2024 Windsor, Chatham, Southwest Ontario Pumpkin Patches And More.org

Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other Halloween activities in Windsor, Chatham, Southwest Ontario? Scroll down this page and you will see the all of those in Windsor, Chatham, Southwest Ontario, sorted by county. Some are farms, where you take a hay ride out into the field, others are elaborate farm stands with mountains of pumpkins and other activities and some are simple roadside stands. Most have loads of pumpkins to choose from. To really make it fun for your kids, look for those that have the extra activities, like a corn maze, spook house, or hayride. There is usually a small fee for the mazes (of course, the more elaborate mazes tend to charge more. Hayrides are often free. ALWAYS call before you go to confirm the info, they don't always report changes to me!

And if you know of one I missed and want to add it or correct the information, please let me know! If you are looking for pumpkin weigh-offs and the US and world's largest pumpkins, see this page! Want to do a fundraiser selling pumpkins? See this page! There are affiliate links on this page. Read our disclosure policy to learn more.

New for this year, see our Top Ten list of best pumpkins to make pumpkin pies and for baking and cooking. Also, our Master List of 100 Varieties of Pumpkins for every purpose. Then see this page for our easy pumpkin pie from a real pumpkin recipe.

New! We just went live with our latest website, FunFactoryTours.com - As they name implies, you can find a fun factory tour, including chocolate, automobiles, historical forts and sites, famous buildings, active Federal facilities like dams, a mint, NASA, even fun geology: like fossils and volcanic areas They're fun, inexpensive and educational! And for road trips and camping, see RoadTrippingAndCamping.com

Updates for April 2024

Most pumpkin patches and corn mazes usually open by mid September, some earlier! You may also like a local zombie event or Zombie Paintball!. The world's best pumpkin pie recipe is here, and the pie crust recipe is here! And we have home canning, preserving, drying and freezing directions. You can access many pumpkin and other recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search.  If you are looking for pick your own apples with pumpkins and often also fun activities, see this page.

NOTE: Many farms went out of business in the past 2 years and others are dropping their websites and switching to Facebook pages thus breaking all links to them. If a link is broken please click the "click here to report a broken link or blank page" so we can find the replacement link! Thanks!

After Halloween, find a Christmas tree at a local Christmas tree farm (and enjoy a bonfire, smore, hot chocolate and free hayrides, and often Santa visits! And next Spring, you'll want to take your children to a free Easter egg hunt - see our companion website to find a local Easter Egg hunt. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me! And Find a a local farm market here

Pumpkin Patch Listings, by county

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Chatham-Kent (Bothwell, Chatham-Kent, Dresden, Glencoe)

• Imaze - 10 acre corn maze, jumping pillows, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, cow train, Spookley the Square Pumpkin, corn box, picnic area, firepits, slides, corn cannon, birthday parties, field trips, school trips, groups
  12768 Longwoods Rd, Thamesville, ON N0P 2K0. Phone: 519-692-5451. Email: [email protected]. Open: early September 3rd to the last weekend in October; There will be 2 timeslots available each day; 10 am to 12 pm, and 1 pm to 3 pm. The Thamesville corn maze’s design this year will help celebrate 40 years of the Terry Fox Run, but whether visitors can roam through the field in the fall is still to be finalized. In addition to being open our regular hours on weekends, we will be opening on Tuesdays and Thursdays for group bookings only! Directions: See their website for directions. Payment: Cash, only.. Click here for a link to our Facebook page. (UPDATED: October 21, 2020 JBS)

Essex (Essex, Kingsville, Lakeshore, Lasalle, Leamington, Windsor)

