Find a local pumpkin patch here!

Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other Halloween activities in Cincinnati, Dayton area of Ohio? Scroll down this page and you will see the all of those in Cincinnati, Dayton area of Ohio, 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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Butler County

  • Barn N Bunk - corn maze, pumpkins, straw maze, Amish baked goods, face painting, horse-drawn hay rides and games, Christmas trees.
    3677 Wayne-Madison Road, Trenton, OH 45067. Phone: 513-988-9211. Email: [email protected]. Open: Saturday from 12 pm to 6 pm, Sunday from 12 pm to 5 pm. Directions: Click here for a map. Barn-n-Bunk Farm Market has 2 large barns with produce, Amish cheeses and baked goods and lots and lots of crafts. Also, ice cream and candy. There is a big fall festival every year and very busy at Christmas time. You can also reserve our 1893 Barn for your wedding receptions, class reunions, special anniversary, retirement party, etc. Catering service will be included with your party plans. The 2013
    Fall Festival on weekends has: Free Parking, Free Admission, Free Entertainment, Activity Package $8.00, Hayrides, Mini Train Ride, Pedal Tractors, Pillow Bounce, Straw Maze, Batting Cage, Corn Maze, Scooters, Mega Tiles, Games, Face Painting, Wax Hands, Duck Races, Mining Company, Silhouette Art, Food, Pumpkins and special events on these dates:
    previous years dates below:
    September 21 & 22 - German Fest
    September 28 & 29 - Antique Farm Machinery Show
    October 5 & 6 - Fire Prevention Weekend
    October 12 & 13 - Helicopter Rides
    October 19 & 20 - Cowboy Reenactment Weekend
    October 26 & 27 - Saturday Pie Bake Off.
    A visitor writes: "The family that owns this are very nice, very helpful! Good people :-) It's been a while since I've been out there but they do have a corn maze and hay maze (in a barn) during their fall festival. "
  • Brown's Family Farm Market - pumpkins, farm market,  Wide variety of seasonal, locally grown fruits and vegetables,
    11620 Hamilton Cleves Road, Hamilton, OH 45013. Phone: (513) 738-0404. Email: [email protected]. Open: Daily from 9 am to 7 pm. Fall Family Fun Weekends begin on September 14th and 15th, running every weekend through October; season is from April through October 31st, 7 days a week. Brown's Family Farm Market Ohio facebook page.
  • Jackson Family Farm - pumpkin patch- harvested and laid out on the ground or lawn, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, we also have pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, Fall festival, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
    6760 West Alexandria Road, Middletown, OH 45042. Phone: (513) 649-4656. Email: [email protected]. Open: Saturdays, from 10 am to 6 p, September 22 to October 20. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Farm Town with pedal tractors and implements. Farm Town is an interactive town allowing children to experience the farm from seed to feed. Participates will use their pedal tractor and implement to navigate the town to shell, grind, weigh their corn to feed to the farm animals. Our farm also includes a corn box (barn full of shelled corn) and a indoor hay tower (500 round hay bales) with tunnels and slides. (UPDATED: September 24, 2018)
  • Niederman Family Farm - corn maze, pumpkins, hayrides
    5110 Lesourdsville-West Chester Road, Hamilton, OH. Phone; 513-779-6184. Email: [email protected]. Open: Starting mid-September, open on weekends; Friday 6-10, Saturday 11 am to 10 pm and Sunday 1-6. Beginning in October, Wednesday & Thursday from 6 pm to 9 pm; Friday from 6 pm to 10 pm; Saturday from 11 am to 10 pm; Sunday from 1 pm to 6 pm; Monday & Tuesday by reservation.. The Harvest Moon Maze and Fall Festival features a 22-acre corn maze. In 2013, admission is $9 (children 2 years old and younger are free). See their website for current information.
  • Schaefers Farm Market and CSA - Certified Organic, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, corn maze, Fall festival, Turkeys (organic, not-hormone-fed), Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs
    5024 Jacksonburg Road, Trenton, OH 45067. Phone: (513) 726-5307. Email: [email protected]. Open: Monday Wednesday Thursday Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm Tuesday and Friday from 10 am to 7 pm Sunday from 12 pm to 4 pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. We are certified organic for some crops. Payment: Cash, only. Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: March 23, 2018)

