Dade City Farms' Fall Festival Opens Sept. 26 With Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze and Weekend Dates Through Nov. 1

Dade City Farms opens its 2026 Fall Festival on Sept. 26, giving east Pasco families a season's worth of weekend outings already mapped out through Nov. 1. The farm at 17143 Lake Iola Road runs the festival opening weekend, then every Saturday and Sunday in October, plus one final Sunday in November, all from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The festival dates land on Sept. 26 and 27, then Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31, closing out with Nov. 1. That gives families six straight weekends to work a farm trip into their schedule without needing to check for a special one-off date.

The lineup includes a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, a corn bin, hay rides and a petting zoo. Kids can also hit a jump pad, climb a sand mountain, ride a trike track or play on the farm's playground. Food trucks are on site, and add-ons like gem mining and pony rides are available for an extra cost.

What it costs

Buying online ahead of a visit saves money. Advance tickets run $12 for adults and $9 for children ages 3 to 12. Wait until the day of the visit and prices climb to $14 for adults and $11 for kids. Either way, children 2 and under get in free, and so does parking.

Groups of 10 or more and active military members get a 10% discount off those prices.

For families planning several visits, the advance pricing gap is worth noting. A family of four (two adults, two kids ages 3-12) buying online ahead of time pays $42 total, compared to $50 walking up on the day. Over multiple weekends that difference adds up.

Dade City Farms has built out a full calendar of seasonal events beyond the fall run, including a Sunflower Festival each spring and a Christmas on the Farm market in December. The farm has not published pricing changes for later 2026 events, so families budgeting for the fall festival should treat those advance ticket prices as the numbers to plan around for the next six weekends.

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