Late September to October, farms in Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton welcome families to enjoy fall season at the farm offering tasty treats, farm fun activities, wagon rides along with the opportunity to pick the perfect pumpkin for that spooky Jack-O-Lantern!
**Call ahead for best picking times and availability. **
I. Pumpkin Patches in Durham Region
1. Linton’s Farm Market
Linton’s Farm Market sells a wide variety of homegrown vegetables and fruit, cheese, honey, maple syrup,
jams, preserves, fall decorations and many more, in addition to offering delicious pick-your-own pumpkins which come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
Hours:
Saturday & Sunday + Thanksgiving Monday, September 30 to October 29 | 10:00AM – 4:00PM; The patch may be closed in times of inclement weather and excessive mud.
Address: 571 Raglan Rd. E. Oshawa
Cost: $10 to $12/person +tax/fees (Ages 2-99)., Play Area will be a separate $3/person
Phone: Call 905-655-3949 daily Pick-Your-Own report!
2. Willowtree Farm Market
Willowtree Farm prides itself on being good stewards of the land and producing superb produce and top quality meat for you and your family. The farm has over 600 acres, and has a butcher shop and bakery. Join us for some fall fun at the farm at during PYO pumpkin event! Admission includes wagon ride, pumpkin games, mini corn maze, challenging maze, spooky forest walk, one free pumpkin cannon shot (up to four people), photo opportunities, with additional shots available.
Hours:
Saturday & Sunday + Thanksgiving Monday, September 30 to October 29 | 10am – 4pm
Cost: $10/person (ages 2 & up) All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Address: 975 Durham Rd. 21 Port Perry
Phone: 905-985-4973
3. Nature’s Bounty Farm
Soak in the beauty of your surroundings on a self-guided nature walk around the property and visit the sheep in the pasture. Challenge the young ones to a race through the obstacle course and navigate the corn maze. Enjoy a picnic on the lawn and finish off with a glass of fresh cider. Or even better, trek out into the pumpkin patch and pick your perfect pumpkin. The farm is also home to Ontario’s only Pick-Your-Own hot pepper patch, which will be open until the first hard frost.
Hours:
9 am to 5 pm in October
Cost:
$25 for 3 pumpkins, any size (from the designated area)
Address: 651 Scugog Line 2, Port Perry (Directions)
Phone: (905) 985-2096
4. Pingle’s Farm Market
Fall at the farm is here, featuring the Pumpkin Patch, Corn maze and more farm fun. The Harvest Festival offers pick-your-own options, a Circus-themed Corn Maze, a mini maze for kids, and more farm fun for all ages.
The Harvest Market offers beautiful porch packages and mums available daily while supplies last. The small porch package includes 1 straw bale, 2 potted mums, and 4 corn stalks for $37. The large porch package includes 1 straw bale, 2 potted mums, 10 corn stalks, 2 pumpkins, and 6 gourds for $71. Fall mums come in small, large multi-coloured, and large multi-coloured with grass options, priced between $14 and $26. Various types of pumpkins, including funky, Halloween, pale, and pie pumpkins, are also available.
Hours:
pick-your-own fields are open Tuesday – Sunday weekly| 9 AM -5:30 PM
Call the crop report before coming to the farm for the most current information regarding hours and picking conditions!
Cost: Harvest Fest Admission – $5 to $23
Pumpkin cost: Pick any size pumpkin from the patch for $10
Address: Pingle’s Farm Market, 1805 Taunton Rd. E, Hampton (Directions)
Phone: 9057256089
II. Pumpkin Patches in York Region
1. Robintide Farms
Robintide Farms is a family farm business in Vaughan that has provided the GTA with fantastic farm-fresh food, agricultural products and various horse-related services since 1967! The farm allows you to pick fresh beans, peas, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, and strawberries and offers a maze.
Hours:
Thursday to Sunday and Thanksgiving Monday, Late September to the end of October for pumpkin picking.
Cost: $5.50 per person (HST included) or $4.75 per person (HST included) with a group of 4 or more to enter the pumpkin patch and corn walk. Free for those under 3 years old.
Pumpkins: $2.50 to $12.50
Address: 2720 King Vaughan Rd, Maple
Phone: 647-988-2720
2. Forsythe Family Farms
It’s finally that time of year at the Forsythe Family Farms! You can finally pick squash and pumpkins in the pick your own fields. The farms are offering a first come, first serve policy for Pick your Own and they have fresh picked strawberries in their market.
Hours:
Tuesday and Wednesdays 9:30 am – 2:00pm, Thursdays to Sundays from 9:30 am – 5:00 pm in October, 2023
The farm strongly advises you to call before travelling.
Address: 1025 Cragg Rd. Uxbridge
Phone: 905-985-6749
3. Applewood Farm and Winery
Applewood Farm is a family-owned business that allows you to pick your own apples, pumpkins, strawberries and drink from their amazing winery in Stouffville. The admission includes one free pick your own pumpkin or squash per paid entry. Full use of farm play yard, wagon ride, a visit with our farm animals, corn maze and straw mountain.
Hours:
Address: 12416 McCowan Rd. Stouffville (Directions)
Phone: 905-640-5357
4. Brooks Farms
Brooks Farms offers PYO apples, squash and pumpkins coupled with an amazing farmer’s market, bakery and a 10-acre farm your you and your kids to play in. The farm also hosts a fall festival.
