2024 Augusta and surrounding counties of Maine Pumpkin Patches And More.org

Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other Halloween activities in Augusta and surrounding counties of Maine? Scroll down this page and you will see the all of those in Augusta and surrounding counties of Maine, 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 October 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

Androscoggin County

• Apple Ridge Farms -Pick your own apples, many varieties. The
  Perkins Ridge Road, Auburn, Maine. Phone: 207-777-1696, Fax 207-225-2790. Email [email protected] Very large apple orchards. kids will also love our farm animals. Open for ready-picked cranberries in the fall. September 1 to end of season. Handicapped Accessible. Restrooms Available. Bus parking.
• Berry Fruit Farm - strawberries, raspberries, cherries, peaches, apples, pumpkins, and mixed vegetables
  361 Crash Road, Livermore, ME 04253. Phone: 207 897 4767. Email: [email protected]. Open: Seasonally, see their website. Berry Fruit Farm combines homemade and homegrown products for a fun and wholesome customer experience. In our U-Pick fields you will find strawberries, raspberries, cherries, peaches, apples, pumpkins, and mixed vegetables. Our retail store is open year around with a full time bakery staff making daily breads, pastry, and menu items in Livermore Falls. At Christmas, a classic Christmas “from the land where Christmas trees grow.” This year pick up your Christmas tree and Berry Fruit Farm products that will make your season bright. Berry Fruit Farm offers the finest quality U-Pick and Retail. Click here for a link to our Facebook page. (ADDED: October 20, 2020, JBS)
• Boothby's Orchard - pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, wagon rides, prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
  366 Boothby Road Rt 108 East, Livermore, ME 04253. Phone: 207-754-3500. Fax: 207-783-4994. Email: [email protected]. Directions: Directions From Auburn: Go north on route 4 for about 25 miles. In Livermore turn right onto 108 east (not left onto 108 west towards Rumford). After turning right onto 108 east travel 1.5 miles Orchard on your left. From Farmingtion: Drive south on route 4 about 25 miles past Livermore Falls. In Livermore turn left onto 108 east drive about 1.5 miles orchard on your left. Or go past Norlands living History Institute until you meet 108 east and turn left Orchard on left about a half mile. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Weekends and Holidays 11 am to 5 pm Payment: Cash, Check. HONEY CRISP, Mcintosh, Cortland, Gala, Jonna Gold, Handicapped accessible picking, flat grounds, handicapped restrooms; espalier growing system - apples low to the ground and easy to pick; Storytelling; Beautiful views, spacious grounds with pond and abundant wildlife. Apples hand-picked and shipped nationwide. (UPDATED: October 1, 2018, JBS)
• Gagnon Family Orchard - pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, haunted house, haunted rides, haunted trail, Cider mill with fresh apple cider made on the premises, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  75 Saunders Road, Greene, ME 04236. Phone: 207-576-0541. Email: [email protected]. Open: Fridays 11 am to 5:30 pm Saturdays and Sundays 9 am to 5 pm October 1 to Thanksgiving. Directions: 75 Saunders Road Greene Maine 04236. Off of route 202/Main Street in Greene Maine. 3 Miles past Mardens take a left on Saunders road. Also a half mile from the Lewiston town line Welcome to Greene sign from Lewiston. Click here for a map and directions. Easter Egg Hunt Saturday April 3 11 am to 3 pm Hot Apple Cider Donuts and Frozen Fresh Apple cider Sundays ONLY 10:30 am to 1:30 pm April 1 to September 1 Store Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday September 1 through Thanksgiving Haunted Hayrides and Dayrides Friday, Saturday, and Sundays starting October 1 to Halloween. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard.
• Harvest Hill Farms - 2024 presumed permanently closed, pumpkin patch, corn maze, bounce house, hayrides, jumping pillow, concessions/snacks, corn cannon, birthday parties, farm market, free range beef, free range chicken
  840 Bakerstown Road, Poland, ME 04256. Phone: 207-998-3259. Email: [email protected]. Open:  UPDATE for 2024, Their website is gone and their Facebook page has not been updated in years, so I assume they have closed permanently. If you know anything for sure, please write me, their last reported hours were June 27, 8 am to 7 pm, daily. Directions: Rte 11,.. Handicapped Accessible. Restrooms Available. Bus parking. Pumpkin Land is Maine's largest Fall “Agritainment Venue”. We have designed it for the young and the young at heart. The theme is, of course, Pumpkins. However there is a plethora of Halloween themed activities, rides, inflatable bounce houses, wagon rides to the pumpkin patch and much, much more for families with small children to enjoy during their visit. (ADDED: June 08, 2010, JBS) (UPDATED: October 18, 2012, by a visitor)
• Ricker Hill Orchards - pumpkins, pyo apples, petting zoo, corn box, more
  Rte 117, Turner, ME. Phone: 207-225-3455 Toll free: 877-501-3640. Fax 207-225-2790. Email: [email protected] See PYO listings for Apple Ridge in Auburn, Ricker Hill in Turner, and Moulton's in Standish. Auburn 10-5, Standish 10-6, Turner 10-6. Handicapped Accessible. Restrooms Available. Bus parking. We feature many activities at our farm including pick your own apples, a corn maze, disc golf, and more... Our farm stand is full of wonderful apples and cranberries. School Tours & Bus Tours are always welcomed at our farm. We hope to see you here. (UPDATED: October 1, 2018, JBS)

