SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Good news for those looking forward to the fall season! Most pumpkin patches in San Diego County will already be open just ahead of the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22. • The video above aired on Sept. 20, 2024, and shows FOX 5/KUSI's Heather Lake at the pumpkin patch at Carlsbad Strawberry Company

If you can't wait to galivant through corn mazes, take the family on a hayride, or pick out the perfect pumpkin, here are just a few local pumpkin patches opening soon for the season. • Carlsbad Strawberry Company Location: 1050 Cannon Road, Carlsbad Opening Date: Friday, Sept. 19 • Location: 1050 Cannon Road, Carlsbad • Opening Date: Friday, Sept. 19 • Carlsbad Pumpkin & Polar Palooza Location: 1200 Laurel Tree Lane, Carlsbad Opening Date: Saturday, Sept. 13

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