Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other Halloween activities in Southern Illinois? Scroll down this page and you will see the all of those in Southern Illinois, 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!
Finally, my boys are in Boy Scouts and raising money for their troop and their trips and activities, so if you are looking for popcorn (many types), chocolate, coffee, k-cups or to donate to both the Scouts and U.S. military troops, click here and help the Boy Scouts!
Updates for April 2019
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.
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!
Pumpkin Patch Listings, by county
Click on Resources above, if you need a county map
Alexander County
Bond County
- Daniken Tree Farm and Pumpkin Patch -
Uses integrated pest management practices,
corn maze, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, we
also have pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, Honey
from hives on the farm, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand,
porta-potties, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding
parties, school tours
781 Illinois Route 140, Pocahontas, IL 62275. Phone: 618-664-4067. Alternate Phone: 618-410-9701. Email: canaanchamp@yahoo.com. Open: Saturday and Sunday, from 10am to 6pm; September 14 to October 27; Monday, October 14 (Columbus Day) 10am to 6pm. Directions: 5 miles west of Greenville, IL on Illinois Route 140. From Interstate 70 take exit 36. Go north from the exit ramp on Pokey Road for 4 miles until the first stop sign. Turn right onto Illinois Route 140 for 3.5 miles. Farm is on left. Click here for a map and directions. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Click here for our Facebook page. Come out to our two acre pumpkin patch and 2 acre corn maze nestled next to our beautiful farm pond and wood lot. Take a tractor drawn hayride through our 60 acre Christmas Tree farm on your way to the corn maze and pumpkin patch with forests of oak, maple, hickory, and walnut as a scenic fall backdrop. Take all the time you like searching for the best pumpkins in the patch and exploring the corn maze. Another hayride brings you back to the main barn and gift shop for refreshments and checkout.
Clark County
Clay County
- Streif's Country Market - Pumpkins,
ornamental gourds, mums, and fall decorations.
788 Marble Lane, Louisville, IL 62858. Phone: 618-665-4064. Email: bstreif@wabash.net. Directions: Located 7/10 of a mile north of Flora, IL on route 45. Open: Friday 3-6 PM, Saturday and Sunday 9-6 pm through October.
Clinton County
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McConauchie Manor
Farm - strawberries, corn maze, pumpkins, meats,
honey
9360 Brinkman Rd, Carlyle, Illinois, IL 62231. Phone: (618) 780-4995. Open: See their webiste. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. We are quite diversified in what we offer - livestock, berries, and honey. While we strive to follow organic practices and raise our produce and livestock free of harmful chemicals and antibiotics, we are NOT officially an organic farm. When it comes to strawberries, we do not lie when we say they are the best in the area! We have big, juicy California variety berries that are picked at the peak of freshness and delivered daily to local business and markets. Or, better yet, come pick them for yourself in our U-Pick berry patch! Our berries are grown in our fields on raised beds each fall and are protected through the winter with special blankets which allow us to sell early. Among the varieties of strawberries that we offer are Albion, CamaRosa, San Andreas and Chandler. Each fall, McConauchie's, hosts a fall festival complete with a corn maze and many other attractions! Come for the corn maze but your ticket will also include hay rides, a petting zoo, access to the playground (and the popular TIRE MOUNTAIN), take a ride on a pony in our riding arena and go on a barrel train ride through the farm. For an additional fee, use our pumpkin chucker to hit targets out in the back field! Click here for a link to our Facebook page. (ADDED: September 4, 2017, JBS)
Crawford County
Cumberland County
Edwards County
Fayette County
- Happy Hollow Farms - , corn maze,
pumpkin patch in the field, pumpkins (brought in from the field)
Co Rd 2250 E, St. Elmo, IL 62458. Phone: 618-322-6831. Email: happyhollowfarms@yahoo.com. Open: Friday 4pm -7pm Saturday 8am - 7pm Sunday 1pm - 5 pm. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, Check .
Franklin County
- Breezy Hill Farm - corn maze, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale
maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, Fresh eggs,
gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area,
petting zoo, farm animals, school tours, events at your location (call
for info)
14395 4 Mile Lane, Benton, IL 62812. Phone: 618-937-2884. Email: breezyhillfarm4@yahoo.com. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Open for Fall Activities and Decorations September 11 thru November 14. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. also grown on our farm, fall mums, Indian corn, and new for this year, a fence maze.