Kennebec County

• Chick's Apple and Berry Farm - pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, sorgum maze, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field where they grow, Cider mill with fresh apple cider made on the premises
  571 Main Street, Monmouth, ME 04259. Phone: (207) 441-6250. Email: [email protected]. Open: Please call for opening dates and times. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Raspberries, July and September Blueberries, July, August and September Apples, September, October and November. Payment: Cash, Check. Please call for opening dates. Sorghum Maze. (UPDATED: August 06, 2021)
• Field of Greens - Pick your own vegetables and fall storage crops.
  PO Box 17, Albion, ME. Phone: 207-437-2993. Bus parking.
• French's Market Gardens - vegetables
  Route 32, South China, ME. Phone: 207-445-2722. Open: May 15 through November 15. Fresh vegetables grown and sold on premises or pick them yourself. Seedlings available May 15 - July 15. Some quantity discounts for bulk purchase of high-yield crops. Directions: three quarters miles north of Route 3.
• Lakeside Orchards and Farm Market - apples, Peas, Blueberries, and Pumpkins
  318 Readfield Rd, Manchester, ME 04531. Phone number: 207-622-2479. Email: [email protected] Open: daily, 8 am to 6 pm. PYO on Saturday & Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm. We specialize in Pick-Your-Own Apples, but we also provide opportunities to Pick-Your-Own Peas, Blueberries, and Pumpkins. We are currently expanding our acreage of several crops that will enhance our Pick-Your-Own offerings for many years to come. ​Farm market: We sell a wide variety of fruits and vegetables throughout the year. Our primary crop is apples, but we also produce large amounts of blueberries, pumpkins, salad greens, and other vegetables. Also in our market you will find many food and non-food items produced in Maine, often by small-scale family-owned businesses. We are open year-round, and our offerings of fruits, vegetables, and other products change with each exciting season. Pick your own apples in season. Varieties include Paula Reds, McIntosh, Cortlands, Spartans, Mutsus, Macouns, Red and Golden Delicious. Tractor rides on weekends. Click here for a link to our Facebook page. (UPDATED: October 1, 2018, JBS)
• Lemieux's Orchard - apples, pumpkins, corn maze, hay rides
  Priest Hill Road, North Vassalboro, ME. Phone: 207-923-3518. Fax. 207-873-4534. Open: September and October, 10 am to 5 pm. Enjoy a fun day at the orchard picking all the apples you want. Apples also available at farmstand until June. They offer hay rides in the fall, featuring their pair of black Persherons, and snow sleigh rides in winter.
• Moulton Farms - pumpkins, Choose your own Christmas tree
  End of Moulton Road, Pittston, ME. Phone: 207-582-2515. Fax. 207-582-2515. Email: [email protected] Pick your own quality pumpkins in the fall. Also quality hardwood lumber and carving wood for sale. Choose your own Christmas tree in November or December.
• Stevenson's Strawberries - strawberries, pumpkins, pumpkin patch
  Berry Road and Tucker Road, Wayne, ME. Phone: 207-685-3532. Fax. 207-685-4164. Email: [email protected]. Open: end of June - mid-July, 7 am to 8 pm, daily. Fifteen acres of beautiful strawberries to pick from! Peas available during strawberry season. Children supervised by an adult are welcome. Restrooms available. At Stevenson's you can pick your own strawberries and fresh fruit. Strawberries have been our business since 1974. We are handicap accessible and have bathrooms available. PYO pumpkins from the end of September through the end of October, weekends only!.
• Waterville Harvest Fest - Hay rides, the 2nd Annual Jorgensen's 5K Foot Race, family pumpkin carving, live music, farmers' market
  Castonguay Square, Waterville, ME. Open: October 22, 2005. Free and open to the public.
• York Village Harvestfest - colonial-themed festival
  York, ME. Open: October 14-16, 2005. Including live bands, an ox roast, bean whole beans and crafters from across the country.

