The St. Pete Pier pumpkin patch runs to Oct. 25 with the St. Pete Fall Festival Oct. 17-18; Boyd Hill's 20th Autumn Harvest Festival is Oct. 24.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. This page is updated each year. Details come from the St. Pete Pier events calendar, the St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation calendar and the city calendar.

St. Petersburg does fall by the water. The St. Pete Pier hosts a pumpkin patch for most of October and hosts the two-day St. Pete Fall Festival, while the city’s Boyd Hill Nature Preserve puts on its 20th Autumn Harvest Festival with hayrides at the Pinellas Pioneer Settlement.

Who to call

  • St. Pete Pier events: stpetepier.org/events
  • Boyd Hill Nature Preserve: 727-893-7326
  • City events line: 727-893-7111

St. Pete Pier Pumpkin Patch

Oct. 9 to 25, St. Pete Pier, 600 2nd Ave. NE. The Pier describes a field of pumpkins for picking and buying, open to everyone with no admission fee.

While you are there:

  • Putt the Pier: Fall Pumpkin Edition, Oct. 8 to 24: mini golf with pumpkin-themed obstacles, hay bales and fall decorations.
  • Driftwood Cafe pumpkin painting, Saturday, Oct. 17, noon to 3 p.m., $15 a person, all ages. Supplies are limited, so the cafe recommends buying tickets ahead.

St. Pete Fall Festival

Saturday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m., to Sunday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m., on the St. Pete Pier. The Pier bills it as the area’s only beachfront fall festival: live music, food, family entertainment, bounce zones, a kids zone with magicians and kids’ bands, its first Kids Rave, and the Pier pumpkin patch with photo spots.

Autumn Harvest Festival at Boyd Hill

Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pinellas Pioneer Settlement at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, 3010 31st St. S. The 20th annual festival, moved to Oct. 24 this year, has live music, food, a hayride, local vendors, crafts and a pumpkin patch. Admission is $5 at the gate; children 3 and under are free. Food is extra. Proceeds go to the Friends of Boyd Hill Nature Preserve. Questions: 727-893-7326.

At the 2025 festival the city also gave away 400 trees to residents, first come, first served.

Pumpkin carving at the Pioneer Settlement

Welcome to the Pumpkin Patch, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Pinellas Pioneer Settlement. Bring a design, creepy or silly; pumpkins and tools are provided. $10 per pumpkin, two carvers per pumpkin, all ages. Registration required through Parks and Rec. Wear clothes that can get dirty.

Fall weekends at Boyd Hill

The preserve’s October calendar has more for families, per Parks and Recreation:

  • Pioneer Nights, Saturday, Oct. 17, 6 to 10 p.m.: a campfire and s’mores night for ages 6 to 13, $20, drop-in registration.
  • Creepy Crawlies, Saturday, Oct. 17, 1 to 2 p.m.: a guided hike looking for insects, spiders and millipedes.
  • Terrors in the Trees, Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7:30, 8 or 8:30 p.m.: an adults-only night hike, $15, registration required.

More October fun

  • Haunted Fire House, Saturday, Oct. 17, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Fire Station 10, 2800 30th Ave. N. Free; ages 11 and up recommended.
  • Tricks, Treats and Trunks, Friday, Oct. 23, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Campbell Park Recreation Center. Free.
  • Costumed Dog Parade, Saturday, Oct. 24, on the Pier, parade at 6 p.m.

Already past this year: Piertoberfest, the Pier’s fourth annual Oktoberfest, was Saturday, Oct. 3, and Fiesta Somos St. Pete was Sunday, Oct. 4.

Halloween night details are on our trick-or-treat hours page, and the full month on things to do this month.

What this means for you

  • The Pier patch is free to walk; pay only for the pumpkins.
  • For hayrides and a $5 day out, go to Boyd Hill on Oct. 24.
  • Register ahead for the Oct. 11 carving class.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the pumpkin patch in St. Petersburg?

On the St. Pete Pier, 600 2nd Ave. NE, Oct. 9 to 25, 2026. There is no admission fee; pumpkins are for sale.

When is the St. Pete Fall Festival?

Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18, 2026, from 11 a.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday on the St. Pete Pier, with live music, food, a kids zone and the Pier pumpkin patch.

When is the Autumn Harvest at Boyd Hill?

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pinellas Pioneer Settlement, 3010 31st St. S. Admission is $5 at the gate; children 3 and under are free.

Where can kids carve pumpkins in St. Pete?

Boyd Hill’s Welcome to the Pumpkin Patch carving class is 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Pioneer Settlement, $10 per pumpkin with registration. Driftwood Cafe on the Pier holds pumpkin painting Oct. 17, $15 a person.