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October is when the farm starts to look a little more like the version of fall everyone has been waiting for. Pumpkins piled high, tractor rides looping around the orchard, something cinnamon-spiced coming out of the bakery, and plenty of reasons to stay awhile. 🎃So for one weekend, we’re giving the pumpkin its proper celebration.
Join us October 10th – 11th for Pumpkin Festival, a weekend built around one of the most unmistakable signs of the season. Pick out a pumpkin to take home, put your creativity to work at pumpkin painting and carving, see how your find measures up in our smallest and largest pumpkin contest, and make a day of everything else happening around the farm.
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FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS | Pumpkin gets a little more than a place on the wagon this weekend. We’re working it into a couple of seasonal specials that feel especially right for mid-October.
🥮 Pumpkin Sweet Roll: Sat - Sun (While supplies last)
🍎 Pumpkin Spice Cider: Sat - Sun, 9am - 9pm
AROUND THE FARM | Pumpkins may be the reason for the weekend, but there’s plenty happening beyond the pumpkin patch. Take a tractor ride around the orchard, stop for apple sampling if the crop allows, and spend some time wandering through the season while it’s at its most unmistakably fall.
🚜 Tractor Rides: Sat - Sun, 9am - 6pm
🎃 You-Pick Pumpkins: Sat - Sun, 9am - 9pm
🍎 Apple Sampling in the Orchard: Sat - Sun, 9am - 6pm
🍏 You-Pick Apples: Sat - Sun, 9am - 9pm (While supplies last)
🌻 You-Pick Cut-Flowers & Seasonal Crops: Sat - Sun, 9am - 9pm
📸 Flower Field Photo-Op: A special installation in our cut-flower garden
🔎 Kids’ Scavenger Hunt: Sat - Sun, 9am - 9pm
PUMPKIN FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES | This is the part of the weekend where the pumpkins get put to work. Paint one, carve one, or bring home a contender for one of our smallest or largest pumpkin titles.
🎨 Pumpkin Painting & Carving: Sat - Sun, 9am - 6pm
⚖️ Smallest & Largest Pumpkin Contest: Sat - Sun, 9am - 9pm (Free with the purchase of a pumpkin)
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⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: Apple varieties, picking availability, activities, food specials, and times are subject to change.
The availability of our crops depends on two things we cannot fully predict: the weather and the crowd. Ripening shifts with the forecast, and a high-traffic day can clear a crop quickly. We will share updates on the status of our patches on social media. If you are traveling from a distance, please call ahead before you leave at 319.354.5651.
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