Pumpkin Picking on Long Island
Pumpkin picking on Long Island is one of the region’s classic fall traditions, with farms ranging from simple on-the-vine U-pick fields to large family destinations with corn mazes, hayrides, farm animals, cider doughnuts and full fall festivals. Most of Long Island’s true pumpkin-picking farms are in Suffolk County, with major concentrations around Manorville, Riverhead, the North Fork and the Hamptons.
The farms in this guide were selected because they provide an actual pumpkin-picking, U-pick field or public pumpkin-patch experience rather than simply selling pre-picked pumpkins. Some allow visitors to choose pumpkins directly from the vine, while others operate field-style picking areas or larger festival attractions where pumpkin picking is part of a broader fall outing.
Last updated: September 30, 2026. The 2026 pumpkin-picking season is underway. Farm hours, pumpkin availability, admission policies and weather-related closures can change during the season, so confirm current conditions directly with the farm before traveling.
Visitors planning a larger autumn outing may also want to use our guides to apple picking on Long Island, haunted houses and Halloween attractions, and fall festivals and farm activities.
Pumpkin Picking on Long Island Map
The interactive map below includes 20 pumpkin-picking destinations across Long Island. Use the filters to compare true on-the-vine picking, U-pick fields, festival-style pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hayrides, farm animals, fall food and other features.
Farms marked Pick from the vine explicitly advertise pumpkins grown in their own fields that visitors can select directly where they grew. U-pick field identifies farms where visitors choose pumpkins from a field or patch, while pumpkin patch / festival identifies larger fall attractions where pumpkin picking is one part of the overall experience.
Where to Pick Pumpkins on Long Island
Elwood Pumpkin & Christmas Tree Farm
1500 E Jericho Turnpike, Huntington, NY 11743
Picking: Pick from the vine
2026: Season opened Sept. 26; October weekdays 3-5 p.m., weekends 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Best For: A traditional pumpkin farm without driving far east
Elwood offers a relatively simple field-picking experience, with pumpkins grown on the property along with seasonal wagon rides and a child-friendly corn maze.
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F&W Schmitt Family Farm
26 Pinelawn Rd, Melville, NY 11747
Picking: Pick from the field
2026: Fall Festival Sept. 19-Oct. 31
Best For: Full fall-festival day close to western Long Island
Pumpkin picking straight from the field is paired with a 7-acre corn maze, wagon rides, family attractions, playground activities and seasonal food. Festival days run weekends and holidays, with more limited weekday activities also offered.
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White Post Farms
250 Old Country Rd, Melville, NY 11747
Picking: Pumpkin field / festival
Best For: Families with younger children
White Post combines pumpkin picking with its animal farm and fall festival. Hayrides, animal encounters, shows and other children’s attractions make this a larger destination rather than a quiet U-pick farm.
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Brightwaters Farms
1624 Manatuck Blvd, Bay Shore, NY 11706
Picking: Pumpkin patch / festival
2026: Fall Harvest Festival underway for the season
Best For: Families who do not want to drive to the East End
The Bay Shore farm offers pumpkin picking, hayrides, animals, family entertainment and a country store with seasonal food and baked goods.
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Glover Farms
641 Victory Ave, Brookhaven, NY 11719
Picking: U-pick pumpkin field
2026: Fall U-pick pumpkin season
Best For: Traditional Suffolk County farm experience
Glover Farms is a third-generation family farm that reopens in fall for U-pick pumpkins, with a corn maze and additional seasonal activities.
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Fink’s Country Farm
6242 Middle Country Rd, Wading River, NY 11792
Picking: U-pick pumpkins on the vine
2026: Fall Festival operating on scheduled weekends and holidays
Best For: Families looking for multiple fall activities
The longstanding farm combines pumpkin picking with a corn maze, farm attractions, seasonal food and other family activities.
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Lenny Bruno Farms
740 Wading River Rd, Manorville, NY 11949
Picking: Pick from the vine
2026: Pumpkin Palooza Oct. 3-4, 10-11 & 17-18
Best For: On-the-vine picking with festival activities
Lenny Bruno Farms specifically confirms that its pumpkins are picked on the vine. Fall activities also include a corn maze, hayrides and special Pumpkin Palooza weekends.
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Waterdrinker Family Farm
663 Wading River Rd, Manorville, NY 11949
Picking: Pumpkin field / festival
2026: Fall Festival now open
Best For: Large family outing with many activities
The Manorville farm combines its pumpkin field with a corn maze, weekend hayrides, barnyard animals, mini golf, jump pads and other attractions. The pumpkin-picking area is free to enter even when admission is required for the larger festival experience.
