From pumpkin picking, hay mazes and hay rides, to apple cider, s’mores and fall treats, there’s plenty of family fun to be found around the Valley or in the high country this season. And if haunted fun is your thing, there’s plenty of that, too.
Through Sunday, Oct. 31
Pumpkin Fest at the Princess
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
7575 E. Princess Drive, Scottsdale
www.scottsdaleprincess.com/pumpkin-fest
$18/General Admission; Free/Children under age 3
Pick pumpkins in the patch, take a spin on the carnival rides, sip hot apple cider and enjoy homemade pie, roast marshmallows and enjoy s’mores by the fire pit. Open nightly. See times online. Purchase tickets online.
Friday, Oct. 1–Sunday, Oct. 31
MacDonald’s Ranch Annual Pumpkin Patch
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
26540 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
480-585-0239
www.macdonaldsranch.com/pumpkin-patch
Pick out your pumpkin at the patch, check out the petting zoo, hay maze, pedal car and track, pan for gold and play lawn games. Train rides, pony rides, mechanical bull rides for an additional fee, and feast on a BBQ meal from the food truck. Open daily, except Tuesdays.
Friday, Oct. 1–Sunday, Oct. 31
Pumpkin Fest & Corn Maze
Mortimer Farms
928-830-1116
www.mortimerfarmsaz.com
$14/General Admission; Free/Ages 2 and under
Pick your own pumpkins, get lost in a giant corn maze, hayrides, pig races, barn dances, games and activities. View full schedule online.
Friday, Oct. 1–Sunday, Oct. 31
Pumpkin Days & Corn Maze
Tolmachoff Farms
602-999-3276
www.tolmachoff-farms.com
$15/General Admission;
Free/Children 2 and under
Pumpkin patch, 6-acre corn maze, mini corn maze, haunted corn maze, petting zoo, train ride, hay pyramid, cart track and corn box. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. See hours and schedule online.
Friday, Oct. 1–Sunday, Oct. 31
Fall Festival
Vertuccio Farms
4011 S. Power Road, Mesa
480-882-1482
www.vertucciofarms.com
$12/General Admission; Free/Children 2 and under
Pumpkin patch, 5-acre corn maze and a scavenger hunt.
Thursdays–Sundays, Oct. 1–31
Pumpkin and Chili Party
Schnepf Farms
480-987-3100
www.schnepffarms.com
$23.95/General Admission; Free/Ages 2 and under
Take on a 10-acre and 4-acre corn maze, play cornhole, giant yard games and mini-golf, enjoy the zipline, carnival rides, train rides and hayrides, a bonfire, entertainment, food, including the bakery and sweet shop. View times and schedule online.
Through Sunday, Oct. 31
Fall Pumpkin Celebration
Apple Annies Produce Farm
520-384-4685
www.appleannies.com
Free Admission
Take a hayride (for a fee) out in the fields to pick your perfect pumpkin, find your way through a 12.5 acre, 600,000 stalk corn maze and enjoy picking fresh vegetables and baked goods, including pumpkin pie and bread and apple cider donuts. Open daily Pumpkin pancake breakfast Saturdays & Sundays 8:30–10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2
Flagstaff Oktoberfest
11–8 p.m.
212 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff
928-606-7600
$5/Advance General Admission; $7/At Gate; Free/Children 12 and under
Bratwurst, pretzels, beer and live polka music.
Saturday, Oct. 9
Crown King Apple Fest
10 a.m.– 9 p.m.
7216 Main St., Crown King
602-717-6363
www.crownkingaz.com
Free admission
Hayrides, a pumpkin patch, games, a treasure hunt, bouncies, vendors, apple goodies. Plus: Watch a shoot-out at high noon and tour the historic town’s one-room schoolhouse.
Friday, Oct.15–Sunday, Oct. 17
St. Rose Fall Fest
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Catholic Church
2825 W. Rose Canyon Circle
www.strosefallfest.fun
Free admission
Food available for purchase from local restaurants, a live band Friday and Saturday, beer garden, silent auction, raffles, games and local vendors. See times online.
Friday, Oct. 22–Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021
Glass Pumpkin Patch
10–5 p.m.
Holland Center
34250 N 60th St., Scottsdale
www.hollandcenter.org/event/glass-pumpkin-patch-fundraiser
Over 1,000 one-of-a-kind colored glass pumpkins for sale, handmade by a local glass artist. Proceeds benefit the Holland Center, a nonprofit organization committed to enhancing arts, education and community in the Desert Foothills region.
Saturday, Oct. 23–Sunday, Oct. 24
Autumnfest
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Anthem Community Park
41703 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway
623-742-6050
www.onlineatanthem.com/events/autumnfest.php
Free admission
Pumpkin patch, hayrides, live music and entertainment, carnival, food vendors and beer garden. Decorate your own pumpkin and vote for your favorites. Shop for handmade goods and culinary treats at the arts & crafts fair, and mingle with local business owners and vendors.
Compiled by Valley Vibe Staff Writers
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