Pumpkin Festival at Shepherd’s Cross & Heart of the Shepherd
September 24 – November 2, 2024
Tuesday – Saturday 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
Open Monday, October 28th

Join Shepherd’s Cross and Heart of the Shepherd for their annual Pumpkin Festival. Enjoy a peaceful day in the country at an authentic working sheep farm, located just north of Claremore off Route 66. Filled with family-inclusive, fun, educational activities with no scares. Admission and parking are free; no hidden costs to spend the day at the farm.

There are over 60 free activities to enjoy with your family on the farm. Explore the walk-through Pumpkin Patch with Hay Maze and Game Area. Pet sheep, goats, donkeys, and alpacas in the Farm Animal Barn petting area. Walk the Bible Garden and see pumpkins growing on the vine surrounded by sunflowers and festive fall flora and flowers. Find picturesque country scenes for perfect fall family photos. Look around the farm for our QR Code Scavenger hunt for QR codes to scan and watch short videos about farming and shepherding.

The only paid-for activity is the Wagon Ride. Enjoy a tractor-pulled wagon ride on a ramp-loading trailer through the hay meadow. Wagon ride tickets are available for $6.50 per person; 2 and under are free. Wagon rides are every 30 minutes.

Loads of pumpkins are available in all shapes, sizes, and colors for purchase, starting at $1.50 each. Pumpkin Packages are also available, which include a pumpkin (size of pumpkin varies with type of package), wagon ride, and a take-home craft or bring some old clothes to make your own scarecrow. Packages start at $9.50 per person.

Inside the Amish-built barn, browse the Farm Store with handmade décor, gifts, and wares from 70 local consignors as well as local honey, meat, and eggs. Explore the Farm Museum and Silo with animated Percy the Perfect Pumpkin story time and watch fiber demonstrations in the Wool Mill. There are modern indoor restrooms.

Shepherd’s Cross is an accredited Agritourism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, an Oklahoma Museum Association member, and a Grass-Fed, Grass-Finished Animal Welfare Approved farm.

Heart of the Shepherd is the non-profit organization (501-C3) that operates at the farm. Heart of the Shepherd teaches Biblical references to the harvest, the animals, farming, and gardening. Because of their generosity, admission to Pumpkin Festival is free and operates by donations.

Suggested donation is $5 per person; suggested, not required. All donations benefit Heart of the Shepherd’s international and local mission outreach programs.