Group Events

Campfires/Cookouts

Gather around the campfire at Nelson’s Pumpkin Patch and cookout with your family, friends, or group. We supply the charcoal and wood.

You bring your own food, drink, and s’mores to grill. Absolutely NO ALCOHOL is allowed.

We charge a $45 + tax fee to use the campfire area for a 2-hour time slot and $20 + tax for Grill Rental.

You and your guests need to pay the $15.00 + tax general admission fee to get into the patch. Kids UNDER 3 are FREE.

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Birthday Parties

We have a building for you to reserve. The building has up to twelve picnic tables for you to enjoy on your special day.

There is a $25.00 non-refundable booking fee to reserve the party room during regular business hours. (Weekdays 3-7 & Weekends 11-6).

Each guest is required to pay the patch admission fee.  Under three is free!  You must have a minimum of 20 guests to reserve the party room. Please check out our admission prices on our website.

Nelson’s Pumpkin Patch also offers an outdoor birthday party area that does not require a booking fee. Guests simply pay the regular admission of $15 + tax per person, and children under 3 are free, making it a great, flexible option for your celebration!

You may also bring your own food & drink for your event.  Absolutely NO alcohol is allowed! Reservations for the building fill up fast! Make sure to make your reservations early.

Corporate Events

  Your corporate event awaits! Mazes are being used for corporate team-building groups and corporate parties of all sizes. Our maze is a great venue for professional facilitators to use to create their own activities and events. Our farm location makes a great corporate party location. You can design your own activities or choose to work with one of our farm staff to create a team-building event for you.

For very reasonable rates your company can create a company picnic, smores campfire, hayride, and maze extravaganza that will activate more interest than any other company function.

Attendance is high because employees can bring their families and feel comfortable in the relaxed farm atmosphere. Nelson’s Pumpkin Patch Corn Maze is open 7 days a week.

To book your corporate event, contact us today!

Field Trips

You are invited to bring your class out to our farm this fall.  It is a place for kids to experience a farm during the harvest season, see how pumpkins grow, and have a great time doing so with their peers!

Admission is $5.00 per student/guest.  All guests must check in at Nelson’s Pumpkin Shack upon arrival. No personal checks are accepted from students.

This fee includes admission to the patch, hayride & and a small pumpkin given only to each student- Pumpkin availability depends on the growing season.  This admission fee DOES NOT include the haunted house, bounce house, bee train, Piggly Wiggly Racers, knocker balls, corn cannon, pumpkin blaster, and mega slide. These rates are applicable to schools/groups who make reservations on weekdays before 3:00 P.M.

*This rate will not apply when we are open for extended weekday hours-i.e. MEA/NDEA Conference Days.

Complimentary Entry for Teachers & District Employees!

Just bring your school ID and receive complimentary entry on your field trip — paraprofessionals included. Parents and siblings accompanying you on your trip pay the $5.00 admission fee.  Under 3 is free!

Homeschool Groups/MOPS

A minimum of 15 students is required for reservations. Admission is $5.00 per student/adults visiting the patch. Under 3 is free!

Teachers/Groups

Students must be supervised at all times in the patch! Most groups plan to spend approximately 2 hours at the patch. It generally works well if you split the kids into 5 or 6 groups, if you have enough adult supervision for each group. Several schools/groups also bring a sack lunch to enjoy at the patch! Please make sure to reserve space for lunch dates!

Teachers… come have your students learn about a small piece of North Dakota history. Come and check out an original Nelson Family “Cook Car” used in the late 1800’s. This restaurant on wheels was pulled from field to field during the days of threshing.

Station One (Entrance Area): 
  • Pumpkin Tic Tac Toe, Football Toss, Skee Ball, Pumpkin Rolling, Gunny Sack Races, Corn Hole, Hula Hoop Toss
Station Two (Hayride Area): 
  • Spookley Storybook Trail, Connect Four, Haybale Tower, Spider Web, Halloween Memory Game
Station Three (Pumpkin Shack Area): 
  • Little Farmer Trike Track, Mini Pumpkin Plunge, Tether Balls, Corn Kernel Silo, Petting Zoo, Duck Races, Three Little Pigs Storybook  Straw Maze, Basketball, Pumpkin Bowling, Bubble Barn* (Teacher supervised / weather dependent)
Station Four (North Field):
  • 2-Acre Spookley Corn Maze
Station Five (Hayride):
  • Approx. 4 minutes, 40 people per ride. Large groups may divide into multiple rides
Station Six (Haybale Theatre – Optional):
  • Spookley the Square Pumpkin Program (15–20 younger students). Nelson’s Pumpkin Shack-Kids may purchase items if they would like to at this station
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