• Allsop Farms Pumpkins and More - corn maze, pumpkins (brought in from the field), group tours, restrooms, gift shop, concession stand (drinks, snacks and/or food),
  195 Rd 3 E, Kingsville, NA N9Y2E5. Phone: 519-965-1284. Email: [email protected]. Open: They open after labour day weekend. Opened from dawn to dusk Monday through Sunday.. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard . Allsop Farms Pumpkins and More is a family run business that grows a crazy amount of variety of decorative pumpkins and gourds. It sells a variety of squash (butternut, sweet potato, spaghetti, acorn ect.). They have a gift store which features hand made crafts. Also have a ton of free activities for the family which include pumpkin bowling, sand box with sit on diggers, play equipment, cut-outs, hay bail art, pumpkin corn hole ect. There is 3-4 acre corn maze as well! Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
  A visitor writes on September 02, 2016: "So much fun for the family, don\'t feel like your nickled and dimed and very friendly people."
• PéPé's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch, hay rides, corn maze, train rides
  2651 Front Rd LaSalle, ON, Canada N9J 2N3. Phone: 519-796-1001. Pumpkins of all sizes & shapes, varying in price. Hay and corn stalks too!
  Train Rides - $3
  Hay Rides - $3
  Corn Maze - $2
  Face Painting $5
  (All per person)
• Thiessen Orchards - pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, train rides, corn maze, haunted corn maze, kiddie (mini) corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, we also have pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, Bounce house, haunted house, U-pick and already picked, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, face painting, Bounce house, school tours
  400 Talbot Road East, Leamington, ON N8H3V6. Phone: 519-326-5282. Fax: 5193262089. Email: [email protected]. Open: Sunday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, September 6 to October 29, including Thanksgiving Monday. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Pumpkin updates: Click here for updates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. The Haunted Barn will be opening Friday October 5; Hours for the Haunted Barn will be Friday from 6 pm to 10 pm, Saturday from 3 pm to 10 pm and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. We offer Pick Your Own Apples, hay rides in the orchard, and a pumpkin patch to pick your own pumpkins. All ages can burn some energy in the haymow (an old horse barn filled with straw containing 3 slides) or can challenge the 3 acre corn maze. Dig deep down in the sandbox and fly high on the huge swing sets. Face painting for all ages is provided by Sunshine the clown. The Kountry Kitchen serves up a delicious menu. Sausage on a Bun, Jumbo Hot Dogs, Fresh Apple Cider(warm or cold), homemade apple pie, caramel apples, apple fritters/muffins too name a few. Enjoy all of these wonderful items in our picnic area
• Wagner Orchards and Estate Winery - Uses integrated pest management practices, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, Cider mill with fresh apple cider made on the premises, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop), snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  1222 Lakeshore Road 103, Maidstone, ON N0R1K0. Phone: 519-723-4807. Email: [email protected]. Open: September and October 10 am to 6 pm. Directions: Take County Road #42 2 miles east of Manning Road, turn south on Lakeshore Road 103, continue down Lakeshore 103 4 kms over the 401; we are the first farm on your left - #1222. NOTE GPS address is 1222 Concession 8 W, Lakeshore Ontario. Click here for a map and directions. Open daily from 10 am to 6 pm September, October and December Open weekends 10 am to 5 pm only in November, January, February, March Open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm April through August. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. We have an on farm estate winery with grape and fruit wine. In the fall we run tractor drawn hay rides through the orchard. We have an on farm bakery with fresh pies, strudels and other baked goods. We have all natural farm raised beef and Mennonite Summer Sausage. Our farm also features an event room for special events.

Lambton (Algonac, Petrolia, Plympton-Wyoming, Sarnia, Warwick)

• Grand Bend Maize Place - corn maze, petting zoo, more
  9766 Cold Storage Road, Grand Bend, Ontario N0M 1T0. Email: [email protected]. Open: They may be closed / no longer in business, I cannot find any information about them anywhere, since 2009. Phone: (519) 238 1543. Directions: Located 5 km south of Grand Bend On the corner of Cold Storage Road and Klondyke Road; Follow road signs on Hwy 21 / Klondyke Road.

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• Local Honey Finder
• Children's consignment sales
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Road trip and camping tips, tricks and How-to's
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed and Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms and lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers

 

 

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• Farm markets and roadside stands
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• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Easter egg hunts
• Local honey finder
• Locally raised Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Environmental information and resources
• Consumer fraud and scams information
• Farms For Your Event for birthday parties, weddings, receptions, business meetings, retreats, etc.
• Maple Syrup Farms, sugarworks, maple syrup festivals
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• Wholesale Food Sources 
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