2025 West-central Ohio; Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby Pumpkin Patches And More.org

Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other Halloween activities in West-central Ohio; Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby? Scroll down this page and you will see the all of those in West-central Ohio; Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, 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 February 2025

Get out to the corn mazes and pumpkin patches!  Most close either at Halloween or a week later! 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.

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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Darke County

• Brumbaugh's Fruit Farm - corn maze, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, haunted corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, Pick-your-own apples, Honey from hives on the farm, Cider mill with fresh apple cider made on the premises, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  6420 Hollansburg-Arcanum Road, Arcanum, OH. Phone: 937-692-8084. Email: [email protected]. Directions: 1/4 mile west of Arcanum. Children ages 3 and under, and senior citizens (ages 63 and over) are admitted free. The farm festival runs weekends from Labor Day through October 31; Saturday, 11 am to 7 pm and Sunday, noon to 7 pm.). Brumbaugh Fruit Farm Facebook page.
  A visitor writes on September 18, 2013: "My children have been going the past 2 years for their pumpkin patch, hayride, corn maze, haunted pumpkin house, baked goods, tractor ride, the website does not do the place justice---it needs more pictures---a must see if you live in the area."
• Unger Homestead - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field where they grow, pumpkin patch- harvested and laid out on the ground or lawn, we also have pie pumpkins, corn box, tractor-pulled hay rides, Fall festival, Local honey from within 50 miles, farm market, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, face painting, No dogs allowed except for service animals
  6998 Horatio New Harrison Rd, Greenville, OH 45331. Phone: (937) 459-0156. Email: [email protected]. Open: In 2023, the dates are September 23,24,30 October 1,7,8,14,15,21,22,28,29; from 10 am to 5 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, ApplePay.
  (ADDED: September 16, 2023)

Miami County

• Adams Greenhouse & Produce - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, farm animals
  6373 W. US Route 36, Covington, OH 45318. Phone: 937-416-5533. Email: [email protected]. Directions: Go east of Covington 1.2 miles on US 36. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: Monday to Thursday 9 am till 8 pm; Friday and Saturday 9 am till 5 pm Sunday noon till 5 pm. Hanging baskets and annuals April 15 pm to July 30, Fresh produce June - September; Apples, cider, mums, pumpkins September 15 till gone; Christmas trees, wreaths November - December 24. Payment: Cash, Check.
• Brock's Pumpkin patch - 2024 presumed permanently closed,  pumpkin patch- harvested and laid out on the ground or lawn,
  5589 Rudy Road, Tipp City, OH 45371. Phone: (937) 667-2300. Email: [email protected]. Open: UPDATE for 2024, Their website and/or Facebook page are gone, so I assume they have closed permanently. If you know anything for sure, please write me, their last reported hours were Only a few select days - - call for more info. Directions: Our pumpkin patch is located on Rudy road between Tipp city and new carlisle ohio. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. We have a smaller pumpkin patch but had a very plentiful crop this year. Please call us for available times to come out and select your pumpkins!!.We have pumpkins for sale both for retail customers as well as in bulk for churches,schools, or other organizations wishing to use for fundraising. (UPDATED: September 11, 2017) (UPDATED: August 28, 2017)
• Fulton Farms - pumpkin patch, pumpkins, hayrides to pick your own pumpkins, Christmas Trees
  2393 Street Rte. 202, Troy, OH. Phone: 937-339-8246. Email: [email protected]. Open: May-August, Monday-Thursday 9 am-7 pm and Friday-Sunday 9 am-5 pm, September-December, Monday-Thursday 10 am-6 pm and Friday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm.We have Ice cream, popcorn, edible soybeans, fresh fruit slushy, horsedrawn wagon rides through plantation, Troy Strawberry Festival first weekend of June, family tour at Fulton Farms weekends in October ($5.00 per person, includes hayride to pumpkin field, mazes, animals and a free pumpkin). The farm includes 1,900 acres of sweet corn, beans, strawberries, tomatoes and pumpkins, a gift shop and cafe. Through October, hop on hayrides to pick your own pumpkins during the weekends, or call to schedule a tour of the farm on weekdays. Christmas Trees: canaan fir, fraser fir, white pine, services: cut-your-own, shaking. (UPDATED: September 12, 2024, JBS)
• Idle-Hour Ranch - Fall festival, corn maze, goat walk, tractor-pulled hay rides, Bounce house, farm market, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, face painting, Inflatables/bounce house, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  4845 Fenner Rd, Troy, OH 45373. Phone: 937-339-9731. Fax: same. Email: [email protected]. Open: see our website. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. Home of "Sam" the Giraffe Camel Rides daily kangaroos with joeys in their pouches numerous exotic animals to pet and feed. We are unique in our operation- not many have a live giraffe to pet and feed and take pictures with. look at the feedback in Facebook for comments of people who have been here. USDA licensed and Insured.

