Fall 2024 pumpkin picking farms and patches on Long Island

Riya Hajirnis, 2, of South Setauket makes her way through... — Riya Hajirnis, 2, of South Setauket makes her way through the pumpkin patch at Finks Farm on Oct. 3. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin

By Newsday StaffOctober 8, 2024

After a hot summer, fall fun awaits Long Island families. Greet the season with hayrides, corn mazes and, most importantly, perfect pumpkins picked at patches.

ALBERT H. SCHMITT FAMILY FARM

6 Bagatelle Rd., Dix Hills; 631-549-3276, schmittsonbagatelle.com

Kids can ride the tractor-pulled "animal train" and go pumpkin... — Kids can ride the tractor-pulled "animal train" and go pumpkin picking at Albert H. Schmitt Family Farms. Credit: Albert H. Schmitt Family Farm

Experience Family-owned, the Schmitts' farm welcomes hundreds of visitors on busy fall days for its weekend festivals offering hayrides, pumpkins, apple cider doughnuts, roasted corn, candy apples, mums and more. Fall festival Thur.-Sun. and all holidays including Columbus Day through Nov. 3
Cost $5 entry fee for pumpkin patch includes the Giant Pumpkin house, duck races and photo opportunities, $4 for singing hayride and $7 for animal train ride.
U-pick pumpkins Starts at $5.99 each
Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. and holidays through Nov. 3.

ANDREWS FAMILY FARM

1038 Sound Ave., Wading River; 631-929-0038, andrewsfamilyfarm.com

Experience On the Andrews family's 80-acre farm, find 29 greenhouses growing flowers and vegetables sold at the stand. Seasonally, find u-pick pumpkins, plus specialty gourds, straw bales, cornstalks, mums and more. Stop by for cider, apple cider doughnuts and roasted corn on weekends.
Cost Free to enter.
U-pick pumpkins 99 cents a pound
Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Oct. 20.

BB AND GG FARM & NURSERY

625 N. Country Rd., St. James; 631-862-9182

Josie Russo, of Stony Brook, in the pumpkin patch BB... — Josie Russo, of Stony Brook, in the pumpkin patch BB and GG Farms in St. James. Credit: Phyllis Russo, Stony Brook

Experience Head out to the field where you'll find a field of pumpkins at the ready, plus a 10-acre corn maze ($10). Hop on the hayride ($10) around the farm or purchase roasted corn, gourds and seasonal plants. (Combo ticket is $15 for corn maze and hayride.)
Cost Free to enter.
U-pick pumpkins 79 cents a pound
Hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends and holidays through Oct. 27.

BRIGHTWATERS FARMS AND NURSERY

1624 Manatuck Blvd., Bay Shore; 631-665-5411, brightwatersfarms.com

Giovanni Vecchio, 5, of West Islip, picks a pumpkin at... — Giovanni Vecchio, 5, of West Islip, picks a pumpkin at Brightwaters Farm in Bay Shore on Sept. 29. Credit: Morgan Campbell

Experience Open to the public only during the fall festival season through October, the farm features a u-pick field. Come for the pumpkins, stay for the general store. There you'll find pies, cookies, cider doughnuts, roasted corn, straw bales, cornstalks and more. Hayrides ($5 on weekdays) Tuesday-Sunday through Oct. 27.
Cost $20 on weekends includes unlimited hayrides.
U-pick pumpkins 75 cents a pound
Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends and holidays through Oct. 27 for general store and u-pick pumpkins.

ELWOOD PUMPKIN FARM

1500 E. Jericho Tpke., Huntington; 631-368-8626, elwoodpumpkinfarm.com

Experience Pumpkins grown on the vine are ripe for the picking at this farm where you'll also find a corn maze and wagon ride. Find exotic pumpkins, including white, yellow or pink, and gourds.
Cost $10 admission to pumpkin field includes corn maze. $8 for wagon ride.
U-pick pumpkins Starts at $6 each
Hours 3-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. through Oct. 31; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends and holidays through Nov. 3.