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Lewin Farms
812 Sound Ave, Calverton, NY 11933
Picking: Pick from the vine
2026: Pumpkins, gourds and winter squash in season
Best For: Traditional North Fork U-pick
Lewin is one of Long Island’s longstanding pick-your-own farms, and its fall updates describe pumpkins growing on the vine. A corn maze, roasted corn and other seasonal produce add to the outing. Same-day crop availability should be confirmed before traveling.
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Windy Acres Orchard & Farm
3810 Middle Country Rd, Calverton, NY 11933
Picking: U-pick pumpkin farm
Best For: Pumpkins combined with orchard-style fall picking
This family-operated Calverton farm has offered seasonal pick-your-own options, pumpkin picking, hayrides and farm-market food in a relatively traditional farm setting. Because current seasonal details can change, confirm pumpkin availability directly before visiting.
Waterdrinker North Fork
4560 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901
Picking: Pumpkin field / festival
2026: Fall Festival and Dino Days Sept. 25-Oct. 25
Best For: A North Fork family-festival experience
Waterdrinker’s Riverhead property combines pumpkin picking, a corn maze, barnyard animals, mini golf, play attractions and fall food. The 2026 Dino Days program adds giant dinosaur displays, shows and a dinosaur-themed hayride and maze.
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Stakey’s Pumpkin Farm
270 West Ln, Aquebogue, NY 11931
Picking: Pick from the vine
2026: Sept. 19-Oct. 31
Best For: A large traditional pumpkin-field selection
Stakey’s has grown from a one-acre patch into a 26-acre U-pick field where visitors can roam among numerous pumpkin varieties and pick directly from the vine. Hayrides, a corn maze and fall food are also offered seasonally.
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Harbes Family Farm
715 Sound Ave, Mattituck, NY 11952
Picking: 8-acre on-the-vine U-pick field
Best For: A large North Fork family destination
Harbes’ Mattituck location offers acres of pumpkins picked directly from the vine, with a corn maze and pumpkin-patch hayride nearby. The larger Barnyard Adventure provides extensive children’s activities and farm animals.
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Harbes Farms Jamesport
1223 NY-25, Jamesport, NY 11947
Picking: 9-acre on-the-vine U-pick field
2026: Open weekends and holidays through Nov. 1
Best For: Combining pumpkins and apples
The Jamesport farm combines on-the-vine pumpkins with Honeycrisp apple picking, a corn maze, hayrides, seasonal food and weekend fall events.
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Harbes Orchard
5698 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901
Picking: 9-acre on-the-vine U-pick field
2026: Open daily through Nov. 1
Best For: Pumpkin and apple picking together
Harbes Orchard offers an on-the-vine pumpkin patch along with apple picking and a themed corn maze. Visitors should note that an apple-picking package is required to access the pumpkin patch.
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Schmitt’s Farm Stand on Sound
3355 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901
Picking: You-pick pumpkin patch
2026: Fall pumpkin patch, corn maze and apple orchard operating seasonally
Best For: Farm stand, pumpkins, apples and fall food
The Riverhead farm stand operates year-round and adds a You-Pick Pumpkin Patch, corn maze and pick-your-own apple orchard during fall.
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Holzman’s Family Farm
988 Doctors Path, Riverhead, NY 11901
Picking: Pick from the vine
2026: Pumpkin season opens Oct. 3; weekends 10 a.m.-6 p.m. plus Columbus Day
Best For: A lower-key North Fork farm with no entrance fee
Holzman’s centers its fall season around pumpkins growing on the vine and also offers a corn maze, hay maze, rides and seasonal food.
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Milk Pail U-Pick Farm
50 Horsemill Ln, Water Mill, NY 11976
Picking: Pick from the vine
2026: Opened Sept. 5
Best For: Authentic Hamptons U-pick
Milk Pail grows its own pumpkins on site and allows visitors to pick them from the vine. More than 60 varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds are grown on the farm, and apple picking is also available during fall.
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Hank’s Pumpkintown
240 Montauk Hwy, Water Mill, NY 11976
Picking: Pick from the vine
2026: Open Sept. 19-Nov. 1; pumpkin picking and Maze Park seven days a week
Best For: A full-day South Fork fall destination
Hank’s combines true on-the-vine pumpkin picking with corn mazes, wagon rides, children’s attractions, games, a large market and extensive fall food.
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Fairview Farm at Mecox
19 Horsemill Ln, Bridgehampton, NY 11932
Picking: Pick-your-own pumpkins, gourds and squash
2026: Maze season open weekends through Nov. 8 plus listed holidays
Best For: Pumpkin picking with a major corn maze
Fairview combines pumpkin picking with an eight-acre corn maze containing roughly two miles of paths, along with seasonal food and farm-market products.
