Oct. 18: Pumpkin Festival at Cal Poly Pomona

October 17th, 2009 @ 8:05 PM Events, Halloween

The annual Pumpkin Festival at Cal Poly Pomona opened today. I grew up going to the pumpkin patch at Cal Poly, but haven’t been there since ‘97. Things have changed in the past 12 years and only for the better.

The festival has stuff for kids, such as face-painting and pony rides. Besides, you can’t beat $5 pumpkins. Granted, it was a bit hot today and they could have used more shaded areas, but I’m sure funnel cakes, roasted corn and $1 bottles of ice cold water will make up for that.

You can also hit up the Kellogg Farm Store for larger ($7) or smaller ($3) pumpkins. Make sure you bring a wagon or wheelbarrow. It’s a hike back to the parking lot. You can see more photos here.

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There is also an Insect Fair going on at the Student Center (see photos). So be sure to check that out too. Entrance to the Insect Fair is $6 adults, $4 students and children 3-12 years, 2 and under are free.

Parking: FREE
Admission to Pumpkin Festival: FREE
Pumpkins from the patch: $5 each ( beach ball size) or 5/$20
Insect Fair: $6 adults; $4 students and children 3-12 years; 2 and under are free!
Petting Zoo $1/person, $.50 for cup of food for the critters

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3 Comments so far

Lucinda Michele (la_michele) on October 17th, 2009 @ 8:57 pm

aw, this looks adorable.

When I was just out of high school I would moonlight (from my regular art teaching job) doing face-painting at fairs like this. It was super fun.
Mark (unregistered) on October 18th, 2009 @ 3:54 pm

I went there after running Matt’s Run! Gorgeous pumpkins.
Jodi Kurland (jodi) on October 18th, 2009 @ 9:59 pm

$5 is fantastic! We went to a farm’s event up in Santa Clarita today and pumpkins were very expensive. I ended up just buying a tiny “baby bear” one for $1.