Illustration No candle needed
Make your jack-o'-lantern glow all week
Flickering LED lights on a timer, and a battery saw for the thick shells.
Carving toolsWe list 42 pumpkin patches in 28 towns across California. The season usually runs from October.
Illustration No candle needed
Flickering LED lights on a timer, and a battery saw for the thick shells.
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The drill attachment that ends scooping by hand, plus the test-winning carving kit.
Carving toolsPumpkins are usually ready from October in California. Weather shifts the start by a week or two each year, so check the farm's website or call before you go. 26 of the farms listed here have posted their own season notes.
We list 42 pumpkin patches in California, most of them around Half Moon Bay (4), Placerville (3), Watsonville (3) and Brentwood (2).
Many of the pumpkin patches in California grow more than one crop: 11 also list apples, 10 also list strawberries and 9 also list corn maze.
See all U-pick farms in California, find farms near you on the map. Season guide: When is pumpkin patch season?