Clermont County

  • Blooms & Berries Farm Market - corn maze, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
    9669 Street Route 48, Loveland, OH 45140. Phone: (513) 697-9173. Email: [email protected]. Directions: I-275 to exit 52 (Loveland / Indian Hill) turn left at the bottom of the ramp. Travel 2.5 miles, turn right onto Loveland Avenue. Travel .5 miles Cross RR crossing, turn left at next light (St. Route 48) Travel 3 miles, Farm is on Left. If you get to a stop sign, you have traveled .25 mi too far. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in April through October. Open: Monday through Friday 10 am to 6 pm Fall On The Farm: Saturday 10 am to 6 pm Sunday 11 am to 6 pm. Strawberries: Memorial Day through 2nd week in June Fall On The Farm Festival 2008: (Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Hayrides, Play Area Saturday, Animals, Concessions) Sept 27th 28 Thursday, Every weekend in October, Great Giant Pumpkin Escape: (Phil Dalton attempts to escape from inside a giant pumpkin 70 ft above the ground) Only Sept 27th 12:45 pm. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Super cute hayride with 100+ scarecrows playing in the woods and along the way. a-MAIZ-ing 7 acre corn maze, sunflower maze, awesome play area with giant slide, egg throw, animals, picnic area with concessions and much much more. (UPDATED: May 13, 2012, by a visitor)
  • Burger Farm and Garden Center - Pumpkins (already picked), pumpkin patch, hayrides
    7849 Main Street (ST. RT. 32), Newtown, OH 45244. Phone: 513-561-8634. Email: [email protected]. Open: Pumpkin Festival starts September 28 2013. Directions: click here for a map and directions. You might think the sell burgers, but actually they're a nursery with a pumpkin festival. They have a hayride to the pumpkin patch. Rides. Storyteller. Cute walk through pumpkin village.. Pumpkin Festival Days Saturdays and Sundays in October, starting Saturday October 7th through Sunday October 29th, from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission includes a hayride, puppet show and access to Pumpkinland. No reservations required, parking is free. Pumpkinland tours must have reservations. Tours are on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in October; Admission fee includes the hayride, tour, puppet show, Pumpkinland and a small pumpkin!
  • Shaw Farms - corn maze, pumpkins, hayrides, bluegrass music on the weekends, displays featuring pumpkin characters
    1737 Ohio 131, Milford, OH. Phone: 513-575-2022. Email: [email protected]. Open: daily, July through September 9 am to 6 pm; October 9 am to 7 pm. Lot's of entertainment for children, including Aladdin's Castle, a Cinderella coach, face painting and an interactive playground. Hayrides (both tractor-drawn and horse-drawn) on the weekends.. Click here for our Facebook page. Interactive Playground: Kids love our hands-on play areas at Shaw Farms near Cincinnati, Ohio.Our play areas offer excellent photo opportunities, creative play, and, of course, lots of fun!  Weekend Activities: Listen to live bluegrass music at Shaw Farms near Cincinnati, Ohio.Shaw Farms' Fall Fesitval is full of fun and exciting activities that will delight the whole family! Ride our traditional horse-drawn hayrides at Shaw Farms near Cincinnati, Ohio.Hop aboard one of our hay rides and enjoy a scenic ride through the farm.  Explore our 12 acre corn maze at Shaw Farms near Cincinnati, Ohio.Try your navigational skill in our corn-fusing, live corn maze!  Pick-your-own pumpkins at Shaw Farms near Cincinnati, Ohio.Bring the whole family out to find the perfect Jack-o-Lantern or pie pumpkin!
  • Simmons Farms - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, tractor-pulled hay rides, farm market, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, picnic area (bring your own food), birthday parties, events at your location (call for info)
    3020 Schaller Rd, Bethel, OH 45106. Phone: 513-734-3117. Email: [email protected]. Open: Fridays: 5 pm to Dark Saturdays: 10 am to 5 pm Sundays: Noon to 5 pm September 26 Tuesday October 31. Directions: From Bethel, Ohio, take OH 232 1.7 miles. Turn left on Swings Corner - Point Isabel Road and travel 0.3 miles to the first left at Schaller Road Go 0.4 miles to Simmons Farms on the left. Marked gravel drive. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Simmons Farms is a family property located in Bethel, Ohio. Our passions lie in family time and sharing God's creations with others. We raise crops we enjoy growing with our children and genuinely hope others enjoy their moments picking with their loved ones too. We offer the sale of sunflowers (September-November), berries (mul, blue, black and rasp), corn (NO SPRAYs used), pumpkins (September-November), hay, eggs, jams, syrups, vegetables, and honey (all year). Don't forget to stop by this fall to pick your own pumpkins and try your hand at Pumpkin Chunking with our trebuchet!Guest have the opportunity to pull the trigger on a full-size trebuchet regularly launching a 5 pound pumpkin 300+ feet. Open (Christmas): Trees will be available after Thanksgiving. (UPDATED: October 05, 2017, JBS)