Hours:
Pick Your Own Pumpkins in October
Farm Market Hours: Open Daily 8am – 6pm
Address:
122 Ashworth Rd, RR 3 Mount Albert (Directions)
Phone: 905-473-3920
5. Rose Family Farm
Rose Family Farm is truly a place for family fun! The farm offers an incredible Play Barn, fresh strawberry and pumpkin picking as well as fresh fries and food from the Chip Truck and Farm Store, respectively.
Hours:
9am to 5pm; Friday, Saturday, Sunday + Holiday Mondays
Cost: $10 per person
Includes: Wagon Ride to/from Pumpkin Patch
1 Pick your own Pumpkin
Corn Maze
Straw Castle
Address: 17569 Centre St. Mount Albert
Phone: 905-473-3574
III. Pumpkin Patches in Peel Region
1. Albion Orchards
The bright orange pumpkins at Albion Orchards signify autumn and each is an exclamation point in the parade of fall colours in Caledon! Deemed as one of the top four apple orchards in Canada by both Chatelaine Magazine and the Food Network, picking produce at Albion Orchard is an amazing way for families to spend time together and get some of the freshest and tastiest produce in Ontario.
Hours:
Wed-Fri: 10 AM – 6 PM
Sat & Sun 10 AM – 5 PM
Address: 14800 Innis Lake Rd, Caledon (Directions)
Phone: 905-584-0354
2. Dixie Orchards
The Dixie Orchards farm offers a variety of fruit and activities for the whole family. The farm offers PYO apples, hazelnuts and pumpkins. As well as offering a corn maze, wagon rides, a marketplace and a sunflower field. There’s a variety of activities to keep everyone in the family entertained!
Hours: Pumpkin picking available until Oct 31st
7 days a week from 10 am to 5 pm
Cost: Admission – Age 2 and older – $5.58/person age 2 and older
Pumpkins extra: Pumpkins are weighed at .40/lb
Address: 14309 Dixie Rd. Caledon (Directions)
Phone: 905-838-5888
3. Downey’s Farm Market
Downey’s Farm Market is a 215-acre farm that has been owned and operated by the Downey family since 1920. The farm is located on Heart Lake Road, North of Brampton, Ontario where it provides the freshest strawberries, raspberries, sweet corn, squash and pumpkins for you to pick directly from it’s fields. In addition to PYO pumpkins, Downey’s Farm Market offers some prepicked available pumpkins, usually medium size and at the same price. The Farm Market also offers a Fry Truck, Play Area, a Pirate Ship, the Goat Mountain Slide and many many more.
Hours:
Pumpkins are available from mid-September to October 31
Cost: U-Pick Fram, free admission; Pumpkins Vary.
Downey’s Farm Market Pumpkin Fest – September 23 – October 31, 2023 | 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Address: Downey’s Farm Market, 13682 Heart Lake Road, Caledon
Phone: 905-838-2990
IV. Pumpkin Patches in Halton Region
Andrew’s Scenic Acres & Scotch Block Winery
Andrews Scenic Acres is a 165 acres farm and winery that specializes in delicious and healthy food and pick your own fruits. The farm offers Raspberries, Squash, Gourds & Pumpkins.
Hours:
Open Weekdays 10am-5pm, Weekends & Holidays 10am-6pm
Last Entrance to the Farm is 1 Hour
Cost: Admission —
– Ages 5 & younger: FREE
– Ages 6 to 64: $15.00+HST
– Seniors: $7.50+HST
Pumpkins Extra
Address: 9365 10th Sideroad Milton
Phone: 905-878-5807
V. Pumpkin Patches in Hamilton
1. Puddicombe Farms
Puddicombe Estate Farms, Winery and Cider is a family-owned farm where you can enjoy the fresh air and the beautiful scenery of the countryside. Some of the PYO experiences that the farm is currently offering this season include Pears, Apples, Grapes and of course, Pumpkins.
The venue also offers a wide range of activities centred around their farm, estate and winery including tasting tours and train rides.
Hours:
September 9 – October 29th & Thanksgiving Monday (October 9th, 2023), 11:00am – 4:00pm
Address: 1468 #8 Hwy, 1468 #8 Highway Winona, Hamilton (Directions)
Phone: 905-643-1015
2.Murphy’s Country Produce
Murphy’s Country Produce is a 50 acre family farm that specializes fruits and vegetables . The farm offers a wide variety of PYO experiences including Strawberries, Pumpkins and Squash.
Hours:
Until October 31, 2023, 10:00am – 6:00pm
Cost: Varies on Picked pumpkin
Address: 2040 Guyatt Road Binbrook
Phone: 905-692-5733
3. The Apple Orchard
Enjoy a fun-filled farm experience with the entire family at The Apple Orchard that features over 10,000 apple and pear trees, wagon rides, animals, pumpkin/squash patch, sunflower fields, corn maze, and more! The Apple Orchard has over 20 kinds of pumpkins, squash, decorative pumpkins and gourd in their large 5 acre patch to pick all your own varieties.
Hours: Monday, Thursday to Sunday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cost:
Admission: Weekends & Weekdays:
18 and over – $10.20 + HST
Seniors – $9.75 + HST
2 to 17 – $9.29 + HST
under 2 – Free
Pumpkins: mini $2.50, Small $6, Medium $8, Large $10, XL $15
Address: 1668 ON-6, Hamilton (Directions)
Phone: (647)-500-4769
4. Carluke Orchards
A third-generation farm, Carluke Orchards features a Bakery and Gourmet Food Market and has 13 apple varieties available, as well as pick your own pumpkins.
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 8:00AM – 6:00PM
Sunday: 11:00AM – 5:00PM
until Mid October.
Address: 2194 Shaver Road S.Ancaster (Directions)
Phone: 905-648-2775