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Best Long Island Farms for Picking Pumpkins From the Vine
If the experience of finding a pumpkin where it actually grew matters to you, several Long Island farms specifically advertise on-the-vine pumpkin picking. Stakey’s Pumpkin Farm in Aquebogue, Lewin Farms in Calverton, Lenny Bruno Farms in Manorville, the Harbes locations in Mattituck, Jamesport and Riverhead, and the South Fork farms in Water Mill all provide versions of the traditional field-picking experience.
Elwood Pumpkin & Christmas Tree Farm in Huntington also offers a traditional option much farther west, while Holzman’s Family Farm in Riverhead provides a comparatively lower-key East End experience.
Choosing the Right Pumpkin Farm
| Looking For… | Good Choices |
|---|---|
| Traditional on-the-vine pumpkin picking | Stakey’s, Lewin Farms, Milk Pail, Lenny Bruno Farms, Harbes, Hank’s, Holzman’s, Elwood |
| Large family fall festival | Waterdrinker, F&W Schmitt, White Post Farms, Harbes Family Farm, Hank’s Pumpkintown |
| Corn maze plus pumpkin picking | F&W Schmitt, Glover Farms, Lewin Farms, Harbes, Stakey’s, Holzman’s, Fairview Farm |
| Western Long Island / shorter drive | Elwood, F&W Schmitt, White Post Farms, Brightwaters Farms |
| North Fork day trip | Stakey’s, Harbes, Lewin Farms, Schmitt’s Farm Stand on Sound, Holzman’s |
| South Fork / Hamptons | Milk Pail, Hank’s Pumpkintown, Fairview Farm at Mecox |
| Lower-key farm experience | Elwood, Lewin Farms, Holzman’s, Glover Farms |
| Pumpkins plus apple picking | Harbes Jamesport, Harbes Orchard, Milk Pail, Hank’s Pumpkintown, Schmitt’s Farm Stand on Sound |
Pumpkin Picking by Region
Visitors in western Suffolk County have several options without committing to a full East End trip. Farms in Huntington, Melville and Bay Shore range from relatively traditional pumpkin fields to full family fall festivals.
Farther east, Brookhaven, Wading River and Manorville provide a transition into the more agricultural parts of eastern Suffolk County. Several of the Island’s larger festival-style farms are concentrated in this area.
The greatest concentration of pumpkin farms is on and around the North Fork, including Calverton, Riverhead, Aquebogue, Mattituck and Jamesport. These communities offer everything from quiet vine-picking fields to large farm attractions with apples, food, music and children’s activities.
On the South Fork, Water Mill and Bridgehampton provide several pumpkin-picking options within the broader Hamptons. These farms can be combined with other East End destinations, although October traffic should be considered when planning a weekend trip.
Planning a Pumpkin-Picking Trip
September and October are the primary pumpkin-picking months on Long Island, but availability depends on the weather and the crop. October weekends can bring heavy traffic to Riverhead, the North Fork and the Hamptons, so arriving near opening time or visiting on a weekday can make a substantial difference.
Admission structures vary widely. Some farms charge a general festival admission, some allow free entry to the pumpkin field and charge separately for attractions, and others primarily charge for pumpkins by weight or size. Before leaving home, confirm whether pumpkin picking is open that day, how pumpkins are priced, what admission includes and whether advance tickets are required.
Key Facts & Details
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Guide | Pumpkin Picking on Long Island |
| 2026 Status | Pumpkin-picking season is underway |
| Primary Season | September through October, with several farms continuing into early November |
| Locations Included | 20 pumpkin-picking farms and fall destinations |
| Primary County | Suffolk County |
| Main Regions | Western Suffolk, central Suffolk, North Fork and South Fork |
| Picking Styles | On-the-vine picking, U-pick fields and festival-style pumpkin patches |
| Common Extras | Corn mazes, hayrides, farm animals, apple picking, seasonal food, children’s attractions and fall festivals |
| Important Note | Crop availability, operating hours, admission and activities can change during the season. Confirm directly with the farm before traveling. |
| Last Updated | September 30, 2026 |
How We Chose These Pumpkin-Picking Farms
This directory focuses on Long Island farms that provide an actual pumpkin-picking, U-pick field or public pumpkin-patch experience. Garden centers and farm stands that only sell pre-picked pumpkins are not included simply because they stock pumpkins during fall.
We also distinguish farms that specifically document on-the-vine picking from broader field and festival-style experiences. Current seasonal information was reviewed using official farm websites and published 2026 updates, but conditions can change quickly during October because of weather, crop availability and attendance.
For a simple trip close to western Long Island, a large family fall festival or a day spent walking through genuine pumpkin fields on the East End, Long Island offers several very different ways to pick a pumpkin. The interactive map above is designed to make those differences easier to compare.
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