20+ Adorable Fall Festivals in Tampa Bay for Kids

Ahhh–it’s fall, y’all! Even if it doesn’t quite feel like it outside, our favorite fall festivals in Tampa Bay will help put you into the spirit of the season. Get ready to inhale as much pumpkin spice as you can get your hands on! Our top picks list has festivals on the farm, fall festivals with pumpkin patches in Tampa Bay, and of course, plenty of fall festivals with Insta-worthy photo opportunities to capture those forever memories! Looking for even MORE fall fun? Check out 50+ Pumpkin Patches, Fall Festivals, Halloween Events and MORE! Alright, friends…let’s get to it! Updated September 2024

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The Best Fall Festivals in Tampa Bay for Kids

Events are listed in order of event start date.

• Opens September 20, 2024
• Location: 950 Tavares Rd., Polk City, FL 33868 – about 30 min east of Tampa
• Cost: $17 for ages 13-64, $14 for ages 2-12, seniors 65+, and active-duty military

It’s an easy ride from Tampa – just about a half hour east on I-4 – and suddenly you’re at Farmer Jerry and his family’s Harvest Holler Farm. Come out for a fun fall tradition and stroll the fields of this year’s corn maze and pumpkin patch at Harvest Holler Farm, a working family farm! You can explore the pumpkin patch, go on a hayride, enjoy some country eats, meet live farm animals, and more! There’s also a cow train, corn hole, and many more activities.

• September 20 – November 3, 2024, Fridays: 4pm-9pm, Saturdays: 9am-10pm & Sundays: 9am-8pm
• Location: 16907 Boy Scout Rd, Odessa, FL, 33556
• Cost: $16.95 when purchased in advance for ages 3 and up, children 2 and under are free. Parking is free.

Raprager Family Farm’s Fall Festival is BACK for 2024 with even more fall fun on the farm! Attractions this year include axe throwing, pumpkin painting, a 900ft inflatable maze, a baby cow, and more. The haunted barn is back along with the hay rides, petting zoo, hay chute slide, and other favorites. The farm is kid-friendly all day but does get scarier after 6:00 p.m.

• September 28-November 3, 2024. Open Wednesday-Friday from 10 am-2 pm and then Sat-Sun: 10 am-5 pm. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
• Location: 15990 Stur St., Masaryktown, FL 34604
• Cost: $12.95 weekdays and $15.95 weekends, ages 3 and up

You’ll want to pre-purchase a ticket online to secure your spot to navigate the 5-acre corn maze, explore the many attractions like a cow train, pedal cars, jumping pillow, and barnyard games. There’s also a petting farm and tree house. Bring some extra cash in case the little ones decide they want to participate in gem mining or even pick out their own pumpkins in the pumpkin patch! They even host a Haunted Nights Nights event for $24.95 on select nights.

• Open daily from September 28-October 31, 2024
• Location: 2311 S. Parsons Avenue, Seffner

Kerby’s Nursery has a variety of beautiful pumpkins to select from including Cinderella, gladiator, jack-be-little, and more! Enjoy a scarecrow treasure hunt and free decorating seminars. While you’re there, be sure to snap a photo in front of the pumpkin wall!

• September 28-October 27, 2024, Sat-Sun: 10 am-5 pm
• Location: 6151 Varn Road, Plant City, FL 33565 (NEW LOCATION this year!)
• Cost: $12. Ages 3 and under are FREE

Take part in exciting, family-friendly fall games and activities during the annual Fox Squirrel Corn Maze! Navigate the corn maze and see how quickly and you can find your way through and then go check out the duck races, challenge your kids to a game of corn hole, go on a hayride, and select the perfect pumpkin for your front porch in Tampa!

• September 28-November 3, 2024
• Location: 17250 Benes Roush Rd. Masaryktown, FL 34604
• Cost: $13.28 3 and up, 2 and under are free

Come out for corn maze fun at Sweetfields Farm in Masaryktown, but stay for the Pitcher Pump Duck Race, hayride, pumpkin patch, farm animals and free craft of the season. Buy your tickets ahead of time to secure your spot because this event often sells out. This year’s maze design is inspired by the new farm dog who you just might meet during your visit to Sweetfields!

