{"id":371208,"date":"2026-10-12T19:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/371208\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T19:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:06:16","slug":"have-a-gourd-time-at-queens-farm-with-pumpkin-patch-petting-zoo-and-halloween-activities-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/371208\/","title":{"rendered":"Have a \u2018gourd\u2019 time at Queens Farm with pumpkin patch, petting zoo and Halloween activities \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Queens County Farm Museum is showing families a \u201cgourd\u201d time in celebration of autumn and the Halloween season. October is pumpkin month at the farm, meaning visitors can wander its 47-acre grounds in search of the perfect pumpkin.<\/p>\n

Visitors from around the five boroughs this weekend shared their experiences, noting that not only was it a fun opportunity to bring pumpkins and treats home but an educational opportunity for kids to learn about agriculture and farm animals.<\/p>\n

\"\"Queens Farm visitor Emmanuel and his family at the pumpkin patch.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

One visitor, Emmanuel, visited the farm with his two-year-old son because he wants him to learn how food is grown.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important for him to learn agriculture, farming and all that,\u201d Emmanuel said. \u201cThe weather\u2019s getting nicer, so it\u2019s just good for him to learn, see the change of leaves, enjoy the autumn weather and learn about all the farmland and homesteading that he can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Evan and his family, who travelled from Manhattan to the Queens Farm.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

Evan travelled with his family from Manhattan to Queens Farm to pick out pumpkins, explaining that there aren\u2019t many places to get them back in his borough.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fun for the kids,\u201d Evan said. \u201cWe came a few years ago I think just to see some of the animals, but this is our first time at the pumpkin patch. It\u2019s great that the pumpkins are just right there when you enter. You don\u2019t have to go 20 minutes like you do outside the city, which is nice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"A family checks out some pumpkins and gourds available for purchase.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

Aside from the expansive pumpkin patch, visitors can hop on a tractor for a tour of the farm\u2019s pastures, woody areas and growing fields for $6 per person. They can also visit hens, steer, alpacas, sheep, goats and pigs and give them animal feed from the farmstore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A selection of gifts, crafts, toys, fresh raw honey and eggs, refreshments, plants and yarn \u2014 made from the farm\u2019s alpacas and sheep \u2014 are also available at the store.<\/p>\n

\"\"An assortment of scarecrows for sale at the farm.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

Queens Farm, located at 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. in Glen Oaks<\/a>, is open daily with operating hours on weekdays from 1-5 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

The farm will also host a \u201cHalloween on the Farm\u201d ticketed event on Oct. 31 where visitors can wear costumes and go trick-or-treating at nine candy stations. Tickets are $25 for children ages 3-11, $15 for adults and free for children ages 2 and under. Tickets are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Queens County Farm Museum and upcoming events, visit QueensFarm.org<\/a>.
\n\"\"George and his family enjoying the pumpkin patch and trying some treats at the farm.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"A young visitor wanders around the pumpkin patch with his family.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"A father takes photos of his daughter picking out her own pumpkins.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"Parents visit the pumpkin patch with their child dressed as a chicken.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Queens County Farm Museum is showing families a \u201cgourd\u201d time in celebration of autumn and the Halloween…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-371208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=371208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=371208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}