Washington apples may have a reputation, but have you ever seen their pumpkins? The crop-loving moisture of the Pacific Northwest does wonders for pumpkin growing, so head to Stoker Farms Pumpkin Festival in Snohomish, Washington, a quick 45-minutes from Seattle, to pick your family's perfect pumpkin and enjoy other fall festivities.

With a 10-acre pumpkin patch, Stoker Farms has every size and shape pumpkin to enhance your family's carving and painting ideas. If choosing your perfect pumpkin doesn't take all day, then you have a variety of fun family activities such as: hay rides, a ten-acre corn maze, trout fishing, a pumpkin cannon, barrel train, duck races, face painting , human hamster wheel and craft tables. Hot, delicious farm-fresh food is available for guest's enjoyment. Every member of the family will have a blast at this pumpkin festival.

Stoker Farms provides free parking and red wagons for your pumpkin or child-carrying use. Admission is $9 per entry, children under two are free. The pumpkin festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through October. During weekdays visitors can also choose a pumpkin from Stoker Farms market, where guests can also purchase fresh apple cider and produce. Stoker Farms is located on Highway 9, and is only 45 minutes from Seattle.

What: Stoker Farms Pumpkin Festival
Where: Stoker Farms, Snohomish, Washington
When: Every weekend in October 2011, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
URL: http://www.stockerfarms.com/

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