• Daily from October 1-October 27, 2024
• Location: 1750 Lake Ave SE, Largo, FL 33771
• Cost: $10 weekdays/$15 weekend

Explore and pick up a pumpkin at their patch, take a hayride, and enjoy the great fall decorations or hang with some new friends at the petting zoo. There’s a ton more to do and lots of fun for the whole family.

• Weekends from October 4-October 27, 2024
• Location: 475 North Avenue West, Brooksville, FL 34601
• Cost: entry is free

The Brooksville farm has hundreds, if not thousands of pumpkins–to choose from! The farm says most of their pumpkin deliveries are a few days off the vine, so they should last you through the holiday…and maybe even grab some cute ones for decor for Thanksgiving. They also have food vendors, produce, a petting zoo, a bounce house, games, and more.

FEATURED FALL FESTIVAL Cowboy Adventure Park at Westgate Resorts

• Thursdays-Mondays, starting at 10am
• Location: 3200 River Ranch Boulevard, River Ranch, FL 33867
• Cost: Tickets starting at $15

Get ready for an unforgettable fall season at Cowboy Adventure Park with activities for everyone! Step into the legendary Fort Kicco with their Gel Tag Experience, a thrilling game that’s fun for all ages. Capture the essence of autumn in their Pumpkin Patch, where you can pick the perfect pumpkin and enjoy delightful seasonal photo opportunities throughout the park. For a touch of Halloween without the scares, venture into their Not So Spooky Halloween Maze—a family-friendly adventure that delivers just the right amount of fun for younger guests.

Celebrate fall at Cowboy Adventure Park!

• Every weekend from October 5-October 27, 2024 Sat-Sun: 10 am-5 pm
• Location: 7410 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, 34240
• Cost: $5 parking, admission is free. Activities range from $1-$10

A quick hop down to Sarasota to check out Fruitville Grove’s 35th Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival might be just the change of pace and scenery you and your bunch of little pumpkins need! Held every weekend throughout October, it includes fun family-friendly activities, a butterfly garden, pony rides, a family circus, and of course, a Pumpkin Patch! There will be a children’s costume contest every Saturday at 2 pm

• Every Saturday and Sunday in October
• Location: 1603 Hawks Griffin Road, Plant City, FL 33565
• Cost: Free

Keel Farms in Plant City is hosting this second annual pumpkin patch event in Tampa Bay that will feature a four-acre corn maze for you and the kids to navigate as you find hidden clues and solve a riddle with the rooster mascot, Corky and pals. There is also a pumpkin patch, hayrides, kids zone, and more!

• October 5-27, 2024 on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am – 5pm
• Location: 8005 Racetrack Rd., Tampa, FL 33635
• Cost: $15 admission, $1 parking

Bring the family out for a day of fun, while supporting a non-profit animal sanctuary right outside the Westchase area. The festival includes pony, train and hayrides, as well as farm animals. Fall games and bon fire, which includes marshmallows. Proceeds go to the animal rescue and sanctuary.

• Through October 12-27, 2024 on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am-4 pm
• Location: 18150 Commonwealth Ave N., Polk City, FL
• Cost: $14 per person ages 3 and older.

OVER 20 ACTIVITIES INCLUDED WITH THE ALL DAY PASS, 200 animals that you can hold touch, and feed (Food to feed animals included) Pumpkin Patch, 1 FREE Pumpkin per Family (While Supplies Last), Petting Farm, a 70-foot jumping Pillows, Inflatable Slides, Bounce House, Haunted Trail, Bird Aviary, a Scavenger Hunt and more. Lots of New Activities. FREE PARKING.

October 12, 2024 from 9 am-4 pm 15602 Pioneer Museum Rd., Dade City, FL 33523 Cost: $5 students ages 5 and up, $10 adult Take part in fall games and activities as a family at Pioneer Florida Museum and Village in Dade City. Paint a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, make a scarecrow, visit the petting zoo, take a pony ride, pose for a photo with a scarecrow, touch a truck, get your face painted and go on carnival rides and more! No pets, coolers, food or beverages allowed.

