On the prowl for the perfect pumpkin? Ohio offers plenty of patches to peruse while pursuing your pick. Here's how to find the best one.

Dallas Farmers Market will have more than 25 types of pumpkins and gourds fresh from Floyada Texas. Until Halloween, you can pick out the perfect pumpkin for carving, baking or decoration. Plus, you can always knock out some grocery shopping while you're at it. On Oct. 5, they'll host Pumpkin Day with activities for kids like hay and train rides.

Spooky season is here, which means Lower Mainland's pumpkin patches will be ripe for the picking. Time to get into the harvest spirit!

Pumpkins are readily available at most supermarkets, but visiting the garden centre or pumpkin patch and picking out a pumpkin specifically is all part of the fun. Some farms even have Halloween festivals and activities to get stuck in with that both adults and children will love.

Hendersonville and Western North Carolina are brimming with fall festivals, craft fairs, live music, Oktoberfests and corn mazes.

Nothing says autumn like a trip to the pumpkin patch. Getting out on a beautiful fall day to pick a pumpkin, enjoy some apple cider, and have fun on a hayride is the perfect way to celebrate the fall season in the DC area.