OUTDOOR VIBES

OCTOBER 2023

About the Cal Poly Pomona

The Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Patch and Festival is a popular fall event that has been held for over 30 years. The event is hosted by the Cal Poly Pomona Huntley College of Agriculture and features a variety of activities for families to enjoy, including pumpkin picking, a corn maze, hayrides, a petting zoo, and more.

The festival has become hugely popular, drawing thousands of visitors to pick pumpkins from a patch near the Farm Store. As many as 120,000 visitors have come during October, making it one of the largest events in the entire California State University system.

The Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture grows 40,000 pumpkins, two corn mazes, and a sunflower field, and provides petting farm animals for the event. Visitors can play games, listen to live music, and observe displays and demonstrations from student clubs in the college and agriculture-related organizations. Demonstration highlights include cow milking, sheep shearing, and working mills. Food and drinks are available to purchase from vendors.

Things to do in October:

The Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Fest offers a variety of events and activities throughout the month of October, including:

Regular Events and Activities

• Pumpkin Picking: Pick your own pumpkin from a variety of over 35,000 pumpkins.

• Corn Maze: Navigate the two-acre corn maze, which features a variety of twists and turns.

• Hayrides: Take a hayride around the pumpkin patch and enjoy the fall scenery.

• Petting Zoo: Interact with a variety of farm animals, including goats, sheep, pigs, and chickens.

• Moo Moo Cow Train: Take a ride on the Moo Moo Cow Train around the pumpkin patch.

• Children's Garden: Enjoy a variety of hands-on activities in the Children's Garden.

• Sunflower Patch: Take pictures in the beautiful sunflower patch.

• PumpkinLand: Enjoy a variety of pumpkin-themed activities in PumpkinLand, including a pumpkin tunnel, a pumpkin slide, and a pumpkin play area.

Special Events

• Fall Harvest Festival: The Fall Harvest Festival is held every weekend from September 30 to October 29, 2023. The festival features a variety of activities, including pumpkin painting, face painting, live music, and food vendors.

• Pumpkin Launch: The Pumpkin Launch is held on a Saturday in October. Participants can launch pumpkins using a variety of different methods, such as catapults and trebuchets.

• Pumpkin Carving Contest: The Pumpkin Carving Contest is held on a Saturday in October. Participants can compete for prizes for their carved pumpkins.

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