Autumn at the Arboretum pumpkin village

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Autumn at the Arboretum pumpkin village

Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🎃 Seasonal · Dallas

3 hours · $$ · Check website for reservations

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 30 min drive
    From Plano · Parking: On-site lot about $11–15, prepay online; long lines after 10am on October weekends
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Fall

From mid-September to the end of October, the Dallas Arboretum builds a storybook pumpkin village out of more than 90,000 pumpkins and gourds: pumpkin houses, pumpkin arches, and a pumpkin maze, the most famous fall photo spot in Dallas, where kids can clamber over pumpkin piles all morning.

💡 Tips
Admission is about $20 for adults and $12 for kids; buy tickets and prepay parking online, check the website, and arrive before 10am on weekends or go on a weekday. Add a few dollars for the Children's Adventure Garden while you're there. Early October is still hot, so bring water.

What this place offers

✓pumpkin village
✓90,000 pumpkins
✓photo spot
✓gardens
✓children's garden
✓restrooms
✓stroller friendly

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This weekend's weather in Dallas

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Overcast · 51–67°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Overcast · 56–73°F · 0% rain

Location

Dallas, Texas

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