The Bloom Where You’re Planted Pumpkin Patch Festival In Nebraska Is A Classic Fall Tradition

It's fall, Nebraska! You know what that means: you'll soon be making a trip to the pumpkin patch to choose your future jack o'lanterns. And what would a pumpkin patch be without loads of games, places to play, and family-friendly activities? This family-owned rural pumpkin patch in Nebraska is the perfect place to spend a fall day enjoying your beautiful surroundings.

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm & Pumpkin Patch in Avoca has been making autumn dreams come true since 2005.

The farm and pumpkin patch sits on a homestead that dates back to 1881. Over the years, the owners have worked to make this the place to be when autumn rolls around.

Whether you're looking for a huge pumpkin to carve into a jack o'lantern or maybe a cluster of miniature gourds to garnish your table, there's a good chance you'll find the perfect thing here.

Bloom Where You're Planted grows a wide variety of autumn produce, including an impressive selection of pumpkins, squash, and gourds. There's even a gourd tunnel to walk through - the plants have grown up and over the tunnel structure to produce this charmingly quirky little passageway.

You may be here for pumpkins, but don't forget that this is a rural Nebraska pumpkin patch, and as such, it's packed full of family-friendly activities. Who's up for a rubber duck race?

There are yard games, unique swings, a hay climb, a corn box (like a sandbox, but with corn!), and hayrides.

For the more adventurous in the family, have a go on the 40-foot-long tube slide. Stop to play with some of the farm animals before you head out on the nature scavenger hunt.

This educational prairie trail aims to teach visitors all about Nebraska's agricultural heritage while enjoying the fresh prairie air. Agricultural exhibits offer even more opportunities to learn more about farm life.

You're sure to work up an appetite with all that playing, so make a stop at the farm cafe, located in this old one-room schoolhouse that was moved to the farm in 2008. Grab a quick burger or linger for a while over fresh caramel apples or a slice of apple or pumpkin pie.

The Pumpkin Barn and Marketplace is stocked with unique gifts, decor, antiques and vintage treasures, pre-picked pumpkins and gourds, and a whole lot more. You'll just have to stop in to see what's in stock!

This Cass County pumpkin patch has everything you need for a family day full of fun, fresh air, and fall! And with low admission fees and reasonable prices on the merchandise, this is one rural pumpkin patch that won't break the bank.

Visit Bloom Where You're Planted Farm's website to find out more about the days and hours it's open, and keep up with the farm on Facebook to see upcoming special events and other news.

If you're traveling without kids, why not make a whole fall staycation of your pumpkin patch visit? Just up the road in Nehawka is Slattery Vintage Estates, which offers accommodations (for ages 21 and up) in glamping bungalows through November 1st of every year. Did we mention there's wine?