The Great Pumpkin Patch

05/28/2026

Patches Pub isn't just open in the Fall, we have big plans for the next 5 weekends!

Join us outside The Homestead Bakery:
May 29th, 3-8 pm - THB 20th Anniversary Open House
May 30th, 10 am - 8 pm - THB 20th Anniversary Open House
June 5, 3-8 pm
June 12, 3-8 pm
June 19, 3-8 pm
June 26, 3-8 pm

Bring your lawn chairs, enjoy the great outdoors, yard games, music, and more. All ages welcome!

On Tap:
Brick River Honey Crisp Cider
Half Acre Daisy Cutter
Schlafly Summer Lager
Blue Moon

Wines:
Barefoot Chardonnary
Barefoot Pink Moscato

Specialty Drinks:
Strawberry Mimosa
Ray Dog Slush (Vodka, Sq**rt, Cranberry Juice, & Lime)

We can't wait to see you!

05/27/2026

In honor of The Homestead Bakery’s 20th Anniversary, we’re giving away 20 day passes with the first 20 purchases made this Friday and Saturday at the bakery’s Open House! Plus, enter your name in the drawing for a change to win a set of 4 day passes or 2 Season Passes.

Hope to see you there!

May 29th and 30th, 9 am - 8 pm.

05/25/2026

The countdown is on for our 20th Anniversary Open House this weekend! We're so excited for our musical guests, we couldn't wait to share them with you.

Friday, May 29th, 5 pm - 8 pm
Courtney and the Meeks

Saturday, May, 30th, 5 pm - 8 pm
Shawn Dawson Music

The Open House will be held from 9 am - 8 pm both days and will feature bakery samples, giveaways, live music, yard games and more. Patches Pub will be open from 3 - 8 pm Frday and 10 am - 8 pm Saturday and Sweet Vail Coffee Truck will be here from 9 am - 1 pm on Friday.

We can't wait to see you!

05/23/2026

Thank you Experience Champaign-Urbana and Leslie Cooperband for highlighting The Great Pumpkin Patch!

05/21/2026

Spending our days planting seeds and prepping the mum lot!

Soon we’ll be putting transplants in the ground, and tiny mums in pots, but first, there’s so much to prep.

05/01/2026

Be sure to check out rePlantedsucculents tomorrow at No Bad Days Farm Spring Day event.

04/23/2026

Seeds are arriving, that means planting season will be here soon!

Like most farmers, we can’t wait to get in the field and start planting! However, pumpkins don’t go in the ground until June, so until then we’re prepping tractors, planting transplants, and getting repairs done on the farm

04/08/2026

Feels like we’ve been waiting forever for this moment!

Springtime on the farm is so glorious, and we know there is more to come.

03/07/2026

If you’ve never been to the Illinois Product Expo, this is your chance to go!

We can’t wait to see you this weekend at the Illinois Product Expo! Find us in the Expo Building (new location this year) on the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

We’ll have all your baked goods favorites AND samples galore so be sure to stop by!

✨ Shop from 100+ incredible Illinois vendors
🍴 Sample delicious local goodies
🛍 Take home all your favorites
📍 Expo Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds
📅 Saturday, March 7 | 10 AM – 5 PM
📅 Sunday, March 8 | 10 AM – 3 PM

👉 Learn more: www.illinoisproductexpo.com

02/06/2026

The Great Pumpkin Patch is excited to announce we have been selected to appear on “World’s Greatest!...” as the World’s Greatest Pumpkin Patch, airing on Bloomberg TV. Get an up close look at what The Great Pumpkin Patch has to offer, hear from 5th and 6th generation farmers, go behind the scenes at The Homestead Bakery, and learn more about what puts the “Great” in The Great Pumpkin Patch.

Where to watch:
"World’s Greatest!..." airs exclusively on Bloomberg TV through either cable or satellite.
Airing dates and times:
Saturday, February 7, 2026 1:00 pm CST
Saturday, February 14, 2026 1:00 pm CST

World's Greatest TV Show features everything from hidden gems to household names. Airing on national TV for 19 years, viewers are taken on a fast-paced tour around the world while providing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews of some of the most amazing and unique companies, products, services, technologies, people, and travel destinations the world has to offer!