SoCal pumpkin patches & fall festivals

Pumpkin City

Laguna Hills

Carnival/harvest vibe with thousands of pumpkins, kiddie rides, pony rides and a petting zoo. Individual ticket pricing is not published — only discounted 25/50/100-ticket packs. A 21+ Oktoberfest beer garden runs separate hours.

🗓️ Oct 1–31, 2026 · Mon–Thu 12:30–9pm, Fri–Sun 10am–10pm

💵 Bulk ticket packs only — per-ticket price not published · free parking

Irvine

The operator's own site currently shows only a U-pick strawberry program; no 2026 pumpkin-patch dates, hours or pricing are published on manasserofarms.com as of this check. Call (949) 554-5103 to confirm before visiting.

🗓️ 2026 pumpkin season not yet published — check before visiting

San Juan Capistrano

Zoomars rebranded to River Street Ranch as part of the site's redevelopment. The operator's own site currently lists only year-round petting-zoo hours (10am–4pm daily) with no fall or pumpkin program for 2026 — do not assume the old patch is still running. Call (949) 831-6550 to confirm before visiting for Halloween.

🗓️ 2026 fall/pumpkin program not yet published — check before visiting

💵 General admission Adults $16 / Children (3–12) $13 / Seniors $13 — 2026 fall program not yet published

Irvine

Big farm with wagon hayrides, U-pick patch, a weekend Fall Harvest Festival and a pumpkin cannon. Reservations required — book before you drive over. Runs a day longer than most: through Nov 1. Weekend parking $12; pumpkins $1.39/lb. 'Irvine Harvest Heroes' Sept 12 and 'Tanaka Day' Sept 19–20 are the two named events this season.

🗓️ Sept 12–Nov 1, 2026 · daily 9am–6pm in Sept (last entry 5pm)

💵 $23 weekday / $27 weekend · timed entry

Costa Mesa

Tanaka Farms' sister property at 427 Anton Blvd, a separate physical location from the Irvine farm. Reservations required, tickets went on sale Sept 14; weekday parking free, weekend parking $12; cashless payment only on-site. 'Pumpkins & Pups' event Oct 10.

🗓️ Oct 3–Nov 1, 2026 · Wed–Sun 9am–6pm, closed Mon–Tue

💵 $23 weekday / $27 weekend

Orange

Classic patch inside Irvine Regional Park with train rides, hay maze, hayrides and carnival games. Activity tickets $8 each or a 15-pack for $100. Weekdays and the first weekends (Sept 12–20) need no reservation; weekends from Sept 26 to Oct 31 do, booked online only. Park entry itself is a separate County of Orange fee: weekdays $3, weekends $5, holidays $7 per vehicle. Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off Sat Sept 19, 9am, $8,500 in prizes.

🗓️ Sept 12–Oct 31, 2026 (daily) · weekdays 10am–6pm, weekends 8am–6pm

💵 $ paid attractions

Costa Mesa

Run by vendor Seasonal Adventures in Lot C of the OC Fair & Event Center. Inflatable slides, kiddie rides, petting zoo, a train and a squash/gourd farmers market. No pets.

🗓️ Oct 2–31, 2026 · Mon–Thu 4–9pm, Fri 4–10pm, Sat 11am–10pm, Sun 11am–9pm (closes 7pm Oct 31)

Santa Ana

Rides, slides, a petting zoo, games and food at MainPlace Mall, 2800 N Main St. This is the operator's former Westminster Mall location — Westminster Mall itself closed in 2025 and is being demolished — relocated here for 2026. Free parking. Hours for this specific location were not independently confirmed; don't assume they match the operator's other sites.

🗓️ Oct 2–31, 2026

💵 Free Mon–Thu · $5 Fri–Sun (kids under 2 free)

The Pumpkin Patch

Placentia

A long-running Placentia patch marking its 50th anniversary season in 2026. Free parking. The operator publishes an opening day but not a close date, so this does not carry an end date — check before assuming it runs the full month.

🗓️ Opens Oct 7, 2026 — close date not published · Wed–Thu 4–9pm, Fri 4–10pm, Sat 10am–10pm, Sun 11am–8pm, closed Mon–Tue

💵 $2 adults, children free

Brea

No working operator website could be found (the commonly-cited domain does not resolve); only a Facebook presence exists and it did not yield 2026 dates. Call (714) 990-9627 to confirm before visiting.

🗓️ 2026 dates not published — check before visiting

💵 $ paid attractions — unpublished

Pomona

A ticketed, capacity-limited event on the university's Kellogg Ranch farm — U-pick fields, corn maze, an insect fair and food. 'Usually sells out', per the operator; gate sales open until 6pm daily as capacity allows.