F&W SCHMITT'S FARM

26 Pinelawn Rd., Melville; 631-271-3276, schmittsfarm.com

Visitors in a hayride at F&W Schmitt's Family Farm in Melville,... — Visitors in a hayride at F&W Schmitt's Family Farm in Melville, during their Fall Festival. Credit: Linda Rosier

Experience Farm stand sells mums and fall décor. Visit the corn maze, wagon rides, playground, mini golf and more. Pick your own pumpkins.
Haunted house open in the evenings includes the haunted corn trail: $47.11 general admission, 7-11 p.m. Oct. 11-13, 17, 18-20, 24, 25-26, 31, 7-10:30 p.m. Oct. 14. For more information schmittsfarmhaunt.com
Cost Fall Festival $23 ages 2 and older.
U-pick pumpkins 80 cents per pound
Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends and Columbus Day, Oct. 14 through Oct. 27 and noon-5 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 25.

FINK’S COUNTRY FARM

6242 Middle Country Rd., Wading River; 631-886-2272, finksfarm.com

Dev Hajirnis, right, picks pumpkins with Ethan, 6, and Lyla,... — Dev Hajirnis, right, picks pumpkins with Ethan, 6, and Lyla, 3, Diaz at Finks Farm on Oct. 3. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin

Experience Fall festivals held 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends and holidays through Oct. 27. Find a corn maze, hayrides, animal farm, live music, an apple cannon, u-pick pumpkins and more. Farm stand with roasted corn, apple cider doughnuts, hot cider, cornstalks, mums, produce, straw bales and holiday decorations available for purchase.
Cost $23 ages 3 and older.
U-pick pumpkins 79 cents a pound
Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Dec. 23.

GLOVER FARMS

635 Victory Ave., Brookhaven; 631-286-7876

Matthew Rivera Jr., picks pumpkins with his parents Desire and... — Matthew Rivera Jr., picks pumpkins with his parents Desire and Matthew Rivera, of Bellport, at Glover Farms. Credit: Veronique Louis

Experience U-pick pumpkins, corn maze ($8) and hayrides ($4); children’s activities. Picnic area, farm animals, snack bar and farm stand with vegetables, mums, cornstalks and fall decorations.
Cost $3 admission.
U-pick pumpkins 79 cents per pound
Hours 2-6 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends and holidays through October.

HANK’S PUMPKINTOWN

240 Montauk Hwy., Water Mill; hankspumpkintown.com

Experience U-pick pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks, straw bales, fall decorations, doughnuts, pies, 7-acre corn maze, wood playground and more family activities daily. U-pick apples, wagon rides, jump pad, hard cider and roasted corn (weekends and holidays only); last admission at 5 p.m.
Cost $15 Mon.-Fri., $22 Sat.-Sun.
U-pick pumpkins 79 cents per pound
Hours 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31.

HARBES FAMILY FARM AND VINEYARD

715 Sound Ave., Mattituck; 631-482-7641, wine barn: 631-298-9463, harbesfamilyfarm.com

Experience U-pick pumpkins sold by the pound, hayride (weekend and holidays only), corn maze (fee), mums, gourds, farm stand with roasted corn. Fall festival 10 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends through Oct. 27. Wine-tasting barn open weekends through November. No pets or outside food.
Cost Wizard of Oz Corn Maze Weekdays: $5, Weekends & Holidays: $6, Value Combo w/Hayride: $11, Hayride (weekends & holidays only): Hayride Only: $7, Value combo with corn maze: $11
U-pick pumpkins 79 cents per pound, 89 cents per pound for specialty pumpkins
Hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 31, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends through Oct. 27.

HARBES FARMS JAMESPORT

1223 Main Rd., Jamesport; 631-494-4796, harbesfamilyfarm.com

Friends and families go pumpkin picking at Harbes Farms in... — Friends and families go pumpkin picking at Harbes Farms in Jamesport. Credit: Randee Daddona

Experience Fall festivals feature u-pick apples and pumpkins, hayrides, corn maze, live music, children's activities, wine tasting and more. No pets or outside food.
Cost $28.
U-pick pumpkins 79 cents per pound, 89 cents per pound for specialty pumpkins
Hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends and holidays through Oct. 27.

