Find a local pumpkin patch here!

Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other Halloween activities in Columbus southeastern suburbs; Fairfield and Hocking Counties? Scroll down this page and you will see the all of those in Columbus southeastern suburbs; Fairfield and Hocking Counties, 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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Fairfield County

  • Harvest Adventures - 2023 permanently closed
    1135 Locust Grove Road, Bremen, OH 43107. . Open: UPDATE: September 16, 2023 - The owner tells me their phone is disconnected and they are now permanently closed. (UPDATED: October 21, 2019)
  • Sharp Farms Market - corn maze, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Honey from hives on the farm
    7129 Old Logan Road, Sugar Grove, OH 43155. Phone: 740-215-8384. Alternate Phone: 740-215-1284. Email: [email protected]. Open: We're Closed in 2015; Unfortunately, the weather wasn't helpful and our crops failed; This forces us to not open this year. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Six miles south of Lancaster, Ohio on US 33. Turn right onto Sharp Road and then a quick left onto Old Logan. We are the first farm on the left. Approximately 8 miles north of Logan, Ohio. Turn left onto Sharp Road and then a quick left onto Old Logan Road. We are the first farm on the left. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. We offer a full range of pumpkins, gourds, corn shocks, fall decorations.

Hocking County

  • Laurel Springs Farm - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, U-pick and already picked, farm animals
    17100 Sam Carr Road, Laurelville, OH 43135. Phone: 614-361-8553. Email: [email protected]. Open: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Pumpkin updates: Click here for updates. Directions: If your mapping program tries to bring you in off Thompson Ridge in any way, please try alternate routes until it brings you in off of Route 180 to Sam Carr Road because there is a forest and no road between here and Thompson Ridge. Click here for a map and directions. Blackberries: July-Mid-August; Wildflowers-July-September; Pumpkins-October. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. In order to keep our farmstead as private as possible we do not have OPEN HOURS. However, we are happy to try to work out an appointment time for you to visit the farm to see the animals and/or pick blackberries on the hill or wildflowers in from our gardens and/or buy eggs and/or buy blueberries or whatever we are blessed with from year to year. But know that we "have what we have" at any given time - we are limited by Mother Nature and our schedules and we gladly accept that and just feel blessed to have what we do and will share as we can. (UPDATED: June 11, 2016)
  • Walker Farms - corn maze, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, tractor-pulled hay rides, school tours
    28800 Chieftain Dr, Logan, OH 43138. Phone: 740-385-6758. Email: [email protected]. Open: 7 days a week, 12noon to 7 pm open mid-September thru end of October. Directions: south of Columbus, Ohio (rt 33 to rt 180 take a left and is 1/2 mile on the left) And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Wagon rides and corn maze open on the weekends weather permitting. Payment: Cash, Check. gourds and mini pumpkins also available.

 

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Halloween Costumes

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

 

 

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