Taves Farm Pumpkin Patch

Taves Family Farms in Abbotsford, an hour from Vancouver, offers family-friendly autumn activities and a pumpkin patch in the weeks leading up to Halloween.

The farm has a corn maze, apples to pick, hay rides and other family-friendly activities to enjoy in the fall, in addition to fields of pumpkins.

Taves Family Farms is most days from 10:00 am until 5:30 pm from late August until the end of October. This year, the farm hosts a sunflower garden experience between August 21st and September 12th. Then, the popular fall experience runs from September 13th until October 31st.

Visit the official Taves Family Farms website for full details about the attraction.

This article includes the following information about Taves Family Farms in the fall:

Boy at Taves Farm

Taves Family Farms Pumpkin Patch

Taves Family Farms operates its popular pumpkin patch attraction around October each year. It’s a great place for families to find all kinds of orange and other-coloured gourds to decorate for Halloween. It’s also where you’ll find apples to pick in the orchard.

Where is Taves Family Farms

Taves Farm is at 333 Gladwin Road in Abbotsford. This is about a one-hour drive from downtown Vancouver and only a few minutes from the Abbotsford airport.

Hours and Dates of Operation

The fall activities at Taves Family Farms & Applebarn run from September 13th until Halloween. Expect the farm to be open almost daily (except most Tuesdays) between 10:00 am and 5:30. The Taves Estate Cidery is open Fridays to Sundays between 11:00 am and 6:00 pm.

There are jumping pillows to play on, apples to pick and fun activities for children throughout the fall season. There’s also a pumpkin garden display to check out.

Visit tavesfamilyfarms.com for the farm’s official website.

What to Expect at the Farm

At Taves Farm in autumn you can expect to see a corn maze, wonderful play areas for children, and lots of apples in rows and rows of trees. There are hay rides, farm animals to look at, children’s play structures to have fun on, and produce for sale in a small village-like area. There are also glasses of apple cider and apple slushies to enjoy!

Every day of the week, but especially on sunny weekends, expect to see lots of young families pushing wheelbarrows as they head to the orchard and pumpkin field to pick farm-fresh produce.

The farm is a fun place to be in autumn, and it can get busy!

Taves Farm Pumpkins and Apple Cider — Pumpkins and Apple Cider

Taves Family Farms Admission Rates

Prices to visit Taves Family Farms in the fall depend on when you go and what you do. Children under the age of 3 usually enter for free. Everyone older than that has to pay, unless all you want to do is pick apples or visit the store in September.

Prices below include admission to the petting barn, Farmville, mazes, Jumping Pillows, other kids’ play structures and the u-pick apple fields, Magical Garden and pumpkins fields. For hayrides you need to buy a Super Pass which costs $5 more when purchased in advance online. General admission prices are lower on weekdays and higher on weekends and busy weeks.

(Note: Prices below are subject to change.)

Visit the official Taves Family Farms website for full details about the attraction.

Cost of Parking at Taves

Parking on weekends and statutory holidays costs between $3 to $7 when purchased in advance. Parking is free on other days.

General Admission on Weekdays and Low Peak Times

Individual: $22.70 to $27.70
Family (or any group of four): $84.80 to $104.80

Weekends, Statutory Holidays and Peak Times

Individual: $25.70 to $30.70
Family (or any group of four): $96.80 to $116.80

Seasons Flex Passes

In addition to the above, you can purchase a Magical Membership season pass. It gives you access to all the activities at the farm, plus free parking. It costs $67 each and can be used throughout the season.

How Much Do the Pumpkins Cost?

Last year, pumpkins cost about $3 for the small ones and up to $35 for the large, specialty ones. 2025 details should be similar.

Visit tavesfamilyfarms.com for the farm’s official website.

Taves Farm Play Area and Animal Barn — The Kids’ Play Area and Animal Barn

About the Pumpkin Patch

Visitors can typically choose to go out in the fields to find a pumpkin, or they can select a pre-picked one at the country store.

The main pumpkin fields can usually be found between rows of apple and pear trees. It is a little bit of a walk from the main area, so Taves Farms provides wheelbarrows to help people carry their treasures back from the fields.

Pumpkins range in size from small ones that you can hold in one hand up to huge ones weighing upwards of 50 pounds. The gourds also come in a variety of colours ranging from the standard orange to white or green or even pink.

Fun for kids and for people wanting to take selfies, there is usually a pumpkin carriage in the middle of the pumpkin patch.

Visit the official Taves Family Farms website for full details.

Tips & Advice

Below are some tips and suggestions to help you make the most of your visit to Taves Family Farms in the fall.

TIP #1: If you buy a Group of Four Pass it’ll save you a few dollars per person. Going earlier in the season instead of waiting until October will likely save you money too.

TIP #3: The Pumpkin Patch usually only opens towards the end of September. If all you want to do is walk to the Pumpkin Patch and pick a pumpkin, that’s free to do up until on the last weekend in September (or at least that was the case last year).

Taves Family Farms in Autumn Video

Check out the following video for an idea of what Taves Farms looks like in the fall. You’ll see the attraction’s pumpkin patch, apple orchard, animal hutches and kids’ play areas. You’ll also see the market area, hay ride tractor and corn maze.

Other Information

Visit the Taves Family Farms website or see our article about Taves Family Farms and Applebarn for details about the pumpkin patch and other farm attractions.

The farm hosts special events at other times of the year too, including Easter Egg Hunts in the spring.

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