By guest blogger, Kim Shepheard

Every year there are so many fall festivals to enjoy with the kids that it is difficult to choose. Some of you may be creatures of habit, a bit like us. However, don’t limit yourself to what you can experience here in Colorado. We often have great weather this time of year, and it’s rarely too hot outside to carry more than a few pumpkins home.

Our favorite one to visit every year is at Flat Acre Farms in Parker. It takes place on an actual working family farm with hayride tours included in the price of admission. You’ll ride past a rather large bee community - if you’re not allergic, that is - and get quite the education on the importance of bees in our world. You can even purchase some honey to go! There is a pumpkin patch, duck races, a petting zoo (which just expanded this year), a jump pad, balloonists on stilts, food trucks, and much, much more. I like the local feel of it all, and my little one gets excited to meet friends there every year!

We always have to try something new each year as well, and here are a few we have to choose from. I wish we could make it to all of them!

Nick’s Fall Festival is a classic area must! View a video about it on the site. Every day through Halloween! Rides, pumpkins and pumpkin weigh-off, live music, haunted house, carnival games, face-painting, bounce house and more!

Denver Botanic Gardens Pumpkin Festival (at Chatfield Farms)

Four Mile Historic Park Pumpkin Harvest 

There is also Night at the Museum coming up on November 3!

For a full list of corn mazes and pumpkin patches, go straight to the list.