4 Best Pumpkin Patch Fall Festivals in Washington
Jump to: 1. Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm 2. Carleton Farms 3. Rutledge Family Farm 4. Schilter Family Farm
The 4 best pumpkin patch fall festivals in Washington are Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm, Carleton Farms, Rutledge Family Farm and Schilter Family Farm — farms tagged for a dedicated festival weekend, running their full lineup of attractions, food vendors and live music at once, alongside the pumpkins. Below, each gets a closer look — what it offers, how it's rated, and how to get there — followed by answers to the questions we hear most about visiting. See every pumpkin patch we track in Washington, or browse fall festivals in every state on our Fall Festivals near me page.
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Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm
Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm in Moses Lake takes the top spot, rated 4.6 out of 5 from 98 reviews. Visitors come here for fall festival.
576 Rd O NE, 98837
Fall festivalPalmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm is ranked #1 on this list, located at 576 Rd O NE, Moses Lake, WA, 98837. It carries a 4.6-out-of-5 rating on Google from 98 reviews, which puts it among the more established pumpkin patches we track near Moses Lake. Beyond the pumpkin field itself, it's tagged for fall festival, so there's usually more to a visit than just picking a pumpkin and heading home.
Google hasn't surfaced a set of recurring review themes for Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm yet, so there isn't a themed summary of what visitors say to pass along here — the star rating and review count above remain the clearest public signal until more detail comes in. Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm is one of the farms we track with a fall festival, which typically means a festival weekend is the farm operating at full capacity: every attraction open, food vendors on site, live music, and frequently craft or produce markets. it is the best day to visit if you want the complete experience…
Hours aren't listed for Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm in our data. Most pumpkin patches run daily or weekends-only from mid-September through the first days of November, but the surest way to know is to call ahead or check the farm's website before you drive out. Admission pricing isn't listed for Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm either — pumpkin patches generally charge one of three ways (free entry with pumpkins priced individually or by weight, a flat gate admission bundling attractions, or a per-attraction wristband system), so it's worth asking which applies here before you go. Payment methods aren't listed, and a meaningful share of family-run patches are cash-only for field admission and wagon rides even when the farm store takes cards — bringing some cash as backup avoids an awkward trip back to the car at the gate.
Like most working farms, the exact open and close dates for Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm can shift year to year with weather and how the pumpkin crop comes in, even though the general window is fairly predictable. If you're planning a special trip, a weekday morning is consistently the quietest time to go, with shorter waits for wagon rides and easier parking than a weekend afternoon. Wear shoes you don't mind getting muddy — pumpkin fields are working farmland rather than paved lots, and they get soft fast after rain — and call ahead if it's rained heavily in the last day or two, since field access and hayrides are usually the first things a farm closes when the ground is saturated. Layers help too: fall mornings can start cold and warm up quickly once the sun is over an open field.
Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm sits, near Moses Lake, WA, with parking typically in a grass field rather than a paved lot — allow a few extra minutes on busy weekends for staff or volunteers to direct traffic, and if you're navigating by GPS rather than the link on this page, search the farm name directly rather than just the street address, since rural addresses sometimes route to the wrong gate. See the full profile — hours table, rating breakdown, review themes, FAQ and a map you can route from — on Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm's listing page, or tap Directions below to head straight there.
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Carleton Farms
Carleton Farms, out in Lake Stevens, is next up, rated 4.5 out of 5 from 816 reviews. Visitors come here for fall festival and farm store.
630 Sunnyside Blvd SE, 98258
Fall festivalFarm storeCarleton Farms is ranked #2 on this list, located at 630 Sunnyside Blvd SE, Lake Stevens, WA, 98258. It carries a 4.5-out-of-5 rating on Google from 816 reviews, which puts it among the more established pumpkin patches we track near Lake Stevens. Beyond the pumpkin field itself, it's tagged for fall festival and farm store, so there's usually more to a visit than just picking a pumpkin and heading home.
Google hasn't surfaced a set of recurring review themes for Carleton Farms yet, so there isn't a themed summary of what visitors say to pass along here — the star rating and review count above remain the clearest public signal until more detail comes in. Carleton Farms is one of the farms we track with a fall festival, which typically means a festival weekend is the farm operating at full capacity: every attraction open, food vendors on site, live music, and frequently craft or produce markets. it is the best day to visit if you want the complete experience…
Based on its public listing, Carleton Farms is typically open Monday 10AM-6PM, Tuesday 10AM-6PM, Wednesday 10AM-6PM, Thursday 10AM-6PM, Friday 10AM-6PM, Saturday 10AM-6PM, Sunday 10AM-5PM. Pumpkin patch hours shift often during the season — expect longer hours the two or three weekends around mid-October and shorter, sometimes weekend-only hours toward either end of the season — so treat this as a strong starting point rather than a guarantee. Admission pricing isn't listed for Carleton Farms either — pumpkin patches generally charge one of three ways (free entry with pumpkins priced individually or by weight, a flat gate admission bundling attractions, or a per-attraction wristband system), so it's worth asking which applies here before you go. Payment methods aren't listed, and a meaningful share of family-run patches are cash-only for field admission and wagon rides even when the farm store takes cards — bringing some cash as backup avoids an awkward trip back to the car at the gate.
