Taves Farm Pumpkin Patch

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

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

In 2024 Taves Family Farms is open daily from 9:30 am until 5:30 pm from late August until the end of October. Up until the last weekend of September, there are apples to pick, farm animals to see, and an amazing number of play structures for children and their families to enjoy. Starting on September 21st, there is also the Pumpkin Patch with hundreds of pumpkins to choose from.

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

Taves Family Farms Pumpkin Patch

Taves Family Farms operates their 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 can be found 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 each year from late August or early September until Halloween. In 2024 the farm is open daily between 9:30 am and 5:30 pm from August 29th until October 31st. The Taves Estate Cidery is also open every day between 11:00 am and 6:00 pm.

On weekends both Jumping Pillows are available to play on. On weekdays, however, there is just one. There are apples to pick and fun activities for children throughout the fall season. In 2024 the Pumpkin Patch, however, doesn’t open until September 21st.

For the farm’s official website visit tavesfamilyfarms.com.

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 make their way 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!

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

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 are free. Everyone older than that has to pay, unless all you want to do is pick apples or visit the store in September. After that, in October, if you want to pick apples and visit the pumpkin patch it’ll cost about $8. If you also want to do all the other fun, family-friendly activities in the fall too, it’ll cost more.

Prices below are for access to all the fun activities between August 29th and September 27th in 2024. After that, up until Halloween, prices will be slightly more. Prices 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 (the latter of which open for the season on September 28th). Hayrides only take place on weekends and you need to buy a Super Pass for those which costs $5 more when purchased in advance online.

(Note: Prices are subject to change, especially in October compared to September.)

Cost of Parking at Taves

Parking on weekends and statutory holidays in September costs about $3 when purchased in advance. On other days parking is free. In October it might cost around $8, although exact details are to be confirmed.

If you just want to pick apples or shop at the store, admission to do that is free. You also don’t have to pay for parking, except for on weekends and holidays between September 17th and the end of October.

General Admission on Weekdays (except Wednesdays)

Individual: $16.45 online, $19.45 at the gate
Family (or any Group of Four): $63.80 online or a bit more at the gate

Wacky Wednesdays (which are discounted days)

Individual: $18.95 online, ~$21.95 at the gate
Family (or any Group of Four): $75.80 online or a bit more at the gate

Weekends & Stat Holidays

Individual: $21.95 online, $24.95 at the gate
Super Pass: $26.95 online, or a bit more at the gate
Family (or any Group of Four): $87.80 online, or a bit more at the gate

Seasons Flex Passes

In addition to the above, you can purchase a Seasons Flex Pass. It gives you access to all the activities at the farm, plus free parking. The Seasons Flex Pass costs $72 (plus taxes and online fees). It’s a terrific deal, especially as it’s transferable. You don’t have to show ID when you go in, which means other friends and family members can use it on other days!

How Much Do the Pumpkins Cost?

Pumpkins usually range in price from $3 for the small ones up to $35 or so for the large, specialty pumpkins.

For the farm’s official website visit tavesfamilyfarms.com.

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

About the Pumpkin Patch

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

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

Pumpkins range in size from small ones you can hold in one hand up to huge ones weighing upwards of 50 pounds. They 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 about $5 or so on the online fees compared to buying four individual passes. As an added bonus, in the month of October, you’ll also get a $6 voucher to use towards the purchase of an orange pumpkin in the Pumpkin Patch.

TIP #2: Other ways to save money include buying your tickets online in advance, going on a Wednesday, going on other weekdays, and going earlier in the season instead of waiting until October which is peak season for the farm.

TIP #3: The Pumpkin Patch opens on September 28th. 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. After that, though, the cost is $8 per person.

Taves Family Farms in Autumn Video

To give you an idea of what Taves Farms looks like in the fall, check out the following video. In it 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

For more details about the pumpkin patch and other attractions at the farm visit the Taves Family Farm website or see our article about Taves Family Farms and Applebarn.

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

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