HARBES ORCHARD

5698 Sound Ave., Riverhead; 631-683-8388, harbesfamilyfarm.com

Experience Cafe, u-pick apples and pumpkins, mums, gourds, wine tasting. No pets or outside food. Robin Hood corn maze; spooky corn maze 7-9:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 12, Sun. Oct. 13, Sat. Oct. 19 and Sat. Oct. 26, must have flashlight or buy one at stand. Requires apple and pumpkin picking admission to enter farm.
Cost $19-$30 per person.
U-pick pumpkins 79 cents per pound, 89 cents per pound for specialty pumpkins
Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon. and Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends and holidays through Nov.

KRUPSKI’S FARM

38030 Rte. 25, Peconic; 631-734-7841

Experience Farm-fresh produce, u-pick pumpkins in Oct. Fall activities noon-5 p.m. weekends and holidays in Oct.; include hayrides ($4), haunted corn maze with actors ($10) and haunted barn ($2). Combo package is $15.
Cost Free to enter.
U-pick pumpkins 99 cents per pound
Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Oct. 31.

LENNY BRUNO FARMS

740 Wading River Rd. (LIE Exit 69S), Manorville; 631-591-3592, lennybrunofarms.com

Experience U-pick pumpkins, corn maze, play area, photo-ops, educational hayrides ($5), farm stand, roasted corn, mums, cornstalks, hay bales. Fall festival 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Oct. 12-14, 19-20.
Cost $10.
U-pick pumpkins 79 cents per pound
Hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Thurs, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri.-Sun. through Nov. 30.

LEWIN FARMS

812 Sound Ave., Calverton; 631-929-4327, lewinfarm.com

Experience Specialty gourds, squash, straw bales, cornstalks and roasted corn. Nearly 5-acre corn maze: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekends and holidays through Oct. 27, weather permitting.
Cost Free to enter pumpkin field, Corn maze $8 adults, $7 kids
U-pick pumpkins 69 cents per pound, $40 for all you can carry, $45 for a full large canvas bag
Hours Farm stand: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Mon. through Oct. 31, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekends through Oct. 27 and Columbus Day. U-pick pumpkins: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wed.-Mon. through Oct. 31.

MAY’S FARM STAND

6361 Rte. 25A, Wading River; 631-929-6654, maysfarmny.com

Experience U-pick pumpkins; gourds, straw bales, cornstalks, mums and fall plants. Fall festival (weekends only) features hayrides ($5) and 2-acre corn maze ($5), roasted corn, pies, music and costumed characters.
Cost Free to enter.
U-pick pumpkins 99 cents per pound
Hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31.

THE MILK PAIL

50 Horsemill Lane, Water Mill; 631-537-2565, milk-pail.com

Experience U-pick apples, pumpkins, squash and gourds. Apple picking: $53 cash or $55.65 credit for a large bag (20 pounds).
Cost Free to enter.
U-pick pumpkins Priced by size, ranging from $1-$100
Hours 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Fri.-Sun. and holidays through Oct. 27.

ROTTKAMP’S FOX HOLLOW FARM

2287 Sound Ave., Calverton; 631-727-1786

Experience U-pick pumpkins; corn maze ($5 for ages 6 and older), children’s play area. Soft ice cream available: 1-5:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. through Oct. 27. Roast corn available on weekends.
Cost Free to enter.
U-pick pumpkins 59 cents per pound
Hours Farmstand: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thurs.-Mon. through Oct. 28. Pumpkin picking: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. through Oct. 27 and 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Oct. 14.

SCHMITT’S FARM STAND ON SOUND

3355 Sound Ave., Riverhead; 631-983-6565

Experience U-pick pumpkins and 5-acre corn maze ($7), farm stand with fresh fruit, vegetables, pies, roasted corn, baked potatoes, mums, gourds, honey, fresh-cut bouquets, jams, jellies, horseradish, canned peaches, apple cider and candy apples.
Cost Free to enter.
U-pick pumpkins 89 cents per pound for orange pumpkins
Hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31. Last entry is 5:30 p.m.

