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The best pumpkin patches in Connecticut offer a great opportunity to explore the outdoors with a fun fall activity! Photo courtesy of Brown's Harvest
The best pumpkin patches in Connecticut offer a great opportunity to explore the outdoors with a fun fall activity! Photo courtesy of Brown's Harvest
9/17/23 - By Ally Noel

The best pumpkin patches Connecticut patches are worth a little bit of a drive! Some are a one-stop fall destination with other fun fall activities like corn mazes, apple picking, and fall events. And quite a few of them give kids a lot to look forward to with play areas, live animals, hayrides, and little markets to grab a delicious treat or two.

For more Halloween fun and autumn activities, check out our Fall Fun Guide for Connecticut Kids. Be sure to sign up for our weekly newsletter so that you can keep up with all of the great events happening across Connecticut. 

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Making the right choice at a pumpkin patch is serious work! Photo courtesy of Bishop's Orchards
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Walk past cattle barns, Christmas trees, and maple groves to visit the pumpkin patch. Kids will love visiting the barnyard friends and eating delicious homemade goodies from the market.    READ MORE

Pumpkin Picking at Foster Farm

South Windsor
In addition to picking a pumpkin, guests can say hi to the animals, enjoy two corn mazes, and enjoy a treat from the concessions stand on the weekends. A favorite for the kids is the farm play yard where they can jump and hide in haystacks, climb on the wooden train, enjoy the sandbox, ride the pedal cart track, and explore the wooden pirate ship and use the jump pad (weekends only). READ MORE

Pumpkin Picking at Brown's Harvest

Windsor
Pumpkins are available to pick and purchase, but Brown's also offers a corn maze, Spookley the Square Pumpkin Storybook Trail, game boards and trikes, weekend entertainment, chickens, face painting, hayrides, and so much more! Starting September 30. READ MORE

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Woodbury
Enjoy a crisp fall walk and explore the field of pumpkins this season at The Farm. With over 10 pumpkin varieties available for picking, make sure you bring your little ones and their wagon. A ticket for the pumpkin patch includes admission to the Courtyard area where you can find Alice in Wonderland-themed games, pumpkin checkers, corn hole, more games, goats, and food trucks (only certain days). READ MORE

Harvest Season at Angevine Farm

Warren
Open every weekend from 10-5 until Halloween. While there go ahead and tag your Christmas tree for this year. You are welcome to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the beautiful scenery or pick up come apple cider and cider donuts. In 2023, The Great Pumpkin Hunt returns! READ MORE

Pumpkin Picking at March Farm

Bethlehem
Pick your own pumpkins right off the vine at March Farm's Hilltop Pumpkin Patch.  To PYO pumpkins in the pumpkin patch and then grab a snack. There is also a Corn Maze, Farm Snack Shack, food trucks, kettle corn, fried dough, and The Mobile Pub.  Families can also enjoy the large play yard down by the farm stand.  READ MORE
This way to the farm fresh pumpkins! Photo courtesy of Castle Hill Farms via Facebook
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Paproski's Pumpkin Patch at Castle Hill Farm

Newtown
Enjoy a day in the country at this four-acre pumpkin patch located in Newtown. It is a great experience for everyone to pick their own pumpkins, gourds, and squash.  Castle Hill Farm also offers hay rides and a corn maze.  READ MORE

Pumpkin Season at Jones Farms

Shelton
The Jones' Farm Market Yard features farm animals, hayrides, a corn maze, fall flowers, fresh apples , and autumn squash. Farmer Jones is very proud of the pumpkin crop this year. Make sure to bring a camera to snap those family photos at the farms fun and beautiful photo-op.  READ MORE

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Festive Fun & Pumpkin Patch at Bishop’s Orchards

Guilford
Have a ton of Fall fun at Bishop's Orchard Corn Maze and Kid’s Activities. For two months celebrate a harvest season filled with fun, games, food, and more.  Families can enjoy the a 30acre corn maze, jump pads, hay maze and pyramid, apple train, pumpkin picking and more.  READ MORE

Pumpkin Picking at Lyman Orchards

Middlefield
Follow the yellow brick road! Stroll through Wizard of Oz themed corn maze, pick up a batch of fresh cinnamon cider donut holes, or pick apples. The maz ie 4 acres and should take between 30-40 minutes to meander through.  READ MORE

Pumpkin Patch at The Shore Line Trolley Museum

East Haven
Explore the grounds of the Shoreline Trolley Pumpkin Patch and find the perfect sugar pumpkin to take home. Don't forget to bring your camera to capture those precious memories. There will also be apple cider, the trolley barns will be open for self-guided tours, and there's a scavenger hunt for the kids, too. READ MORE

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