Arts + Entertainment

Great Pumpkin Farm returns to Clarence next week

Photo from Great Pumpkin Farm Facebook page

blog by S.J. Velasquez • September 13, 2012 @ 3:45pm

It’s not fall in Western New York until the Great Pumpkin Farm is in full swing. And—lucky for fall freaks like myself—that’s next weekend.

The Great Pumpkin Farm and Fall Festival, held annually at 11199 Main St. in Clarence, gets the fall season in full effect Sept. 22. The festival runs through Oct. 31 and features loads of family activities and special events throughout the course of more-than-month-long fest.

All the classic events and spectacles—like the pumpkin weigh-off Sept. 30, haunted hay rides, pumpkin cannon and more—return this year, along with some new attractions.

This year, catch a Marvelous Mutts dog show, take a ride on a mechanical bull, or get the lights scared outta ya in the expanded Boo Barn, which now features a freaky vortex tunnel. For a full festival guide, click here.

Festival admission is $5 per person during festival weekends, and this includes access to special attractions. For a full breakdown of prices, check out the official listing.