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Best Texas Pumpkin Patches & Pumpkin Picking Farms

Texas Pumpkin Patches & Pumpkin-Picking Farms

Local farms in Texas are preparing for their annual fall pumpkin patches and Texas fall festivals. What better way to spend a beautiful Saturday than in the brisk cool air as you stroll through the corn maze, enjoying the farm animals, hay rides, and fun activities? Below are the best Texas pumpkin patches we have discovered, and those pumpkin-picking farms are open now, too.

Finding the perfect pumpkin for your annual family pumpkin carving activity is a lot of fun. Let’s go!

Texas Travel Talk did all the hard work and research, so you don’t have to. Enjoy these top pumpkin patches in Texas. Here is to fall days ahead …and homemade pumpkin pie. 

Dallas Arboretum: Photo from Pixabay

Top Texas Pumpkin Patches

Happy Fall, Y’all! Let’s hope for a wonderful and long autumn this year! With the summer heat, I don’t know who wouldn’t want to feel a cool breeze.

Whenever cooler weather creeps up, it’s my favorite time of year—that is, until spring flowers start to bloom—well, that’s another story.

Bring the family to these pumpkin patches in Texas this fall–don’t forget your camera.

North Texas

Build Your Own Pumpkin Package – see website for more details. This is in Decatur on Hwy 380. Closed Monday. The 380 Farm Stand.

Cleburne, TX (near Fort Worth)

Mid- September until November

Mainstay Farm charges an admission fee online and at the gate. Online is cheaper. They claim to be the DFW’s #1 Fall Destination.

Shadow Creek Pumpkin Farm – Closed Its Doors

Hall’s Pumpkin Farm

Grapevine/Colleyville

October – times vary.

This pumpkin patch has become our favorite, and I always find the perfect pumpkins here – those knotted ones. Some of our favorite activities include the friendly nine-foot-tall corn maze, hayrides, animal exhibits, a petting zoo, and mini pumpkins for sale. They offer food trucks, and yes, there is a bathroom. Some activities require a fee. Admission Fee. Hall’s Pumpkin Farm

Bring Cash. Many activities out there only accept cash. Closed Monday/Tuesday, except for Columbus Day.

Blase Family Farm Pumpkin Patch

Rockwall, TX

Mid-September – November

Blase Family Farm is a small urban farm that opened in 2011. It offers pick-your-own blueberries in the summer and a Pumpkin Patch in the fall. The farm does not allow pets.

Expect all the fun of a petting zoo,  a hayride, a hay maze, pumpkin storyboards, photo ops, and pumpkins of all sizes! Admission Fee.

Opening Day is first of October

1926 Milam Rd E., Sanger, TX

Always check their Facebook page for updated times, as the weather may affect their opening hours.

Admission fee: Ages 13 and up: $15; Ages 3-12: $12 (includes a free mini pumpkin OR gourd while supplies last); Ages 2 and under: FREE! Free activities are included in the price. Some activities and pumpkins will have a charge.

Cobbins Family Pumpkin Patch on Facebook

Opening day end of September

Pumpkins are growing. September – October – Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays

Pumpkins are popping out at Goober Bub’s

10534 Eakin Cemetery Rd, Justin, TX

Dallas Arboretum And Botanical Garden

Dallas, TX

Opens Mid-September – November

One of DFW’s favorite fall spots to visit. This is a must-visit for seeing the pumpkin village. The annual Autumn at the Dallas Arboretum is always a crowd-pleaser. Over one hundred thousand pumpkins make up the display. It’s a sight to see and an excellent spot for family photo opportunities. Admission Fee + parking. Tickets may be cheaper if bought online.

The Big Orange Pumpkin Farm – Dallas Pumpkin Patch

Gunter, TX, Grayson County

Mid-September – November, daily, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

In case you don’t know where Gunter, Texas, is (I didn’t), it’s near Sherman/Denison.

Preston Trail Farms presents its pumpkin patch and 50 different animals, and, of course, all those things that pumpkin patches offer. I’d go to see all those animals!! They also have a store and a cafe—dogs on leashes are welcome. Admission Fee.

Yesterland Farm

Canton, TX

Starts Mid-September, hours vary – see website

Spooktacular Nights from dark to 10 pm.

Free Military Weekend in September and November. Bring your Military ID.

Just east of Dallas, the fall festival at Yesterland Farm will include a corn maze, farm animals, a Texas wall, an amusement park, a pumpkin house, pig races, and more. Additionally, fireworks will be displayed on Friday & Saturday nights at 8:30 pm, and you can pick your own zinnias and sunflowers (available only in September). Admission Fee. Pumpkins range from $1 to $20.

Jacksboro, TX

Mid-October

Jacksboro Pumpkin Patch.

Last Saturday in September to the first Sunday in November, 10 am to 7 pm

Team Family Farm in Aubrey, TX, will offer fun for the whole family at their 9th annual Pumpkin Patch Festival. Admission Fee. No pet. No large coolers. Address: 1042 W Sherman Dr.

