This year's edition of Texas Pumpkin Fest was a definite step up from last years. Tickets were $15 per person and include a multitude of activities from a small haunted house to various photo ops and even some rides. Parking is free but this place can get packed quick so plan accordingly. There are many different food options throughout the grounds as well and good shade coverage, something they added more of this year. We felt like their shops offering was smaller this year but we're not completely sure on that. There are additional things you can do if you buy tokens for them such as: a petting zoo, train ride, and pumpkin smashing. We bought some tokens for pumpkin smashing and it was definitely worth it. The bigger the pumpkin, the more tokens it cost so we maxed it out and got some very large ones and let it rip. It was a lot of fun and we recommend this activity to anyone who goes. Lastly, we searched for and selected our perfect pumpkins for carving, which also were decently priced and healthy/good shaped. This is an extremely fun place to go on a cool fall morning with family or friends and is worth the drive out to Leander no matter where you are in Austin, highly recommended. read more

This was our first time going to this Pumpkin Fest. We had previously gone to the one in front of the Leander Humane Society. This one is much bigger with rides for the kiddos, plenty of photo opportunities, food trucks, live music, a small petting zoo, a train ride, and wait for it a beer garden. Our crew went on Halloween day and we were surprised at the lack of crowds. We were able to park close to the entrance and we never waited to go on any of the rides. The rides had seen better days but our granddaughter had a blast on the tea cup, train, and slide rides, and that's all that matters. We snacked at the Jamaican food truck and their jerk chicken & shrimp plates were very good. The beer garden provided us with a Sam Adams Octoberfest beer which was a perfect accompaniment on a beautiful fall afternoon. Upon leaving all the kiddos received a gratis small pumpkin. There were plenty of other larger pumpkins for sale. I can see how this would be an expensive day if you have a couple of kiddos. The entrance fee is $15 pp and the rides average $6.00 pp so it does add up. Take note for next year First Responders, Military and Veterans admitted free every Friday. read more

Texas Pumpkin Fest - Pumpkins galore! - Pumpkin Patches Near Me - Leander, Texas

No it's not at all. Most of things your kid will want to do will cost extra. Example One of the rides costs 2 tokens at $3 a token. So $12 to ride the ride for 2 kids. Yeah pass. The "free stuff" is a joke. The condition of this slide says it all. The guy In front of us and kid even cut himself from the rust walking up. So ghetto. I went last year thinking it was bad but thought it would try again with my 5 and 7 year old. They were asking to leave less than an hour. read more

Texas Pumpkin Fest - What a joke - Pumpkin Patches Near Me - Leander, Texas

Oh wow, I feel that each year the Texas Pumpkin Fest gets better and better. This year's been the best so far! They really opened up the space and had a lot of freebies and also free rides and experiences for the while family. The food options were vast and delicious, as well as the variety of their pumpkins. Well worth the trip! Free entry for military on Fridays. read more

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Awful experience. Paid $30 entrance fee for me and my teenage daughter but there was substantially nothing to do for anyone over the age of 8. No hay ride. No maze taller than 3 feet. Substantially nothing included. And what little was offered was extra, a lot extra. We quickly realized our mistake and immediately requested a refund. Instead of admitting it's geared towards young children and refunding our money, the owner immediately became aggressive and hostile, and threatened to call the law on us because we requested a refund. If your children are over the age of 8, Sweet Berry Farm is far better and $0 entrance fee! TPF claims their farm has fun activities for all ages - that's just not true. read more

We made this a family tradition without even realizing it! The first time we came here it was 2020, during C19 and here we are, one more kid later, and my how things have changed!! This festival has grown so much and we had a blast!! There are plenty of activities for the entire family to enjoy that will keep you there all day. There is a large parking lot in the front and parking is free. I loved that they had wagons for you to borrow right out front, so you don't have to carry your pumpkins (or your kids lol)-- also free. Inside they have: pumpkin smashing, train rides, wrestling matches, magic shows, carnival rides, vendors, face-painting, photo-ops, food trucks and of course, the massive pumpkin patch (with a variety of different pumpkins)-- and this list is only what I can remember. Some rides required tokens, while others (most) were free; they had porta-potties (3 of which were wheelchair accessible) and handwashing stations. Every staff person we encountered was kind and welcoming, and kept lines running smoothly and efficiently; they also kept the grounds and picnic areas well maintained. If you haven't visited the Texas Pumpkin Fest with your family yet, GO! It's definitely Texas-sized and so is the fun! It's a family tradition we're excited to keep. See you next year! read more

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Went a lot of people said it was kiddish which is true but it's a pumpkin fest went with my girlfriend just to take pictures and we had a good time. read more

This is not it. Nothing to do but walk around in dust. Absolutely no value. Feels like a poor man's mall carnival. The few (4) free attractions are in poor condition. Photo ops are scarcely assembled and include tents, chain link fences, and porta-potties for your background. The one highlight was an employee named Milton at one attraction - great guy making the ride fun. read more

Texas Pumpkin Fest - Pumpkin Patches Near Me - Leander, Texas

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My kids spent the entire time at the smashing pumpkins booth. Xavier made it especially fun!

