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Bates Nut Farm The Bates family invites you to come & enjoy our farm. Picnic, feed the animals & explore our store. Our Farm Zoo is open daily from 9am - 5pm. Open year round.
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The Bates family invites you to come and enjoy our farm on our 100-acre ranch. Visit with mini-donkeys, goats, sheep, llamas, pigs, emus, chickens, peacocks, ducks, geese & more! The animals love visitors, and will eat from your hands. Bags of animal feed can be purchased for $0.75; admission is free. The Bates retail store offers a wide variety of nuts, candies, gourmet treats, fudge, gifts, and décor, including many local brands. Or shop for women’s accessories, gifts, clothing, and home décor at Farmer’s Daughter. We have events year round including our Pumpkin Patch, Easter Egg Hunt, Arts & Crafts Fairs, Antiques, Collectibles & Crafts Markets, Fine Art Fairs, Car Shows and many more! For more information on event visit http://batesnutfarm.biz/p-9224-events.html. $10.00 parking on October weekends.

🍂🎃 Here’s your sign to make the trip to the Pumpkin Patch! 🧡The weather is just right for a beautiful fall day at Bates ...
10/18/2026

🍂🎃 Here’s your sign to make the trip to the Pumpkin Patch! 🧡

The weather is just right for a beautiful fall day at Bates Nut Farm! Come hungry because we have plenty of food options for lunch, a snack, a sweet treat or even an early dinner! 😋 Please Note: Food vendors start to close up by 5pm.

🧀 Ye Olde Grilled Cheese and Tater Tots
🧡 Little Thai Cottage
🌮 Meche’s Fish Tacos
🥔 Margie’s Shuck Wagon
🍦 Mariposa Ice Cream
🍰 Big Joy Family Bakery
🥐 YellowBrick Bakery with fresh-baked goodies!
☕️ Ruthii's Coffee
🍴 What's Cooking BBQ and Sandra's Sweet Rolls
🍿 Plus kettle corn, cotton candy, funnel cakes and all your favorite Pumpkin Patch treats!

🎶 Bayou Brothers are taking the Bates stage TODAY, Sunday, October 18, from 12–4pm! Come enjoy some live music while you’re here!

Here’s more fall fun to enjoy:
🎃 Pumpkin picking & fall photo ops
🚜 Tractor hayrides & straw maze
🦋 Butterfly Experience with Flutterby Ranch (located at the straw maze)
🐴 Pony rides & petting zoo
🎨 Face painting, Airbrush Tattoos, Arts & Crafts
🎈 Balloon Art
🏠 Bounce house and giant inflatable slide
🌽 Corn pit for the kiddos
🐂 Mechanical bull, rock climbing & virtual reality gaming
And more activities too!

🛍️ Swing by the Bates store for a peek at our Halloween and fall decor, and browse our large variety of nuts, tasty treats and yummy goodies!

Grab the family and come enjoy some fall fun, good food and live music with us! We’ll see y’all at the farm! 🧡

📍 Open today from 8:30am–6pm | Weekend parking in October is $10.

It's a great fall day y'all - come on over!

🎃👻 HALLOWEEN FINALE at Bates Nut Farm! 🧡 Join us on Saturday, October 31 for one last day of pumpkin patch fun this seas...
10/18/2026

🎃👻 HALLOWEEN FINALE at Bates Nut Farm! 🧡

Join us on Saturday, October 31 for one last day of pumpkin patch fun this season! Celebrate Halloween with the family with costumes, pumpkins, games, music, food and plenty of fall memories to make!

🧙‍♀️ Here’s what’s happening on Halloween:

🎃 10:00am – Kids & Family Costume Contest and Parade | Prizes for winners!
🔎 10:30am–3:30pm – Halloween Scavenger Hunt
🎃 11:30am & 3:30pm – Golden Pumpkin Hunts
🎨 12:30pm – Pumpkin Decorating Contest
🎶 12:00–3:00pm – Halloween Dance Party with Alias
🐾 1:00pm – Doggie Costume Contest and Parade | Prizes for the top dog winners!
🎯 Free Pumpkin Games throughout the day
🚜 4:00pm – Final Free Season Hayride!

