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Houston Pumpkin Festival Discovery Green is bringing back its annual pumpkin festival, featuring more than 50 pumpkins, the world’s largest bouncy pumpkin and a massive corn pit. • 1500 McKinney St., Houston • $18 (weekdays), $26 (weekends) • Sept 20-Nov 2, weekdays from 3 p.m.-10 p.m., weekends from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. • www.discoverygreen.com/signature-experiences/ houston-pumpkin-festival Zoo Boo The Houston Zoo is celebrating fall with carved pumpkins, a pumpkin tree and animal-themed peek-a-boo pumpkins, St. Luke’s Pumpkin Patch Throughout October, families can pick out a pumpkin at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, take festive family photos and support the church’s Pure Sound Youth Choir. • 3471 Westheimer Road, Houston • Free (admission) • Oct. 4-31,10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily and Sundays from • 9 a.m.-6 p.m. • www.stlukesmethodist.org ArBOOretum Families can enjoy Houston’s only trick-or-treat nature trail, live animals, a Halloween market and pumpkin decorating at the Houston Arboretum’s fall-themed festival. • 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston • $20 per ticket • Oct. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • www.houstonarboretum.org/event/arbooretum along with other themed activities. • 6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston • Free (members), general admission ticket • (non-members) • Sept. 26-Oct. 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • www.houstonzoo.org/events/zoo-boo-2025 Fall Guide
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Nature Discovery Center Fall Festival & Pumpkin Patch Located in Russ Pitman Park, the Nature Discovery Center’s pumpkin patch and fall festival will feature photo opportunities, wagon rides and carnival games.
• 7112 Newcastle St., Bellaire • Free (admission) • Oct. 25-26, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. • www.naturediscoverycenter.org/pumpkin-patch
St. Joseph Fall Festival The fall festival is St. Joseph’s biggest fundraiser of the year, featuring live music, games, raffles and a silent auction. Guests can bring their own lawn chairs, although no outside coolers are allowed. • 1505 Kane St., Houston • Free (admission)
St Philip’s United Methodist Church St. Philip’s annual fall festival is one of the church’s largest community events of the year, typically featuring pumpkins, family photo opportunities, picnics and games. • 5501 Beechnut St., Houston
• Free (admission) • Oct. 18, 2-5 p.m. • www.spumchou.org This list is not comprehensive.
• Oct. 18, noon-10 p.m. • www.saintjoseph.org
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