Plantation's Family Fall Festival is Oct. 17 at Volunteer Park, $5. A pool pumpkin patch Oct. 24, and Flamingo Gardens' pumpkin patch weekends through Oct. 25.

Last checked Oct. 14, 2026. This page is updated each year. Sources: the City of Plantation’s Parks and Recreation events calendar and its listings for the Family Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch in the Pool, and Flamingo Gardens. Details are as the organizers published them; check before you go.

Fall in Plantation centers on the city’s Family Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Volunteer Park. A week later the city tries something new, a Pumpkin Patch in the Pool on Oct. 24. For a pumpkin patch and hayrides, the nearest big event is Flamingo Gardens’ Harvest Festival Weekends in Davie, through Oct. 25.

Updated Oct. 14: the city confirmed Volunteer Park and the $5 admission for the Fall Festival and added Pumpkin Patch in the Pool on Oct. 24.

Who to call

  • City of Plantation Parks and Recreation (Fall Festival): 954-452-2510
  • Flamingo Gardens: 954-473-2955, open every day 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • More October events: things to do this month

Plantation Family Fall Festival

  • When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to the city’s listing.
  • Where: Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd.
  • Cost: $5 a person age 2 and older.
  • What: a children’s carnival, games and activities, inflatables, food, costume contests, a haunted house, a DJ, arts and crafts, police and fire exhibits, vendors and free Halloween bags for kids. The festival is put on by the city and the Greater Plantation Chamber of Commerce. Questions: 954-452-2510.

Pumpkin Patch in the Pool

The city’s first Pumpkin Patch in the Pool is Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Plantation Aquatic Complex, 9151 NW 2nd St. Children pick a pumpkin out of the pool, then carve it at a carving station, and there is a photo spot with hay bales and a tractor. Entry is $5, or $10 with one pumpkin, and registration is required, according to the city’s listing. Call 954-452-2525.

Last year’s Pumpkin Carving in the Park at Seminole Park is not on the 2026 city calendar.

Flamingo Gardens Harvest Festival, Davie

Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S. Flamingo Road, Davie, holds themed Harvest Festival Weekends from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., according to its event page:

Weekend Theme
Oct. 17-18 Dia de los Muertos Weekend, with costumes and face painting
Oct. 24-25 Halloween Party Weekend

Included with admission each weekend: mini Highland cows and farm animal encounters (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.), hayrides (10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), pony rides for small children, a costume contest and candy giveaway at 1 p.m. and fall photo spots. Extra fee: the pumpkin patch and pumpkin painting. Admission is $24 for ages 12 and up and $17 for ages 3 to 11; members and children 2 and under are free. Flamingo Gardens says activities can change; call 954-473-2955.

Fresh from the farm

The city’s Saturday farmers market at Volunteer Park, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., runs year-round; see our farmers markets guide.

What this means for you

  • Saturday, Oct. 17, is the big day: the city festival at Volunteer Park, or Flamingo Gardens’ Dia de los Muertos weekend.
  • For a pumpkin patch, register for the city’s pool patch on Oct. 24 or go to Flamingo Gardens before Oct. 25.
  • Halloween night plans are in our trick-or-treat guide.

Related: things to do this month and parks and trails.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Plantation Fall Festival in 2026?

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd., according to the city’s Parks and Recreation calendar. Admission is $5 a person age 2 and older.

Where is a pumpkin patch near Plantation?

Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S. Flamingo Road in Davie, has a pumpkin patch and pumpkin painting for an extra fee during its Harvest Festival weekends, Oct. 17-18 and 24-25, 2026. In Plantation, the city’s Pumpkin Patch in the Pool is Saturday, Oct. 24.

What is at Flamingo Gardens’ Harvest Festival?

Themed weekends with hayrides, pony rides, farm animal encounters, mini Highland cows and a costume contest with candy at 1 p.m., from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Activities are included with admission.

Does Plantation have pumpkin carving?

Yes. The city’s new Pumpkin Patch in the Pool, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Plantation Aquatic Complex, 9151 NW 2nd St., has a carving station. Entry is $5, or $10 with a pumpkin; registration is required at 954-452-2525.