🗓️ Weekends Oct 10–31, 2026, plus a Preview Night Oct 8 · Sat–Sun 10am–7pm, closed Mon–Fri

💵 Ticketed — price shown only in the booking flow; parking $5 weekends

Long Beach

A 40-year community-benefit patch with rides and games; reservations no longer required, pay at the door. No separate parking fee — use the mall's lot. The operator publishes an opening day but not a close date.

🗓️ Opens Oct 1, 2026 — close date not published · weekdays 4–9pm, weekends 10am–9pm

💵 Adults $5, children (4–12) $3, under 3 free

Carlsbad

Tractor rides, a haunted corn maze (Fri/Sat in October, $25 add-on), marigold fields and farm animals. Walk-in only — tickets sold on-site, no advance booking. Also runs a 'Jurassic Fright' animatronic exhibit.

🗓️ Sept 14–Nov 8, 2026 · Sept daily 9am–6pm, Oct Sun–Thu 9am–6pm, Fri–Sat 9am–10pm

💵 $20 Sept & Oct weekdays / $25 Oct weekends; season pass (weekdays only) $100

Valley Center

Marquee SD patch with hayrides, a straw maze, pony rides and a petting zoo. Parking free on weekdays, $10/vehicle the last weekend of September and all October weekends. Extended 'Fall Friday Festival' hours (to 6:30pm) on Oct 9, 16 and 23.

🗓️ Sept 17–Oct 31, 2026 · Sept 9am–5pm daily, Oct weekdays 9am–5:30pm, Oct weekends 8:30am–6pm

Arcadia

One weekend only, in the infield at Santa Anita Park racetrack — not a month-long patch. Free parking at Gate 6.

🗓️ Sat–Sun, Oct 25–26, 2026 · 12–5pm — a single weekend, not a season

💵 $5 adult admission (17 and under free); activity packs $10–$50 (early-bird pricing through Oct 17)

Del Mar

At the Del Mar Fairgrounds' East parking lot. No published scheduling conflict with other October fairgrounds events, but expect more general traffic on their event weekends.

🗓️ Sept 25–Oct 31, 2026 · Mon–Thu 10am–7pm, Fri–Sat 9am–9pm, Sun 9am–7pm

Culver City

Upscale patch with life-size pumpkin houses, a hay maze, petting zoo and giant slides. Timed pricing varies a lot by date — Oct 2 opening is $10, peak weekends like Oct 17–18 run $25. Buy tickets online to guarantee entry; parking cost not published.

🗓️ Oct 2–31, 2026

💵 $10–$25 depending on date/time slot

Escondido

13421 Highland Valley Road, Escondido — the North County / Rancho Bernardo-area Pumpkin Station location.

🗓️ Sept 25–Oct 31, 2026 · Sept 25–Oct 8 9am–6pm, Oct 9–31 9am–7pm

Ramona

Mountain-town patch with a giant corn maze, corn cannon and farm animals. Pony rides all day on weekends, 3–6pm on weekdays (none Mon/Tue); hayrides weekends only.

🗓️ Sept 26–Oct 31, 2026 · daily 9am–6pm

Tapia Brothers Farm

Encino

No operator-owned website could be located, only an unresponsive Facebook page — every specific date, hour and price previously published for this listing traced back to third-party aggregators, not the farm itself. Confirm directly before visiting.

🗓️ 2026 dates not published — check before visiting

💵 $ paid attractions — unpublished

San Diego

Pumpkinstation.com's current navigation lists only four 2026 locations (Del Mar, Bonita, National City, Rancho Bernardo) and does not include a dedicated Mission Valley page, though the location is still mentioned in older party-package copy and shows recent activity on Yelp. Call (858) 566-7466 to confirm this location is operating before visiting.

🗓️ 2026 status not confirmed on the operator's own site — call before visiting

San Diego

Urban Liberty Station patch with 10,000+ pumpkins, photo ops and lawn games; a Tap Truck and hand-tossed pizza run Fri–Sun. Free parking in the Cushing Road lot by Sea Hive. These dates were reached via a cached view of the operator's own site rather than a clean direct fetch — worth a follow-up confirmation.

🗓️ Sept 18–Oct 31, 2026 (re-verify directly before relying on this) · Sun–Thu 9am–8pm, Fri–Sat 9am–9pm

Lakeside

Family patch with a hay maze, petting corral, hayride and a climbable 'Cottonseed Mountain.' Open Thursday through Saturday only — not daily. All ticketing is online and reservation-based, per the operator.