They'll be food, fun, pumpkins, family memories to be made and much more!

🚗 Halloween Parking Special: Just $5 on this day only!

📅 Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ 9:00am–4:30pm
📍 Bates Nut Farm – 15954 Woods Valley Road, Valley Center

We encourage everyone to come dressed in your costumes, bring the family, and bring your four-legged friends for the doggie costume contest! 🐶 We can’t wait to celebrate Halloween with y’all! 🧡🎃

🎃 It’s a pumpkin-picking kind of weekend! 🍂Come on over to Bates Nut Farm for some fall fun! 🧡 Bring the family and enjo...
10/17/2026

🎃 It’s a pumpkin-picking kind of weekend! 🍂

Come on over to Bates Nut Farm for some fall fun! 🧡 Bring the family and enjoy all the activities happening around the Pumpkin Patch this weekend!

🎃 Pumpkin picking & fall photo ops
🚜 Tractor hayrides & straw maze
🐴 Pony rides & petting zoo
🎨 Face painting, balloon art & crafts
🦋 Butterfly Experience with Flutterby Ranch
🐂 Mechanical bull & virtual reality gaming
Plus more activities too!

🎶 Live music with Heidi and the Hurricane band from 12–4pm
🍴 Food vendors, tasty treats & more!

🛍️ While you’re here, stop by the Bates store for fun Halloween and fall decor, nuts, sweets and other goodies to take home!

There’s lots to see and do, so grab the family and come enjoy a fun fall day with us! We’ll see y’all at the farm! 🧡

📍 Open today from 8:30am–6pm on weekends. Admission is free. Parking is $10 during only October weekends.

🍴 Your Food Guide for This Weekend at the Pumpkin Patch here at Bates Nut Farm has arrived! Yum!!🎃Come hungry! We have s...
10/17/2026

🍴 Your Food Guide for This Weekend at the Pumpkin Patch here at Bates Nut Farm has arrived! Yum!!🎃

Come hungry! We have several local food vendors joining us this weekend, along with our everyday tasty eats, including Hawaiian Chicken Bowls, Grilled Pineapple on a Stick, Funnel Cakes, Hot Dogs, Potato Twisters, kettle corn, cotton candy, yummy desserts and more! 😋 And don't forget to stop by What's Cooking BBQ for delicious burgers and other BBQ eats - they're here with us every weekend in October!

Here’s a look at who's serving up something delicious from our local food vendors that are visiting us this weekend!

🍜 Little Thai Cottage
🌮 Meche’s Fish Tacos
🥔 Margie’s Shuck Wagon
🧀 Ye Old Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
☕ Ruthii’s Coffee
💛 YellowBrick Bakery
🍪 Big Joy Family Bakery
💕 Sandra’s Cinnamon Rolls
🍦 Mariposa Ice Cream

Bring the family, pick out a pumpkin, enjoy the fall activities, and grab something delicious while you’re here! 🧡

While you eat, enjoy live music on the Bates stage all weekend, 12-4pm!

We’ll see y’all at the farm! 🎃

Admission is free. $10 weekend parking fee only in October.

🎸 Live music this SUNDAY at Bates Nut Farm!Bayou Brothers are returning to the farm this Sunday, October 18, from 12–4pm...
10/16/2026

🎸 Live music this SUNDAY at Bates Nut Farm!

Bayou Brothers are returning to the farm this Sunday, October 18, from 12–4pm! 🎵

Head on over to the Bates stage for some rousing, rollicking, heart-thumpin’, foot-stompin’ musical gumbo! Make a Sunday of it with live music, pumpkin picking, good food, and fall fun at the farm!

🎃 Pumpkin Patch Hours: 8:30am–6pm
🎟️ Admission: FREE
🚗 Weekend Parking: $10 in October

Excited to see y'all this weekend!