Texas Hill Country

Unland Fall Fest (Formerly Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival)

Dripping Springs, TX

End of September – November, Saturdays & Sundays, 10 am to 7 pm

Uhland Fall Fest took over the popular pumpkin festival in Dripping Springs and has a new location in Uhland, TX (25 miles south of Austin and not far from DS).

Six weekends of numerous games and activities for kids, including pumpkin painting, pioneer bowling, potato sack racing, face painting, a petting zoo, and more. Some cost, and some are free. Lots of food vendors, too.​ Admission Fee.

We stuffed a scarecrow!

Sweet Berry Farm

Marble Falls

Opens Mid-September to November, then weekends only in November.

Sweet Berry Farm offers lovely fall activities for the whole family, including pick-your-own flowers and a stuff-a-scarecrow activity. We did both. It was so fun that we ended up going back the next day.

Expect a hayride, a corn maze, pick-your-own zinnias, and more. This is a huge pumpkin Patch – on both sides of the highway. You can stuff a scarecrow for $20 (hopefully, the price hasn’t increased since we were there three years ago). That was the best twenty bucks I ever spent. Admission and parking are free; however, all activities require a fee.

Jenschke Orchards

Fredericksburg, Texas

Fall Y’all (no exact dates), but this farm is open!

They claim it’s the best corn maze in Texas!

Come out to see the Jenschke Orchards Giant Corn Maze that spells their name (at least it does on their website)! Fall pumpkin patch activities include corn hole, wagon rides, cowboy roping, farm animals, live music, and more. Admission Fee. No pets. Pick-your-own zinnias and pick-your-own pumpkins are free of admission fees.

Central Texas

Evergreens Farm Pumpkin Hunt

Elgin, TX

Five weekends starting October 4, 2025

Evergreen Farms will host its pumpkin hunt again this year. Extra activities will cost $3.50 each, including the Pumpkin Hunt, which includes a free wagon ride into the Christmas tree fields where mini pumpkins are hidden. Free Admission and parking.

The Robinson Family Farm

Temple, TX

Opens September 27, 2025 – Flash Sale starts Sept 8th at 8 am.

Come on out to their Fall Festival and annual Pumpkin Patch, where traditions are made. The Robinson Family Farm. Twenty-plus attractions, including pig races, axe throwing, and many more.​ Lots of activities for the kiddos. Admission Fee. Tickets are sold online only.

Texas Pumpkin Fest

Leander, Texas (near Austin)

October 3 – November 3, 2025, from 10 am to 9 pm.

Texas Pumpkin Fest 2025 will feature a massive pumpkin patch and numerous family-friendly activities. Admission Fee. Pay a gate only.

September 27 – November 9, 2025

Western Belle Farm serves the community with a pumpkin patch, sunflowers, farm animals, festivals, and more.

South Texas

Braune Farms (Seguin)

Weekends in October, 12-4 pm. No updates yet.

Visit their real farm with a real pumpkin patch. Braune Farms Fresh Produce is a working farm that invites you to their place in South Texas. They grow 4 acres of pumpkins, and visitors get a hayride out to the patch, where they get to pick their own pumpkins right off the vine. You’ll find a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. Also, during the pumpkin patch, kids can enjoy carnival-like games, face painting, corn crib, tube slide, and mini animal barnyard.

West Texas

End of September – November, Saturdays/Sundays

At Maxwell’s Pumpkin Farm, you can stroll through the sunflower fields and corn maze and enjoy all the farm’s fun attractions. Admission Fee.

Pick your own pumpkins in West, TX. Pumpkin Festival September 26 – November 8, 2026

Western Belle Farm – a family-owned farm in West, TX.

Gulf Coast

Frobergs Farm

Alvin, TX (30 minutes north of Galveston)

Mid-September – November

Pumpkin patch near Houston. Frobergs Farm Annual Corn Maze and Fall Festival

Pick flowers and your favorite pumpkins. There are many activities for everyone here—a bakery, homemade food, and snacks. Admission Fee.

September 13 – November 9, 2025 – Watch for Flash Sale.

Dewberry Farm Fall Festival is 45 minutes from downtown Houston and will be chock-full of fun, flowers, food, and pumpkins, too. Admission Fee. Season passes are available.

End of September – November

P-6 Farms will offer Instagram fall photos, great food, festive farm offerings, pumpkin picking, and a stroll through the flower fields. There are tons of attractions I’ve never heard of, including frozen cactus juice – this must be good! Cut your own zinnias, cosmos, and sunflowers. Admission Fee. Tickets are sold online only.

Explore all the Texas Fall Festivals we discovered in our research. You’re Welcome! And, if you find more, please let us know and we will add them to our growing list here.

Pumpkin Farm Closures in Texas:

Barton Hill Farms in Bastrop, TX, has closed permanently.

The Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch – CLOSED For Good

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