• Dates: October 12-27, 2024 on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am-5 pm
• Location: 5500 C.R. 675, Bradenton, FL 34211
• Cost: $15 for ages 11 and up, children under 10 are free. $5 for parking (cash only)

Make the drive south of Tampa Bay to experience the 32nd annual Pumpkin Patch Festival on select weekends in October. There will be hayrides, a petting zoo, games, a pumpkin patch, and more! The main attraction is the corn maze which is an additional $2 per person. Make sure to bring cash for other cool activities like a children’s train ride, Butterfly Experience, zip line, and more!

• Date: October 19, 2024 from 9 am- 1 pm
• Location: 9612 Crescent Dr., Odessa
• Cost: $15 per person

Old McMicky’s is hosting its annual Halloween event with a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, bounce house, face painters, food, games, music, and more!

Pumpkin Patch Express (Florida Railroad Museum)

• October 19-20, 26-17, 2024 at various times | Tickets are on sale now
• 12210 83rd St East Parrish, FL 34219
• Cost: Tickets start at $16.99

The Florida Railroad Museum is calling “all aboard” for young and old train enthusiasts as you embark on the Pumpkin Patch Express to a field full of pumpkins to pick, as well as kid-friendly activities on your 2.5-hour journey. Children are invited to pick their own pumpkin to take home. Everyone is also invited to participate in other crafts and activities.

• October 22, 2024 from 12 pm-5 pm
• Location: Armature Works, Tampa
• Cost: Free to attend

The Heights Fall Festival will feature a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, face painters, activities for the whole family, and live music. There will also be a food drive benefiting Metropolitan Ministries.

Fall Festivals that have already happened in 2024: Stay Tuned for 2025!

• 2024 Dates TBD
• Location: 600 2nd Ave NE, St. Petersburg
• Cost: Free to attend

Head to the ST. Pete Pier for the Tampa Bay area’s only beachfront fall festival featuring live music, family-friendly entertainment, and the area’s largest pumpkin patch.

Owl-O-Ween at McGough Nature Park

• 2024 Dates TBD
• Location: 11901 146th St., Largo, FL 33774
• Cost: $5 for ages 3 and up

For a spooky good time, bring the family out to McGough Nature Park for a night to explore a spooky nature trail, candy scavenger hunt, animal shows, and more! Tickets are $5 per person. Kids three and younger are free. You can learn more and book your tickets by visiting playlargo.com.

• 2024 Dates TBD
• Location: 2302 N. Dover Rd, Dover, FL 33527
• Cost: $8 for ages 3 and up in advance and $9 at the gate

This is a unique way to celebrate the fall season on the farm! Sun Kisses Acres is teaming up with Nights of Shimmering Lights to create a 1/4 mile walk-through trail featuring beautiful lights, music, games, hay rides, pumpkin patches, a foam play area on select nights, and more! The light trail is not-so-scary and suitable for kids of all ages! *The walking trail is not suitable or accessible for wheelchairs or strollers.

• 2024 Dates TBD
• Location: 17187 Lake Iola Road, Dade City
• Cost: Adults are $12, Kids ages 3-12 are $9 and kids 0-2 are free

Dade City Farms at Lake Iola’s Fall Festival features so many awesome family-friendly activities including a corn maze, pumpkin patch, hamster wheel racers, petting zoo, u-pick sunflowers, and so much more. You can even add on experiences like a cup of food to feed the animals and even book a baby kangaroo encounter.

• 2024 Dates TBD
• Location: 20175 Manecke Road, Brooksville, FL 34601
• Cost: $20 per vehicle – includes activities

There will be lots of kids’ games, big kids’ games, corn hole, pumpkin painting, hay rides, “Moo” train barrel ride, a wide variety of craft & food vendors, shaved ice, ice cream, corn shucking contests, and a pumpkin patch!

• 2024 Dates TBD
• Location: 19509 N Dale Mabry Hwy and 3703 W McKay Ave

Get ready for pumpkin season in Tampa Bay! Watermelon Swim’s annual Pumpkin Patch opens on October 6, offering a variety of perfect pumpkins at four locations. Lutz and South Tampa have large outdoor patches, while Wesley Chapel and Riverview offer cozy indoor setups. Each location boasts charming fall photo spots for your family to capture the spirit. Admission is free, and they are open from 8 am to 8 pm throughout October. Join them on October 21 for their FREE Fall Festival at Lutz and South Tampa, featuring trunk-or-treating, games, food trucks, and more. Visit their Facebook page for sneak peeks and to share your pumpkin patch photos!