How to Find Pumpkin Patches in Dallas, Texas
Having a place to buy pumpkins fresh off the farm can be invaluable if you would like to make pumpkin pie or carve a Halloween jack-o-lantern. Although pumpkin patches can seem elusive in urban areas, you usually don't have to venture far to find one. The best pumpkin patches in Dallas, Texas are located in churchyards spread throughout the city. Does this Spark an idea?
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Navigate to your local church's website, or call them to verify whether they sell pumpkins. Churches that host pumpkin patches every year in Dallas include St. James' Episcopal Church, Walnut Hill United Methodist Church and Arapaho United Methodist Church. Many church patches not only have pumpkins, but also offer storytelling and crafts for kids. All of them use the money earned for a good cause.
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Drive around your neighborhood in late September and throughout October. In many cases, you can easily find pumpkin patches near your home. This is especially true in North Dallas.
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Go to the Dallas Arboretum during their annual fall festival. The Tom Thumb Pumpkin Patch is always huge and all sizes of pumpkins are available for sale. There's even a pumpkin house that makes an attractive backdrop for those annual fall pictures. Many parents love pictures of the kids in the pumpkin patch each fall.
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Go to the Dallas Pumpkin Festival website for updates on when their next pumpkin patch will be held. This enormous pumpkin festival is hosted by Dallas Central Ministries and features a pumpkin carving contest. Be sure to contact them for the location of this year's pumpkin festival.
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Check the Dallas Morning News' website for news about local pumpkin patches. Do a search on their main page, then click the tabs above the search results to narrow your results. "Stories" comes up to the top by default. However, you can select "Photos and Video," "Classifieds and Special Sections" and "Member Submitted" to see the results that best suit your needs. Avoid the "Web" tab, which does a general Internet search.
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Check the Guide Live website regularly for events and attractions. This website is updated frequently, so there probably won't be any information about pumpkin patches or fall festivals early in the season. However, as September moves into October there will likely be several stories and listings about local autumn events. Click on "Attractions" to do a search by keyword on the site.
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Tips & Warnings
Get out to the pumpkin patches as early in the season as possible. The longer you wait, the slimmer the pickings.
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