Abbey Farm is a fantastic fall time day out for the whole family. 

“Welcome to your authentic farm adventure! Step away from modern life and make new memories with your friends and family at Abbey Farms Pumpkin Daze! Packed with activities, our 40-acre pumpkin farm has everything you need to make your family’s day at the farm special. From our friendly petting zoo on the weekends to the ability to experience Mother Nature at your own pace - a day trip to Abbey Farms is a must on your list of Fall adventures

Abbey Farms is a unique agritourism farm in Aurora, Illinois - but we like to think of ourselves as a family fun destination! Abbey Farms has been growing memories for nearly 75 years, with our fall festival and its corn maze, pumpkin patch and outdoor attractions; with our holiday season, with dozens of acres of U-Cut trees and our Christmas store; with our Summer Ramble season and its specialty cafe menu and live music; and, coming soon - our apple orchard, and new winter season activities!”

Abbey Farms

Curranʼs Orchard is a “smaller family-run destination orchard located in the rolling hills of northern Illinois near Rockford. We are known for our award-winning cider, our awesome apple donuts, our ginormous caramel apples, and most all, for the way we don’t spray our apples.

Curran’s Orchard grows luscious fruit sprayed with 1/3 of the typical amount of chemicals.

Growing apples this way is a difficult task, but we think that the challenge is worth it. Our goal is to provide you with pure, delicious, worry-free fruit without a lot of chemicals!

We know that you will enjoy eating freshly picked apples without having to wash them first. Come and enjoy the Fall season at Curran’s Orchard!”

They also have upick red raspberries, pick-your-own Balaton tart cherries, pure local honey and a pumpkin patch.

Curranʼs Orchard

Didier Farms in Lincolnshire, Illinois hosts Happy Times Pumpkin Fest, which its official site says runs September 16 through October 31, 2026.

Didier Farm

Goebberts Farm is the ultimate family fun destination for those wanting to embrace the pumpkin patch season!

“Goebbert’s is a family owned pumpkin patch and farm market, celebrating its 65th year in 2013. While the Farm and Garden Center is in South Barrington, Illinois, we have expanded our pumpkin patch in Hampshire, Illinois. We treat our employees as family and love our customers. If you have not been to our farm, we would love for you to give us a try.

In 1985, we purchased this 200 acre farm in Hampshire, Illinois. This location has a shorter season where we are open to the general public, but we are plenty busy throughout the entire year. Throughout our off-season, we are keeping up on maintenance work around the farm for our equipment and various buildings on the farm. Also, we are devoting quite a bit of time towards new ideas to make our farm & fall festival a better experience for you and your family.

We are a great place for families to come and have a great fall day. Come enjoy the animals, watch a pig race, see our famous Pumpkin Eating Dinosaur, have some lunch and pick out a pumpkin. We have plenty of fun attractions for the whole family! Also, make sure to stop by the Red Barn Café & Bakery for some tasty treats, including our famous Apple Cider Donuts and Pumpkin cookies.”

Goebbert’s Farm & Garden Center

Kellers Farmstand is the place to get your falltime treats including toffee apples and pumkin pie!

“The fall season is our best and busiest time of year. Whether we’re harvesting our crops or holding our many fall activities, the farm becomes the season’s celebration of sights, smells, flavors and especially family fun. It also turns into Oswego’s autumn farmers market! Pick your own pumpkins in our sprawling Oswego pumpkin patch.

You can choose from different colors, shapes and sizes - perfect for carving jack ‘o lanterns. Plus you get to take each pumpkin home with part of the vine still attached for that fresh-from-the-field look. Just grab a wheelbarrow and head to the patch!”

Kellers Farmstand

Its official site lists a 2026 fall season of September 19 through October 31.

Kroll’s Fall Harvest Farm does so much more than pumpkins!

“For 27 years, our family farm in Waukegan, IL has provided fall fun and education to all ages. We strive for you to leave having learned something new. Each year we provide new curriculum with a game in our corn maze. Our knowledgeable staff can teach you about the different types of animals at the petting zoo and help you pick the perfect pumpkin.

We carry many types of “specialty” breed pumpkins. We have every shape, size, and color for all your decorating, carving, and baking needs.”

Kroll’s Fall Harvest Farm

L&A Family Farms have a sunflower maze, you-pick flower meadow, corn maze and pumpkin patch.

“We offer one of the Midwest’s traditional pastimes in the fall - a corn maze! Our 10-acre corn maze has a little bit of a twist, though. Rather than having all 10-acres make up one maze, we have four separate mazes within the field. There is one entrance/exit to the maze that leads into a courtyard. Once in the courtyard, you’ll see the separate paths/mazes to choose from, so you can spend as little or as much time as you want in the maze without having to walk through all ten acres.

ALRIGHT, WHO’S READY FOR A CHALLENGE AND A CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE?

Hidden somewhere in each section of the maze, there is a sign that serves as a checkpoint for that maze. The checkpoints may have a fun fact or a certain task to complete on it. You’ll want to complete the task or write down/take a photo of the bold and underlined word or term on the sign. If you successfully report everything from the checkpoints back to the staff at the store, you’ll be able to spin the wheel, giving you a chance to win a prize!

