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🎃 Pumpkin Patches Near Rochester – 2025 Edition

Autumn in Rochester means pumpkins—big, small, striped, and warty. From late September through Halloween, local farms turn into seasonal playgrounds filled with hayrides, corn mazes, cider donuts, and fields of orange. Whether you’re after the perfect jack-o’-lantern, a family hayride, or just a bag of cider donuts to share, these farms and markets around Rochester offer a full dose of fall fun.

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Powers Farm Market
Powers Farm Market
Powers Farm Market

Powers Farm Market (Pittsford)

Famous for its giant teepees overflowing with pumpkins, Powers is a fall tradition. Kids love the spooky hayrides after dark, while grown-ups line up for pies, candied apples, and fresh cider donuts. Add mums, corn stalks, and photo ops, and you’ve got a one-stop autumn outing.
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Stokoe Farms (Scottsville)

Harvest Fest runs every weekend through late October with 40+ activities—pumpkin picking, Candy Cannon shows, a petting zoo, kettle corn, and fudge. It’s one of the largest fall festivals in the region and a favorite for families who want it all.
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Pumpkin Farms - Wickham Farms
Pumpkin Farms - Wickham Farms

Wickham Farms (Penfield)

Open Thursday through Tuesday, Wickham is packed with 30+ attractions, including a giant corn maze, a hillside slide, mini-golf, and farm animals. Pick pumpkins on the ridge, then refuel with burgers, funnel cakes, or hot cider.
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Pumpkin Farms & Markets in Monroe County

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Bauman’s Farm Market (Webster)
Known for its Scary Pumpkin Room, Bauman’s is a family favorite with a free hay maze, cider, fried cakes, and a cozy photo-worthy teepee.
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Blodgett Family Farm (Hilton)
Budget-friendly pumpkins, giant mums, fairy-garden photo ops, plus goats and donkeys to greet you.
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Cobble Creek Farm (Spencerport)
Hop on a hayride to the patch. Extras include an 8-acre corn maze, goats, and a corn cannon for extra fun.
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Ford Farm Market (Chili)
This family-run market carves 800-pound giants and showcases more than 60 varieties of pumpkins from late September through Halloween. (Note: According to a Facebook post on Sep 28, 2025, Ford Farm has already sold out of pumpkins, but you can still visit the giant pumpkins display.)
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Whittier Fruit Farm (North Chili)
Take a weekend wagon ride to the patch and pick your pumpkin by the pound. It’s an ideal add-on after apple picking.
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Woody Acres (Penfield)
A family-owned patch open daily mid-September through October, with a hay-bale maze, heirloom gourds, and a friendly farm atmosphere.
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Greater Rochester Pumpkin Farms & Markets

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Long Acre Farms (Macedon)
Home to the Amazing Maize Maze, Long Acre runs Fall Festival weekends with wagon rides, a Back Forty play area featuring 25+ attractions, Moonlight Mazes, and plenty of pumpkin picking.
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Burnap’s Farm Market and Garden Café (Sodus)
Pick pumpkins and apples, explore the corn maze, let kids climb aboard the wooden train, and enjoy a farm-to-table meal at the café.
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G and S Orchards (Walworth)
A quieter, easy-access patch with pumpkins, mini gourds, and a well-stocked stand of local produce and baked goods.
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Morgan’s Farm Market (Marion)
Pumpkin season kicks off with Family Fun Day in early October. Enjoy cider slushies, maple treats, and baked goods while picking pumpkins.
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Shortsville Reindeer Farm (Shortsville)
For something unique, meet real reindeer, book a fall photo shoot, and browse seasonal pumpkins and décor (reservations required).
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These pumpkin patches and markets make it easy to savor the season, whether you’re carving jack-o’-lanterns, sipping cider, or just enjoying a hayride under crisp blue skies. These are some of my go-to fall stops. Where do you and your family head for your annual pumpkin-picking tradition?


I’d love to hear from you—please share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below.

Debi Bower, Day Trips Around Rochester NY

Debi Bower is the founder and creative director of daytrippingroc.com and author of the award-winning book, Day Trips Around Rochester, New York.

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5 thoughts on “🎃 Pumpkin Patches Near Rochester – 2025 Edition”

    1. I have a yard display that everyone can see now and we are also doing a haunted house on Halloween with LOTS of candy open to the public 225 ridgecrest rd 14626

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