Sunday–Friday 10am–5pm, Saturday 9am–5pm
Key features: You can certainly find pumpkins at any grocery store or farmers market this season, but the Dallas Farmers Market is an experience and destination all its own. Do double duty with grocery shopping and fall photo ops at the market’s patch at the Shed’s open air pavilion. They’ll be opening up the shed daily during pumpkin season so you can shop from the 25-plus varieties of pumpkins and gourds—of all shapes, sizes and colors—rolling in from Floydada, Texas.
• The best time to come is either Saturday, October 4 or Sunday, October 5 during the Pumpkin Days. kids activities like pumpkin painting and a petting zoo.
Cost: Free admission; pumpkins for purchase
Contact: 214/664-9110; info@dallasfarmersmarket.org
Learn more at dallasfarmersmarket.org.
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Autumn at the Arboretum*
Where: Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas, Texas
When: September 20–November 2, 2025
Hours: Open daily from 9am–5pm with timed admission
Key features:
• An ocean of orange—and yellow, green and white—pumpkins and gourds are coming soon to the annual Autumn at the Arboretum, all straight from the Pumpkin Capital of Texas in Floydada. This year, the arboretum is trucking in even more than ever—110,000 pumpkins, gourds, and squash— to build the Pumpkin Village and surrounding décor.
• And the arboretum goes big with its specialty themes each year. For 2025, it’s “¡Mundo México!” starring gorgeous, alebrije-inspired sculptures by two world-renowned artists.
• Now onto the activities: For families with little kids, the best time to go is during the Mommy and Me Mondays and Tiny Tot Tuesdays. There’s a new location for these too: inside the Children’s Adventure Garden, where they’ve got a whole roster of activities planned, from stories and puppet shows to fitness from 10am–2pm every week.
Cost: Included with general admission: $25.95 adults, $21.95 children, under 2 free. And now this also include admission to the Children’s Adventure Garden. Pumpkins are available for purchase separately in the pumpkin patch.
Contact: 214/515-6615
Learn more: Get all the details here.
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NorthPark Pumpkin Patch
Where: CenterPark Garden at NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, Texas
When: Daily October 1–November 2, 2025
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. Now these pumpkins are not for sale, per say, but this spot is well worth stopping by for some darling photo ops. If you’d like a pro photographer to snap the images, they’re offering fall family photo ops on select days for $15.
• At the pumpkin patch’s darling wishing well, toss in spare coins to make a wish. And at the patch’s close in November, all the coins collected will be donated to Community Partners of Dallas. (Want to get more involved with CPD? Join the annual fundraiser, Change is Good, in the patch on Sunday, October 5.)
• To make your visit with the kids even sweeter, come on a day when NorthPark is also hosting extra activities like kids yoga in the garden or live performances at NorthCourt or its Bookmarks library.
Cost: Free admission
Contact: 214/363-7441
Learn more here.
Pumpkin Patch at Animal Connection
Where: Fritz Park, 312 E. Vilbig Street, Irving, Texas
When: Weekends October 4–26, 2025
Hours: Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday noon–5pm. Closed weekdays.
Key features: At it’s entrance, the red barn facade gives this petting zoo an “Old MacDonald’s” feel, and it’s in this same spot (where you can feed farm animals and enjoy a 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.”
• Snap photos at the fall vignettes decorated with square bales and scarecrows.
• Most exciting for the kids, though: The petting zoo animals will be back, as well as pony rides (for kids under 70 pounds), pig races and chickens pecking away at their own pumpkins.
Cost: Admission is $6, or $4 if you live in Irving; free for kids under 2. All activities are included with admission except for the petting zoo feed cup ($1); pony ride ($3), 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 $11.
Contact: 817/300-8004; contact@westlandranch.com
Learn more at animalconnectionzoo.com/pumpkinpatch.
Pumpkin Patches Around Fort Worth
Hall’s Pumpkin Farm
Where: 3420 Hall Johnson Road, Grapevine, Texas (near Compass Church in Colleyville)
When: Opening Friday, October 3, 2025. End date to be announced, but typically it’s after Halloween.
Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 3–8pm, Friday 3–9pm, Saturday 10am–9pm, Sunday 1–8pm. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, but open Columbus Day Monday, October 13, 2025.
Key features:
• Its towering corn maze spanning two acres, plus hayrides and play areas, make this working farm a family fun hotspot every fall. 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 the cows and the new resident donkeys—Sprinkles and Clyde—out in the pasture too.
• Pick out your pumpkins from one of the vignettes around the farm. More will likely still be growing on the vine.
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 teens; $10 for kids ages 4–11; under 4 free. Admission is cheaper on Wednesday and Thursday: only $5.
For that you’ll get access to the corn maze and parking, but be sure to bring an extra $3 or $5 for the hayrides. Pumpkin sales vary by size.
Contact: 817/991-1052; hallspumpkinfarm@gmail.com
Learn more at hallspumpkinfarm.net.
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Pumpkin Nights*
Where: Howell Farms, 4016 W. Division St., Arlington, Texas
When: September 18–October 31, 2025
Hours: Time slots open as early as 7pm in September and at 6pm in October.
Key features:
• This special exhibit is far from your average pumpkin patch (no pumpkins for sale here), but all the sights and sounds along its outdoor trail are a must-experience this Halloween season. You’ll walk through a lighted path with a dozen or so elaborate vignettes—from a gnome village to underwater scenes—made from more than 7,500 hand-carved real and synthetic pumpkins.
• While you’re waiting for your timeslot to start, don’t miss the fire dancers, let the kids get a face painting or grab a bite to eat from on-site food trucks.
• Pro tip: A pumpkin carver will be working on a masterpiece for that evening, so say hello to them out before you hit the trail walk, then check back afterward to see their progress.
Cost: Admission pricing depends on which day you’re coming, but early bird tickets start as low as $12; and kids under 4 are free. Plus, $10 parking is per car.
Follow: Facebook page and Instagram
Learn more here.
Pumpkin Patches in Collin County
Sunset Trail Farm
Where: 1794 Sunset Trail, McKinney, Texas, about 5 miles north of downtown
When: Weekends September 26–October 31, 2025
Hours: You’ll need to reserve a time slot online. Open 9am–7pm Friday and Saturday; 11am–7pm Sunday.
Key features: You may have visited this Collin County farm previously for blackberry or flower picking, and now Sunset Trail is back open for its second-ever fall pumpkin patch. Expect more than 30 varieties of pumpkins, some of which they grow right there on the farm.
• Admission includes activities like pumpkin bowling, a kid-size hay maze, and rubber duck races. 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.
Cost: $11 admission per person; free for children under 2 years old. Bring extra cash for the food trucks, on-site on select Saturdays.
Contact: 214/450-6255; info@sunsettrail.com
Learn more and get your tickets at sunsettrail.com/pumpkin-patch.
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Denton County
Team Family Farms’ Pumpkin Patch Festival
Where: 1042 W. Sherman Drive, Aubrey, Texas
When: September 27–November 2, 2025
Hours: 10am–7pm Tuesday–Sunday; closed every Monday except will be open on Columbus Day, Monday, October 13.
Key features:
• Did you know that children’s entertainer Professor Brainius also runs a family farm? A visit here is worth it just to meet Scott Logan, the big personality behind much of the family fun activities at Team Family Farms’ 10th annual Pumpkin Patch Festival. He goes by Cowboy Tex around here, and he’ll be leading kids in practicing their cowboy yell.
• The kids will love racing through the hay maze, going for a spin in the “human hamster wheel” and feeding the farm animals too, including Texas longhorns. Moms will love snapping photos of the whole family in front of dozens of 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, Texas, on the border of Denton and Sanger just off I-35
When: Weekends October 4–26, 2025
Hours: 10am–7pm Saturdays and Sundays
Key features: This is family-owned pumpkin patch with a little bit of everything: a hay maze, bounce houses, separate play areas for both toddlers and babies, and lots of lawn games such as corn hole, a barrel train and pumpkin bowling. (Imagine rolling mini pumpkins without the stems.)