Hamilton County

  • Brown's Family Farm Market Brown's Family Farm Market - 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, cow train / barrel train rides, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, we also have pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, picnic area (bring your own food), farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
    11620 Hamilton- Cleves Road, Hamilton, OH 45013. Phone: (513) 738-0404. Email: [email protected]. Open: We are open seven days a week from April to Halloween; Spring hours are from 9 am to 6 pm; Summer hours are from 8 am to 8 pm; Fall hours are from 9 am to 7 pm, or at dark; . Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: We are located on State Route 128, next to Stricker's Grove Amusement Park. We are only 10 minutes from the Miamitown Exit on I 74. Just follow 128 East towards Hamilton. We are only 15 minutes from the Colerain exit on I 275. Follow Colerain Avenue (US 27) North to the Ross, Hamilton Exit. Then take State Route 128 west for 2 miles, passing through the town of Ross. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. . Our greenhouses open in late April with a huge selection of bedding plants, specialty annuals, and perennials. Sweet corn generally starts by July 1st with melons, tomatoes and other crops following not far behind; All fall activities kick off the last weekend in September and run through Halloween; They are all free to the public with the exception of Hayrides to the pumpkin patch; Hayrides are Saturday and Sunday from 12 pm to 5 pm; The cost for hayrides is $3 a person for ages 4 and up. All other fall activities are free.(UPDATED: September 08, 2017)
  • Highway 50 Fright Field - haunted corn maze, haunted trail, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties
    11294US Highway 50, North Bend, OH 45052. Phone: 513-353-0284. Email: [email protected]. Open: Every Friday and Saturday in October (weather - permitting) from 8 pm to 12 Midnight. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Take I-275 Lawrenceburg exit #16. Turn right off the exit ramp, and go approximately 3 miles. We are located just past the Indiana/Ohio state line on the left-hand side. Click here for a map and directions. For a map to our farm, click here. Haunted cornfield and woods is open every Friday and Saturday in October (weather-permitting) from 8 pm to 12 Midnight. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Click here for our Facebook page. Part haunted cornfield, part haunted woods...we hope you survive the journey! Located on a real 1830's farm with live haunts to bring mayhem to all! Get your scream on!.
  • Old Fashioned Heritage Days at Miller-Vinson Farmstead - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, Fall festival, corn maze, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, mining for gems, farm animals
    11294 US Highway 50, North Bend, OH 45052. Phone: 513-353-0284. Alternate Phone: 812-584-1100. Email: [email protected]. Open: UPDATE for 2019-2021, Their website is gone; Does anyone have current information, are they still open? If so, please write me, their last reported hours were Saturdays and Sundays in October, from 10 am to 5 pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Take I-275 to the Lawrenceburg, Indiana, exit, and turn right onto Highway 50. Go approximately 3 miles, and we will be located just across the Indiana/Ohio state line on the left hand side. For a map to our farm, click here. Old Fashioned Heritage Days are every Saturday and Sunday in October from 10 am to 5 pm. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Family fun on a historic 1830's farm. Day-Time Corn Maze, candle-dipping, cornmeal grinding, gem mining, animal viewing, pumpkins and gourds, gift shop/museum, refreshments, baked goods, candies, and more! Heritage, hospitality, and history! Free admission, but only pay for activities you do or products you purchase.

 

 

Halloween Costumes

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