{"id":2041,"date":"2023-10-26T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apartmentsbstg.wpengine.com\/?p=2041"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T23:16:04","slug":"best-pumpkin-patches-irvine-orange-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/best-pumpkin-patches-irvine-orange-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Orange County Pumpkin Patches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fall is a beloved season known for changing leaves, Pumpkin Spice Lattes, cozy socks, crackling fireplaces and the unofficial kick-off to the holidays. Although Southern California isn\u2019t well-known for its distinctive seasons, residents still enjoy Halloween and all of its festivities. To help you get into the Halloween spirit, here are some of the best pumpkin patches to visit in Orange County.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tanaka Farms<\/b><\/h2>\n

Family-owned and operated, Tanaka Farms opened in 1940 and sprawls over 30 gorgeous acres of farmland just a few minutes from UC Irvine. Along with pumpkins ripe for picking, Tanaka Farms features a corn maze, wagon rides, a petting zoo, crafts and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Address: <\/b>5380 3\/4 University Dr, Irvine, CA 92612<\/span><\/p>\n

Open: <\/b>September 16 \u2013 October 31<\/span><\/p>\n

Hours:<\/b><\/p>\n

Sunday to Thursday: 9am – 6pm\u00a0<\/span>
\nFriday to Saturday: 9am – 9pm<\/span>
\nHalloween Day: 9am – 3pm<\/span><\/p>\n

Admission:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Monday to Friday morning: $20 per person<\/span>
\nFriday starting at 12pm, Saturday & Sunday: $22 per person<\/span><\/p>\n

Parking pass: $10 per vehicle<\/span>
\n\"Irvine<\/p>\n

Irvine Park Railroad at Irvine Regional Park<\/b><\/h2>\n

A family favorite during the fall months, Irvine Regional Park offers a pumpkin patch in September and October, with tractor hayrides, family photo opportunities and a festive train ride around the decorated park. Additional activities include panning for gold, face painting, John Deere Tractor races, bounce houses, cookie decorating and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Address:<\/b> 1 Irvine Park Rd, Orange, CA 92869<\/span><\/p>\n

Open:<\/b> September 16 \u2013 October 31<\/span><\/p>\n

Hours:<\/b><\/p>\n

Weekdays: 10am – 6pm<\/span>
\nWeekends: 8am – 6pm<\/span><\/p>\n

Admission:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Irvine Regional Park entrance fee is $3 per vehicle on weekdays, $5 per vehicle on weekends and $7 per vehicle on holidays. Entrance to the pumpkin patch is free. Activity tickets are $7 each. A book of 15 tickets is $90 ($15 savings).<\/span><\/p>\n

Make the most of the fall season with a visit to one of these premier pumpkin patches. Are you looking to make a move to or within Orange County? Explore a variety of apartment homes and communities that fit every lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apartments in Orange County<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although not well-known for four distinctive seasons, Orange County still goes all out for Halloween. With that in mind, here are the best pumpkin patches in the OC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":2233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[141,149,156,108,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-2041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-neighborhood-guides","8":"tag-activities","9":"tag-celebration","10":"tag-fall","11":"tag-halloween","12":"tag-holiday"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}