Tampa Bay’s Fall Festivals: Enchanting Grown-Up Fun

The time for fall festivals and autumn fun, Florida style is here! Tampa Bay's Fall Festivals are the perfect fun way to celebrate fall in Tampa Bay — without the cold! For many couples, friends, and families, it is one of the best times of the year to get together and have some spook-tacular fun.

In addition to our list of Fall Festivals, be sure to check out Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, and Halloween Events—all on our Fun Ways to Celebrate Fall list to get that last taste of fall before the holidays are here!

Featured Fall Festival

Keel Farms Harvest Days

• Weekends in October, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• 5202 Thonotosassa Rd, Plant City, FL 33565

Visit Keel Farms every Saturday and Sunday in October for Harvest Days! From 10 a.m.-3 p.m., enjoy family-friendly, festive fun with hay rides, a corn maze, pumpkin patch and painting, camel rides, seasonal wines and ciders, a pumpkin pie eating contest, local vendors and food trucks, and more. No tickets are required for this FREE event, and all ages + dogs are welcome! Parking is just $10.

Fall Festivals Around Tampa Bay This Week

Raprager Family Farm Fall Pumpkin Patch

September 20-November 3, 2025, Fridays: 4 p.m.-9 p.m., Saturdays: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. & Sundays: 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
16907 Boy Scout Rd, Odessa
Raprager Family Farm is packed with fun activities like axe throwing, pumpkin painting, a massive 900-foot inflatable maze, and even a baby cow! You can also explore the haunted barn, take a hay ride, visit the petting zoo, zoom down the hay chute slide, and enjoy plenty of other favorites.

The farm is kid-friendly all day but does get scarier after 6:00 p.m.

Gallagher's Pumpkin Patch and Christmas Trees

Open Daily, starting September 22, 2025
7401 4th St N, St. Petersburg

Who says a Tampa Fall Festival has to be on a farm?  This one isn't, but it's one of the best Fall Festivals in the Tampa Bay area!  Located in St. Pete, this St. Petersburg Fall Festival has taken place for more than 30 years, a family-owned business that's the perfect spot to capture super cute photos of your little pumpkins while you select the best of the ‘patch'!

You can also pick up a yummy homemade pie and even feed goats in the goat pen. Before you leave, be sure you snap a photo in front of the popular vintage pick up truck.

Southern Hill Farms Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival

September 22-November 23, 2025
Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., including select Thursdays
16651 Schofield Rd., Clermont

About an hour east of Tampa, just north from Walt Disney World is the cutest farm/fall festival for families! Each year features a corn maze, u-pick sunflowers and zinnias, a pumpkin patch barn, a kids zone, and more. There will be live music and flat screen TVs to make sure you don't miss your favorite game.

You can even taste the yummy apple cider donuts, blueberry lemonade, frozen and hot apple cider, pumpkin muffins, and more. This event is cashless and tickets must be bought in advance.

HarvestMoon Farm Pumpkin Patch

September 27-November 2, 2025
Open Wednesday-Friday from 10 am-2 pm and then Sat-Sun: 10 am-5 pm. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
15990 Stur St., Masaryktown

You’ll want to pre-purchase a ticket online to secure your spot to navigate the 5-acre corn maze, explore the many attractions like a cow train, pedal cars, jumping pillow, and barnyard games. There’s also a petting farm and tree house. Bring some extra cash in case the little ones decide they want to participate in gem mining or even pick out their own pumpkins in the pumpkin patch! They even host a Haunted Nights Nights event for $24.95 plus tax on select nights.
Admission to the fall festival ranges from $13.92-$26.27.

Sweet fields Farm Fall Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

Select dates September 27-November 2, 2025
17250 Benes Roush Rd., Masaryktown

Tickets to this farm's annual festival include a variety of family and date-friendly activities, including an intricate corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayride, and more. Plan a cute pumpkin patch date night! Please note, no pets are allowed.

Fox Squirrel Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

September 27-October 26, 2025, Saturdays and Sundays
6151 Varn Road, Plant City

This annual pumpkin patch and corn maze in Plant City, about 20 minutes from downtown Tampa, features a corn maze, live music, duck races, fall games, a pumpkin patch, butterfly garden (additional charge) and more. Make it a complete date day by pairing up your visit with a stop at Keel Farms, which is a short 15-minute drive from the maze. Bring cash for the on site vendors as many don't accept card payments.
Admission is $14 plus tax and ages 3 and under are free.

October Fall Festivals

Lum's Fall Festival

Every Saturday and Sunday in October 2025, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
4898 James Redman Pkwy., Plant City

Enjoy fun for the whole family like a petting zoo, inflatables, vendors, hay rides, food and desserts, games, and more! All activities are included in the purchase of a wristband. While you're there, you can also pick up some goods from their seasonal market.

Hyde Park Village Pumpkin Patch

October 1-31, 2025
Monday-Thursday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
1602 W. Snow Circle, Tampa

Come pick out the perfect pumpkin at Hyde Park Village. Unlike a Fall Festival on a farm, this South Tampa fall festival tradition is easy, cute, and close to bars! Proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. The pumpkin patch will be located by the fountain near Pottery Barn.

Annual Brooksville Pumpkin Patch

October 3-31, 2025
Friday, 4 p.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
475 North Avenue West, Brooksville

The Brooksville farm has hundreds, if not thousands, of pumpkins to choose from at their Fall Festival events throughout October! The farm says most of their pumpkin deliveries are a few days off the vine, so they should last you through the holiday…and maybe even grab some cute ones for decor for Thanksgiving. Their Fall Festival events also have food vendors, produce, a petting zoo, a tortoise experience, and more.

