It’s that time! And we are ready for it…cooler weather (thumbs up for sweatshirt and shorts days!) and much lower humidity. This weather ushers in the ever-popular Pumpkin Patch/Fruit Orchard season in and around Kansas City.
If I’ve overlooked your favorite pumpkin patch or orchard…please leave a comment and we’ll get it added. Also – if you operate one of these businesses and would like to purchase a Sponsored Listing (affording you prime, top-of-list placement along with a graphic) please contact me at kiran@kckidsfun.com. It’s just that easy!
Sponsored Listings
Faulkner’s Pumpkin Farm Faulkner’s Ranch huge Pumpkin Season Celebration Sept. 30th -Oct. 31st, 2011. 10am – 6pm daily. Family Play Area admission just $7.00 per person plus tax. Quality fall family fun, pumpkins galore and fall decor. New group hayride package, birthday parties, and playdates. Click here for more details! Sat. Oct. 1- Sun. Oct. 2 – Grandparents Weekend, Sun. Oct. 8 and Sun. Oct. 9 Faulkner’s Ranch Pony Show 1pm – 1:30pm, Sun. Oct. 9 Girl Scout Pumpkin Science Lab (reservation required), Sun. Oct 16th Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove @1pm. Every Monday in Oct: Fall Playdates 10:30am. Appearing every Sat. and Sun. in Oct:
1pm – 5pm – Sheriff Terry and 11am – 1pm – Reggie Gray Magic
KC Pumpkin Patch (Gardner, KS) – TONS of fun things to do (and they have pumpkins!) This place has so much to see and do–general admission gets you into the petting zoo, haunted barn, hay bale maze, zip line on weekends, and more! They will even host birthday parties and school field trips.
General Listings
Northland:
Alldredge Orchards (Platte City) – apples, pumpkins, playground and more!
Blue Valley Recreation: 19th Annual Family Fall Festival. Saturday 10/15, 1-4pm at the Rec Complex, 9701 W. 137th St., OPKS. Ages 9 and under. Games, face painting, petting zoo, huge kites, horse-drawn hayrides, clowns, moonwalk, & refreshments! First 500 registered receive a pumpkin and a treat bucket. $5; non residents: $6. Register by calling 913.685.6000 or online.
Carolyn’s Country Cousins Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Liberty, MO) – pumpkins, hayrides, train and many other activities
Looper Farms (Holt, MO – just north of Clay County on I-35) – u-pick pumpkin patch, hayrides, trainrides
Pumpkins, Etc. (Platte City, MO) – pumpkins, mums, haystacks and fall decor
Red Barn Farm (Weston, MO) – pumpkins, animals, hayrides and corn maze
Schweizer’s Orchard (St. Joseph, MO) – pick your own apples and pumpkins!
Vaughn Orchard, 816-386-2900 (Weston, MO) – pick your own apples and pumpkins
KCMO:
Faulkner’s Pumpkin Farm (Kansas City, MO – south of I-470) – a TON of family-friendly fun!
7th Annual Pumpkin Patch for DeLaSalle School – Oct. 1, 2011, 10am-2pm, Brookside Park (56th St at Brookside Blvd, KCMO) features pumpkins, ponies, inflatables and music! Admission is free with donation suggested for pumpkins.
Cass County, MO (just south of KCMO):
The Berry Patch (just south of Leawood & Martin City) – UPick blackberries available until the first hard fall freeze.
Dunn’s Cider Mill (Belton, MO) – cider and donuts!
Johnson Farms (Belton, MO) – you pick pumpkins, playground, animals and more!
Pumpkins & Pines (Pleasant Hill, MO) – tons of varieties of pumpkins!
Shuck’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch (Pleasant Hill, MO) – HUGE cornfield maze, pumpkins and variety of activities
Johnson County, KS:
Wagon Wheel Orchard (Gardner, KS) – fall apples and pears… no peaches 2011. But be sure to check the picking report!
Miami County, KS (just south of Johnson County, KS):
Louisburg Cider Mill and Country Store (Louisburg, KS) – cider, donuts and fun activities!
Louisburg Corn Maze (Louisburg, KS) – doesn’t appear to be open for fall 2011
Powell Pumpkin Patch (Louisburg, KS) – you pick pumpkins, playground, hayrides, corn maze
Douglas County, KS (just west of Johnson County, KS):
Pendleton’s Country Market (Lawrence, KS) – pick your own pumpkins and more
Schaakes Pumpkin Patch (Lawrence, KS) – you pick pumpkins, hayrides, mazes, animals
Eastern Jackson County, MO:
Sibley Orchards (Sibley, Jackson County, MO) – apples, pumpkins, hayrides & cider!
Wyandotte County, KS:
Kerby Farm Pumpkin Patch (Bonner Springs, KS) – pumpkins, corn maze, hayrides
Our friends over at VisitKC.com put together a terrific Google Map showing most of these locations:
View Fall Pumpkin Patches and Apple Orchards in a larger map
(And if you haven’t checked out VisitKC.com, what are you waiting for?! It’s a terrific resource for locals and visitors alike.)
* image of Jim Cosgrove courtesy of KC Pumpkin Patch
