Fall is a great time to check out an Arizona Pumpkin Festival!
Fall is the perfect time of year in Arizona for everything outdoor and that’s why there is an abundance of outdoor festivals! Here is a list of just some of the many fall festivals in Arizona! Enjoy!
Cochise County
Apple Annie’s
Old fashioned family fun picking your own pumpkins, fall vegetables and apples.
U-pick Pumpkins and produce available for sale.
Visit the farm or place an order online. Farm closes for the season Oct 31.
Open Sat & Sun beginning September 25 and every weekend in October
8:30-5:30 pm.
For more information, call 520-384-2084 or visit www.AppleAnnies.com
Maricopa County
Crooked Sky Farms
Eat healthy and enjoy farm fresh produce in your community.
Pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks, hay bales, produce for sale
Pumpkin Patch October Autumn Harvest Day
Monday – Friday 2pm – 8pm
Saturday 10am – 8pm
Sunday 12pm – 8pm
Admission is Free.
For more information, visit www.crookedskyfarms.com or call 623-206-4435
Mother Nature’s Farm
See the world’s heaviest pumpkins at the World Pumpkin Weigh Off on Oct 2 at 9:00 am
Enjoy a Fall Gourd Show, U-pick pumpkins, squash, and produce for sale.
Annual Pumpkin Festival Begins September 27
Open September 27 ─ Nov 7 from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. 7 days a week.
Admission and times vary.
For more information, call 480-892-5874 or visit www.mothernaturesfarm.com
Schnepf Farms
Pumpkin & Chili Party open every Thursday through Sunday beginning October 2.
New Rides and Fireworks every night!
Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays; and
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays.
Admission is $14.00 per person. Children 2 and under are free
Discount Tickets ($2.00 off) can be purchased at Fry’s Marketplace
For more information, call 480-987-3100 or visit www.schnepffarms.com
Tolmachoff Farms
Pumpkin Days & Fall Maze
Visit one of the last family farms in the city!
Open every day beginning Oct 1 thru March 1
Family Maze, Hay Maze, Petting Zoo and Play Areas
U-pick pumpkins and produce available for sale.
Admission is $7.00 each, children under 2 are free. Train Ride $2.00 each.
For more information, call 623-386-1301 or visit www.tolmachoff-farms.com
Pima County
Buckelew Farm Pumpkin Festival & Corn Maze
Enjoy a day at the farm with horse drawn wagon rides out to the pumpkin patch to pick your pumpkin off of the vine. We also have a corn maze, haunted cornfield, arts and crafts, petting zoo, pedal carts, food booths and a beer garden.
Open the last three weekends in October, 10 a.m. ─ 5 p.m.
Admission is $4.00 each. Kids in diapers are free.
Buckelew Farm is just 30 minutes from Tucson. For more information, visit www.buckelewfarm.com or call 520-822-2277.
Pinal County
Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch
Stop and feed the ostrich and deer as well as gather some great ostrich products such as ostrich feather dusters, eggshells, and even eating eggs! Fun for all Ages!
$5.00 Each, Age 5 & under free
Interstate 10 at the Picacho Peak exit #219.
Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
For more information, call (520) 466-3658.
Yavapai County
Freeman Farms Pumpkin Festival
Enjoy the scenery of a real working farm. U-pick Fresh pumpkins grown on the Farm! You can wind your way through the corn maze, ride the Hay rides, watch demonstrations about animals, wildlife, farming and more! Eat at Ma & Pa’s Country Grill.
Fun for the whole family.
Pumpkin Patch located in Chino Valley
Open September 26th & 27th and every Friday, Saturday & Sunday in October from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For directions and more information, visit http://azpumpkins.com/pumpkin.htm or call 520-850-3990.
Statewide
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Christmas is Just Around the Corner
The community is invited to share in the splendor of over 20,000 poinsettias in a variety of colors, sizes and shapes in magnificent holiday displays. The nursery farm atmosphere at the base of South Mountain is a special treat for the family. A free tractor ride will take you to the greenhouse where a self-guided tour shows you where the poinsettias have been lovingly grown and how to care for them in your home. Be sure to bring your cameras for all the amazing photo opportunities for your Christmas cards.
Date: 2 Weekends, Fri. – Sun., December 3rd – 5th & 10th -12th, 2010
Hours: 10 a.m. – 5p.m. Daily
Location: Gardener’s World 3401 E. Baseline Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85042
FREE parking (Entrance at 32nd St South of Baseline Rd.) Special needs parking enter through Gardener’s World main gate.)
Senior Day: Fri., December 4th & December 11th, 2010
Admission: FREE
For more information, go to www.gardenpro.net or call 602.437.0700
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