Galatin County
Hamilton County
- Organ Farms - Fall Country Fun - corn maze, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, straw or hay bale maze, tractor-pulled hay
rides, gift shop, porta-potties, picnic area, petting zoo, farm
animals, birthday parties, school tours
Rr 4 Box 271 4 miles east of McLeansboro on Route 14, Mcleansboro, IL 62859. Phone: 618-643-3800. Alternate Phone: 618-643-2800. Fax: 618-643-2800. Email: organfarms@hamiltoncom.net. Open: September 22 to October 31; Monday to Friday open for groups; Call for details on setting up your group for day or evening; Saturday and Sundays open 10 am to 6 pm. Directions: 4 miles east of McLeansboro, IL on Route 14. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.Here are just a few of the things you can do at Organ Farms: 5-Acre Corn Maze, Hay Rides, Weiner Roasts, Birthday Parties, Bonfires, Straw Maze, Farm Animals, Fall Decorations, Cow Milking Game, Huge Slides, Jungle Gym Play Area, Pumpkin Rolls, Pumpkin Bread, Caramel Corn, Lots of Games, Pumpkins, Mums, Gourds, Fodder Shocks, 12-Foot Teepee, Play House.
Hancock County
- McVeigh's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze
- corn maze, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, tractor-pulled hay rides, prepicked
produce, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
956 E County Rd 1800, Hamilton, IL 62341. Phone: (217)847-3246. Directions: 4 1/2 miles North on Connable Road Hamilton Illinois Look for signs And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Pumpkin patch open Monday to Sunday 8 am to 8 pm Corn maze open Thursday to Saturday 10 am to 7 pm Sunday 1 pm to 7 pm Corn maze is open from September 8, 2007 through October 31, 2007. Thursday through Saturday 10 am to 7 pm Sundays 1 pm to 7 pm Pumpkin patch is open daily 8 am to 8 pm September 8 to October 31, 2007 Payment: Cash, Check.
Hardin County
Henderson County
- Roger's Pumpkin
Farm - pumpkins, hay rides and a corn maze
RR 1 Box 108, Lomax, IL 61454. Phone: (217) 449-3486. Email: rogerspumpkin@yahoo.com. 15 acres of pumpkins, squash and gourds. We also offer garden mums and bittersweet. Open: Our season runs from Sept thru Oct 8:00 am till dusk. The first Saturday in October is Family Day. We have a storyteller, TiPi tours, train rides, and a bounce house. Along with these activities are also the corn maze which is open every weekend from 8:00am till dusk. Enjoy an old fashioned country custom. Hop on and take a tractor driven hayride. Hayrides continously on weekends as weather permits. - Slagel Farms - pumpkin patch- already
gathered from the field
Hiway 192, Oquawka, IL 61469. Phone: 309-586-4093. Email us at: slagel@frontiernet.net. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: 9:ooam to 6:00pm 7 days a week Payment: Cash, Check. Also, prepicked sweet corn, green beans, watermelons, muskmelons, watermelons, summer and fall squash, pumpkins, gourds and many other produce items- availability begins in June and ends Nov1. We pick the produce, U pick is not available.
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Lawrence County
Madison County
- Demange Farm -
10349 W. Astor Road, Saint Jacob, IL 62281 Phone: 618-644-9218.
You pick or they pick. Ready end of May. Open: Around May 20, 7 am to 7 pm daily (only) - The Great Godfrey
Maze - corn maze,
restrooms, gift shop, picnic area
6810 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, IL 62035. Phone: 618) 466-3324 . Open: August 31st to Oct 28th Friday: 6-10 PM Saturday: 10AM - 10PM Sunday: 1PM - Dusk Labor Day: Monday, September 3: 10AM - Dusk Fall corn festival: Saturday, October 6th: 10 AM - 10 PM Games, Live Music & Much More! Columbus: Monday, October 8: 10 AM - Dusk Hunted maze: October: 12, 13, 14 & October 19-28th . Directions: See their website for directions. Payment: Cash, only.. Directions | Contact us | Our Sponsors | What is it? | How was it designed? | Group Rates/Reservations | Haunted Maze-(A Spooktacular Event) Maze After Dark | Helicopter Rides | Field Trips | Admission Prices | $1.00 Off COUPON.
A visitor writes on February 24, 2011: "LOVE to come here.This isn't a farm - just the maze. The also have a "corn pit" - kind of like a sand pit, where the kids get in and play. " -
Mills Apple Farm
- U-Pick: apples, Christmas trees,
11477 Pocahontas Road, Marine, IL (Madison County) Phone: 618-887-4732. Email: Jerry@millsapplefarm.com. Open: 2nd week in July. 2005 Events, Directions to the Farm, Crop Schedule, Bakery Info & Prices, Hayrides, Educational Tours, About the Farm...., Farm History, Our Windmill Restored! - Reinhardt's Berry Patch - pumpkins,
7503 Kerin Road, Alhambra, IL 62001 (Madison County) Phone: 618-633-2888. pumpkins and gourds. Call for availability and picking appointments. - Relleke
Farms Pumpkin Patch -Pick-your-own Pumpkins.
