Community Calendar of Events

Pumpkin Festival 2016 at Shepherd's Cross

Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
September 22, 23, 24, 29 & 30, 2016

Pumpkin Festival at Shepherd’s Cross September 22 – November 5, 2016 Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9:00 am – 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday by appointment, Closed Sunday The Pumpkin Festival is a harvest celebration held at Shepherd’s Cross, an authentic working farm, just north of Claremore OK on Scenic Route 66. Come to the farm and enjoy the peace of a few hours spent in the country. Wholesome fun for the entire family includes hay maze, festive outdoor & indoor games, farm animal petting barn, farm demonstrations and festive fall story time. The farm’s focus is educational, fall festive fun. Truckloads of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes for purchase; as well as straw bales & corn stalks available for purchase. Wagon rides in the hay meadow go out approximately every 30 minutes. Farm Museum & Educational Farm Silo and see pumpkins growing on the vine. Antique Farm Equipment – demonstrations. The Bible Garden is available for guided or self-guided tours; audio or visual or both. And don't miss the Shepherd’s Shop, a quaint country gift shop, is an event in itself - featuring a host of festive fall, handmade and farm related gifts and wares from many gifted artisans; a year round “craft fair”. Healthy choice foods and grass fed, grass finished meats and wool items are available. School Tours for all ages available; public and private schools welcome Buses and large groups are welcome; groups larger than 20 please pre-schedule. The event is available on a donation basis– provided by Heart of the Shepherd. Suggested donation is $5 per person. (suggested – not required) Wagon Rides in the hay meadow are $7.00 per person; children two and under are free. Pumpkin/ Wagon Ride/Scarecrow packages available $7, $8 & $10 – includes hayride, all activities & a pumpkin to take home - sizes vary with package; while supplies last; see website for more information. Pumpkins arrive mid September – available September 14. Beat the crowds. Come early. The Pumpkin Festival will proceed even in the case of inclimate weather. Many demonstrations will take place in the Amish built gambrel roof tour barn, which houses some of the animals as well as the wool processing, farm museum, games, hands on learning stations, story time and the gift shop. Shepherd’s Cross is an accredited Agritoruism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, a member of the Claremore Farmer’s Market, an Grass Fed Grass Finished, Animal Welfare Certified Farm; a producer for and distribution site for the Oklahoma Food Co-op. Modern indoor restrooms; snacks & beverages.