Fall is all about early nights, spookiness, warm drinks and course – pumpkins!
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There is something so special about heading to the patch with some friends or family, connecting with the farm and spotting the very best pumpkin to take home to carve. Ottawa has plenty of exciting pumpkin patches to explore – below are some of the best!
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Proulx Farm
Proulx Farm goes all out for pumpkin season! This year marks the 31st annual pumpkin festival, where the farm transforms into an unrecognizable Halloween haven full of spooky treats! While you’re there, there are plenty of great snacks and free parking.
Admission: $20.55 to $21.60
Address: 1865 Chemin O’Toole Cumberland (Ottawa)
Ottawa Tree Farm (Fallowfield)
Don’t let the farm’s name throw you off – the pumpkins are abundant at Ottawa Tree Farm! Experience all the very best of fall with the farm’s wagon rides, horse and pony rides and bonfires – and of course, picking your very own pumpkin.
Starting September 26, 2025., wagon rides, horse & pony rides, and bonfires will be available on weekends. Admission to the pumpkin patch is free, while wagon rides, pony rides, and bouncy castles are priced at $5 per child each.
Admission: Free to $5
Address: 6100 Fallowfield Road, Stittsville
Saunders Farm
Fall is the best time for a visit to Saunders Farm. The team goes all out for the haunted season, where you can experience spooky fun. Of course, this 100-acre destination has a generous pumpkin patch! You can reach Saunders Farm in 30 minutes outside Ottawa.
Cost: Varies
Address: 7893 Bleeks Road, Munster
Millers Berry Farm
Over 8 acres of pick-your-own pumpkins are available from mid-September. Additionally, an engaging corn maze is open for exploration until October 31st, with children under one year old enjoying free entry.
The Market Shed offers a variety of farm-grown and local produce, seasonal décor, sweet treats, frozen pies, jams, jellies, local honey, and farm fresh eggs. Wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, available from mid September, through October 31, cost $5 per person, with children under one riding free.
Admission: Free
Address: 6158 Rideau Valley Drive, Ottawa (Manotick)
Maple Hill Urban Farm
Maple Hill Urban Farm is a must-visit family fun farm and boasts of an impressive pumpkin patch as well as plenty of animals to meet, a 10-acre adventure maze and much more.
Admission: Corn Maze: ages 18 – 70: $15
Children 5-12 accompanied by an adult: $5, Teens 13 – 17: $10, Children age 4 and under & Seniors age 71+ are free
Address: 200 Moodie Drive, Ottawa
Cannamore Orchard
Impressing the masses since 1982, Cannamore Orchard is the fall professional. Pick your perfect pumpkin, which is growing in various shapes and sizes! The farm also features some spooky treats like wagon rides, stage shows and more. Open August 30, 2025 until Thanksgiving weekend.
Admission: $16 per person for the fun farm
Address: 1480 County Road 32 Crysler
Abby Hill Farms
Seek out your perfect “jack-o-later” (to be) with a visit to Abby Hill Farms, which has been operational for over 20 years! You’ll also be impressed by their spooky scarecrows!
Admission: Free
Address: 1490 Bankfield Road, Ottawa
Lighted Pumpkin Displays
Upper Canada Village
Not exactly a traditional pumpkin patch, Pumpkinferno or lighted pumpkin displays are worth mentioning on this list.
This Halloween season, witness magnificent works of pumpkin artistry – 10,000 hand-carved pumpkins, creating more than 100 sculptures at Upper Canada Village.
- Upper Canada Village, 13740 County Rd. 2, Morrisburg — Pumpkinferno
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