Fall in Kansas City means PUMPKINS!!
It’s that wonderful time of year when thoughts turn from swimming pools and sunscreen to pumpkins and hardy mums! There are more than a few options around for you and your family to welcome fall, meander through a corn maze, sip some cider, and pick some PUMPKINS!! KCKidsFun has done all the legwork for you…all you need to do is load up the family and have some FUN! As always, if we’ve missed anything…feel free to leave a comment or shoot us an email. We’d be happy to add your favorites to our growing list of places to partake in pumpkins. Enjoy!
The Berry Patch (just south of Leawood & Martin City) Features fall blackberry picking. Train ride, Haybale mountain and maze also on site!
Carolyn’s Country Cousins Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Liberty, MO) Has a mining camp, corn maze and railroad!
Faulkner’s Pumpkin Farm (Kansas City, MO - south of I-470) -check out the NEW LOCATION at 10600 Raytown Road with farm, ranch and train rides
Johnson Farms (Belton, MO) Pony rides, hay rides, and farm animal corral
KC Pumpkin Patch (Gardner, KS) Features petting zoo, haunted barn, and the ever-popular pumpkin launch!
Looper Farms (Holt, MO - just north of Clay County on I-35) - u-pick pumpkin patch, hayrides, trainrides
Louisburg Cider Mill (Louisburg, KS) -named one of the top 10 cider mills in America!
Louisburg Corn Maze (Louisburg, KS)
Pendleton’s Country Market (Lawrence, KS)
Powell Pumpkin Patch (Louisburg, KS) - FREE admission! Pack a lunch and enjoy the picnic area.
Pumpkins, Etc. (Platte City, MO)
Red Barn Farm (Weston, MO) -features pony rides, pumpkins and apples
Schaakes Pumpkin Patch (Lawrence, KS) - hayrides, hay maze and 35 varieties of PUMPKINS! Free admission.
Sibley Orchards (Sibley, Jackson County, MO) -for apples, pumpkins, cider and homemade FRUIT PIES!
Vaughn Orchard, 816-386-2900 (Weston, MO)
Wagon Wheel Orchard (Gardner, KS)
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September 24th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
You have to drive north, just a little, to get to our favorite Fall event, Pumpkinfest in St. Joseph MO. This year’s dates are Oct 10-12. Pumpkinfest has been on HGTV and Family Fun magazine. It is a family arts festival held on in the park in front of the Pony Express Stables, 914 Penn St St Joseph MO, so you can catch some history, too. Geared for kids up to 12, there is a carnival and games area. A stage features lots of kids entertainment, music, puppets, etc. There have been author signings. It is probably most noted for Pumpkin Mountain, a 25′ tall by 60′ long wall of scaffolding with hundreds (around 700) of carved jack o lanterns that all go on with a flick of a switch at 8pm on Friday. Lots of art activities for the kids, too, and a parade. For details, check the ponyexpress.org web site.
September 30th, 2008 at 10:57 am
[...] down to Crown Center on the 11th, or, if you just can’t get your fill of pumpkins, check out our comprehensive listing of city-wide pumpkin patches. There’s lots to do in the next few weeks…don’t miss [...]
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:33 am
[...] it moms and dads - you either LOVE Halloween or you HATE Halloween. KC Kids Fun has given you a list of every pumpkin patch and every apple, harvest, pumpkin or fall festival within a 50 mile radius already. And now [...]
October 9th, 2008 at 9:00 am
[...] And don’t miss our list of the other PUMPKIN PATCHES around KANSAS CITY! [...]