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Come Celebrate our 20th Annual
Pumpkin Patch Festival!  Welcome to the Nelson
Farm! For 20 years, thousands of children, parents,
grandparents, teachers and students have visited our historic family
farm in Litchfield, Minnesota. When the air is crisp and the pumpkins
are ripe, plan a weekend visit with your family and friends. Birthday
parties and church groups always welcome!
Opening Day: Sunday September 13
Weekends: Sept. 19-20, 26-27, Oct. 3-4, 10-11,
17-18, 24-25, 30-31
MEA: Thursday Oct. 15, Friday Oct. 16
NEW! Corn Maze by Flashlight: Fridays & Saturdays,
8pm-10pm, Oct. 16-17, 23-24, 30-31
NEW! Pumpkin Mania Day: Sun. Nov.
1, 12:01pm - 5:01pm. Recycle your Halloween pumpkins! Fun contests
- smashing, tossing, dropping and bowling! Free seeds for roasting.
Also, 2008 state record holder Chad Revier from Spicer will be
on site to answer questions about how he grew Minnesota's largest
pumpkin at 1428 pounds!
View our Special
Events page for a detailed schedule
of contests, promotions, and events.
Hours:
Saturdays 11:01am - 5:01pm
Sundays 12:01pm - 5:01pm,
MEA 11:01am - 5:01pm
Admission:
$7/person, age 1 and
under free
Group rates (25 or more) $6/person
Season Passes $14/person
(Prices do not include sales tax)
Daily Activities:
- Mega Corn Maze!
- Pumpkin Chucker (trebuchet)
- Authentic sod house
- Coin and Marble Scramble
- Tree fort with slides
- Farm animals
- Wagon rides
- Fun house
- NEW! Farm hideout
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- Minnesota State Fair largest pumpkins on display
- Barrel
races
- Make-and-take scarecrows (bring your own clothes)
- Corn cob golf
- Soap box derby
- Frisbee golf
- Straw maze
- Panning for marbles and gems
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- Ag Olympics
- "Cinderella and Friends" in the Large Tin Shed Theatre
- Pony rides*
- Horse-drawn wagon rides*
- Combine rides*
- Monica's Gift Shoppe
- Food for sale
- Pumpkins, gourds, corn/stalks for sale
*Requires extra charge |
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