FIVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUMPKIN PATCHES SET FALL 2026 OPENING DATES
Five Southern California pumpkin patches open Sept. 12-Oct. 10, 2026, from Irvine Park Railroad to PumpkinFest at Kellogg Ranch.
Fall arrives in stages here, not on one opening day. Irvine Park Railroad opens Sept. 12 inside Irvine Regional Park; Live Oak Canyon follows Sept. 17 in Redlands; Underwood Family Farms starts its Moorpark festival Sept. 26; SkyPark begins its mountain fall program Oct. 3; and PumpkinFest at Kellogg Ranch opens Oct. 10 in Pomona.
The five outings are distinct enough to plan around. One begins with a train or wagon ride, another asks for an evening at a working farm, another stretches across 50 acres, and two make an October day trip feel like the point. Their dates, entry rules, official planning links and practical details now live together in one guide.
ONE GUIDE, FIVE DISTINCT FALL DAYS
Irvine Park Railroad is the reservation-forward choice once select fall weekends begin, while Live Oak Canyon runs late Friday and Saturday farm hours. Underwood carries the biggest all-day festival rhythm, including timed online weekend entry and five themed weekends. SkyPark brings the mountain setting, shows and seasonal programming. PumpkinFest at Kellogg Ranch combines a campus farm setting with themed weekends, mazes, a hay wagon ride and the petting farm.
The guide deliberately does not freeze a price matrix into a seasonal story. Admission, add-ons and capacity can change by date, especially on reservation weekends. Every page instead sends readers to the current official booking or planning source, alongside the details that make each patch a different kind of fall day.
PLAN THE PATCH
Read the dates, compare the five outings and plan from the live source before you head out: VIEW THE FULL PUMPKIN PATCH GUIDE →