Halloween Fun at Pronzini Farms Pumpkin Patch in Petaluma
You may know the Pronzini family for their Christmas tree lots that are a fixture in Marin every holiday season, but did you know they have an awesome pumpkin patch as well? Located at their Christmas tree farm in east Petaluma, the Pronzini Farms Pumpkin Patch has a lot to offer families in the fall and it's always worth checking out. There's a lot to do and you could literally hang out there all day!
The grounds here are decorated with vintage vehicles and farm equipment, flowers, colorful decorations, and incredible life-size steel sculptures with an Old West theme. Be on the lookout for the colorful Minion characters located throughout the place. They're everywhere and all have different personalities — they're great for photo ops, too!
You can climb aboard life-size stage coaches and you'll also find a life-size fairytale pumpkin coach, complete with white horses! If you're lucky, Cinderella herself will be there for a special meet-and-greet.
Other fun attractions here include giant slides, games like horseshoes and corn hole, pedal cars, a train, a corn pit, live music on weekends, and farm animals to visit. You can purchase punch cards for activities at the front entrance. There's also an outdoor take on a Halloween haunted house — the Haunted Trail — which you can explore … if you dare. (Their Haunted Village is not recommended for children under 10 years old.)
This fall, they have added a "Fright NIght" experience — a guided tour in the dark of the Haunted Village on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 to 10 pm. Reservations are suggested but not required (call (707) 778-3871 to make yours) and the experience is recommended for ages 12 and above.
This season Pronzini is charging a general admission fee of $7 per adult and $5 per child 3–12 on weekends and $5 per adult (free for kids 12 and under) on weekdays. Kids 2 and under are admitted for free. Admission includes parking, access the pumpkin patch, picnic area, corn pit, small bounce houses, photo ops, hay tower, games like corn hole and horseshoes, cow roping, farm animals, and more. Other attractions, like the Haunted Trail, train ride, slides, obstacle course, John Deere tractors, and bigger bounce houses, cost extra. You can purchase a punch card to access multiple attractions.
Beyond all the fun activities is Pronzini's pumpkin patch, which features a variety of different pumpkins growing on the vine. You can pick your own pumpkin and load it up into a wagon to bring back to the checkout area.
Pumpkin prices are pretty reasonable here, ranging from $5 for the smallest to $25.50 for the largest. The large pumpkin we picked out cost us around $10 which made us feel better about the admission fee. They also offer a variety of gourds and other decorative winter squash which you can find near the checkout area.
Food is available at the Cowgirl Cafe, which offers family-friendly BBQ fare on weekends. We often grab something to eat here when we visit and it's always been really good. You can also buy drinks and snacks at the main checkout stand. There's a nice dining area with tables and umbrellas where you can enjoy your lunch or snack as well as an additional shaded picnic area near the games and bounce houses. Additionally, Sax's Joint restaurant will be there on weekends serving food and drinks, including beer and wine, and we saw other food vendors on the weekend selling things like aguas frescas, kettle corn, and churros.
We had a lot of fun on our visit to Pronzini's and it's definitely worth a trip this fall! We've really seen this place grow over the years and it's definitely bigger than ever this fall. Learn more about what they have to offer at www.pronzinifarms.com
If You Go
Pronizini Pumpkin Patch is located 3795 Adobe Road in Petaluma. It's open daily, weather permitting, through October 31. Hours: Monday–Thursday, 11 am–6 pm; Friday–Saturday, 10 am–7 pm; and Sunday, 10 am–6 pm. Admission to the pumpkin patch is $5 per adult on weekdays (free for kids 12 and under) and $7 per adult and $5 per child 2–12 on weekends; attractions cost extra. When we were there there was a long line of families at the small admission booth adjacent to the parking area; note that you can skip the line and purchase admission at the checkout counter in the tent near the entrance to the pumpkin field. Weekends are super busy here, especially in the days leading up to Halloween.
To get there from Marin, take Highway 101 to the East 116 Sonoma/Napa exit (exit 472B) and follow Lakeville Highway east. Turn left at Frates Road and continue until you get to the stop sign at Old Adobe Road. Continue straight onto Adobe Road. Pronzini Pumpkin Patch will be on your left in a little over a mile.
