Families enjoy Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival harvest

Fruitville Grove hosts 28th annual Pumpkin Festival with pumpkin patch and hayrides.

  • By Amanda Morales
  • | 2:30 p.m. October 9, 2016
  • Sarasota
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Families took in fall favorites of pumpkin picking and hay rides during the 28th annual Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival.    The property on Fruitville Road hosts families every Saturday and Sunday in the month of October to explore the property with games, a petting zoo and local vendors.   

The grove carries a variety of gourds from colorful heirloom pumpkins to symmetrical pumpkin pie pumpkins. Admission and parking are free for the festival every weekend. 

Brent, Levi, Jasynda and Leah Davis
Brent, Levi, Jasynda and Leah Davis
Cianna Desideri and Avery Caver brainstorm on how to decorate their pumpkins.
Cianna Desideri and Avery Caver brainstorm on how to decorate their pumpkins.
Cindy, Olivia, Bob, Jamie and Ella Burk
Cindy, Olivia, Bob, Jamie and Ella Burk
Cliff and Marie Gartside run the pumpkin decorating booth at Fruitville Grove.
Cliff and Marie Gartside run the pumpkin decorating booth at Fruitville Grove.
Dylan, Jason, Parker and Melissa Cujas
Dylan, Jason, Parker and Melissa Cujas
Laura and Gabriel LaLiberte
Laura and Gabriel LaLiberte
Leah Davis feeds the goats at Fruitville Grove.
Leah Davis feeds the goats at Fruitville Grove.
Monica Barth gets a silly snapshot of Camille Wilson and Anabella Recanatesi.
Monica Barth gets a silly snapshot of Camille Wilson and Anabella Recanatesi.
The pumpkin patch at Fruitville Grove.
The pumpkin patch at Fruitville Grove.
Painted pumpkins sit in the sun to dry.
Painted pumpkins sit in the sun to dry.

 

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