Get ready for a lot of twists and turns if you plan to find all four checkpoints this year! A couple sections already have a reputation of being challenging by the farm’s grounds crew who have been mowing the maze this summer.”

L&A Family Farms - Corn Maze

We have kept this listing because the farm may still be operating, but the website we had on file is no longer reachable, so we could not confirm its current season or hours. Please search for the farm directly or contact it before planning a visit.

Puckerville Farms

Many farms have cool corn mazes, “but not many can live up to the size and detail of the Richardson Adventure Farm Corn Maze! With its 9 - 10 miles of trail winding through 28 acres of live corn, you are in for a challenge and a treat!

SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL

13 acres of sunflowers planted in a whimsical design with 3.2 miles of flowing trail to stroll through
25 different varieties of sunflowers
Flowers of many different colors including orange, yellow, gold, red, and peach
A “pick-your-own” Sunflower area
Food trucks, beer and wine tent, and free use of picnic tables in the Festival Area
Plentiful free parking
Free carousel rides
Free games to play - giant checkers, Jenga, cornhole, etc.
Live music on Saturday and Sunday afternoons
Friendly dogs on a leash are welcome

Richardson Adventure Farm

Its official site says Pumpkin Fest runs September 19 through November 1, 2026, open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

In the fall its Pumpkinfest time on Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm, featuring  playlands, cornfield mazes, new fun attractions, climbing wall, gem mining and much more. And then there is the award winning haunted prison, “Statesville.” Be sure to visit!

“Welcome to Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm! The Siegel’s have been farming this same land since 1909. Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm is a 4th generation working family farm. Each season the Siegel’s have a different way for you to enjoy visiting their farm and spending time out in the country fresh air.”

Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm

Sonny Acres Farm is a family-owned farm in West Chicago, Illinois, whose official site describes a fall festival with a pumpkin patch, hayrides, and a haunted house. The farm had not published its 2026 season dates at the time of review, so confirm before visiting.

Sonny Acre Farm

Stade’s Farm and Market has everything you need for a fun packed family day out in the country!

“Located in scenic McHenry County, Stade’s Farm & Market is approximately 50 miles Northwest of Chicago, Illinois. We produce 2,200 acres of corn, soybeans, and fresh fruits and vegetables that we sell directly to consumers through our Farm Market.

Stade Farm is a popular pick-your-own destination. We are offering both fruits and vegetables for you to harvest, including strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes, sugar snap peas, green beans, peppers, and more. We offer a beautiful apple orchard with many of your favorite apples and about 30 acres of pick-your-own pumpkins in the fall. Stade’s is home to a large entertainment area, including a petting zoo, corn maze, giant slides, hayrides, and a large variety of unique attractions. Our fall festival, Shades of Autumn, is a harvest time extravaganza featuring 35+ farm-related attractions, pumpkin picking, special events, great food, and lots of family-orientated fun.

At Stade’s, we grow many different varieties of pumpkins. Sizes range from one pound to 200 pounds; colors are classic dark orange, white, blue, green, pink, or yellow; shapes can be tall and narrow, short and squatty, or perfectly round; pie pumpkins, small gourd pumpkins, basketball-size pumpkins, large pumpkins, and giant pumpkins. We also have pumpkins that are specifically grown for seed roasting. Whatever your likes are, you can find the perfect pumpkin here in Stade’s pumpkin patch.”

Stade’s Farm and Market

We list 12 pumpkin patches in Aurora, Lemont, Lincolnshire, McHenry, and 8 other towns. 7 also offer corn mazes and 3 also offer haunted houses. 8 have posted 2026 dates, hours, or a season update, shown in the table below.

Pumpkin Patches in Illinois

2026 at a glance

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Pumpkin Patches listings in Illinois

Farm	City	Also offers	2026 season
Abbey Farms	Aurora	Corn Maze, Christmas Tree Farms	Open Sep 19 – Nov 1
Didier Farm	Lincolnshire	Corn Maze	Open Sep 16 – Oct 31
Goebbert’s Farm & Garden Center	South Barrington	Corn Maze, Haunted Houses	Open Sep 5 – Nov 1
Kellers Farmstand	Oswego	Corn Maze	Open Sep 12 – Oct 25
L&A Family Farms - Corn Maze	Paris	Corn Maze, Haunted Houses	Open Sep 19 – Nov 1
Richardson Adventure Farm	Spring Grove	Sunflower Fields, Corn Maze	Open Sep 12 – Nov 1
Sonny Acre Farm	West Chicago	Haunted Houses	Open Sep 19 – Oct 30
Stade’s Farm and Market	McHenry	Corn Maze, Raspberry Picking, Strawberry Picking, Sunflower Fields, Petting Zoos	Open Sep 5 – Nov 1
Curranʼs Orchard	Rockford		Not yet confirmed for 2026
Kroll’s Fall Harvest Farm	Waukegan		Listing checked September 8; no 2026 dates posted
Puckerville Farms	Lemont		Listing checked September 7; no 2026 dates posted
Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm	Romeoville		Listing checked September 8; no 2026 dates posted