For many people, this weekend is really Halloween (even though the holiday falls on Monday). They’ll be out visiting pumpkin patches, wandering through mazes, checking out haunted houses, and getting their costumes on. If you’re still looking for a plan, here are local options for fun:

PUMPKIN PATCHES, CORN MAZES

(See our interactive pumpkin patch map for directions.)

Double R Farms’ Pumpkin patch, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay ride, restrooms, school tours, 3-6 tonight and Monday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 5820 44th St. E., Puyallup. 253-227-5385.

Loves Farm’s Pumpkins, corn maze, 2010 Meridian E., Edgewood. $4.50. 253-942-3667.

Jim’s U-Fish at Old McDebbie’s Farm’s Pumpkin patch, fresh eggs, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, pony rides petting zoo and farm animals, 10 a.m.-6 tonight-Sunday, 4924 268th St. E., Spanaway. 253-875-0356.
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Sure, you could go to Safeway and pick up your seasonal squash, but what’s the fun in buying your Halloween pumpkin from the same place you get your Corn Flakes.

For True Northwesterners, nothing beats pulling on the muck boots, packing up the kids into the Family Truckster and heading out into the countryside for a seasonal outing to the pumpkin patch. South Sound farms offers a wide variety of seasonal produce and activities this month, ranging from straight ahead u-pick pumpkins to full-fledged fall carnivals with elaborate corn mazes, hay rides and kiddie activities. It’s a great family …

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