Montgomery County

• Bayer's Melon Farm Market - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- harvested and laid out on the ground or lawn, we also have pie pumpkins, Honey from hives on the farm, Local honey from within 50 miles, Fresh eggs
  9555 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45417. Phone: (937) 835-3323. Email: [email protected]. Open: Typical season is from late April through November; in season, Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, All credit cards, ApplePay, SNAP Vouchers, WIC Vouchers.
  Click here for our Facebook page.
  (UPDATED: February 27, 2024) (ADDED: January 17, 2019)
• Majestic Nursery and Gardens - No pesticides are used, pumpkins, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field where they grow, corn maze, train rides, we also have pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, Fall festival, U-pick and already picked, farm market, concessions or refreshment stand, Cell service cell phones work here, picnic area, farm animals, school tours, group reservations, events at your location (call for info)
  2100 Preble County Line Road N, West Alexandria, OH 45381. Phone: (937) 833-5100. Email: [email protected]. Open: 10 am to 7 pm daily from Mid September through October weather permitting. Directions: Please visit our website for directions, more information and pictures. Click here for a map and directions. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Extensive display area or pick that "perfect" pumpkin from a real pumpkin field. With nearly 45 different varieties of pumpkins, squash, and gourds grown, there is plenty to choose from. Beautiful Fall mums, annuals, winter ornamental cabbage and kale are available to add that wonderful accenting color. The Amazing Maze is located on the sesquicentennial family farm. It is in an 20-acre field with an optional treasure hunt. Many painted signs for photo Opportunities. (UPDATED: January 25, 2023)
• Sizemore Farm - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, train rides, tractor-pulled hay rides, Honey from hives on the farm, Cider mill with fresh apple cider made on the premises, gift shop, porta-potties, face painting, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties
  7603 Upper Miamisburg Road, Miamisburg, OH 45342. Phone: 937-847-2760. Open: 7 Days a week, from 10 am to 8 pm, September 19 to October 31. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Sizemore Farm is all about family fun! Come and pick your pumpkin in our pumpkin field...pack your own bag of fresh organic apples with several varieties to choose from.... let the kiddos take a Dragon Wagon Ride around the yard...sample our freshly made Kettle Corn...take a ride on the best Hay-Ride in the State of Ohio... warm or cold we sell award winning Apple Cider... take a few minutes and look around our antique barn... you never know what you will find!.
• Tom's Maze and Pumpkin Farm - pumpkins, gourds, fall decorations and an eight-acre corn maze with three miles of paths
  8295 Farmersville W. Carrollton Road, Germantown, OH. Phone: 937-866-2777. Email. Open weekends through October 31, Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 9 pm, Sunday, 1 to 6 pm, Open on Tuesdays through Thursdays by group appointment. It is suggested to bring flashlight at night.
• Tuken's Orchard & Farm Market - 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, child-sized haybale maze, we also have pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, Honey from hives on the farm, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  15725 Eaton Pike, W. Alexandria, OH 45381. Phone: 937-687-3848. Alternate Phone: 937-603-9865. Fax: 937 687 1540. Email: [email protected]. Open: Monday to Saturday, from 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday, from 11 am to 5 pm, April 25 to December 24. Directions: west of Dayton on US Rte. 35, midway between New Lebanon and West Alexandria. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page.Orchard is 15 acres of fruit trees ready to pick from June to November. Ample parking and clean, inside rest rooms. Covered porch with ample tables/chairs for relaxation. Fruit hangs low to the ground and is easily accessible to small children. Natural pond, petting zoo, and upscale farm market are in close proximity to the orchard. We also offer fresh apple cider and our annual Farm Tour in October. Tuken's homemade ice cream uses many of our natural fruits. (UPDATED: March 15, 2021)
• Warrick Farm - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- harvested and laid out on the ground or lawn, tractor-pulled hay rides, Trick-or-treating event, Fall festival, farm market, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
  8055 South Union Road, Miamisburg, OH 45342. Phone: (937) 671-2989. Email: [email protected]. Open: Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm, from September t 24th to October 30. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. Come visit our working farm. Experience our cow encounter hayride and get the chance to feed the cattle off our hayrides. The hayride takes about 30 minutes and wait times can vary with crowds. We also have the giant cornbox, construction pit, petting zoo, giant slide, and mole hill. Farm gift shop with local gifts and jellies. The farm is also available for private rentals, school groups and private campfire events. (UPDATED: September 02, 2022)
  A visitor writes on July 21, 2014: "It's a GREAT place to take the kids to pick pumpkins or just go for a WONDERFUL hayride! Warrick Farm breeds and raises pasture fed beef in addition to having meat goats, chickens, eggs, and other animals in their petting zoo! They offer discounts for school or group tours of the farm and their hayrides. Sometimes they have special animals brought in from neighboring farms, last year they had Bud the Donkey and he was a huge hit"

