All the Central Florida pumpkin patches and fall festivals to enjoy this year

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Pumpkin Ponderosa at Showcase of Citrus
15051 Frank Jarrell Road, Clermont
Through Oct. 31
The annual Pumpkin Ponderosa at Clermont’s Showcase of Citrus features a pumpkin patch, outdoor games, hay rides and pumpkin painting. Guests can ride on the site’s haunted monster truck tour through the farm, hang out with the animals and go gem mining.

Fall Festival at Grande Lakes Orlando
4040 Central Florida Parkway
Oct. 10-11
Grande Lakes Orlando celebrates fall for one weekend with pumpkin decorating, fall crafts, outdoor activities, live music and plenty of family-friendly entertainment. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, with day passes starting at $45 and free general admission for overnight resort guests.

Sunsational Farms Fall Festival
40541 Roger Giles Road, Umatilla
Oct. 10
Sunsational Farms is hosting a free Fall Festival and Whimsy Market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 10. Local vendors will sling goods, gifts and treats while the farm store offers ice cream, honey, produce and more.

Partin Ranch Pumpkin Match, Corn Maze and Fall Festival
5601 N. Canoe Creek Road, St. Cloud
Oct. 10-Nov. 1
Partin Ranch will transform into a fall wonderland with corn mazes, a pumpkin patch, a barrel train, ranch animals, games, a zip line, hayrides and lots of autumnal photo ops.

Painted Oaks Academy
15100 Lake Pickett Road
Through Oct. 31
Painted Oaks Academy is now hosting its annual pumpkin patch festival through the entire month of October. The spot is also putting on a Fall Festival through Oct. 31 with farm tours, hayrides and more.

Club Lake Fall Festival
3403 Rock Springs Road, Apopka
Fridays-Sundays through Nov. 1
Club Lake’s annual Fall Festival features a pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayrides, country store and activities like pumpkin chunkin’ and tennis-ball cannon launches. Admission is $18.95 per person.

Lukas Nursery Pumpkin Patch & Pumpkin Painting
1909 Slavia Road, Oviedo
Oct. 17-18
Lukas Nursery is switching up its fall festivities this year with a two-day pumpkin patch and pumpkin-painting event. Families can pick out pumpkins, decorate them on-site and enjoy music, food and corn-kernel pits. Admission is free, with pumpkin painting paid for on-site.

Fall Fiesta in the Park
Lake Eola Park
Nov. 7-8
The 54th Annual Fall Festival in the Park will happen next month at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. Guests can enjoy the half-century-old community favorite with live entertainment, local vendors, craft booths and more.

Great Scott Farms
26216 County Road 448A, Mount Dora
Weekends through Nov. 15
Great Scott Farms is hosting its annual Fall Festival with a 7-acre corn maze, jumping pillow, super slide, castle playground, farm tours and, of course, a pumpkin patch. Admission is $16 online or $20 at the gate.

Fall Festival at Southern Hill Farms
16651 Schofield Road, Clermont
Select days through Nov. 22
Southern Hill Farms’ 11th annual Fall Festival brings pumpkins, carnival rides, a corn maze, U-pick flowers, a petting zoo, farm wagon rides, live music, food trucks and plenty of seasonal photo ops. Admission is $29.94 plus tax; tickets must be purchased online before arrival.

Amber Brooke Farms Fall Festival
36111 County Road 44A, Eustis
Select days through Nov. 22
Amber Brooke Farms’ Fall Festival is back with pumpkins, U-pick flowers, a petting zoo, live music, photo ops, face painting, farm tours, barrel train rides and more than two-dozen farm attractions. Online admission ranges from $19.95-$24.95.

Harvest Holler Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch
950 Tavares Road, Polk City
Through Nov. 15
At Harvest Holler Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, families can get up close and personal with a working family farm, complete with animals, a corn maze and a pumpkin patch. Maw-Maw’s Country Store on site offers cobblers and plenty of other country treats.

Santa’s Pumpkin Patch
35317 Huff Road, Eustis
Oct. 12-Nov. 14
Santa’s Christmas Tree Forest goes into a fall frenzy this month with an impressive pumpkin patch and various events, like the farm animal zoo, hayrides, barrel trains and more fall fun.

The Patch: Pumpkin Painting and Corn Maze
3251 Margaritaville Blvd., Kissimmee
Oct. 16-30
Promenade at Sunset Walk’s pumpkin patch offers fall photo ops, a nightly corn maze, live music and all the dining options that call Promenade at Sunset Walk home.

Florida Railroad Museum Pumpkin Patch Express
12210 83rd St. East, Parrish
Oct. 17-18 and Oct. 24-25
The Florida Railroad Museum is set to host its annual Pumpkin Patch Express in October. With the purchase of a ticket, guests get access to hayrides, arts and crafts stations, games and more.