Picking a prime pumpkin starts with a trip to the perfect patch! These five venues offer a variety of experiences to enhance your search for orange, round perfection. Bring family, friends or your SO and enjoy a day on the farm complete with hayrides and furry animals, toast at a German beer garden, complete a corn maze – or do it all. Check the Web site or call before you go. Travel times to each venue are approximate.
The great pumpkin awaits!
The Hunter Farm
Get your pumpkin and furry animal fix just minutes from Charlotte. Take a wagon ride to the barn where you can pet, feed and snuggle a variety of friendly farm animals. A small pumpkin is included with each ticket or choose a larger one for a fee. Reservations are required.
Dates: September 22 – November 5
Address: 13624 Providence Road, Weddington, NC 28104
Distance From Charlotte Center City: 22.6 miles (approximately 30 minutes)
Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 2-7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Mondays.Price: $11 per person for wagon ride to petting barn. You must take the wagon to the petting barn.
Pro Tip: After you collect your pumpkin, sign up for goat yoga offered during the fall months.
Hodges Family Farm
Take a road trip close to home and find beautiful things to enhance your fall decor. Go full festival mode with kettle corn, funnel cakes and other tasty treats. Stop by the farm store for one-of-a-kind gifts or get a jump on that holiday shopping list.
Dates: September 23-October 31
Address: 3780 Rocky River Road, East Charlotte NC 28215
Distance From Charlotte Center City: 10.1 miles (approximately 23 minutes)
Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Price: $5 per car, hayrides, pumpkins, food for a fee.
Pro Tip: Pack your autumn-inspired charcuterie creation and blanket for a beautiful outdoor picnic with the crew.
Hall Family Farm
If you can’t decide how to ring in the season, Hall Family Farm has lots of activities to choose from including a seven-acre corn maze, smaller corn maze, pumpkin picking, a musical hayride and lots of food.
Dates: Through October 31
Address: 445 W Rebound Rd, Lancaster, SC 29720
Distance From Charlotte Center City: 37.5 miles (approximately 45 minutes)
Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fridays, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Closed Mondays except 9/25, 10/9, and 10/16, open from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Closed Tuesdays.
Price: Admission is free; activities for a fee.
Pro Tip: Purchase a fun pass for $10 and play all day!
Carrigan Farms
Each trip to the patch includes a hayride to the field and a stop at the petting zoo. Catch the food truck serving up doughnuts and cider on the weekends. Only cash and checks are accepted for the pumpkin patch and food trucks.
Date: October 1- October 31
Address: 1261 Oak Ridge Farm Hwy, Mooresville, NC 28115
Distance From Charlotte Center City: 33.5 miles (approximately 38 minutes)
Hours: You must reserve your pumpkin picking time in advance. Book now!
Pro Tip: Pack your garden gloves and pocket knife – you pick these ultra fresh pumpkins right off the vine.
The Vine Charlotte
Pumpkins for sale daily in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood!
Date: October 7- October 31
Address: 2101 Belvedere Ave, Charlotte, NC 2820
Distance From Charlotte Center City: 3 miles (approximately 5 minutes)
Happy fall y’all!