Preble County

• Todays Harvest - corn maze
  5859 State RT 320, New Paris, OH 45347. Phone: 937-877-6030. Open: Monday to Thursday: 7 am to 6 pm; Friday & Saturday: 7 am to 10 pm; Sunday: Noon - 6 pm. Our hours are posted in three different locations. Facebook (@todays.harvest.9), google listing, and our website. Throughout the year our hours change depending on the season. Directions: located at the intersections of St. Rt. 320 and St. Rt. 40 - in New Paris, Ohio. One mile east of the Indiana St. line just off I-70. 2 Look-Out Bridges, Cow Pattie Toss, CORN HOLE, PUTT - PUTT GOLF, LIFE SIZE CHECKERS, ​​​​ROPE MAZE, DUCK RACES, WOODEN TRAIN SET, PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES, ​WOODEN TRACTOR SET, LIFE SIZE CONNECT 4, CORN CANNON* (This attraction does cost extra)
• Weslers Orchard - pumpkins, pick your own apples, hay rides, farm fresh eggs, school tours, petting zoo, picnic area
  9318 Wesler Road, New Paris, OH 45347. Phone: 937-437-9821. Email: [email protected]. Open: Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm and Sundays from 1 to 6 pm. We offer 25 varieties of apples to meet that certain crunch you desire, along with top quality peaches, apple cider and farm fresh produce that can't be outdone. Come enjoy a few relaxing hours in the country, and walk through our many orchards. We invite you to experience country life at it's best !
  A visitor writes on July 26, 2009: "I have loved it since i was a child. They are all about the Apples. Apple dummplings- Cider-Yum!! Every year there is a Apple fest in the town of New Paris. You can find it on the web. In the summer they do tractor tours around the City Of New Paris. Every October they have a haunted chicken coop. You can also buy pumpkins. They used to sell fresh eggs and milk but no longer do. They also sell country store items, such as chairs, candles, exc. It's been there a long time. I use to collect eggs for them when i was a child now I'm thirty some thing."

Shelby County

• The VanDemark Farm - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  2401 S. Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45365. Phone: (937)538-1079. Email: [email protected]. Open: Fridays and Saturdays 6 to 11 pm Sunday from 1 pm to 7 pm. Directions: Take I-75 to Exit 90. Go west on Fair Road Go South on Vandemark Road We are 1 mile on the right directly across from Molton Gas. Click here for a map and directions. Corn Maze opens the 2nd Friday in September runs through October 31st. Payment: Cash, only.

 

 

Halloween Costumes

Here are some of the most popular Halloween costumes for children this year. For more choices, see our Halloween costumes pages.

• Inflatable Riding Dinosaur Costume for Adults - everyone LOVES this costume. It's a hit where ever you go!
• Harry Potter Costume Kids Plush Robe - With a hood, one for each house, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hogwarts
• Wizard Robe Cloak Halloween costume for Kids
• Girl's Sparkle Princess Costume - In pink, for small girls
• Sew your own Halloween Costumes with Patterns from the Singer Sewing Reference Library
• Pizza Costume for Kids - A giant slice of pizza Halloween Costume for Children and Teens
• Easy Halloween Costumes for Children - Miniature patterns for 3 to 12 year old children, just enlarge and use
  

 

 

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