Your Patterson Farm Fall Bucket List: 10 Things to Do Before the Season Ends
How many can you check off?
Fall only comes around once a year, and there are certain things that just HAVE to happen before the pumpkins disappear and the last leaves fall. So we’ve put together the ultimate Patterson Farm Fall Bucket List!
Save it, share it with your family, and see how many you can check off during your Fall Fun on the Farm visit.
1. Find Your Way Through the Corn Maze
Getting a little lost is part of the fun!
Grab your family or friends and head into our Corn Maze to see who has the best sense of direction. Just remember — choosing the wrong turn usually makes for the best story later.
2. Take a Wagon Ride Around the Farm
Give your feet a rest and enjoy the view!
A wagon ride around the farm is one of those simple fall traditions that never gets old. Sit back, enjoy the fresh air, and take in the sights of the season.
3. Pick Out THE Pumpkin
Tall and skinny? Short and round? Perfectly orange or wonderfully wonky? Finding the right pumpkin is serious business.
Before heading home, stop by the Market and search for the pumpkin that’s meant for your porch.
4. Eat a Fresh Farm Donut
There’s something about fall weather and a fresh donut that just belongs together. Pair yours with hot cider on a cool day or a cider slushie when North Carolina decides it’s still summer.
5. Meet a Farm Animal
Say hello to some of the farm’s furriest friends!
Stop by the Barnyard during your visit and spend some time with our animals. You might even discover a new favorite farm friend.
6. DIG Into Something New
This year, we’re taking “hands-on learning” pretty literally!
Visit our NEW We Dig AG! Zone and try your hand at operating a mini excavator or grapple. Kids + construction equipment = a fall memory they’re probably going to talk about all the way home.
7. Get Behind the Wheel
Navigate the track, test your driving skills, and experience another side of agriculture from the driver’s seat on our NEW Tractor Track.
8. Let Your AGmagination™ GROW
Agriculture is SO much more than what you see growing in a field.
Visit AGMAGINATION™ and let your kids play, explore, and imagine themselves in the many careers that help agriculture happen every day.
Future farmer? Veterinarian? Scientist? Equipment operator? You never know where a little imagination might lead.
9. Take a Fall Family Photo
You know the rule: if you don’t take at least one family picture with a pumpkin, did fall even happen?
Find your favorite spot around the farm, gather everyone together, and capture a memory.
And yes — the silly pictures count too!
10. End With Homemade Ice Cream
Every great bucket list needs a reward at the end.
After a full day of exploring, playing, eating, and making memories, stop for a scoop of homemade ice cream.
Then you can officially say…
Fall day: COMPLETE.
How Many Will You Check Off?
Maybe you’ll accomplish all 10 in one visit. Maybe you’ll decide you need to come back for round two.
Either way, our favorite part of fall isn’t checking activities off a list — it’s seeing families slow down, spend time together, learn a little about agriculture, and make memories on the farm.
Fall Fun on the Farm continues through November 21, 2026.
Purchase your tickets online before your visit to save $3 per ticket compared with gate admission, and start planning your Patterson Farm Fall Bucket List!
We’ll see you on the farm!