It could be a scary Halloween for pumpkin buyers.

There will be no shortage of pumpkins in Wade Kelsall’s pumpkin patch this October.

There will be no shortage of pumpkins in Wade Kelsall’s pumpkin patch this October.

There will be no shortage of pumpkins in Wade Kelsall’s pumpkin patch this October.

There will be no shortage of pumpkins in Wade Kelsall’s pumpkin patch this October.

It’s that time of year to get out and enjoy an entire day picking your favorite pumpkin, eating caramel apples, visiting a petting zoo and ending the night with fireworks and a haunted house. Or, to just take stroll through the pumpkin patch to snap a few photos with your family. Either way, the Valley has it all, and this is your one-stop guide for fall festivities in the East Valley.

Gather the kids and a camera: the season of autumn-themed backdrops is here. Pumpkin patches open across the Valley on Saturday. From basic, get-your-pumpkin-and-get-out places to festivals with farm animals and fireworks, here’s your guide to a month full of fall fun.

Gather the kids and a camera: the season of autumn-themed backdrops is here. Pumpkin patches open across the Valley on Saturday. From basic, get-your-pumpkin-and-get-out places to festivals with farm animals and fireworks, here’s your guide to a month full of fall fun.

Gather the kids and a camera: the season of autumn-themed backdrops is here. Pumpkin patches open across the Valley on Saturday. From basic, get-your-pumpkin-and-get-out places to festivals with farm animals and fireworks, here’s your guide to a month full of fall fun.

Gather the kids and a camera: the season of autumn-themed backdrops is here. Pumpkin patches open across the Valley on Saturday. From basic, get-your-pumpkin-and-get-out places to festivals with farm animals and fireworks, here’s your guide to a month full of fall fun.

Picking your own pumpkin is a tradition in Arizona even when fall temperatures still feel like summer. Family farms from Queen Creek to Dewey are opening their pumpkin patches to the public next month:

Turning the calendar to October means two things in the East Valley: cooler weather and pumpkin festivals.

It’s that time of year to get out and enjoy an entire day picking your favorite pumpkin, eating caramel apples, visiting a petting zoo and ending the night with fireworks and a haunted house. Or, to just take stroll through the pumpkin patch to snap a few photos with your family. Either way, the Valley has it all, and this is your one-stop guide for fall festivities in the East Valley.

Picking your own pumpkin is a tradition in Arizona even when fall temperatures still feel like summer. Family farms from Queen Creek to Dewey are opening their pumpkin patches to the public next month:

Everyone knows Schnepf Farms is the place to go for chili and pumpkins in the fall and peaches in the summer.

Everyone knows Schnepf Farms is the place to go for chili and pumpkins in the fall and peaches in the summer.

Everyone knows Schnepf Farms is the place to go for chili and pumpkins in the fall and peaches in the summer.

Pumpkin & Chili Party

It wasn’t until this year that Mark Schnepf and his family moved out of the farm house where he grew up. The ranch-style home, located at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek, is being remodeled into a wedding reception venue.

It wasn’t until this year that Mark Schnepf and his family moved out of the farm house where he grew up. The ranch-style home, located at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek, is being remodeled into a wedding reception venue.

Just because we haven’t had snow doesn’t mean we don’t see our share of flurries.

Queen Creek resident Jill Dees and Gilbert resident Penney Nielsen have been friends for more than 30 years.