🗓️ Sept 26–Oct 31, 2026 · Thu–Sat 9am–8pm (not open daily)

💵 Not published; wagon ride add-on $5/person

Forneris Farms

Mission Hills

Valley patch with a tractor-pulled train through sunflowers; cash only, confirmed on the operator's own site. No corn maze in 2026 (a change from prior years). Exact open/close dates and pricing are not published — only 'October 2026' is stated.

🗓️ October 2026 — exact dates not published

💵 Not published · cash only

Pierce College Pumpkin Patch

Woodland Hills

Run by vendor Seasonal Adventures. Pumpkins, gourds and decor plus ticket bundles for rides, a petting zoo and obstacle courses.

🗓️ Oct 1–31, 2026 · Mon–Thu 4–9pm, Fri 4–10pm, Sat 11am–10pm, Sun 11am–9pm

💵 Free parking; ticket pricing not published on this page

National City

3030 Plaza Bonita Rd, National City — serves South Bay San Diego.

🗓️ Sept 25–Oct 31, 2026 · Mon–Fri 3–9pm, Sat–Sun 11am–9pm

Bonita

5354 Sweetwater Rd, Bonita — serves the East County / South Bay border.

🗓️ Sept 25–Oct 31, 2026 · Sept 25–Oct 8 9am–6pm, Oct 9–31 9am–9pm

Agoura Hills

Two Agoura Hills lots (Roadside Dr and Kanan Rd). The operator's own site does not publish specific 2026 open/close dates, and its listed phone contact currently reads 'under construction'.

🗓️ 2026 season dates not published

Santa Clarita

Bouquet Canyon farm with a pumpkin patch, horseback rides, pig races, wagon rides and a straw-bale maze. No dogs except ADA service animals.

🗓️ Sept 26–Nov 1, 2026 · patch open Tue–Sun 9am–6pm, closed Mondays

Moorpark

50-acre Fall Harvest Festival with a giant patch, tractor rides, animal shows and themed weekends. Free parking. Weekday admission is gate-only; weekend admission requires tickets bought in advance online. Senior/military/first-responder discount $2 off with valid ID. Third-party sites quoting $16–$38 'themed weekend' pricing do not match the operator's own published rates — go by the $8/$12 figures above.

🗓️ Sept 26–Oct 31, 2026 · daily 9am–6pm

💵 Weekday $8 / Weekend & holiday $12 (under 2 free)

Camarillo · Farm/ranch

Five-acre corn maze, hay rides, a bounce house and weekend live music. Tickets required for guests 6 and up; bring ID for discounted rates. Daily hours were not independently confirmed from the operator directly — treat published hour ranges as tentative.

🗓️ Sept 18–Oct 31, 2026

💵 Weekday (Wed–Fri) $15 / Weekend $20; seniors/military/first-responders $10 with ID; 5 and under free

Underwood Family Farms — Somis (year-round farm market)

Somis

This is a year-round farm market, not a dated pumpkin-patch festival — Underwood's own site does not publish a separate fall season for Somis, and the Fall Harvest Festival link on their site points only to Moorpark. Pumpkins are sold here in season as part of the regular farm-stand offering, U-pick berries and animals included, but do not expect Moorpark's rides, hayrides or festival programming.

🗓️ Open daily year-round, 9am–6pm (5pm from Nov 1) — no separate ticketed pumpkin season like Moorpark's

Prancer's Farm Fall Fest

Santa Paula · Farm/ranch

The dedicated fall-fest page on the operator's site returned a 404, and their location page still displayed 2025 dates at the time of this check. Confirm current 2026 dates directly before publishing or visiting.

🗓️ 2026 dates not confirmed — the operator's own pages showed stale 2025 content or a 404 as of this check

💵 $ ticketed — 2026 price not confirmed

Ventura · Farm/ranch

The pumpkin patch trades under this name in Ventura — a different city and business from the McGrath Family Farm produce stand in Camarillo, which has no pumpkin-patch page at all. No operator website with 2026 dates could be found for the Ventura patch; third-party sites list it as 'TBD for 2026'. Confirm by phone before visiting.

🗓️ 2026 dates not published — check before visiting

💵 $ tour ~$4/person + U-pick — unconfirmed for 2026

Ventura

Big-tent pumpkin lot in the Pacific View Mall area; plenty of free parking and covered outdoor space. The same family runs a Christmas-tree lot here later in the year.

🗓️ Sept 30–Oct 31, 2026 · Mon–Thu 11am–8pm, Fri–Sun 10am–9pm (closes 6pm Halloween)

Ojai

The dedicated patch site had an SSL certificate mismatch that blocked verification at the time of this check; the restaurant's own site confirms the patch runs each October in the field behind Boccali's but gives no specific dates. Confirm directly before visiting.

🗓️ 2026 dates not independently confirmed — a technical access issue blocked verification