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Kansas City Fall Events and Activities - 2011

Fall into fun this season with all that Kansas City has to offer for families. Here's a run-down of our best picks of the season.

• September 23-25, 2011 - 35th Annual Liberty Fall Festival
  Enjoy all the sights and sounds of a traditional festival, including arts & crafts, carnival rides, vendor booths, children activities, and more.
• September 24-25, 2011 - Wild West Show & Bullwhacker Day
  Cook-off, stagecoach rides, food, petting zoo, and more.
• October 1, 2011 - Hallmarket: A Hallmark Artist Art Fair
  Browse hundreds of sculptures, paintings, textiles, jewelry and more at this one-of-a-kind sale and display.
• October 1, 2011 - Scarecrow Festival & Pie Contest
  Enjoy local displays of scarecrows by downtown merchants. Kids will love pumpkin carving and building their own scarecrows.
• October 1-2, 2011 - Harvest Celebration & Antique Tractor Show
  Enjoy old-fashioned family fun including hayrides, up-close views of tractors, kettle corn, and more.
• October 8, 2011 - Third Annual Oktober Family Fest
  A family oriented event featuring live music, games, rides, and more.
• October 14-15, 2011 - Lenexa Chili Challenge
  Live music, entertainment, fireworks, and games for all ages.
• October 22, 2011 - Holiday Treasures Craft Festival
  Browse (and buy) unique hand-crafted holiday gift items.
• October 29, 2011 - Mildale Farm Fall Fest
  Fall family fun at its finest! Enjoy a tractor-drawn shuttle, fishing, roasting marshmallows, hot cider, and more.
• October 29, 2011 - Lawrence Artwalk 2011
  This annual event features the work of several visual artists of Douglas County.

Win a FREE Field Trip to KC Pumpkin Patch for your organization!

Our friends and Pumpkin Patch Guide sponsors at KC Pumpkin Patch have a fantastic giveaway for one lucky school or organization!

One winner will receive a field trip for 50 school-age children to KC Pumpkin Patch!  Winner may designate the school or educational institution of their choice to be the recipient of the prize.

KC Pumpkin Patch meets State Educational Standards (Science as Inquiry and Life Science) with Award Winning PUMPKIN CIRCLE, Diagrams of the LifeCycle of the Pumpkin; Honey Bee, Farm Animal & Corn Displays, and picking pumpkins off the vine!  Field trips given Monday through Friday, 9am-3pm (no weekends). Teachers & Paid Staff Free, pumpkins extra.  Accompanying parents and additional kids beyond the 50 (including siblings) pay $6 individually at the Patch, and pumpkins are extra.

KC Pumpkin Patch has a school lunch area and hand washing facilities available. Tours are “self guided”.
LITTLE FARMER LUNCH is an optional add-on packate and consist of hot dog, chips and drink. (Advance notification requested) The cost is $4 per lunch.

RANCH HAND SPECIAL - another optional add-on includes two dozen cookies, 1 gallon of apple cider and cups, for $16.00.

To get started and enter your school, visit the KC Pumpkin Patch Facebook page and click the "Sweepstakes" tab on the left to enter!  Entries will be taken through this Saturday September 17, 2011.

2011 Kansas City Metro Area Pumpkin Patch Guide

 

Featured Pumpkin Patch Guide Sponsor

Kansas City's best value "haycation" with over 50 Activities! We grow memories! Leave your electronics behind and have some old fashioned fun! KC's Best Value "HAYCATION" with over 50 activities to choose. You've never seen a pumpkin patch like this before!

2011 FALL SEASON September 24th - October 31st

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!

Monday - Thursday:  9am to 3pm
Friday:  9am to 6pm
Saturdays:  10am to 6pm
Sundays:  Noon to 6pm

*NEW: Save $2 when you show your MomPerks™ rewards card!

General Admission: $10 Weekend
Military: Half-price
under 1 Free ALWAYS
Weekdays: $10 per person, not all areas open

New this year:  Schedule of events will feature character appearances, concerts and more!  Connect with KC Pumpkin Patch on Facebook for special giveaways, discounts and more!

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Check out Kansas City's most comprehensive guide to ALL the local pumpkin patch locations!  Happy Fall!

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Kansas

KC Pumpkin Patch
Opens September 24 - October 31
*NEW: Save $2 when you show your MomPerks™ rewards card!

29755 W. 191st St., Gardner, Kansas
(exit #207 off I-35 South)
(913) 484-6251

Monday - Thursday: 9am to 3pm
Friday: 9am to 6pm
Saturdays: 10am to 6pm
Sundays: Noon to 6pm

KC Corn Maze
Opens September 24 - October 30

29755 W. 191st St., Gardner, Kansas
(exit #207 off I-35 South)
(913) 484-6251

Monday – Thursday: 9 AM to 3 PM
Friday: 9 AM to 10 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 10 PM
Sunday: 9 AM to 6 PM

$8 admission per person
Under 4 - FREE
Military Half-price

*NEW: Save $2 when you show your MomPerks™ rewards card!

Kerby Farm Pumpkin Patch

Louisburg Cider Mill & Country Store
Opens September 16 - October 31
Twenty miles south of metro Kansas City via US Hwy. 69 to the Louisburg exit (Hwy. 68), then three miles west.
Open Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sundays --10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
(913) 837-5202 

Pendelton's Country Market

Powell Pumpkin Patch 

Opens September 25
Louisburg, Kansas
(913) 837-2212
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Pumpkin Hollow at Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead
September 23 - October 27

Schaake's Pumpkin Patch
Opens last weekend in September - October 31
1791 N. 1500 Road, Lawrence, KS
(785) 843-2459
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily

Sibley Orchards

Missouri

Alldredge Orchards

Carolyn’s Country Cousins Patch
Opens September 17 - October 31
17607 N.E. 52nd Stree, Liberty, Missouri 64068
(816) 781-9196
Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily

Faulkner's Ranch & Pumpkin Farm

Opens September 30 - October 31
1/4 mile South of I-470 on West side of Raytown Rd. in Kansas City, Missouri
(816) 763-4644
Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily

Johnson Farms
Opens September 23
177th & Holmes Rd.
Belton, MO
(816) 331-1067
Open 12 p.m. to 6 p.m (M-F) & 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Sat./Sun.)

Looper Farms - (in Holt, Missouri)

Pumpkins Etc.
FREE admission!
Open Mid September through Oct. 31 st.
10 am to 6 pm DAILY
Located East of Platte City, MO on Farmers Lane
Only 10 minutes from KCI aiport
(816) 858-5758

Pumpkins & Pines

Red Barn Farm in Weston

Schweizer’s Orchard

Shucks Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch
Opens September 23 - November 5
At the corner of 291 Hwy and 203rd (P Hwy.) in Pleasant Hill, Missouri
(816) 478-0249
M- F - 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Reserved for Field Trips
Wed. Fri. Sat. Nights 6 - 10 (last admission) Flash Light Night
Sat . 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sun. 1:00 - 6 p.m.