Call for Sponsors & Volunteers!
2018 Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Festival
Friday, October 12th – Sunday, October 14th
10am-4pm each day
Guidestone’s Annual Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Festival will be held on October 12-14, 2018 at the Hutchinson Ranch in Salida, CO. This beloved community event provides 3 days of family fun for over 1,500 festival goers from Chaffee County and surrounding communities. With horse-drawn wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, pony rides, field games, crafts, face painting, food, music and more, the success of this event is dependent on the volunteers, artists, musicians, vendors and sponsors who make this event an attraction for all ages!
Please join us in making this event a success by becoming a sponsor. Sponsors can provide funds and/or donate goods and services. Proceeds from the pumpkin patch cover event costs and support Guidestone’s mission of growing a vibrant agricultural future through Education, Community Building and Partnerships. Thank you for your support!
Sponsorship Levels
Pumpkin Patch Sponsors are listed on the Guidestone website, in the monthly E-newsletter, on social media, through press releases, and on event signage. In addition, sponsors will receive the following:
$1,000+: 4 Weekend Family Passes (for 4) + 12 tickets and a booth space
$500: 2 Weekend Family Passes (for 4) + 8 tickets and a booth space
$250: 1 Weekend Family Pass (for 4) + 4 tickets and a booth space
$150: 8 Tickets and a booth space
$75: 4 Tickets and a booth space
Sign up online or via check/ mail by Wednesday, September 19th to be included on the event poster!
Or make checks payable to:
Guidestone Colorado
PO Box 1056
Salida, CO 81201
Become a Volunteer!
Please join us in making this event a success by being a volunteer! We need volunteers to assist in many aspects of the event – sign up to help with craft activities, face painting, food sales, parking lot, farm games and more. Help make this year the most festive yet!
To Become a Volunteer, Click HERE!
General Entrance Advance Tickets are now available:
Individual Tickets: $8
Family Tickets (up to four people – children 2 and under are free): $30
Individual Weekend Pass: $15
Family Weekend Pass (up to four people – children 2 and under are free): $55
School and Youth Groups with 10 or more children (Friday only): $5 per child (chaperones are free)
Pumpkin Patch is a rain, snow or shine event. In the event of inclement weather, the Hutchinson Ranch provides plenty of inddor space for foods, games, crafts and music. No refunds provided. And since this is a working ranch, please keep dogs at home. Thanks!
- Pumpkin Patch!
- Pumpkin Patch!
- Pumpkin Patch!
-
- Farmhands planting trees at the Morgan Center
-
- Farmhands meet new chicks at Farm Camp at Moonstone Farm.
-
- Feeding the pigs during chores at Ranch Camp.
-
- Boys and Girls Club members selling produce at the Youth Farmers Market.
-
- Longfellow Elementary students harvest carrots that will go in their school lunches
-
- The Salida School Gardens – Holman Ave. Site
-
- Farmhands Youth planting kale at the Morgan Center
-
- Early season radishes growing at the Salida School Gardens – Holman Ave. Site
-
- Elementary students visit the Hutchinson Ranch and Homestead as part of their regional history section.
-
- An intern at the The Meadows
-
- Families gather for an end of camp celebration
-
- Farmhands watch as Hutchinson Ranch cows are loaded to take to graze in the high country.
-
- Exploring the pasture
-
- Bringing finished worm castings to the garden!
