Bi-Zi Farms Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Festival

Bi-Zi Farms, run by the Zimmerman family since 1872 at 9316 NE 119th Street in Vancouver, opens its pumpkin patch and harvest festival to mark the harvest and the farm's rural heritage. Each entry includes a wagon ride, one pumpkin of any size you can carry, daytime corn-maze admission, two shots at the pumpkin launchers, and one hot drink of coffee, spiced apple cider, or hot chocolate. Children's stops include a bale maze, a corn play area, pedal tractors, and a calf-roping station, with live music on Saturdays and Sundays and fresh-pressed cider to sample. Friday and Saturday tickets also cover that night's corn maze. Tickets are sold in timeslots.

Our take: Book a daytime timeslot if you want the carry-out pumpkin and launchers, then stay for the night maze on Friday or Saturday with the same ticket.