Haunted Pumpkin Festival

Looking for some pre-Halloween family fun?  Visit Tam Andersen and her team at Prairie Gardens Adventure Farm, located on Lily Lake Road near Bon Accord, Alberta. On Saturday, Sept. 26, they are hosting their 21^st annual Haunted Pumpkin Festival. According to their press release, Prairie Gardens staff will show off their crop of more than 100,000 pumpkins this season.  The festival runs each weekend for the entire month of October.

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Tam Anderson, owner of Prairie Gardens Adventure Farm

Activities include walking through a gigantic corn maze with 5 km of trails to explore. Families can hop aboard a free hayride to explore a picturesque Sturgeon County farm, and ride a shuttle bus to take aim with Captain Cannon.  There's a scarecrow band, pumpkins galore, pumpkin painting, puppet shows and pumpkin pie.  Be sure to check out ‘Boo’n Accord Ghost Town, bale mazes, mini turbo Karts, the Lost Lemon Gem Mine, Grandmas’ Fudgery and snap photos of the Goats on the Roof.

Gigantic corn maze at Prairie Gardens Adventure Farm

For more information, visit www.prairiegardensadventurefarm.com.  Or phone Tam Andersen,
Director of Fun, at
Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm:  780-921-2272.

Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm is a family operated agri-tourism operation located in scenic Sturgeon County, just 25 km north of the City of Edmonton, Alberta. Attracting over 50,000 visitors each season, this award winning farm has welcomed over 1 million guests since it was established in 1956. The guest demographic is extended families, with grandparents, parents and children from the Edmonton region, and across the province of Alberta. © 2015 Grant Cree photos.

A field of pumpkins at Prairie Gardens Adventure Farm