Everything autumn is the focus of the family-friendly Pumpkin Weekends this October at Aurora’s Blackberry Farm.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through October. It brings unlimited train, carousel, pony, and hay wagon rides as well as seasonal activities.
“We are highlighting all of the attractions we have at Blackberry Farm, emphasizing how it transforms in the fall,” says Becky Harling, manager of Blackberry Farm, a facility of the Fox Valley Park District. “We have people who come from all over to enjoy Pumpkin Weekends. Families make a day trip out of it.”
Blackberry Farm is a living history museum where pioneer life is re-created through educational demonstrations and hands-on fun, with an emphasis on Aurora’s rich history from 1840 to 1910.
Pumpkin Weekends celebrate plenty of age-old traditions that bring out the best of the farm.
At the Discovery Animal Barn, you can visit with the animals and feed them. Pick your own pumpkins at the pumpkin patch, and then decorate them in the adjacent Carriage Museum.
Every weekend brings special activities, too, like a pumpkin carving demonstration on Oct. 12, Trick-or-Treating on Oct. 19, and a Jeanie B Children’s Concert on Oct. 20. Finally, on Oct. 27 meet the World’s Tallest Scarecrows.
Five golden pumpkins are hidden in the park. Find them all and enter to win four season passes for next year.
All activities at Blackberry Farm are included in the $10 admission ticket, which can be purchased at the door or online at foxvalleyparkdistrict.org.
Blackberry Farm is located at 100 S. Barnes Road in Aurora. Call (630) 892-1550 or visit blackberryfarm.info.