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This list will be continuously updated until October 31, 2020
Fall is here and to celebrate, we’ve made a list of all of the upcoming fall events and activities in Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County! Grab your favorite pumpkin spice treat and let’s get celebrating.
Pumpkin Patches:
3 Bee Farms
Season: September 8 – October 31
Admission: $5 on the weekends, $3 during the week (No hayrack rides during the week)
Hours:
Monday - Thursday | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Close at 2 p.m. on Thursdays in September)
Friday - Saturday | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Search for the perfect pumpkin or pick the best-looking apples at 3 Bee Farms! Enjoy numerous family-fun activities with admission including hayrides, corn maze, meeting the barnyard animals, playgrounds, and plenty of perfect family photo backdrops.
Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard
Season: Weekend of September – October (weather permitting)
Admission: Weekend Day Pass $10.95 per person, Weekday Pass $6.95 per person, Family Season Pass $79.95, Individual Season Pass $29.95
Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
With 10 acres of pumpkins to peruse, you can choose from several pumpkin types along with mini gourds and white squash. Guests can take a hayrack ride to the pumpkins or walk/drive up to the patch. Other activities include apple picking, petting zoo with goats, kids activities like bumper balls, barrel cart rides and a bounce house, and a corn and pallet maze. Food and drinks are available from their store and café.
Pumpkin Hill Farms
Season: September 19 – November 1
Admission: $6-8 and children two and under are free — see their website for full details
Hours:
Weekends | 12-6 p.m.
The county’s newest pumpkin patch, Pumpkin Hill guests can enjoy a bounce house, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, and animals like mini goats, mini donkeys, and ducks. Food and drinks are available.
*Closed for the season: Welch’s Pumpkin Patch
Season: September 12 – October 31
Admission: Free
Hours:
Monday-Friday | 4-7 p.m.
Weekends | 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Welch’s is a small, family-owned pumpkin patch that sells a variety of pumpkins. Kids are welcome to run around the spacious patch and there are activities for young children.
Festive Fall Attractions:
Explore the Loess Hills on horseback or on a scenic hayrack ride at Shady Lane Ranch! Saddle up and enjoy hourly guided rides with your friends or family out on the trails. To make a reservation, call 712-323-1932. Hayrack rides are perfect for larger groups and you can even enjoy a private campfire afterward!
Town legend has it that the Historic Squirrel Cage Jail has been haunted since the jail’s opening. A former jail tour guide claimed the ghost is J.M. Carter, the man who oversaw the construction of the building. Visit their website for information on booking a paranormal investigation!
The Cryptic Room is a live-action, team-based escape room game that is perfect for the Halloween season. Once you are inside of the themed room, the clock starts ticking and you have limited time to work together, find and use clues, solve the puzzles, and "break out". You must hurry though — once the clock hits zero, it is all over!
Fall Events:
Event details are subject to change. Please contact the event coordinator to confirm details as needed.
Kid's Halloween Trick or Treating & Costume Party!
Wenday's Kitchen Boutique
October 30 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Free Friday Family Movie Night- Ghostbusters
Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard
October 30 | 6:15 p.m.
Halloween Eve Candlelight Tours
Historic General Dodge House
October 30 | 6:15 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Squirrel Cage Jail Flashlight Tours
Historic Squirrel Cage Jail
October 30 | 7:00 p.m. - Midnight
Masquerade Ball
Caddy's Kitchen & Cocktails
October 30 | 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Rocky Horror Picture Show Showing & Costume Contest
Mid-America Center
October 30 | 8:00 p.m.
Halloween Drag Brunch
Caddy's Kitchen & Cocktails
October 31 | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hitchcock Haunted Hollow
Hitchcock Nature Center
October 31 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Dog Days of Fall - Dog Halloween Costume Parade
Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard
October 31 | Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Halloween at the Booery
Full Fledged Brewing Co.
October 31 | Noon - 11 p.m.
Table Side Trick or Treat + Kids Costume Contest
Caddy's Kitchen & Cocktails
October 31 | 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Spooky Railroad Halloween Trivia: Virtual Event
Online
October 31 | 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Squirrel Cage Jail Flashlight Tours
Historic Squirrel Cage Jail
October 31 | 7:00 p.m. - Midnight
Ghost Stories in the Park After Dark
Olde Town Park, Macedonia
October 31 | 7:30 p.m.
Adult Halloween Costume Contest
Caddy's Kitchen & Cocktails
October 31 | 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Halloween Cosmic Bowling
Thunderbowl
October 31 | 10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Hitchcock Haunted Hollow
Hitchcock Nature Center
November 1 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
If you have a fall event in Council Bluffs of Pottawattamie County that you’d like added to the list, please submit the event details with our online form. Submitted events will also be added to our calendar and our weekly newsletter.
