USA Today Says Papa’s Is One of the Coolest!!!

It’s not Papa’s nature to be braggy, but this is an exception we’ll make. USA Today named Papa’s Pumpkin Patch in Bismarck, ND, one of the “Coolest Pumpkin Patches in the Country!”  That’s right, you can read the story under the Travel Section on the USA Today website. If you’ve visited Papa’s Pumpkin Patch, you will…

SORRY! Papa’s Is Closed Friday, Oct. 3 Due to High Winds!

OMGosh! It’s so windy at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch, we must be closed on Friday, Oct. 3. All of our big cottonwoods are bending, and we are concerned about everyone’s safety. Please hold hands and help one another along today. Hopefully, the winds will die down and things will be brighter on Saturday! Take good care,…

Papa Thanks Our Volunteer Magic Makers!

It takes several hundred volunteers to make the magic at Papa’s happen each fall. As we move into October, Papa and the family would like to publicly thank the volunteer “magic makers” who helped serve you — our guests — in September. From Sept. 14 through Sept. 30, there were 13 groups volunteering at Papa’s…

Papa’s Is Closing at 5:30 pm, Tuesday, Sept. 30

It is cold, raining and windy at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch. Papa is closing the gates for the evening at 5:30 pm. today. Please check back — we hope to be open at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 1! Take good care, Papa

We’re Working on a Bountiful Harvest at Papa’s!

Almost daily, Papa is receiving more favorites from the fields as harvest is underway. On Monday night, we unloaded New Moon (large white) pumpkins, Wee Bee Little pumpkins, Snow Balls (small whites), a wide variety of gourds and Lunch Ladies, and decorative corn. Many of you have been waiting patiently for the corn, and it…