Find a local pumpkin patch here!

Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other Halloween activities in Southeast Alberta? Scroll down this page and you will see the all of those in Southeast Alberta, sorted by county. Some are farms, where you take a hay ride out into the field, others are elaborate farm stands with mountains of pumpkins and other activities and some are simple roadside stands. Most have loads of pumpkins to choose from. To really make it fun for your kids, look for those that have the extra activities, like a corn maze, spook house, or hayride. There is usually a small fee for the mazes (of course, the more elaborate mazes tend to charge more. Hayrides are often free. ALWAYS call before you go to confirm the info, they don't always report changes to me!

And if you know of one I missed and want to add it or correct the information, please let me know! If you are looking for pumpkin weigh-offs and the US and world's largest pumpkins, see this page! Want to do a fundraiser selling pumpkins? See this page! There are affiliate links on this page. Read our disclosure policy to learn more.

New for this year, see our Top Ten list of best pumpkins to make pumpkin pies and for baking and cooking. Also, our Master List of 100 Varieties of Pumpkins for every purpose. Then see this page for our easy pumpkin pie from a real pumpkin recipe.

New! We just went live with our latest website, FunFactoryTours.com - As they name implies, you can find a fun factory tour, including chocolate, automobiles, historical forts and sites, famous buildings, active Federal facilities like dams, a mint, NASA, even fun geology: like fossils and volcanic areas They're fun, inexpensive and educational! And for road trips and camping, see RoadTrippingAndCamping.com

Updates for March 2024

Most pumpkin patches and corn mazes usually open by mid September, some earlier! You may also like a local zombie event or Zombie Paintball!. The world's best pumpkin pie recipe is here, and the pie crust recipe is here! And we have home canning, preserving, drying and freezing directions. You can access many pumpkin and other recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search.  If you are looking for pick your own apples with pumpkins and often also fun activities, see this page.

NOTE: Many farms went out of business in the past 2 years and others are dropping their websites and switching to Facebook pages thus breaking all links to them. If a link is broken please click the "click here to report a broken link or blank page" so we can find the replacement link! Thanks!

After Halloween, find a Christmas tree at a local Christmas tree farm (and enjoy a bonfire, smore, hot chocolate and free hayrides, and often Santa visits! And next Spring, you'll want to take your children to a free Easter egg hunt - see our companion website to find a local Easter Egg hunt. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me! And Find a a local farm market here

Pumpkin Patch Listings, by county

Click on Resources above, if you need a county map

Southeast Alberta

  • Brooks Corn Maze - pumpkins, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- harvested and laid out on the ground or lawn, corn maze, train rides, goat walk, Trick-or-treating event, Fall festival, porta-potties, picnic area (bring your own food), farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
    Nw 28 18 14 W4, Brooks, AB T1R 1C6. Phone: (403) 793-4034. Email: [email protected]. Open: Weekends Mid - August to End of October Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 5:30 pm. Directions: South of the City of Brooks. Take 7th Street East south, cross the CPR train track, turn left (east) on Industrial Road, in 300 meters drive through the gate. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Click here for our Facebook page.  (UPDATED: October 20, 2022, JBS)(ADDED: August 27, 2018)
  • Choice Pickings - beans, beets, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant (aubergine), flowers, melons, onions, peas, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes
    Box 6, Burdett, Alberta, AB T0K 0J0. Phone: 403-833-2105. Email us at: [email protected] . Directions: Farm is located on highway #3 between Grassy Lake and Burdett. To get there turn south 1 mile on Ridge Road #130, then turn west and go one quarter mile. . We are open June, July, August, September, October. Our hours are: Monday to Friday between 8 am and 8 pm. Please call first so we can be sure we are there to meet you.
  • Gentle Giant Acres - No pesticides are used, pumpkin patch-pick in the field where they grow, pumpkin patch- harvested and laid out on the ground or lawn, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, goat walk, Fresh eggs, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, picnic area (bring your own food), pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations, events at your location (call for info)
    211058 Alberta 52, Lethbridge, AB T0K 2N0. Phone: (403) 382-9879. Email: [email protected]. Open: By Appointment. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: 6 kilometers west of Alberta 845 and 52 junction. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberry season usually begins in June; Raspberry season usually begins July 15; U Pick Gardens are open in June; Garden Mazes open July to November 1;. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, only. Click here for our Facebook page. Buffalo Berries are available as PYO. (UPDATED: August 18, 2022)
  • Molnar's Annual Pumpkin Festival - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, kiddie (mini) corn maze, hayrides, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties
    Barnwell range road 173, Barnwell, AL T0K 0B0. Phone: 403-223-2388. Email: [email protected]. Open: UPDATE for 2022, Their website is gone and there's nothing else about them that is current on the internet - I presume they have closed. Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pumpkins, corn maze or Fall activities or are even open? If so, please write me. Starting late September, and every Saturday in October from 10 am to 3 pm. Admission is $10.00 2021 price and includes your choice pumpkin out of the patch, and delicious hot chocolate!. Directions: Molnar’s Taber Corn and Pumpkins is located just west of Taber, Alberta in the rural farming community of Barnwell. We invite you to come visit the corn stand this summer and fall during our corn and pumpkin harvesting seasons. You will find our Barnwell stand just off Crowsnest Highway #3 (south side of the highway). See Google map to help you get here easily and new in 2020 our stand in Lethbridge located between Leon’s and Princess Auto. Hayrides, corn maze, kids play area. (Please note: last admission is 30 minutes prior to closing). Typical food lineup for the weekend: Pulled pork,hot dogs, and nachos (Saturday and Sunday), Ruritans fries (Saturday). Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Molnar’s Taber Corn & Pumpkins facebook page.  (UPDATED: October 11, 2022, JBS)
  • Ogden House at Reimer Park - corn maze, restrooms, picnic area, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
    441 4th street , Stirling, AB T0K 2E0. Phone: 332-0141. Fax: 380-3601. Email: [email protected]. Directions: 20 minutes south east of Lethbridge on hwy 4. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in . Open: We are seasonally by booking only at this point. Halloween hours and days are 6- 10 the weekend (Friday and Saturday) before and also Halloween night. Halloween Haunted House Tours. Authentic Georgian Mansion, mentioned in Village records as thought to be haunted, built between 1910-1919. Tours include the main floor of the house, and it's creepy dungeon of doom. Lots of spooks and surprises, real or imagined. Summer seasonal, Lost Frontier Mini train rides, petting zoo, pony rides, and other activities. Payment: Cash, only.
  • Robinpick Berry Farm & Lethbridge Cornmaze - corn (sweet), currants (red and black), pumpkins, saskatoons, strawberries, corn maze, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting zoo
    North of Park Lake Park County of Lethbridge, Shaugnessy, AB TOK 2. Phone: (403)381-3775. Email us at: [email protected]. Directions: From Lethbridge North on hwy#25 ,follow signs to Park Lake & signs to the Lethbridge Cornmaze. Or look for a map on our website. We are open August, September, October. Our hours are: In August Mon to Saturday from 10 am to 9 pm September & Oct, Mon to Thursday, 6 pm to 9 pm, Friday, Saturday and holidays 10 am to 10 pm. The Cornmaze is open from Aug 5 to October 15, Mondays to Saturdays. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Down on the Farm Festival every 3rd Saturday in September.

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