SEVEN PONDS ORCHARD

65 Seven Ponds Rd., Water Mill; 631-726-8015

Lorenzo Thornhill, 3, with his father, Alonzo Thornhill and mother,... — Lorenzo Thornhill, 3, with his father, Alonzo Thornhill and mother, Kim Thornhill, of Toronto, Canada, at Seven Ponds Orchard in Water Mill on Aug. 31. Credit: Gordon M. Grant

Experience U-pick pumpkins and apples, corn maze and hayride. Also "cow train," duck races, pedal cars, sunflowers and vegetables.
Cost $12.99 includes corn maze, hayride, cow train, inter-active games, and 20 wooden toys.
U-pick pumpkins 89 cents per pound
Hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Nov. 30.

STAKEY’S PUMPKIN FARM

270 West Lane, Aquebogue; 631-722-3467, stakeyspumpkinfarm.com

Rocky Zoller, of Port Washington, pumpkin picking out east in... — Rocky Zoller, of Port Washington, pumpkin picking out east in Aquebogue at Stakey’s Pumpkin Farm. Credit: Elizabeth Bruning, Port Washington

Experience U-pick pumpkins on 26 acres; 3-acre corn maze and hayrides. Country store sells mums, cabbage, kale, cornstalks, snacks, roasted corn and homemade apple cider doughnuts.
Cost $8 hayride, $10 corn maze.
U-pick pumpkins 79 cents per pound
Hours Noon-5 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends and holidays through Oct. 27.

WATERDRINKER FAMILY FARM AND GARDEN

663 Wading River Rd., at South Street, Manorville; 631-878-8653, water-drinker.com

Experience Come for the u-pick pumpkins, stay for the corn maze, tractor pedal cars, barnyard animals, jumbo jump pad and hayrides (weekends only).
Cost $20 ages 3 and older.
U-pick pumpkins 89 cents per pound. Pumpkin patches are free to enter
Hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. through Oct. 31.

WATERDRINKER NORTH FORK

4560 Sound Ave., at the end of Northville Turnpike, Riverhead; 631-779-2130, water-drinker.com

A pair of skeleton figures guard the entrance to the... — A pair of skeleton figures guard the entrance to the Haunted Corn Maze at Waterdrinker Farm in Riverhead. Guests can also go pumpkin picking while visiting. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas

Experience Farm stand, gift barn, roasted corn and lemonade, locally made baked goods and honey, greenhouse with mums and fall plants, u-pick pumpkins, corn maze, sunflower fields, pedal cars, playgrounds, jump pads, hayrides (weekends only).
Cost $15 ages 3 and older.
U-pick pumpkins 89 cents per pound. Pumpkin patches are free to enter
Hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Oct. 31.

WHITE POST FARMS

250 Old Country Rd., Melville; 631-351-9373, whitepostfarms.com

Experience Visit 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (last admission 4 p.m.) weekends and holidays through Oct. 27 for fall festival featuring u-pick pumpkins, hayrides and animal farm, plus entertainment.
Cost $37.95 plus tax on weekends and holidays, ages 16 months and older; $29.95 plus tax on weekdays, ages 16 months and older.
U-pick pumpkins 69 cents per pound
Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 for u-pick pumpkins, hayrides and animal farm.

WICKHAM’S FRUIT FARM

28700 Rte. 25, Cutchogue; 631-734-6441, wickhamsfruitfarm.com

Experience U-pick pumpkins, apple cider doughnuts, cider, pies, preserves and specialty cheeses.
Cost Free to enter,
U-pick pumpkins 79 cents per pound
Hours Farm stand: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

WINDY ACRES FARM

3810 Middle Country Rd., Calverton; 631-727-4554, nwsdy.li/wacres

Experience U-pick pumpkins, gourds, straw bales, cornstalks, candy apples and mums. Visit on weekends for apple cider doughnuts, roasted corn and the corn maze ($5).
Cost Free to enter.
U-pick pumpkins 79 cents per pounds
Hours Farm stand: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31. Pumpkin picking: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Oct. 31.

By Newsday Staff