1526 Sand Prairie Lane, Granite City, IL 62040. Phone: 618-797-6858. Directions: 1 mile north of Cahokia Mounds on Sand Prairie Lane. Open: Hours: October only, Daily, 9 am to 5 p.m. In market: Pumpkins, gourds, crafts. Other: Festivals every weekend: pony rides, entertainment, live music, crafts, games, petting zoo, food. - Rhodes Family Farm - pumpkins, pumpkins for sale in the
shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch-
already gathered from the field, Fall festival, cow train rides,
corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, Honey
from hives on the farm, U-pick and already picked, gift shop,
concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, Jumping
pillow, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
8863 Dustman Road, Worden, IL 62097. Phone: 618-307-4989. Email: pumpkinpatch@rhodesfamilyfarm.com. Open: Corn Maze Friday 6 pm to Midnight, Saturday 10 am to Midnight, Sunday 10 am to Midnight Weekends Only, September 7. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: From the intersection of Interstate 55 and Route 4, go North on Route 4 till you reach Renken Road (4.4 miles). Turn Left (West) on Renken Road and go approximately 5 miles to Dustman Road Make a Right (North) on Dustman Road and go about 1/4 mile to Rhodes Family Farm on your left. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Click here for our Facebook page.
Marion County
- Glorify God Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze - pumpkin patch-
already gathered from the field, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay
rides, Pumpkin Weigh-Off, Fresh eggs, concessions / refreshment
stand, picnic area, face painting, birthday parties, weddings and
wedding parties, school tours
3042 Cannon Gardens, Salem, IL 62881. Phone: 618-315-4444. Alternate Phone: 618-740-1215. Email: itspumpkintime@live.com. Open: Friday nights 7:38 am to 10:30pm, Saturdays 11:00am to 6:30pm, Sundays 1:00 am to 6:00pm. Directions: Take Route 50 East from Salem 5 miles and turn right on 5 Mile Creek (Signs posted), Hang left at Cannon Gardens, wind around the lake and you are there. Click here for a map and directions. Open each year from the 2nd weekend in September till October 31st. Payment: Cash, Check. Click here for our Facebook page. Check with us for special event dates such as pumpkin painting contests, & champion mazer contests. We offer pumpkin painting with the purchase of any pumpkin. We have a climbable haystack and a corn box for children to play in. We often have homemade specials in the concession stand such as pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, chili, chicken noodle soup, and other pies. - Schwartz Farms - apples, pumpkins
1941 Copple Road, P. O. Box 885, Centralia, IL 62801 (Marion County) Phone: 618-532-8058 or Phone: 618-249-8546. Also apple cider, honey, molasses & apple butter.
Massac County
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Monroe County
- Stuckmeyer's Plants & Produce - U-pick pumpkins .
9204 Bluff Road, Waterloo, IL (Monroe County) Phone: 618-935-2501. Market: tomatoes, corn, beans, melons, pumpkins.
Perry County
Pope County
- Little Texas Farm - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the
field,
780 Renshaw Road, Grantsburg, IL 62943. Phone: 270-559-5849. Fax: 270-575-9276. Email: littletexasjim@gmail.com. Open: Tuesday thru Saturday 9 am to 2 pm. Directions: From I-24: Exit to the east at New Columbia/Big Bay exit. Go east 2 1/2 miles on Big Bay Road to Big Bay; turn left (north) on Old Marion Road (before the tracks). Go beside the tracks for 2 miles into Reevesville; left across the tracks at the only crossing. Travel the gravel road. Garden is 1/2 mile on the left. From 145: Travel to Renshaw (2 miles south of 146, or, 13 miles north from the Metropolis exit off I-24). Travel WEST on the only gravel road from Renshaw -- Reevesville Road -- 2 miles. Farm is on the right. Click here for a map and directions. Also available are tomatoes, specialty tomatoes, squash, peppers, specialty pepeppers. Payment: Cash, only. Click here for our Facebook page. Bring snacks and drinks. This is a remote location without amenities. A great place for walking or for sitting in the shade! Glad to have you!.
Pulaski County
Randolph County
- G & C Meyer Farm - pumpkins.