Knox County

• Hardy Farms Apple Orchard - Pick your own apples; squash and pumpkins also available.
  Church Street, Hope, ME. Phone: 207-763-3262. Email: [email protected]. Open: Thursday, Friday and Saturday in September and October, 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM; be sure to call before you go. Directions: one half mile from Route 105.Look for ads in local newspapers. Click here for a link to the Facebook page. (UPDATED: October 1, 2018, JBS)
• Miller Farm - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, tractor-pulled hay rides, gift shop, school tours
  35 Miller Farm, Rockport, ME 04856. Phone: 207-236-8009 Open: 10 am to 5 pm Payment: Cash, Check.
• Sweet Season Farm - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area
  77 Liberty Road, Washington, ME 04574. Phone: (207)845-3028 Open: call for current picking hours and conditions  Directions: From Rte. 17 take Rte. 220 through Washington Village. Heading North on Rte.220 (Liberty Rd.), farm is located on the right after the Village Church. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Strawberries: beginning mid June Raspberries: beginning late June Blueberries: beginning early July Pumpkins: late September Payment: Cash, only.

Lincoln County

• Clark's Cove Farm & Inn - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, tractor-pulled hay rides, Pick-your-own apples, Cider mill with fresh apple cider made on the premises, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  107 Ridge Road, Walpole, ME 04573. Phone: 207-563-8704. Fax: 207-563-6535. Email: [email protected]. Directions: Business rte 1 in Damariscotta to Rte 129 south for 4.5 miles. Right on Ridge Road. 1/2 mile on right. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Monday to Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
• County Fair Farm - apples, pumpkins and flowers, maple syrup
  Route 32, Jefferson, ME. Phone: 207-549-3536. Fax 207-549-4717. Email: [email protected] Open: 10 am to 6 pm daily June through November. We offer our own fresh produce, farm-raised meats, and maple syrup, as well as Maine products and more. We have a corn maze and offer pick-your-own apples and pumpkins with wagon rides in the fall. When the farm stand closes for the season, you can call us and leave a message to make an appointment to buy meat or maple syrup. Pick your own apples, pumpkins and flowers at our pondside garden. Fresh and beautiful. Weekend wagon rides to the Orchard, and pumpkin patch in season. Apples; September to mid-October, Pumpkins; October.

