2026 PumpkinFest Information

Dates & Hours

Oct. 10-31, 2026
Festival Days: Saturdays & Sundays | 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Closed: Mondays through Fridays

Pumpkin Fest runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 10-31, 2026. This is a ticketed event: you must purchase an admission ticket to enter the pumpkin patch. Capacity is limited each day, and we usually sell out.

This year's PumpkinFest will feature all-new, themed weekends:

• Oct. 10-11: Pumpkinzania - Kick off PumpkinFest with a weekend celebrating all things pumpkin! Explore pumpkin-themed activities, hands-on demonstrations, family-friendly displays, crafts, and interactive experiences led by Cal Poly Pomona students and programs throughout the farm.
• Oct. 17-18: Insect Festival - Discover the fascinating world of insects during Insect Festival Weekend presented by the Cal Poly Pomona Department of Plant Science. Guests can enjoy live insect displays, educational demonstrations, hands-on activities, crafts, and opportunities to learn about insects, agriculture, pollinators, and the ecosystems around us.
• Oct. 24-25: Indigenous Agriculture Weekend - Celebrate Indigenous agriculture, foodways, culture, and knowledge through demonstrations, educational displays, hands-on activities, and presentations from Native partners and the Cal Poly Pomona community. Guests can learn about traditional agricultural practices and the continuing role of Indigenous knowledge in food and farming.
• Oct. 31: Halloween at PumpkinFest - Celebrate Halloween at PumpkinFest with a full day of family-friendly fall fun. Enjoy Halloween-themed activities, crafts, demonstrations, festive displays, costumes, and special experiences throughout the farm while exploring all the traditional PumpkinFest attractions.

Visitors can purchase tickets online or at the gate. Ticket sales at the gate will close at 6 p.m. 

Buy Your Pumpkin Fest Tickets Here!

Need a ticket refund or to change the date of your tickets? Contact customer service at support@cppedu.reamaze.com.

Included with General Admission:  

• Pumpkin Hill
• Jr. Farmers Discovery Zone
• Live Music
• Farm Demonstrations
• Festival Food Vendors
• The Marketplace Craft Vendors
• Corn Mazes
• Sunflower Maze
• Cow Train
• Petting Farm
• Hay Wagon Ride

*NOTE: Does not include pumpkins or Petting Farm feed. Some attractions may not be available at all times for maintenance or other considerations. Some attractions close at dusk for safety reasons. 

CPP Student Tickets

CPP students can purchase single-day tickets or season passes at the Farm Store with your Bronco ID card.

Farm Store Hours

The Farm Store will hold special weekend hours during PumpkinFest. For those who ONLY want to shop at the Farm Store, the store will be open from 7 to 10 a.m. on PumpkinFest weekends. After those hours, paid PumpkinFest admission and a wristband are required to shop at the Farm Store.  

For the other days of the week, the store will open at its regular hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Pet Policy

For the health and safety of our farm animals, pets are NOT allowed at the Pumpkin Festival. Service dogs are allowed, but not within the Petting Farm enclosure.

Accessibility Information (ADA)

Driving Directions & Parking

Click here for driving directions.
Follow the signs for parking. Enter Kellogg Ranch (formerly known as AGRIscapes) at Temple Avenue and South Campus Drive. Overflow parking will be across Temple Avenue from the pumpkin patch in Parking Structure 2 or Lot B. 
Limited capacity ADA Accessible parking is available in Parking Lot U, on South Campus Drive, south of Temple Avenue.

Parking is $5 on Saturdays and Sunday. Purchase your pass when you buy your PumpkinFest tickets.