Fall is here, and Halloween is just around the corner. That means the Chico area is bursting with spook-tacular family fun! Whether you're searching for the perfect family-friendly pumpkin patch, fall festival, or trunk or treat event, Macaroni KID Chico has everything you need to plan your ultimate fall and Halloween in and around Chico.
Pumpkin Patches
Chico
CARD: The Great Pumpkin Splash! 10/5 only
PV Pool
2320 North Avenue
Treat your family to an afternoon of festive fun - the pool is transformed into a floating pumpkin patch! Each ticket holder gets a pumpkin, two hours of pool time, sugar cookie decorating, and access to the fall craft station. Session 1: 1-3 pm, Session 2: 4-6 pm. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
L+T Farms - Opens 10/4
1005 Liberty Lane (530) 521-5837
Fridays 2:00-6:00 pm
Saturdays 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Sundays 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Pumpkin picking, hay rides, and other fall fun!
TJ Farms - Open 10/5 through 10/31 as long as pumpkins are available!
3600 Chico Avenue (530) 343-2294
Wednesday-Friday 11:00 am-6:00 pm
Saturdays & Sundays: 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Pumpkins range from $8 to $40 depending on size. Parking is free.
Wagon rides, farm animal petting, corn cracking, hay bales play area, country store and much more!
Odyssey Winery Pumpkin Patch
6237 Cohasset Road (530) 891-9463
Thursdays 11:00 am-5:00 pm
Fridays & Saturdays 11:00 am-7:00 pm
Sundays 11:00 am-5:00 pm
Paradise
Paradise: MOTR Harvest Festival & Pumpkin Patch
10/19 only
Egleson Field - 820 Buschmann Road - 4:00-8:00 pm
An evening of fun, community, and celebration. FREE pumpkins for Ridge residents! Live music, kids activities and connection with your neighbors.
Orland
Country Pumpkins - Open 10/1 through 10/31 - cash or check only
7152 Hwy 32
Open daily 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Pumpkins range from $1-$50 depending on size and variety.
Corn Maze: $5 per person - kids under 4 are free
Hay Pyramid and Petting Zoo are free. Free parking.
Haunted Maze: $15 per person (cash only) October 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, and 26 from 7:00-10:00 pm. No costumes, Halloween masks, or face paint allowed - PPE is ok. Not for kids under 10!
Durham
Book Family Farm - Open 10/1 through 10/31
153 Heavy Horse Lane (530) 342-4375
Tuesdays - Saturdays 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Pumpkins, farm animals, and scarecrow displays! Plus a really fun area for the littles to play - 2 sand boxes, a hay maze, and a corral of rocking horses!
Patrick Ranch Museum's "Autumnfest" Pumpkin Patch - Open 10/5 through 10/27
10381 Midway (530) 342-4359
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Admission: Adults $5, 5-12: $3, Under 5: FREE. Free parking
Pumpkins, cart rides, children's activities, Glenwood Farm House tours, gift shop, and more!
Los Molinos
Julia's Fruit Stand Pumpkin Patch - Opened 9/20
11475 Hwy 99E (530) 354-4775
Open every day from 8:00 am-6:00 pm
Walk through and pick out your favorites!
Admission and parking is free.
Biggs
Max's Miracle Ranch - Open 9/27
3476 Smith Avenue (530) 354-7168
Pumpkins, train rides, hay rides, animals, and fresh apple cider!
Anderson
Historic Hawes Farms Fall Festival - Open 10/3
6465 Deschutes Road (530) 365-2332
Thursdays 5:00-8:00 pm
Fridays 5:00-10:00 pm
Saturdays 10:00 am-11:00 pm
Sundays 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Click here for ticket prices and details (Pumpkins sold separately) General Admission includes: farm and pumpkin patch access, daytime corn maze, cow & grain train, ziplines, barnyard animals, bouncing pillow, ice skating, and playground! Rides are additional. Kids under 3 are FREE.
Mums & Pumpkins: Monday-Friday 12:00-5:00 pm.
Tickets can be purchased at the gate ONLY.
$5+fees per person. The $5 can be applied toward the purchase of a pumpkin.
Wheatland
Bishop's Pumpkin Farm - open 9/7-11/11
1415 Pumpkin Lane (530) 633-2568
Sunday - Thursday 9:00 am-8:00 pm
Friday & Saturday 9:00 am-9:00 pm
(Oct 31 - November 11 hours are reduced to 9:00 am-5:00 pm)
- FREE Admission!
- Parking is FREE Mon-Thurs, $10 on Fridays, and $20 on the weekends. FREE Parking November 1-11.
- FunTix are required for attractions including Sunflower Whirl, Corn Maze, Coyote Mountain, Carousel, Train, Zipline, Weeland Petting Zoo, Sunflower Stroll, Bishop's Flying Service, and Farmer Bill's Tooting Tractors.
- Anytime FunTix (green) are $1.25 each (buy 50 or 100 to save) and can be used during any visit.
- Value Day FunTix (yellow) are $0.99 each (buy 50 or 100 to save) and for weekdays only.
- Fireworks on Fridays!
- Movie Nights on Saturdays and Sundays!
- Day of the Dead Celebration Nov 2 and 3!