Sagadahoc County

• Rocky Ridge Orchard and Bakery - apples, pumpkins
  Bowdoin, ME. Phone: 207-666-5786. Email [email protected] Open: September and October, 7 days a week, 8 am to 7 pm. Directions: Route 201 between 125 and 138 intersections; Exit 25 off I95. Macs, Cortlands, Smoothie Goldens, Idared, Redfree and Empire are available. A country store with bakery, sandwiches, locally produced goods, and our own freshly pressed apples for cider. Pick your own pumpkins too. Handicapped Accessible. Restroom available. Bus parking. Located about 6 miles north of Mt. Ararat High School on Route 201. Our location is handicapped accessible and has something for everyone. Starting right after Labor Day through October 31st, we invite you to come pick our many varieties of apples off the tree or already bagged in the store. We also have a great selection of pumpkins, squash, gourds, cornstalks, and hay. Homemade breads and pastries, including whoopie pies, donuts, bismarks, and pies (apple, of course; strawberry–rhubarb and blueberry are other favorites!) Deli sandwiches on homemade bread. Toot's Ice Cream. Smiling Hill Farm milk. Maine made products and produce, including Maine honey and maple syrup and our own handmade soaps and hand cream. Antiques. Morse's Sauerkraut and Pickles. (UPDATED: September 1, 2021, JBS)

Waldo County

• Great Maine Apple Day and Fall Harvest Festival - hayrides, farm tours, fun
  Exhibition Hall at MOFGA's Common Ground, Unity, Maine. Open: Late October , 12 pm to 4 pm. Join us outside at MOFGA for a day of celebration and community. Take a guided tour of the orchards or attend a workshop, participate in cider pressing or trade perennial plants at our plant swap. Come see educational displays about fruit trees or bring your own ‘mystery’ apples to our Apple Identification team. There’s also something fun for kids of all ages: apple art, a scavenger hunt around the grounds, and play-testing of a augmented reality app, The Station, that lets you follow a quest through the orchards! (Learn more about it here.) There will also be snacks, apples and cider for sale, and we will be sampling MOFGA-grown heritage apple varieties! Celebrate autumn and the fall apple harvest. Events include apple pie contest, free apple samples, display of antique apple varieties, music, children's contests and a cider dunk tank.
• Schartner Farms - strawberries, apples, hayrides
  Right on Route 220, Thorndike, ME. Phone: 207-568-3668. Fax 207-568-3668. Email [email protected] PYO strawberries open early. Managed fields, weed-free beds. Picnic tables in shade. PYO apples on weekends after Labor Day. Closed Mondays. Weekend hayrides with horses. Many more surprises. Open: Weekends after Labor Day, 10 am to 5 pm. Closed Mondays. Weekend hayrides with horses 11 am to 3 pm. Restroom available. Bus parking.
• Village Green Organic Produce - Assortment of pumpkins and other vegetables.
  Greens Corner & Myrick Road, 1 mile South of Rte 202/9 (Barn and fields are on Myrick Road.), Troy, ME. Phone: 207-948-5724. Call for more information on availability and quantity. Open: June through October. Handicapped Accessible. Restroom available.

Halloween Costumes

Here are some of the most popular Halloween costumes for children this year. For more choices, see our Halloween costumes pages.

• Inflatable Riding Dinosaur Costume for Adults - everyone LOVES this costume. It's a hit where ever you go!
• Harry Potter Costume Kids Plush Robe - With a hood, one for each house, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hogwarts
• Wizard Robe Cloak Halloween costume for Kids
• Girl's Sparkle Princess Costume - In pink, for small girls
• Sew your own Halloween Costumes with Patterns from the Singer Sewing Reference Library
• Pizza Costume for Kids - A giant slice of pizza Halloween Costume for Children and Teens
• Easy Halloween Costumes for Children - Miniature patterns for 3 to 12 year old children, just enlarge and use
  

 

 

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