Pick Your Pumpkins At These Patches In And Near Dunedin

DUNEDIN, FL — Signs of fall are everywhere, from cooler nights to pumpkin spice lattes and a sea of orange pumpkins in front of the grocery store.

But maybe you want the real deal — an actual pumpkin — in your home this season. Whether you’re planning to bake a pie, carve a jack-o’-lantern or just add some festive flair to your stoop, there are plenty of places to pick up a pumpkin near Dunedin.

Here are a few suggestions:

• Gallagher's Pumpkins and Christmas Trees, 7401 4th St. N, Saint Petersburg, will host its annual pumpkin patch daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. featuring pumpkins, gourds, hay bales and seasonal decorations for sale, unlimited time in a bounce house for $5, a free petting zoo and photo ops, kettle corn, boiled peanuts, apple cider, apple cider doughnuts, lemonade, hot dogs and cake pops. The event is dog-friendly.
• DK Farms & Nursery, 1750 Lake Ave. SE, Largo, will host its annual fall festival featuring a pumpkin patch, pony rides, mechanical bull rides, hay rides, bounce houses, a barrel train ride, craft and food vendors, miniature golf, a petting zoo, a corn beach, a pumpkin cannon, yard games, photo ops and farm food through Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Weekday tickets are $10 and weekend tickets are $15. Kids under 2 1/2 feet are admitted for free. Click here.
• Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, at Keystone Farmers Market, 12615 Tarpon Springs Road, Odessa, you'll not only find pumpkins of all sizes for making pie, carving and decorating, but you can also purchase assorted pumpkin treats like pumpkin fudge, cinnamon pumpkin bread, pumpkin spice bread, pumpkin flavored treats for your dog and pumpkin spice cold-brew latte, along with apple cider, seasonal flowers and seasonal fruits and vegetables. And while you're shopping, the kids can feed the cows for $3.79 a bucket. Keystone Farmers Market is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

And don't forget to check out the farm-fresh pumpkins at local farmers markets and produce standings including:

• The Oldsmar Flea Market, 180 Racetrack Road N, Oldsmar, on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m to 4 p.m.
• The Dunedin Downtown Market Saturday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Dunedin History Museum parking lot.
• The Safety Harbor Market on Main, 401 Main St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• The Driftwood Palm Harbor Autumn Market, Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1114 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor.
• The Pinellas Farmers Market, 13600 Icot Blvd., Clearwater, every Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you want to add a pumpkin patch, email the details to dann.white@patch.com.