What would October be without pumpkin picking, beer sampling and hay rides? In fact, fall brings us a lot to cheer about, and whether you’re looking to give your entryway a seasonal twist or just want to find the perfect specimen to carve in the Halloween spirit, you can start with one. of the following pumpkin fields around Woodland Hills.
They are now open for the spooky season, offering a pumpkin moment for fall.
Tapia Bros Farm, located at 5251 Hayvenhurst Avenue in Encino, is a family-owned and operated produce stand in the San Fernando Valley that grows and sells fresh seasonal produce, but during the fall, this place has a fantastic plot of pumpkin, which runs from the first of October to the 31st. Enjoy a train ride, pony rides, corn maze, petting zoo, bacon-wrapped hot dogs and more. Open from Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 6 pm and from Friday to Sunday from 9 am to 7 pm.
Calabasas Pumpkin Festival, held at Juan Bautista de Anza Park in Calabasas, returns to the Woodland Hills community on Sunday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., once again represented by the City of Calabasas Community Services department and ready to celebrate its namesake with friends, family, fun and of course pumpkins. Shop the Marketplace, try a new pumpkin dish, dance and sing to great bands, and pick your own pumpkin in the pumpkin patch. Calabasas actually got its name from the Spanish word “Calabaza,” which means “gourd” or “pumpkin”; Local legend says that explorer Juan Bautista de Anza was traveling through the area now known as Calabasas when his wagon full of pumpkins suddenly overturned. A few months later, the area saw its first pumpkin.
Tina’s Pumpkin Patch, held at Westfield Fashion Square, 4725 Woodman Avenue in Sherman Oaks, runs through the 31st and is open 10 am to 8 pm Sunday through Thursday and 10 am to 9 pm Friday and Saturday, offering pony rides , a zoo, train. ride, bouncer, slide, obstacle course, free straw maze and more. The zoo is open every day, with ponies after 2pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays, plus all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and food for the zoo animals is just $1.
Shawn’s Pumpkin Patch, located at 11650 Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, features lots of hay bales, corn stalks, pumpkin mountains, gourds and more, guaranteed to provide that “country” feel in the middle of LA. For the little ones, the patch offers bounce houses. , ponies, a petting zoo, a bouncy house, train rides, obstacle courses, a straw maze, giant slides, kiddie rides, face painting and extra fun for the whole family. On the hunt for that perfect, long-stemmed “fat face” pumpkin? Come to Shawn’s Pumpkin Patch, where you’re sure to find what you’re looking for.
These days, the best pumpkins in LA remind us of music festivals, with their bands performing on stage, food trucks, carnival rides and all kinds of activities for the little ones. Sure, it’s a lot more family-oriented than the festival scene to begin with, much less crowd-surfing, but picking out your next jack-o’-lantern is nonetheless a seasonal tradition that helps us to remember that it is autumn (although our forest The weather of the hills has not quite caught up).