For Texas this is a pretty good pumpkin patch. They have loads of activities for children including a big slide, trampoline, petting zoo, haunted house, and train/hayride. Lots of pumpkins on the property to choose from of all sorts and it's charged by weight $1/pound. They have little wagons you can take around with you. They also have a stand near the VFW selling beer and wine. The only improvement I would suggest would be to try to make the hayride a little more than just a lap around the property. Overall great way to spend a morning/afternoon with the kids read more

Texas Pumpkin Fest - Hayride - Pumpkin Patches Near Me - Leander, Texas

I am beyond amazed at this festival year after year. The staff is very kind and the owner goes above and beyond for the guests to ensure an unforgettable time! I have two boys on the Autism Spectrum, and the fact that they don't charge for those with special needs warms my heart. I never know if the amount of people at an event is going to be too overwhelming for my children. There have been times when we have left a festival ,after we paid, because it was too much sensory overload for them. That being said, I would go on a Friday of you are concerned about the amount of people. The other two days, in my experience, are very busy!! The pumpkin selection can't be beat. There are many food options to choose from that offer a variety of flavors and accommodate many price points. The rides are fun for all ages, children and adults alike. I love the "craft vendor" section. I get to shop while my kids play! Win win. My kids look forward to coming every year and it has become a family tradition. Thank you for an epic pumpkin patch, Texas Pumpkin Fest! read more

First time at the Texas Pumpkin fest! It's was just me and my mom and cost $29. They have food trucks, kids activities and plenty of photo ops. It is definitely more kid driven. I think it's a little pricey for what you actually experience. We walked the entire fest within 20 minutes. All of the staff was friendly, and it being a Sunday made it very busy, but no long lines to take pictures, and the lines to the food trucks went by really fast too! read more

Texas Pumpkin Fest - Pumpkin Patches Near Me - Leander, Texas

Let's see. 35 dollars for 2 people. Bone Nothing to do. Haunted house was straight up short, buns, and not scary whatsoever. And 2 pumpkins for 40 dollars??? Bruh. Don't even get me started on one bitch saying "um actually our pumpkins are lil more than heb pumpkins" when pumpkins are pumpkins and heb pumpkins are 4 bucks. Like plz this place is an absolute joke. Service was garbage too. read more

Felt like the entrance fee was over priced for what you get. Including vendors, tokens for rides, and food over the entrance fee just felt like there was no value overall. read more

Highly recommend! Me and my s/o came for around two hours and it was tons of fun! There's mini pumpkins, large pumpkins, pumpkin smashing, a haunted hall, and so many other fun pumpkin related activities! My only issue was the heat but of course Texas will be Texas! They also have a beer garden, bungee jumping, and a petting zoo. This is perfect for family fun, an autumn date, or just looking for pumpkins! Tons of photo ops and kind, knowledgeable employees like Emma and Zelinda. We will definitely be returning next year! read more

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the hall of monsters was my favorite. It was great and colorful and scary, brady did a great job

This place is Absolutely amazing!! I have gone with my family for the last 3 years and it has so many family friendly things to do and every year it just keeps getting better. I love all the great photo ops there are throughout this property and the Pumpkins are the BEST! 10/10! read more

This place is incredibly whack and not at all as advertised. Came with my wife and 10mo old. Paid the $30 entrance fee and left after 7 min. Every "attraction" is a 1/10 or 2/10 at best. Don't waste your time. The one in Elgin is leaps and bounds better. read more

Morgan & Jeff the parking Iot Crew were super nice and accommodated us. We had a little toddler who needed to use the bathroom and they were very considerate. read more

We HAD planned on going to this, but they cancelled the whole event at the last minute because we got 0.02" of rain. That's right, it's an outdoor event that cancelled after two HUNDREDTHS of an inch of rain. Like it was never enough to even get an umbrella out for, no lightning or anything, sprinkled very lightly for maybe twenty minutes, and they told people to wait an hour and come back. Or to keep checking back for updates. Or whatever. But all essentially meant that they were cancelling entirely. read more

so much fun!!! went with my girlfriends on Halloween and we had the best tim. highly recommend! shout up to our pirate ship attraction worker Milton!!! read more

I can't wait for the 2023 season! My kiddos love coming here. Best selection of pumpkins and photo opportunities! We love making family memories here! read more

Five stars 2 thumbs up and heart full of good memories- great vendors great food wonderfully set up for pictures as well as activities- if you haven't gone I can't think of a reason not to! read more

Texas Pumpkin Fest - Pumpkin Patches Near Me - Leander, Texas

Good experience. It is good for kids. I wish they did not charge so much for pumpkins. Also we went on a weekday at a lower price, I would not buy tickets for weekends. read more

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Texas Pumpkin Fest event is exactly what commUNITY is about. Family owned and created with love and it shows! Prepare to be amazed at the variety of shapes and colors of pumpkins and gourds. There's so much to do (train rides, games, vendors, magic show, pumpkin smashing, photo ops) and so many memories to be made. I personally love and appreciate that Thursdays are free for veterans, first responders, military, and their families. And always free entry for children in diapers and our special needs population. There's something for everyone and so many memories to be made! Fall and Halloween are my favorite and seeing the field of pumpkins makes my heart smile! read more

