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

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 Farm offers a variety of flowers and vegetables from its land and greenhouse. During the summer season, the farm’s farmers market is held. In addition, during the Pumpkinfest, which is held in September and October, the farm features a variety of attractions such as a corn maze, pony rides, a camel ride, and a pumpkin playland.

“Provides you with the opportunity to buy the very best locally grown vegetables and produce.  Our vegetables are grown here on our farm and picked daily to ensure that our customers receive the freshest local produce available to them.  We are particularly known for our delicious sweet corn, the best in Lake County.  We grow tomatoes, green beans, zucchini, eggplant, patty pan squash and many varieties of sweet and hot peppers.

When you walk into our farmstand, you get the feeling of the “good ole days”  Our farm is a truly unique experience-from the fresh homegrown vegetables, cider, apples, honey, freshly baked pies, and old fashioned candies to our gourmet soup mixes, bread mixes, jellies, preserves, pickled vegetables, canned tomatoes, salsa, homemade noodles and other pastas.  In season, we carry Michigan peaches and apples and other fruits.”

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

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

Family-owned and operated, Puckerville Farm is known for its fine crops and products, such as Christmas trees and pumpkins.

“Rick and Joy take pride in what the pumpkin patch has grown into at Puckerville Farm. Through the years, they stick to their goal of keeping it a family-friendly farm. They make sure that their own family, as well as their customers’, always has something to enjoy and somewhere to come home to.

Everyone is invited to visit the farm and take home a delightful experience you’re sure to remember!”

Puckerville Farms

Sonny Acres Farm is a family owned and run pumpkin patch in West Chicago. 

“During the months of September and October the celebration of harvest time spreads across the farm. Decorated with mountainous piles of pumpkins and a variety of specialty squash and gourds, Sonny Acres offers a fall display not often seen at any ordinary pumpkin patch.

Visitors who explore the grounds will discover a Farm Fresh Market, Spook Shed, Halloween Costume & Gift Shop, carnival rides, food and all sorts of fall displays and attractions. A visit to the Farm Fresh Market barn will find a wide assortment of gourds, squashes, Indian corn and other farm stand items unique to the fall season. Apple lovers will be delighted to find crispy Michigan apples in their favorite varieties.

Upstairs in the barn loft visitors will discover a Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations. The young at heart who plan on trick-or-treating will find the Halloween Costumes & Gift Shop is the place to visit. Here we offer a wide assortment of ghostly masks, wigs, costumes and other novelties for Halloween fun. A day at the farm can be a fun but tiring affair, to that end we offer numerous food stands with a wide variety of choices for guests to recharge.

Don’t forget to get a cup of warm (or chilled) apple cider. And of course, nothing tops the day off better than a funnel cake, apple cider doughnut or Taffy Apple.”

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.”

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