• Come back later Easter fun next spring.
Cost: Admission is $15 adults; $12 children ages 3–12; under 3 free. Prices vary for pumpkins depending on their size, a concession stand (you’re welcome to bring your own food too) and a gift shop. Save the date for Sunday, October 5 for its fall market from 10am–2pm.
Contact: 940/222-2191; cobbinsfamilypumpkinpatch@gmail.com
Learn more at cobbinsfamilypumpkinpatch.com.
Goober Bub’s Orchard & Bakery
Where: 10534 Eakin Cemetery Road, Justin, Texas, about 15 miles southwest of Denton, between Justin and Ponder
When: September 27–October 31, 2025
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am–5pm, Saturdays 9am–5pm
Key features: You may have visited Goober Bubs previously for berry or flower picking, and we are coming back this fall—not only for the pumpkins—but also for freshly made apple cider donuts. And again with emphasis, hot apple cider donuts. Their bakery will be stocked with more of their homemade goodies: caramel apple muffins, mini pies, and even grilled cheese panini with strawberry jam.
• But where were we? Pumpkins! 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 third-ever pumpkin season, this family-owned farm offers more than 20 pumpkin varieties.
Cost: Check their Facebook page for more details as they are announced about activities (like hayrides) and pricing. Last year admission was $10 per person or $20 per family, though they have credited back to you for any purchases you made at the farm, such as pumpkins ($1 per pound) or bakery treats (are all under $10).
Contact: 214/697-6326; gooberbubs@outlook.com
Learn more at gooberbubs.com.
Pumpkin Patches in Rockwall County
Blase Family Farm Pumpkin Patch
Where: 1232 E. Fork Drive, Rockwall, Texas
When: September 20–November 2, 2025
Hours: They’re open almost daily but you’ll need to make a timed reservation online. Open 9am–6pm Monday–Friday, 10am–6pm Saturday, noon–6pm Sunday.
Key features: On its annual pumpkin season, visit this charming family farm for old-fashioned fun with a petting zoo of friendly farm animals, hayrides around the property, hay maze and—of course—an endless picturesque backdrop of pumpkins.
• 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; free for children under 2 years old.
Contact: 972/772-3645; jill@blasefamilyfarm.com
Learn more at blasefamilyfarm.com.
Pumpkin Patches in Grayson County
Note that Barton Farms Pumpkin Patch in Van Alstyne is closed to the public for the 2025 season (they’re cooking up another location a bit east in Whitewright, Texas), but you can still order pumpkins for delivery.
Big Orange Pumpkin Farm at Preston Trail Farms*
Where: 15102 TX-289, Gunter, Texas, about 15 minutes north of Prosper
When: September 20–November 22, 2025
Hours: 8am−8pm daily
Key features: This family-run farm, set along the historic Shawnee Trail, 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 28th 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) and feed them too. 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, and impressive 6-foot-tall hay maze with lots of twists and turns.
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.
Elves Farm
Where: 601 Harvey Lane, Denison, Texas
When: Weekends October 4–26, 2025
Hours: Open to the public 10am–5pm Saturdays and 1–5pm Sundays
Key features: With a view of Christmas trees growing in the fields (their tree farm opens the Friday after Thanksgiving), here you can shop for loads of carving pumpkins, mini pumpkins and gourds. What really makes this destination worthwhile is the activities, like a wooden panel maze. Most activities are included with admission, other activities are extra, like the face painting or duck races. Follow their Facebook page for more on what to expect this season.
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.
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Pumpkin Patches in Johnson County
Country Critters Farm
Where: 3709 County Road 617, Alvarado, Texas
When: Weekends beginning October 4 through early November 2025
Hours: Open to the public Saturday and Sunday 10am–5pm (last admission at 4pm); open Columbus Day Monday from 10am–3pm
Key features: At Country Critters, there’s no doubt that the farm animals are the stars of the show here—the donkeys, cows, ponies, pigs, sheep, G.O.A.T.s. all live at this rural petting farm, reopening to the public for fall pumpkin season.
