Pumpkin patches, Cozy fires, and Festivals
If the fall season lights you up like a jack-o-lantern, this post is for you.
All our favorite fall activities in the Branson area: from pumpkin patches to festivals of all kinds: music, crafts, and more pumpkins!
Pack your flannel, rev the engine, and get your beanie on your head.
Here are 7 activities what we’ve found for you for 2025:
Date: September 20th – October 26th, 2025
Location: Shepherd of the Hills
Cost: $17.95 – $44.95 per person (save when you buy your ticket on their website)
So. Many. Activities.
From barnyard animals to a mega tube slide. A fun hayride and kid’s corn pit. Even bounce houses and a nine hole mini golf.
Have a few family members who like to be more adventurous? Check out the treehouses, Inspiration Tower, and the rope bridges.
Photo ops are everywhere, plus pumpkin painting for your own take home decor from your trip.
No coupon code, but you can save on each ticket when you purchase online at their website.
Date: September 12th – October 26th, 2025
Location: Silver Dollar City
Cost: Included with your theme park admission
Our guests can purchase group tickets through us, plus SDC is on our free ticket list!
Silver Dollar City’s harvest Festival is one of a kind and our daughter Adrian’s favorite festival of the year.
You’ll experience scents that tickle your nose, tastes that make you moan, sounds that make you giggle, and sights that blow your mind.
SDC even brings in a master pumpkin carver to create magical pumpkins that light up the night. Plus your favorite craftsmen, candies, chorus lines and coasters of course!
No SDC coupon codes or discounts, but you can save on theme park tickets when you stay at one of our vacation homes. Book your stay with us for your next trip to SDC.
Date: September 19th – November 2nd, 2025
Location: McKenna Family Farm, 3265 State Highway F, Branson, MO
Cost: $9.00/person (3 yrs to 65 yrs) | $4.50/person (66+ years) | Free (2 yrs and under)
One low entry price and tons of fun for the whole family!
Get lost in the wood pallet maze (or play tag in it). Play on top of big bales of hay. Make corn angels in the corn box.
Or race the rubber duckys, or maybe the kids see who can go the fastest in the gerbil wheels.
Slides, bounce pillow, jump pad for the littles, and so much more to do.
But don’t forget to pick out your pumpkin!
Website | 417-593-9890
Date: September 12-13, 2025
Location: Thunder Ridge Nature Rena, State Hwy 86, Ridgedale, MO
Cost: $89 to $179 entry admission
Christian music festival with multiple artists, including:
Tauren Wells, KB, Seph Schlueter, CLaire Leslie, Need to Breathe, Josiah Queen, JOrdan Feliz, Megan Woods, and Dustin Tavella
Date: Saturdays in October: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
Time: 11:30am – 5:30pm
Location: Big Cedar Lodge, Swimmin’ Hole Lawn, 190 Top of the Rock Rd, Ridgedale, MO
Cost: varies per activity
There’s a magicalness about Cedar Fest this fall. Every Saturday in October Cedar Fest will have tram rides to Big Cedar’s pumpkin patch, corn maze exploring, inflatables, mechanical bull rides, and so much more.
Like to paint? Check out the face painting, pottery painting, and pumpkin painting.
After dark, the Swimmin’ Hole Lawn transforms with bonfires, s’mores, and movie nights under the stars. And for the brave ones, a spooky corn maze.
Purchase activities and fill out waivers in advance
Date: November 21-23, 2025
Location: Branson Convention Center, 200 S Sycamore St., Branson, MO
Cost: $5 admission (12 & under is free)
Unique and eclectic weekend event to shop small businesses in one location!
Nov 21st | 10am – 5pm
Nov 22nd | 10am – 4pm
Nov 23rd | 10am – 3pm
7. Choose free things to do
Branson and Table Rock Lake have many free things to do, too!
Between hundreds of acres of conservation area, a multitude of nature trails, as well as parks and playgrounds, there’s lots to explore.
Add in the museums, the historical downtown, Branson Landing, the drive-in movie behind Cakes N Cream, as well as people watching, you’ll find many free activities to fill in between the shows and attractions.
In fact, we’ve even got a guide to free things to do:
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