4370 Rockcastle Road, Steeleville, IL 62288 Phone: 618-965-3800. Open April 26 - Halloween, 8 am to 6 pm, Monday-Friday; 1 pm - 5 pm, Sunday; call for appointment otherwise. - Guten Tag Orchard - apples, pumpkins
3946 State Route #3, Chester, IL (Randolph County) 6 hours from Chicago. Phone: 618-826-3300.
Richland County
Saline County
St. Clair County
- Braeutigam Orchards - U-pick: apples, pumpkins
2765 Turkey Hill Lane, Belleville, IL. Phone: 618-233-4059 - Eckert's Country Store and Farms - pumpkins,
Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin
patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, we also have
pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, gift shop, concessions /
refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, pony rides, petting zoo,
farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
951 South Green Mount Road, Belleville, IL 62220. Phone: (618) 233-0513. Email: eckert-info@eckerts.com. Open: See our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Pumpkin updates: Click here for updates. Directions: See our website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. See our website for current crop information. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. Starting as a simple roadside stand in 1910, the sixth and seventh generations of the Eckert family now operates three retail, entertainment and farming establishments in southern Illinois. Eckert's Belleville location is open year round and is home to the Country Store, Restaurant, Garden Center, Custard Shop and Pick-Your-Own farm. Visit our website to learn more about our wide array of products, ripening dates, activities and so much more!. - Eckert's
Millstadt Farm - apples, hayrides, jumping pillows,
pumpkin cannon, strawberries, blackberries, peaches, pumpkins,
Christmas trees
2719 Eckert Orchard Lane, Millstadt, IL 62260. Phone: (800)745-0513. Open: See our website for current hours. Directions: Click here for farm directions. Only a short drive from downtown St. Louis, your whole family will love Eckert's Millstadt Fun Farm! Visit the incredible creations in Uncle Aubrey's Workshop, squeal with delight at Billy Bob's pig races, ride the Deere Express through the orchard, then plunge into the 70-foot underground slide at Eckert's Mining Company! Wagon rides to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch are a favorite for all. Visit Uncle Aubrey's Workshop, or join us for a Haunted Hayride this September & October – if you dare! There's so many activities for the kids see and do... you'll wear the kids out... and Mom and Dad, too! Our jumping pillow is a giant colorful, inflatable pillow that is so much fun and will keep your kids entertained. Fun for adults, too! We can't forget about the amazing pumpkin cannon, the Jack-O-Lobber. The Jack-O-Lobber fires a pumpkin a half-mile! Shows are every hour on the hour Friday through Sunday. If you are craving mouth-watering country food like roasted sweet corn or chicken shish kababs be sure to stop by Bob's N'Cobs Food Stand. Of course, hotdogs, bratwurst, KettleKorn, homemade ice cream and funnel cakes are always on the menu too! Eckert's is known far and wide for its great country entertainment. Watch a real live melodrama play out on the Grand Stage. (ADDED: August 26, 2011, by Blake)
Union County
- Rendleman Orchards - pumpkins for sale in the shop or
farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already
gathered from the field, farm market, gift shop, restrooms
9860 State Route 127 North, Alto Pass, IL 62905. Phone: 618-893-2771. Email: info@rendlemanorchards.com. Open: See our web or facebook page for Pumpkin Patch opening and hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. (UPDATED: March 26, 2015)
Wabash County
Washington County
- Country Kids Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins for sale in the shop
or farmstand, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn
maze, we also have pie pumpkins, petting zoo, farm animals
278 N Front St, Hoyleton, IL 62803. Phone: 618-493-6417. Email: ccherrmann@juno.com. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Turn off of highway 177 at Pries IH Implement in Hoyleton on Front Street. Go North on Front Street 3 blocks. Farm on right side of road. White farmhouse with big red barn. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. We feature pedal go karts, hop along bouncer ponies, duck race, scavenger hunt within the 3 acre corn maze, horse tire swings, educational games and activities, and much more including sling shot games and sac races. We also decorate for fall weddings, reunions, businesses, and other fall gatherings.
Wayne County
- Shreve's Pumpkin Patch - corn maze, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze,
child-sized haybale maze, we also have pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled
hay rides, wagon rides, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand,
restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding
parties, school tours
Rr 4 Box 309, Barnhill, IL 62809. Phone: (618)896-5656. Alternate Phone: (618)516-1851. Email: bosspumpkin@yahoo.com. Open: September - October Monday to Saturday 10:00am 6:00pm Sunday 12:00pm to 6:00P;M Evening parties/gatherings available upon request. Directions: We are located just North of the Mill Shoals exit 110 on I-64. Turn East at the Barnhill crossroads(there are blue tourists info signs telling you to turn here). From there follow the orange pumpkin patch signs to our farm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. New to the pumpkin patch is an additional all purpose building that is currently taking reservations for birthday parties, bridal/baby showers, reunions, holiday parties, rehearsal dinners, receptions, etc. Catering is also available upon request.
White County
Williamson County
- Bandy's Pumpkin Farm - corn maze, pumpkins, hayrides, picnic area, concession stand, restrooms
15020 Pumpkin Patch Rd, Johnston City, IL 62951. Phone: 618-983-8676. Email: bandypumpkinpatch@hotmail.com. Open: October 1st thru 30th daily (7 days) from 9am to 6pm. They have a play barn with slides and bounce areas. Corn maze and hayrides. Concession Stand and picnic area with a bonfire pit. Face painting. They also have bathrooms on site..