• When your kids aren’t petting the animals or picking pumpkins, they’ll 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 a pony—It’s all unlimited with admission except for the rubber duck races (just $1).
• When you’re feeling snacky, ask about their homemade pumpkin bread.
Cost: $15; free for children under 3 years
Contact: 817/477-3060; countrycrittersfarm@msn.com
Learn more at countrycrittersfarm.com.
Mainstay Farm Park*
Where: 1004 W. Bethesda Road, Cleburne, Texas, about 20 minutes south of Fort Worth
When: Weekends September 20–November 2, 2025
Hours: Open times vary a bit but generally, in September the park is open all day Saturday and Sunday; and in October and November, open Friday night and all day Saturday and 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: Pre-sale tickets start at $23.95 online; $39.95 at the gate; free for children under 3 years. Most activities are included with general admission, except for things like the Texas Tubin’ Hill. Pumpkins available for purchase separately. Free parking.
Contact: 817/295-6772; hereforyou@mainstayfarm.com
Learn more at mainstayfarm.com.
Pumpkin Patches in Parker County
Clark Gardens Pumpkin Patch
Where: 567 Maddux Road, Weatherford, Texas, about an hour west of Fort Worth
When: Daily October 3–31, 2025
Hours: 8am–5pm Monday–Saturday; 10am–5pm Sunday
Key features: Summer peaches aren’t the only reason to visit Weatherford. Clark Gardens is a 35-acre botanical park that’s hosting its second-ever pumpkin patch, so of course they’re pulling out the stops to make it worth the drive. In addition to the garden’s usual attractions like its Children’s Playhouse, your admission tickets gets you access to a tricycle race track, a corn pit (seriously, this is a must-do), and plenty of pumpkin-based games.
• Coming in from out of town? On Saturdays, they’ve got extra activities planned. See the schedule here for more about their scarecrow-making crafts ($10) and how to make chocolate apples.
Cost: Price vary for pumpkins (by size) and some activities but most activities are included with general admission: $10 adults; $5 children 4–12; under 4 free.
Contact: 940/682-4856, info@clarkgardens.org
Learn more at clarkgardens.org.
Pumpkin Patches in Van Zandt County
Yesterland Farm
Where: 15410 I-20, Canton, Texas, about an hour east of Dallas
When: Weekends September 20–November 2, 2025
Hours: Times vary depending on the day but it’s generally either 10am–7pm or 10am–10pm, and for the Spooktacular Nights open from dark to 10pm.
Key features: Flea market shopping isn’t the only reason to visit Canton. Yesterland Farm is a theme park with all the family fun attractions that make it worth the drive from DFW. If you’ve previously visited during Christmas or Easter, you can expect the same carnival rides, including several roller coasters and other cool apparatuses, like the slide that wraps around a grain silo.
And now, reopening for this season, they’ve got even more fall-specific activities: a corn maze and you-pick flower fields, farm animals for petting, and lots and lots of pumpkins spread out across three separate patches.
Plus, if your daytrip spills over into the evening and your kids are really leaning into Halloween’s scare-factor this year, stay for Yesterland’s Spooktacular Nights, when everything gets a neon glow and more activities open like Zombie Paintball.
Cost: Daytime general admission is $31.95; $51.95 for VIP admission, which includes access to even more activities. Children 2 and younger get in free.
Contact: 903/567-2255,
Learn more at yesterlandfarm.com.
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oh wow I just love dallas in the fall <3
Barton Farms Pumpkin Patch. We are located in Van Alstyne. Check us out on Facebook or on our website 🙂
Shadow Creek Pumpkin patch is the best!! Definitely worth the little road trip if your not from the area. You can spend the whole day with the family there and great for older kids and even your teens.
Howdy friends! We would love to invite you to Team Family Farms for some Fall fun. You will love our down home charm and customer service. Come out and make memories with us. Yee Haw Y’all.
Goober Bubs is amazing pumpkin patch in Denton County. They aren’t on this list, but have pumpkins, photos ops, a tractor ride, and delicious fall treats. Our family loves it there!