17th Annual Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Festival
October 6-8 and 13-15, 2023
9 am-12 pm and 1-4 pm each day
Autumn in the Upper Arkansas Valley is a wonderful time to celebrate the region and its abundant harvest. Come celebrate with us at Guidestone’s Annual Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Festival at the Hutchinson Homestead & Learning Center. This beloved community event provides 6 days of family fun for hundreds of festival-goers from Chaffee County and surrounding communities with wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, a free pumpkin with each child’s ticket, a straw bale maze, crafts, drinks and snacks, farmyard friends, games, cider press, hand stenciling, and live music!
Tickets on sale NOW!
Tickets & Attendance
Buy Tickets Here! Advance tickets are $12/ person and includes all event activities, and a free pumpkin comes with every child’s entrance ticket while supplies last. Children 2 & under are always free. Food and beverages are additional.
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Guided Heritage Tours & Drop-In Visits
Saturdays and Sundays
1:00 to 4:00 pm
June through September
Explore the visitor center and unique 150-year-old historic homestead site, and join a guided tour. We look forward to sharing the Hutchinson Homestead’s interpretive displays, historic buildings and ranch history with you!
Guided Tours
$10/adult; youth under 18 are free
Guided tours, led by knowledgeable tour guides, provide a unique opportunity to hear stories of the early generations of the Hutchinson family, and go inside the historic Ranch House, outbuildings, corrals, and farm yard. Walk in the footsteps of those who have lived and worked on this homestead, and see first-hand what life was like on a homestead and working ranch over 150 years ago.
Drop-In Visits
$5 suggested donation
Explore the Visitor Center and walk the grounds of the homestead. The Visitor Center provides a comprehensive introduction of the site through interpretive signage, displays, and a welcome video.
Tours by Appointment
Group tours can also be scheduled by appointment during the rest of the week. To do so, please email info@guidestonecolorado.org or call 719-239-0955.