Like most working farms, the exact open and close dates for Carleton Farms can shift year to year with weather and how the pumpkin crop comes in, even though the general window is fairly predictable. If you're planning a special trip, a weekday morning is consistently the quietest time to go, with shorter waits for wagon rides and easier parking than a weekend afternoon. Wear shoes you don't mind getting muddy — pumpkin fields are working farmland rather than paved lots, and they get soft fast after rain — and call ahead if it's rained heavily in the last day or two, since field access and hayrides are usually the first things a farm closes when the ground is saturated. Layers help too: fall mornings can start cold and warm up quickly once the sun is over an open field.
Carleton Farms sits, near Lake Stevens, WA, with parking typically in a grass field rather than a paved lot — allow a few extra minutes on busy weekends for staff or volunteers to direct traffic, and if you're navigating by GPS rather than the link on this page, search the farm name directly rather than just the street address, since rural addresses sometimes route to the wrong gate. See the full profile — hours table, rating breakdown, review themes, FAQ and a map you can route from — on Carleton Farms's listing page, or tap Directions below to head straight there.
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Rutledge Family Farm
Rutledge Family Farm near Olympia rounds out this stretch of the list, rated 4.4 out of 5 from 1,126 reviews. Visitors come here for corn maze and sunflower field.
302 93rd Ave SE, 98501
Corn mazeSunflower fieldHaunted attractionFall festivalRutledge Family Farm is ranked #3 on this list, located at 302 93rd Ave SE, Olympia, WA, 98501. It carries a 4.4-out-of-5 rating on Google from 1,126 reviews, which puts it among the more established pumpkin patches we track near Olympia. Beyond the pumpkin field itself, it's tagged for corn maze, sunflower field, haunted attraction and fall festival, so there's usually more to a visit than just picking a pumpkin and heading home.
Google hasn't surfaced a set of recurring review themes for Rutledge Family Farm yet, so there isn't a themed summary of what visitors say to pass along here — the star rating and review count above remain the clearest public signal until more detail comes in. In the farm's own words: "Pumpkin patch and corn maze combo, plus sunflower fields and haunted house." Rutledge Family Farm is one of the farms we track with a corn maze, which typically means a corn maze is cut into a standing field in late summer and stays open until the stalks are harvested, which is why most mazes open a week or two after the pumpkin patch itself and close hard at the end of the season. si…
Hours aren't listed for Rutledge Family Farm in our data. Most pumpkin patches run daily or weekends-only from mid-September through the first days of November, but the surest way to know is to call ahead or check the farm's website before you drive out. Admission pricing isn't listed for Rutledge Family Farm either — pumpkin patches generally charge one of three ways (free entry with pumpkins priced individually or by weight, a flat gate admission bundling attractions, or a per-attraction wristband system), so it's worth asking which applies here before you go. It accepts snap/ebt, though it's still smart to carry some cash — field admission and wagon rides at farms like this are sometimes handled separately from the main store.
Like most working farms, the exact open and close dates for Rutledge Family Farm can shift year to year with weather and how the pumpkin crop comes in, even though the general window is fairly predictable. If you're planning a special trip, a weekday morning is consistently the quietest time to go, with shorter waits for wagon rides and easier parking than a weekend afternoon. Wear shoes you don't mind getting muddy — pumpkin fields are working farmland rather than paved lots, and they get soft fast after rain — and call ahead if it's rained heavily in the last day or two, since field access and hayrides are usually the first things a farm closes when the ground is saturated. Layers help too: fall mornings can start cold and warm up quickly once the sun is over an open field.
Rutledge Family Farm sits, near Olympia, WA, with parking typically in a grass field rather than a paved lot — allow a few extra minutes on busy weekends for staff or volunteers to direct traffic, and if you're navigating by GPS rather than the link on this page, search the farm name directly rather than just the street address, since rural addresses sometimes route to the wrong gate. See the full profile — hours table, rating breakdown, review themes, FAQ and a map you can route from — on Rutledge Family Farm's listing page, or tap Directions below to head straight there.