- Dog Dayz Nov 9 and 10! Other days your pets need to stay home.
Festivals & Fairs
September 28 Oroville: Salmon Festival
October 1 - 31 Chico ARTober FEST: Scavenger Hunt
October 5 & 6 Paradise: Johnny Appleseed Days
October 5 Oroville: Bountiful Butte Harvest Festival
October 5 Chico: Notre Dame School Fall Festival
October 12 Chico: SNCC Fall Festival 2024
October 12 Paradise: Shadowbrook Plaza Fall Carnival
October 19 Orland: Gather & Graze Food Festival
October 19 Durham: Hodge's Fall Fest
October 19 Paradise: MOTR Harvest Festival & Pumpkin Patch
October 25 Chico Holistic Wellness Center Harvest Festival
October 26 Chico: Farmers Market Harvest Festival
October 26 Chico: ARTober FEST Fall Art Show
November 11 Oroville: Veterans Day Parade
November 11 Corning: Veterans Day Parade
November 16 Chico: Parkview PAC Fall Festival
November 24 Chico: Apple Cider Day
Halloween Events
October 5 CARD: The Great Pumpkin Splash!
October 15-17 Chico: Teen - Terrors & Treats
October 18 Chico: Teen - Haunted House
October 19 Oroville: Parkview ELC Trunk or Treat & Spooky Spaghetti Dinner
October 19 Oroville: Halloween Frights & Lights Parade
October 19 Orland: Haunted Corn Maze
October 20 Cottonwood: Moo & Boo
October 22 Durham: Pumpkin Painting
October 22 Paradise: Pumpkin Painting
October 23 Oroville: Pumpkin Painting
October 24 Oroville: Ghoulish Good Time Halloween
October 25 Chico Fright Night 2024
October 25, 26, & 31 Magalia: ECV 7-11 Annual Haunted House
October 25 Chico: Teen Horror Movie Night
October 26 Chico Marketplace Pumpkin Decoration & Children's Costume Contest
October 26 Chico: Pumpkin Painting
October 26 Red Bluff: Kids' Spooktacular
October 27 Chico: Hope Commons Trunk or Treat
October 27 Oroville: Riverbend Trunk or Treat
October 27 Oroville: VFW Trunk or Treat
October 31 Chico: Treat Street
October 31 Chico: Family Circus
October 31 Oroville: Trunk or Treat at Prestige
October 31 Chico: Teen Halloween Party
October 31 Oroville: Haunted Hall Halloween
October 31 Durham: Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween Carnival
October 31 Orland: Halloween Trunk or Treat & Spooktrain!
Dia De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead Events
October 26 CARD: Movies in the Park - Coco
November 1 Chico: "Eternamente: A Día de los Muertos Spectacular!"
November 2 Chico Day of the Dead Festival
November 2 Chico: Dia De Los Muertos 2024
Markets & Sales
September 26 Chico: Last Thursday Night Market of the Year
September 29 Chico: Blossom Pop-Up Market
October 12 Chico: Harvest Sidewalk Sale
October 19 Chico: Almond Orchard Agora
October 27 Chico: Spellbound Market
November 2 Chico: Fall Bazaar Craft Fair
November 9 Chico: Fall Craft Fair
November 16 Chico: Almond Orchard Agora
November 17 Chico: Busy Bee Bazaar!
November 23 Chico: Holiday Barketplace
November 30 Chico: 7th Annual Chico Indian Market
November 30 Downtown Chico: Small Business Saturday
November 30: Orland Craft Fair
More Fall Fun!
September 27 Magalia: Movie Night - Lilo + Stitch
September 28 Oroville: 3rd Annual Avie's Place Color Run
September 28 Chico: Save the Fairies Bike Ride
October 4 Chico ARTober FEST: Art & Wine Walk
October 4 Magalia: TK-6th Movie & Game Night - Up!
October 5 Downtown Chico Art Tour
October 5, 12, 19, & 26 Chico ARTober FEST: Music in the Streets
October 5 Chico: Secret Trail Parking Lot Party
October 11 Chico: 3rd Annual Tennis & Treats
October 12 Chico: 11th Annual Reptile Show
October 13 Chico: FREE Monthly Cafe Runs with Bidwell Perk
October 26 Chico: Line Dancing
October 18 Chico: Full Moon Night Hike
October 18 Chico: 53rd Annual Almond Bowl
October 19 Chico: Walk Woof Wag 2024
October 19 Take Off, Chico! Airport Open House
October 19 Chico Airport Drive-In Movie Night: "Planes"
October 26 Chico ARTober FEST: Downtown Chico Art Tour
October 30 CARD: Inclusive Costume Bowling (18+)
November 9 Paradise: Bags & Beans
November 9 Chico: What's Happening at the Bidwell Mansion
November 10 Chico: FREE Monthly Cafe Runs with Bidwell Perk
November 15 Chico Ice Rink Opening Day
November 16 Chico: Throw Against an Officer
November 23 Chico: Community Resource Room
November 28 Chico: 19th Annual Run For Food
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Check back often, as we’re adding more fall events and spooky fun happening in the Chico area all season long!
Know of a fun Fall or Halloween event in Chico that should be listed? Submit it here! or email Jillian: mackidchico@macaronikid.com