Happy Friday! 🧡 Come enjoy a fall evening at Bates Nut Farm tonight (10/16) from 3:30–6:30pm! Skip the weekend crowds a...
10/16/2026

Happy Friday! 🧡 Come enjoy a fall evening at Bates Nut Farm tonight (10/16) from 3:30–6:30pm! Skip the weekend crowds and enjoy a more relaxed evening at the farm! Bring the kiddos after school, grab dinner and dessert, pick out a pumpkin, enjoy some live music, and take in those beautiful fall views. 🎃

🎵 TONIGHT: Ash Street Ramblers will be on the Bates stage! | 3:30–6:30pm

Here’s what you can enjoy at our Fall Friday Festival:

🎃 Pumpkin picking and photo ops
🐑 Bates Farm Zoo
🎵 Live music
🐴 Pony rides and petting zoo (open until 6pm)
🎨 Face painting
🚜 Tractor hayrides
🌾 Straw maze
🏠 Bounce house and giant slide
🍔 Food and sweet treats
🌈 Kids’ crafts
🕹️ Virtual reality gaming
🧡 And more!

🎤 Fall Friday Festival Music Schedule | 3:30–6:30pm
• October 16: Ash Street Ramblers
• October 23: Alias

We’re open from 9am–6:30pm today, so you can enjoy our regular weekday Pumpkin Patch activities all day, too!

🎟️ Free admission and free parking during Fall Friday Festivals!

Can’t make it tonight? We’ll be open all weekend from 8:30am–6pm, with live music on the Bates stage Saturday and Sunday from 12–4pm. Weekend parking is $10.

📍 Bates Nut Farm
15954 Woods Valley Road, Valley Center, CA 92082

10/16/2026

🎃🍂 Fall fun is happening this weekend at The Pumpkin Patch at Bates Nut Farm!

Join us for our Fall Friday Festival this Friday 10/16 from 3:30pm–6:30pm with live music from Ash Street Ramblers & fall activities including face painting, tractor hayride, straw maze and more + enjoy live music all weekend long from 12-4pm:

Saturday, 10/17: Heidi and The Hurricane Band
Sunday, 10/18: Bayou Brothers

This Saturday & Sunday from 8:30am - 6:00pm, enjoy all the fall fun with pumpkin picking, tractor hayrides, our straw maze, pony rides, the petting zoo, face painting, bounce house, giant slide, crafts, rock climbing, and the Butterfly Experience with Flutterby Ranch 🦋 and more activities too! Plus, enjoy delicious food, sweet treats, and so much more!

Bring your family and friends for a fun-filled day at the farm and make some fall memories with us! 🍁

📍 Bates Nut Farm | Valley Center, CA

🎟️ Free admission | Weekday parking free & $10 weekend parking

We can’t wait to see you at the farm! 🎃

🎸 Live music this Saturday at Bates Nut Farm!Heidi and the Hurricane Band are returning to the farm on Saturday, October...
10/15/2026

🎸 Live music this Saturday at Bates Nut Farm!

Heidi and the Hurricane Band are returning to the farm on Saturday, October 17, from 12–4pm! 🎵 Come enjoy their live performance on the Bates stage, grab some good food, pick out a pumpkin, and enjoy a fall day at the Pumpkin Patch. 🎃

There’s plenty to see and do around the farm, so bring the family and make a day of it!

🎃 Pumpkin Patch Hours: 8:30am–6pm
🎟️ Admission: FREE
🚗 Weekend Parking: $10 for October

We hope to see y’all this weekend! 🧡

Hi Friends! 🧡 How adorable is this photo of Smokey?! One of our visitors snapped this picture, and we just love how cute...
10/15/2026

Hi Friends! 🧡 How adorable is this photo of Smokey?! One of our visitors snapped this picture, and we just love how cute he looks posing for the camera! 🥰 We couldn’t resist sharing it with y’all. Thanks to our visitor for capturing such a sweet moment with Smokey the Cat! 🐾❤️

Address

15954 Woods Valley Road
Valley Center, CA
92082

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17607493333

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