Happy fall, San Francisco! There’s no shortage of fun stuff to do during spooky season… especially when we live right near Half Moon Bay, the pumpkin capital of the world. Whether you’re looking for family activities or getting ahead of your Halloween decorating, these excellent 2025 Bay Area pumpkin patches have got you covered this October.
Here we’ve collected a spectrum of options ranging from small community-run pop-ups to enormous Halloween attractions. If you’re in the mood for a night filled with the chilling melodies that define every spooky season, don’t miss Candlelight’s upcoming haunted-themed tributes.
1. Joan’s Farm & Pumpkin Patch
The impressive pumpkin patch at this beautiful farm is just the beginning. They also have a snack shack with pumpkin pie, a hay bale maze, pumpkin bowling, farm animals to feed, a large inflatable slide, a farm equipment museum, an Old West town, and picnic tables. Come for the pumpkins, stay for a fun time!
🎃 Dates: Oct. 3-31, 2025 from 10am-6pm. Closed Mondays, except for Oct. 13.
📍 Location: 4351 Mines Rd, Livermore, CA 94550
🌐 Website: Joan’s Farm & Pumpkin Patch
2. Lemos Farm
This enormous farm in Half Moon Bay has awesome pumpkin picking as well as a haunted house, pony rides, train rides, hay rides, a petting zoo, and a deli. You can get tickets in advance online for their impressive pumpkin patch.
🎃 Dates: Aug. 30 – Nov. 16, 2025. Open Wednesday-Sunday in September, every day in October, and weekends in November.
📍 Location: 12320 San Mateo Rd, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
🌐 Website: Lemos Farm
3. Arata’s Pumpkin Farm
This legendary sustainable farm started all the way back in 1932. They grow about 3,000 tons of pumpkins annually, so you’ll have plenty to pick from. Other attractions include an epic hay maze, a haunted barn, hay rides, a petting zoo, and pony rides. This year they’re offering a VIP package that gets you premium parking, an all-access wristband, and access to a semi-private area with refreshments and a bottle of wine per family.
🎃 Dates: Select days, October 4-31, 2025
📍 Location: 185 Verde Rd, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
🌐 Website: Arata’s Pumpkin Farm
4. Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch
This 80-year-old pumpkin patch in Morgan Hill is absolutely massive, so make sure you leave plenty of time to explore. In addition to the endless field of pumpkins, you’ll want to check out the hayride, corn maze, and the cow train that takes you around the farm. A visitor favorite attraction is “Pumpkin Blasters,” in which guests can launch pumpkins high into the sky out of a cannon.
🎃 Dates: Sept. 17 – Nov. 3, 2025
📍 Location: Laguna Ave & Santa Teresa Blvd, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
🌐 Website: Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch
5. Farmer John’s Pumpkin Farm
This impressive pumpkin patch has over 60 varieties of pumpkins, including the enormous Atlantic Giants, which can weigh over 1500 pounds! You’ll also find fall décor like corn stalks, mini pumpkins, hay bales, and more. Reservations are not required and there are no entrance or parking fees.
🎃 Dates: Sept. 5 – Oct. 31, 2025
📍 Location: 850 Cabrillo Hwy N, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
🌐 Website: Farmer John’s Pumpkin Farm
6. Moreland Pumpkin Patch
Moreland Education Foundation presents a volunteer-run, fundraiser pumpkin patch in October. They’ve partnered with the Grimm’s Hollow haunted house to create a fun and engaging environment featuring kids’ crafts, pumpkin painting, movie nights, and music.
🎃 Dates: Oct. 10 – Nov. 1, 2025
📍 Location: Moreland Woods, 4835 Doyle Rd., San Jose, CA 95130
🌐 Website: Moreland Education Foundation
7. Petaluma Pumpkin Patch
Discover a bountiful pumpkin patch and 10-foot-tall corn maze at this popular pumpkin patch in Petaluma. This local pumpkin attraction has been around for over 30 years and features all sorts of interesting squash varieties for you to decorate your home. Some free activities to enjoy include a huge straw mountain with over 500 hay bales for kids to climb, farm animals, a little kids’ maze, and more.