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Schilter Family Farm
Also worth the drive: Schilter Family Farm in Olympia, rated 4.4 out of 5 from 462 reviews. Visitors come here for fall festival.
141 Nisqually Cut Off Rd SE, 98513
Fall festivalSchilter Family Farm is ranked #4 on this list, located at 141 Nisqually Cut Off Rd SE, Olympia, WA, 98513. It carries a 4.4-out-of-5 rating on Google from 462 reviews, which puts it among the more established pumpkin patches we track near Olympia. Beyond the pumpkin field itself, it's tagged for fall festival, so there's usually more to a visit than just picking a pumpkin and heading home.
Google hasn't surfaced a set of recurring review themes for Schilter Family Farm yet, so there isn't a themed summary of what visitors say to pass along here — the star rating and review count above remain the clearest public signal until more detail comes in. Schilter Family Farm is one of the farms we track with a fall festival, which typically means a festival weekend is the farm operating at full capacity: every attraction open, food vendors on site, live music, and frequently craft or produce markets. it is the best day to visit if you want the complete experience…
Hours aren't listed for Schilter Family Farm in our data. Most pumpkin patches run daily or weekends-only from mid-September through the first days of November, but the surest way to know is to call ahead or check the farm's website before you drive out. Admission pricing isn't listed for Schilter Family Farm either — pumpkin patches generally charge one of three ways (free entry with pumpkins priced individually or by weight, a flat gate admission bundling attractions, or a per-attraction wristband system), so it's worth asking which applies here before you go. Payment methods aren't listed, and a meaningful share of family-run patches are cash-only for field admission and wagon rides even when the farm store takes cards — bringing some cash as backup avoids an awkward trip back to the car at the gate.
Like most working farms, the exact open and close dates for Schilter Family Farm can shift year to year with weather and how the pumpkin crop comes in, even though the general window is fairly predictable. If you're planning a special trip, a weekday morning is consistently the quietest time to go, with shorter waits for wagon rides and easier parking than a weekend afternoon. Wear shoes you don't mind getting muddy — pumpkin fields are working farmland rather than paved lots, and they get soft fast after rain — and call ahead if it's rained heavily in the last day or two, since field access and hayrides are usually the first things a farm closes when the ground is saturated. Layers help too: fall mornings can start cold and warm up quickly once the sun is over an open field.
Schilter Family Farm sits, near Olympia, WA, with parking typically in a grass field rather than a paved lot — allow a few extra minutes on busy weekends for staff or volunteers to direct traffic, and if you're navigating by GPS rather than the link on this page, search the farm name directly rather than just the street address, since rural addresses sometimes route to the wrong gate. See the full profile — hours table, rating breakdown, review themes, FAQ and a map you can route from — on Schilter Family Farm's listing page, or tap Directions below to head straight there.
Conclusion
Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm is our top pick for a pumpkin patch fall festival in Washington, rated 4.6 out of 5, with Carleton Farms, Rutledge Family Farm and Schilter Family Farm rounding out the list. Ratings and review counts reflect public data at the time of writing and can change, and festival dates, pricing and what's actually running can shift week to week — always confirm directly with the farm before you drive out. For more options, see every pumpkin patch we track in Washington.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best pumpkin patch fall festival in Washington?
Based on rating and review volume, Palmer's Adventure Farm | Eastern WA’s Tulip & Pumpkin Farm ranks first among the pumpkin patch fall festivals we track in Washington, with a 4.6-out-of-5 rating. See the full breakdown above, or its full listing for hours and directions.
What actually happens at a pumpkin patch fall festival?
A festival weekend is the farm running at full capacity — every attraction open at once, food vendors on site, live music, and frequently a craft or produce market, on top of the regular pumpkin patch. It's the best day to visit for the complete experience, and the busiest day to visit if you'd rather have a quiet field and a short line.
Do fall festivals cost extra?
Sometimes. Festival weekends are the days a farm is most likely to charge a higher gate price or require advance tickets, since every attraction is running. Confirm current pricing directly with the farm — it's not a field we track, and it changes year to year more than regular admission does.
When are fall festival weekends usually held?
Typically a handful of specific weekends in the back half of the season, rather than the whole season — often concentrated in October. Exact dates vary farm to farm, so check the listing or the farm's own site directly before planning a trip around one.
Are these fall festivals good for young kids?
Generally yes — festival weekends bundle in the kid-oriented attractions a farm runs alongside everything else. Check the listings above for feature tags like a petting zoo or play area, and call ahead if you're planning specifically around a young child's attention span in a bigger crowd.