- December 4, 2025
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The first big shopping day of the holiday season begins at Hamlin’s Pumpkin Patch Palooza Saturday, Oct. 23.
Ginny Feathers of Bountiful Farms unloads some inventory.
Anthony Rollo grabs a kid-sized gourd from the pumpkin patch.
Reina Braga is dressed for the occasion.
Parents can only watch as kids take over the patch.
David and Kimberly Burns show their son Callum his first pumpkin patch.
Isaac, Carter and Maddox Woods pose with their pumpkins.
John Blonn of Windermere feeds his parrot, Blue.
Blue is fine with photos and willing to pose with anyone.
Lawn games keep kids of all ages happy.
Tyler and Jordan Reynolds master the building blocks at the family play area.
Brooke Joyce shows off a mask she made at the crafts area.
Kim, Nellie Marie and Caleb Wiley
Alexander Maggioni navigates the patch with an armful of gourds.
Alexander Maggioni poses with his sister, Annabella.
Mila and Emma Melnuk enjoy some Abbot's Frozen Custard from the vendor area.
The perfect pumpkin was ripe for the picking at Hamlin’s Pumpkin Patch Palooza Saturday, Oct. 23. Okahumpka-based Bountiful Farms arranged a farmers' market-style setting for shopping and lots of festive photo ops. Food trucks, activities tables and lawn games made for an evening of fun for the whole family.