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Fall Family Fun & Pumpkin Patches in Northwest Arkansas 2016

Plus Kid-Friendly Halloween Events

By Kara Ault, Macaroni Kid Fayetteville Publisher October 13, 2016
Fall in Arkansas means lots of fun & Macaroni Kid is here to help you find it.  I've put together this list of local fall family venues and events for you and your family to enjoy. Everything listed here is free or low-cost. Click on the title of each event to go to the calendar entry for it & see all the details. This article will be updated often throughout the fall, so check back often. You can find even more events on our calendar. Enjoy this info & want to find out about more family-friendly events in Northwest Arkansas? Subscribe to our free weekly e-newsletter at www.fayetteville.macaronikid.com or www.rogers-bentonville.macaronikid.com

PUMPKIN PATCHES-

Bullwick Farms Pumpkin Patch & Petting Zoo- West Fork- Opens October 1st. Lots of family fun activities including a corn pit, bouncy house, picking your own pumpkins and a hilltop hayride.  Petting zoo with the family's farm animals, including alpacas, goats, sheep, ponies & more. $8/ person, kids 2 & under free. Admission includes all activities. Pumpkins cost between $3-15, depending on size. Open Thurs & Fri from 3-9 PM, Sat from 10 AM-9 PM, Sunday 11 AM-6 PM. (Groups can call 479-409-9107 to set up a special time to visit during the week). Mention Macaroni Kid to get $5 off mom's admission! Opens October 1st.
 
Farmland Adventures- Springdale-A variety of attractions including a 9-acre Giant Corn Maze, a pumpkin patch, pony rides, farm animals, pig races, a kids play area, pedal kars & more. $12/ adult, $10 child age 3-12. Admission includes tax and access to all activities. Pumpkin prices vary by size. $1/ off admission for police/ military & their immediate family.

Legacy Farms Pumpkin Patch- Fayetteville- Enjoy over 5 acres of a large variety of pre-picked or pick-your-own pumpkins, corn stalks & gourds, playhouse village, giant corn box, hay maze, hayride around the farm. Bring camera for plenty of great photo opps. Admission $6/ person, age 2 & under free. Open weekends Sept 17- Oct 30. Saturdays 11 am-5 pm & Sundays 1 pm-5 pm. Group times available by appt by calling 479 790 3457. Birthday parties available.

Ozark Corn Maze- Cave Springs

McGarrah Farms- Pea Ridge

EVENTS:
Oct 13- Mercy Family YMCA Halloween Carnival
Oct 14- $5 Friday: Coat Drive @ Bullwick Farms Pumpkin Patch
Oct 14- Moonlight Movie Night: Back to the Future @ Springdale
Oct 14- $5 Friday: Coat Drive @ Bullwick Farms Pumpkin Patch
Oct 14- Moonlight Movie Night: Back to the Future @ Springdale
Oct 15- Arts Live "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" @ Fay Library
Oct 15- Make Your Own Mini Broom @ Shiloh Museum
Oct 15- Make Your Own Wizard Wands @ Community Creative
Oct 19- Little Sprouts: Spooky Spiders
Oct 19- Halloween Storytime & Craft @ Imagine: A Child's Adventureworld
Oct 21- $5 Friday: Coat Drive @ Bullwick Farms Pumpkin Patch
Oct 21- Elkins Fall Fest & Translyvania
Oct 22- Puppets in the Park @ Wilson Park
Oct 23- Family Dog Walk/Run & Dog Costume Contest @ PG Battlefield
Oct 22- Halloween Storytime @ Elkins Library
Oct 26- Little Sprouts Costume Parade @ Botanical Garden
Oct 26- Halloween Craft & Storytime @ Imagine: A Child's Adventureworld
Oct 26- Fall Fest & Chili Cookoff First Baptist Prairie Grove
Oct 26- Fall Festival @ PG Christian Church
Oct 27- StreetFest & Costume Contest
Oct 28- Treats at the Track
Oct 28- Macaroni Kid Trunk or Treat @ Arvest Ballpark
Oct 28- Animal Science Night (Trick or Treat) @Pauline Whiteaker
Oct 29- Halloween Treat Sacks craft @ Community Creative Center
Oct 29- Baldwin Church of Christ Fall Fest
Oct 29- Trunk or Treat/ Fall Fest @ Elm Springs Methodist
Oct 29- Caudle Ave Baptist Trunk or Treat
Oct 29- Haunted Night on the Prairie Grove Battlefield
Oct 29- Centerton FOP Trunk or Treat & Car Show
Oct 29- Trick or Treat on Bentonville Square
Oct 29- Halloween Storytime @ Fay Library
Oct 29- Mt Comfort Presbyterian Harvest Festival 
Oct 29- Elkins School Fall Festival
Oct 30- Halloween Dog Costume Party @ Bark n Paws
Oct 31- Goblin Parade in Downtown Rogers
Oct 31- Annual Trick-or-Treat on Fayetteville Square
Oct 31- Fall Book Character Bash @ Chick-Fil-A Rogers