🎃 Dates: Sept. 26 – Nov. 1, 2025
📍 Location: 450 Stony Point Rd, Petaluma, CA 94952
🌐 Website: Petaluma Pumpkin Patch
8. Cool Patch Pumpkins
This amazing U-pick pumpkin patch has edible and non-edible pumpkins, gourds, squash, and more. But Cool Patch is especially worth the drive for its enormous world record-holding corn maze! The maze is unique each and every year.
🎃 Dates: Sept 21 – Oct. 1, 2025
📍 Location: 6150 Dixon Ave W, Dixon, CA 95620
🌐 Website: Cool Patch Pumpkins
9. Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch
This North Bay pumpkin patch is now open daily, and it offers much more than just a great pumpkin selection. You’ll want to leave plenty of time to enjoy the petting zoo, corn hole games, hay bale pyramid, pumpkin tether ball, pumpkin blasters game, hay ride… and most importantly, the corn maze. The Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch offers a handful of ticketing options depending on what attractions you’re planning to visit.
🎃 Dates: Sept. 27 – Oct. 31, 2025
📍 Location: 5157 Stony Point Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95407
🌐 Website: Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch
10. Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch
San Francisco’s very first pumpkin patch is still living up to the hype 43 years after selling its first pumpkin! They offer Munchkin pumpkins, Cinderella pumpkins, Sugar Pie pumpkins, and blue, white, and striped pumpkins. They make it easy to get your pumpkins and fall decor right here in San Francisco.
📍 Locations:
- 1620 7th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
- San Francisco Zoo, 2101 Sloat Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94132
🎃 Dates:
- 7th Ave location: Oct. 3-31, 2025
- SF Zoo location: Sept. 26 – Oct. 31, 2025
🌐 Website: Clancy’s Pumpkins & Christmas Trees
11. Alameda Point Pumpkin Patch (Speer Family Farms)
This expansive pumpkin patch in the East Bay is great for families. In addition to the pumpkins, you’ll find a 4-story ship slide, bouncy houses, a petting zoo, human hamster balls, a mini train, space balls, and an “adult chill area.” They’ll be selling pumpkin shooters and hosting pumpkin painting.
🎃 Dates: Sept. 26, 2025 – Nov. 1, 2025
📍 Location: 2171 Monarch St, Alameda, CA 94501
🌐 Website: Speer Family Farms
12. Piedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch
This quaint spot claims to be “Oakland’s oldest and cutest pumpkin patch.” It’s a great spot for fall pumpkin décor, as they carry 15 different varieties of pumpkin, including Muskins, Atlantic Giants, orange, red, white, bumpy, ribbed, green & multi-colored. They also have corn stalks, gourds, straw bales, pumpkin carving kits, spider webs, giant spiders, skeletons, and scarecrows.
🎃 Dates: Open now
📍 Location: 4414 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611
🌐 Instagram: @pumpkindudes
13. Smith Family Farm’s Pumpkin Harvest
Smith Family Farm offers excellent pumpkin picking opportunities each year, as well as U-Pick for other seasonal produce. Be sure to check out the observation beehive, an herb garden where you can make your own bouquet to take home, hay rides, and a seasonal fruit and vegetable stand. Fall weekends usually bring special events including live music, cooking demos, cornhole tournaments, an antique tractor expo, and more.
🎃 Dates: Sept. 27 – Oct. 31, 2025
📍 Location: 4350 Sellers Ave, Brentwood, CA 94513
🌐 Website: Smith Family Farm
14. Three Nunns Farm
This impressive farm in Brentwood has 40 varieties of pumpkin to choose from, but their claim to fame has got to be their massive corn maze. They charge 75 cents per pound and $1 each for tiny pumpkins. You can also enjoy tractor rides, which will take you to their two corn mazes and carnival rides. Visit the farm stand upon arrival to get the low-down and purchase seasonal produce… and then remember to come back in the summer for strawberry picking.
🎃 Dates: Sept. 24 – Nov. 2, 2025
📍 Location: 550 Walnut Blvd, Brentwood, CA 94513
🌐 Website: Three Nunns Farm