Embrace Fall Family Fun at the Old West Pumpkin Fest

Head to the rural Lorain County community of Columbia Station on select dates between Sept. 26 and Nov. 1 for Rockin-R-Ranch’s Old West Pumpkin Fest. The family-friendly fall event offers the sights, sounds and traditions of autumn through multitude of activities. Take a hayride through the pumpkin patch, pet farm animals, explore the children’s haunted house and more.

Located on a real equestrian horse ranch and farm, Old West Pumpkin Fest offers families all-day unlimited activities for a single price. (General admission is $15 and children 2 and under are free.) Take a tractor-pulled wagon ride to the pumpkin patch to pick your own pumpkin, and enjoy the Halloween decorations and rural scenery along the way.

See Barb and Kenny’s interactive live children’s music, dancing, and costume character stage show, ride down the inflatable pumpkin slide and even try your hand at milking an animatronic cow. Explore the children’s haunted house, designed to provide Halloween excitement for younger visitors without live actors.

Grab a bite at the ranch’s concessions that include festival favorites like kettle corn and lemonade. Before heading home, stop by the farm market and Halloween store for fresh produce, souvenirs, fall decor and other Halloween novelties.

For more information, visit clevelandhayride.com.

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