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Local Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes

October 23, 2014
Agua Linda Fall Festival-Amado, AZ: Celebrate the fall harvest with a full day of fun for the whole family! A wonderful way for the whole family to experience the season.   $5 per person (infants in strollers are free) includes unlimited hayrides, petting zoo, a kid maze and a haystack to tumble down.  There is also a kid-friendly movie on Saturday evenings!  There are a few other activities for an additional cost, including pony rides and great food.  Saturdays (10 AM-8 PM) and Sundays (10 AM-5 PM) starting October 11. 2643 E. Frontage Rd., Amado, AZ.

Apple Annie's Fall Pumpkin Celebration-Willcox:  Old fashioned family fun! Pick your own pumpkins and fall vegetables, go through the corn maze, and take a hay ride. Festival runs weekends (9 AM-5 PM) through October 26; pumpkins, produce, corn maze and orchards open daily through Oct. 31.  Admission to the corn maze is $7 for adults, $5 for children 3-11 years.  Combination maze and hayride is $9 adults, $7 children.  Go to www.appleannies.com for more information. 6405 W. Williams Rd., Willcox.

Buckelew Farm Pumpkin Festival and Corn Maze:  Take a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch to pick the perfect pumpkin.  There is also a corn maze, arts & crafts tent, festival games,  petting zoo and pedal cart race track. Open the last 3 weekends in October from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Pumpkin Festival $4/person (includes hay rides). Corn maze admission separate. Learn more at www.buckelewfarm.com17000 W. Ajo Way (approx. 30 minutes from Downtown Tucson.) 

Marana's Pumpkin Patch and Farm Festival:  Find a perfect pumpkin, slide down a straw slide, try out a corn maze, or jump on a huge inflatable jumping pillow to work up an appetite for some of the great food available!  $10 admission for opening weekend and every Monday-Thursday, $12 admission Friday, Saturday and Sundays. Opening weekend is October 4th, and the Festival runs through November 2. Check the website for times and details:  www.maranapumpkinpatch.com14901 N. Wentz Rd., Marana.