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This is a large lot filling all sorts of pumpkins, gourds and squash of various colors. There are food trucks and attractions mainly for very little kids. There are some photo spots as well. As an adult it was really just about finding some nice pumpkins. Parking was easy and it was only $5 per person to get in which balanced out the free mini pumpkins we got. read more

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$67 dollars for a family of 4 just to enter! We were completely taken a back by this and asked what it included. The girl at the front kinda told us what it included, which was some rides, a 50¢ pumpkin and maybe magic tricks? I've been to many pumpkin patches and this, I can tell you, was mediocre at best. They did have some food vendors, but prepare to pay 'state fair kinda prices'. I'm sorry, the owner can respond back and defend her bottom line as much as she wants, but this was a complete rip off. read more

Slingshot was a HUGE hit with my kids! 10/10 literally slingshotted again! Loved it here, had a great time!

It really went well and my girlfriend and I had an amazing time. Both Emma and Zelinda provided excellent service to us both and most absolutely deserve recognition! I recommend the pumpkin smashing and the cord jumping. Most definitely will be coming back here! read more

5 stars for Texas Pumpkin Fest - I've taken my granddaughter twice in the last couple of weeks and she had so much fun! I really want to shout out to the attendants there -- one young attendant gave her his jacket to sit on when the Pirate Ride seat was too hot for her -- totally sweet gesture and appreciated his kindness! All of the attendants / workers greet you with a smile and are so helpful! This wil definitely become our tradition! read more

Wow what a place and we came on the best day! no lines great Mexican food truck for sure! Cute vendor stuff We will be back next year for sure !!! 5 stars !!!!! read more

I live in Houston and every year I love to take my family to Texas Pumpkin Fest. There truly is nothing like it. They have an amazing selection of Pumpkins, so many activities for the kids, great entertainment for the whole family, and many different food options. I love that a portion of the profits go to an amazing cause. I definitely look forward to it every year! I highly suggest checking them out!! read more

I attended this last year 2023, more than once. There were a lot of activities, for the kids and the adults. The food Vendors were great. Lots of food choices. The lemonade was fabulous and the Giant Corn dog to go with it made it even better. It's actually located at the VFW in Leander. Veterans of Foreign Wars. This Pumpkin Fest supports Veterans and I was fortunate enough to meet a few Veterans who have been directly helped through the support of this event as well as others that have been hosted at the same location. It was nice to hear first hand that this Texas Pumpkin Fest was not only so much fun, but that also really does support Veterans. I can't Wait for this year. I hope the dates are posted soon. read more

excellent selection of pumpkins, the staff are all incredibly friendly and helpful. So many activities for families, wonderful way to spend a day! read more

It was our 1st pumpkin patch and we bring our 1 yo. We had fun, a lot of pumpkins, so you can find your perfect one games for kids, food trucks and staff friendly. We went on Saturday, and it was super crowded. read more

Texas Pumpkin Fest - Pumpkin Patches Near Me - Leander, Texas

This was our fifth year going. And unfortunately, so disappointing this year! They've raised the entrance fee to $15 per person, including children. When I asked if this included anything, at entrance, she told me no pretty much just to see the pumpkins. Which, by the way, you do have to buy pumpkins additionally. And then we found out now you have to buy tokens for pretty much all of the rides. In order to smash a pumpkin, it was six tokens, which would cost you $18! For myself, my husband, and our four year old, we spent almost $150 for two hours... And we really didn't get to do that much with him. I think it's extremely overpriced for what you're getting. In the past, admission was cheaper, and a lot of the rides were included. They are charging tax or credit card fees on top of everything. So every time we bought tokens for three dollars a piece, we were also charged additional fees. They also took away weekday options, which were a lot less busy, and you could actually enjoy the festival a bit more. But now it's only on the weekend, so definitely long lines and a lot of waiting. Unfortunately, this would be our last year we're going to go. read more

This is the most amazing festivity I have ever seen, there is no way that it can be any thing less than a 5 STAR REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOTALLY AMAZING event. I can defiantly see that ..............So much work and dedication went in to this well thought out planned beautiful event defiantly bring out the family to enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

The entry fee is $5 a person, credited to your purchase. What you will not realize until you see the prices is that they are 3-5x as much as HEB for the same pumpkins. HEB large pumpkin is 5-7$, here it was $25. The small pumpkins as HEB are $3, here they were close to $10. I understand it's a small local business but the HEB is about 100 yards away and vastly cheaper. read more

This is a scam. They charge ten dollars admission and there isn't anything to do. I recommend staying home or spending your money elsewhere. Note: small children seemed to enjoy the pumpkin fest. read more

Do not come on weekends if you are bringing dogs for photoshoot. Starting 2019 they ban dogs on weekends because there are too many kids and last year one of them got bitten by the dog. It costs $5/person to enter the pumpkin patch. But you can use it toward the pumpkin. The pumpkin ranges from $5 to the biggest one $25. The place is great to take pictures, i would recommend to come a bit early and avoid the traffic because cars can be seen in some of the pictures. read more