Shimmering Lights Fall Festival 

Every Friday, October 3-31, 2025, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
2302 N. Dover Rd., Dover

This is a unique way to celebrate the fall season on the farm! Sun Kisses Acres is teaming up with Nights of Shimmering Lights to create a 1/3 mile walk through trail featuring beautiful lights, music, games, hay rides, pumpkin patches, and more!

The light trail is not-so-scary and suitable for kids of all ages!  *The walking trail is not suitable or accessible for wheelchairs or strollers.

Centro Ybor Fall Fest

Saturday, October 4, 2025, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
1600 East 8th Ave., Tampa

Stop by this free pumpkin patch and shop from vendors at the fall market! The first 50 guests will get to take a free pumpkin home.

Fall Y'All at Coachman Park

Saturday, October 4-5, 2025,
101 Drew St., Clearwater

Peruse local vendors with unique crafts and other goods, food trucks and fall food, a kid's zone, and contests!

DK Farms Fall Festival  

Weekdays and weekends from October 4-November 1, 2025
1750 Lake Ave SE, Largo
Explore and pick up a pumpkin at their patch, take a hayride, and enjoy the great fall decorations, or hang out with some new friends at the petting zoo. There's a ton more to do and lots of fun for the whole family.

Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Patch Festival

Every Weekend in October!
October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, and 26, 2025
7410 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, 34240

A quick hop down to Sarasota to check out Fruitville Grove's 35th Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival might be just the change of pace and scenery you and your bunch of little pumpkins need! Held every weekend throughout October, it includes fun family-friendly activities, a butterfly garden, pony rides, a family circus, and of course, a Pumpkin Patch!

HorsePower for Kids and Animal Sanctuary 15th Annual Fall Festival Fundraiser 

October 4-26, 2025
Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
8005 Racetrack Rd., Tampa

Bring the family out for a day of fun while supporting a non-profit animal sanctuary right outside the Westchase area. The festival includes pony rides, train rides, and hayrides, as well as farm animals, bounce houses, fall games, and a bonfire, which includes marshmallows. Proceeds go to the animal rescue and sanctuary.
$15 per person, babies 12 months and under are free.

Shimmering Lights Fall Festival

October 4-30, 2025, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Location: 2302 N. Dover Rd., Dover

This is a unique way to celebrate the fall season on the farm! Sun Kisses Acres is teaming up with Nights of Shimmering Lights to create a 1/3 mile walk-through trail featuring beautiful lights, music, games, hay rides, pumpkin patches, a foam play area on select nights, and more! The light trail is not-so-scary and suitable for kids of all ages! *The walking trail is not suitable or accessible for wheelchairs or strollers.

Annual Heights Fall Festival Pumpkin Patch at Armature Works

Saturday, October 11, 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
1910 N. Ola Ave, Tampa
The Heights Fall Festival will feature a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, face painters, activities for the whole family, and live music. There will also be a food drive benefiting Metropolitan Ministries.

Annual Hunsader Farms Fall Festival

October 11-26, 2025 on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
5500 C.R. 675, Bradenton

Make the drive south of Tampa Bay to experience the 33rd annual Fall Festival on select weekends in October. There will be hayrides, a petting zoo, games, pumpkin patch and more! The main attraction is the corn maze which is an additional $2 per person. Make sure to bring cash for other cool activities!

St. Pete Fall Festival

Saturday, October 18, 2025, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
St. Pete Pier

Celebrate the season at the St. Pete Fall Fest, a family-friendly festival that transforms the waterfront into an autumn wonderland, complete with a pumpkin patch, live music, local vendors, seasonal food and drinks, fall-themed photo ops, and festive décor!

This year’s Fall Fest features the epic Drone Show originally planned for the St. Pete Pier’s 5-Year Anniversary Celebration. Don’t miss this breathtaking nighttime spectacle as 1000 synchronized drones light up the sky over Tampa Bay!

Pumpkin Patch Express (Florida Railroad Museum) 

October 18-19, 25-26, 2025
Various times
12210 83rd St., East Parrish

The Florida Railroad Museum is calling “all aboard” for a neat train experience as you embark on the Pumpkin Patch Express to a field full of pumpkins to pick, as well as kid-friendly activities on your 2-hour journey.

Children are invited to pick their own pumpkin to take home. Everyone is also invited to participate in other crafts and activities.

Pied Piper's Haunted Carnival

Thursday, October 23-Sunday, October 26, 2025
Armature Works

Pied Piper's Haunted Carnival is back for its 4th year at Armature Works! Enjoy three days of epic Halloween Celebrations featuring the renowned DJs, artists, carnival attractions, and more! During the day, enjoy a kid zone including pumpkin painting, superhero meet-and-greets, face painting, food, and more. Then the event transforms into an evening party with epic DJs that you won't want to miss! DJ performances are limited to ages 18+.

Florida Botanical Garden's Pumpkin Fest

Saturday, October 25, 2025, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Florida Botanical Gardens

Join the Florida Botanical Gardens for a pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving, and other spooky activities like the 4-H Scarecrow contest, Pumpkin painting, Build your own slime, Bat Book reading, pumpkin decoupage, food trucks, and more!

Harvest Fest

• November 2, 2025, 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 1108 E Scott St., Tampa

Enjoy music, bingo, a petting zoo, and more farm fun for Harvest Fest at Meacham Urban Farm!

Wishing you a fun fall season with your sweetheart!

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