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!
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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
Click on Resources above, if you need a county map
Butler County
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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
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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)
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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
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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.
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