Why We Love Tanaka Farms' Pumpkin Patch in Irvine!

Do you love all things Halloween? Well, Orange County offers a ton of family-friendly things to do to keep you busy all month long. Here's one of our favorite things to do - a visit to Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Patch! Take a wagon ride around a real working farm, watch a pumpkin launch from a cannon, try to find your way out of a corn maze, visit the animals in the Petting Zoo, pick your own vegetables, find the perfect pumpkin, and more!

U-Pick Vegetables

My kids love picking their vegetables at Tanaka. They were able to pick carrots, onions, radishes, and green beans right out of the ground. I love that they get to see vegetables in their natural environment, and for some reason, they will actually taste them after a good wash. U-Pick Vegetables are $2.99/lb, but if you purchase the group rate, it includes 4 per vegetable. Look for fun little signs that will tell you how to properly pull them out of the ground.

 

Know before you go:

• Bring plastic bags or grocery totes to carry your pumpkin and/or vegetables. 
• Public drinking water is not available. 
• Bring your own or bottled water is available for purchase at $1.50/bottle.
• Wear comfortable closed-toed shoes that you don't mind getting dirty.
• PETS and WAGONS are prohibited.
• Food is available for purchase.

We love visiting Tanaka Farms, because it's one more way to enjoy vegetables and celebrate pumpkins. It's one of our favorite things to do in October. Tanaka also offers seasonal Strawberry and Watermelon Tours which are not only obviously different but they are equally fun. This year the kids also enjoyed ATV rides (which required additional tickets), they loved running around the haystack maze, and it was fun picking out our perfect pumpkin. We were only there for a couple of hours but that was plenty of fun. I'm so glad I brought extra grocery totes and plastic bags for the whole group. There was lots to carry. 

Have fun!
-Mary

Tanaka Farms' Pumpkin Patch

Now open until October 31st.
Open Daily 9 am-5:30 pm
Closes at 3:00 pm on Halloween, Saturday, October 31

TANAKA FARMS
5380 University Dr
Irvine CA 92612
949-653-2100 ext 204 for Reservations
www.TanakaFarms.com

FREE PARKING 

Admission - $2 (Free for Active Military) 

Corn Maze - Free with admission.
Wagon Ride - $5 (ages 2 & under free)
Petting Zoo - $3 (ages 2 & under free)
U-Pick Vegetables - $2.99/lb
U-Pick Pumpkins - 89 cents per lb. ( $3.50 per pumpkin under 4 lbs.)

Group Rate is available.