Hill Country Fun: From Pumpkin Patches to Wine Festivals

It’s Very Hard for Me to Choose a Favorite Season.

Each time one comes around, I always say that’s my favorite season. The only one that may not be a top pick is summertime! (It’s just too hot!) But ya’ll, it's almost fall!! Temperatures start to drop, just a little, and the Texas Hill Country is full of fall fun! You could pack each weekend with events and still not be able to do them all. Here are a few of my favorites and a couple that I will be trying this year for the first time!

Woman wheeling pumpkins through a crowded pumpkin patch beneath a large tree at sunset.

Pumpkin Patches

Harvest of Fall Festival

Sweet Berry Farm, Marble Falls

Sept 21 — Nov 10

With Over 13 Activities and A Wide Variety of Pumpkins and Snacks, This Festival Is Great for The Whole Family! I Can’t Wait to Try a Maze and Paint Pumpkins. but I’m Really Excited for The ‘pick Your Own Flowers’ Event!

The Great Hill Country Pumpkin Patch

Love Creek Orchards, Medina

Every Saturday, Sunday & Monday in October

Pumpkin Painting, Farm Animals, Games, Hayrides, and Scarecrow Building…plus Much More! We Always Walk Away with Happy Kids and Full Bellies from All the Apple Goodies!

See a Video Here.

Women toast with glasses of red wine outdoors against a green landscape.

Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival

Fredericksburg

October 26

This is a Day Full of Food, Beer, Music, And, of Course, Wine! There Is a Silent Auction, Cooking Demonstrations, and A Giant Grape Toss. All of This and Plenty of Shopping from Many Great Vendors.

Crowded courtyard concert with diners at picnic tables beneath strings of lights.

Wurstfest

New Braunfels @ Landa Park
178 Landa Park Drive
November 1— 10

This is All About Food, Beer, Great Music, and Other Fun Events. Bring the Kids Too. This Is for The Entire Family.

Spooky Fun

Red vintage tram passing a stone gateway as visitors gather beneath the arch.

Haunted History Tour
Fredericksburg
Anytime

Hop on A Trolley and enjoy a 2 2-hour tour of Fredericksburg. Hear Some History and A Little Lore About Our Wonderful Little Town. This One Is for Grown Ups and Kids 12 and Up.

A hand reaches from beneath a cracked grave marker in a shadowy forest.

Chamber of Screams Murder Mystery Dinner
Messina Hof Winery
October 26

Enjoy a Delicious Gourmet 3 Course Meal and Wine While Figuring out Who the Murderer Is, or Maybe It’s You! This is one I haven’t done yet, but can’t wait until I get to go. I’m all about ghost stories, and my favorite game was always Clue. Throw in the fact that I love a good meal, and this is just about the perfect night for me!