Pumpkin Fest at Irvine Nature Center

Join Irvine Nature Center on Saturday, October 13 and Sunday, October 14 for their annual fall harvest festival!

PumpkinFest is a fun event for families and communities to celebrate the delights of autumn. Each October, hundreds of families gather at Irvine to enjoy a wholesome day of music, food and fun. There’s plenty to do, including:

• Take a hay ride on our wagon
• Live music
• Meet an alpaca
• Jugglers
• Buy fresh produce from Simmer Rock Farms
• Pumpkin painting
• Make a scarecrow
• Sing-a-longs with Jennifer Eldridge
• Make a clay sculpture with Baltimore Clayworks
• Make music together
• Candle making demonstration
• Face painting
• Pumpkin bowling and sack races
• Delicious food from The Jolly Pig
• Haybale slides and much more!

The admission fee is $10 per child. All activities are included. Free for adults and children under 2 years old.

The hours of PumpkinFest are:
Saturday, October 13: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunday, October 14: 12-4 p.m.

Please note that Irvine Nature Center will be closed from 9-11 a.m. and 4-5 p.m. on 10/13, and 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 4-5 p.m. on 10/14 so that staff can prepare and break down for PumpkinFest.

For more information about PumpkinFest, contact Courtney Sagal at 443-738-9224. If you would like to volunteer to help, contact Carin Smith at 443-738-9232

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