About Relleke Pumpkin Patch
The Relleke family has farmed this ground on Sand Prairie Road for nearly 100 years, growing corn and horseradish as well as the pumpkins they are known for. About 45 years ago they started selling pumpkins off wagons by the road, and that grew into today's fall festival. The farm is about a mile north of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, between Granite City and Collinsville.
Pumpkin sales start in late September, and the patch is open daily 10 to 6 through October 31. Weekends from late September through Halloween become a festival, with live music every weekend, a vendor fair on the opening Saturday and a fire safety weekend in mid-October in 2026.
Admission and parking are free; you buy tickets only for what you want to do. Weekend choices include a 6-acre jungle corn maze and a haunted maze, wagon, train and tractor-pulled barrel rides, a pirate boat ride, slides, bounce houses, a giant pumpkin pad, a petting zoo, pony and camel rides, carnival games and a pumpkin chucker. On weekdays a $7 children's wristband covers the play areas, one animal feeding and a pie pumpkin. Paint-your-own pumpkins are $4. Weekend birthday parties can be booked in October.
Tenderloin Farms Lavender, north of Edwardsville, is about 25 minutes northeast; its lavender picking is in June, so it works best as a summer return trip.
What to do
- Pick out a pumpkin from the patch, late September through October
- Get lost in the 6-acre jungle corn maze
- Ride the barrel train or the pirate boat on weekends
- Visit the petting zoo or take a pony or camel ride
- Paint your own pumpkin
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Late September through October 31; weekend festival from the last weekend of September (2026: September 26 to October 31)
- Hours
- Daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m. in season (2026)
- Admission
- free; activity tickets $1 each, most activities 2–4 tickets; weekday child wristband $7 (posted on their website, 2026)
Good to know
- Dogs
- Leashed
- Payment
- Cash and card; many weekend ticket booths are cash only, ATM on site
Tips for your visit
- Bring cash for weekend ticket booths
- Weekdays are quieter and the $7 wristband is good value for small children
- From I-270, take IL-111 south past Horseshoe Lake to Sand Prairie Road
- Prices can change, so check their website before you go
Pair it with a lavender farm
Tenderloin Farms Lavender · about 25 minutes away
Tenderloin Farms is about 25 minutes northeast near Edwardsville; plan the lavender in June and the pumpkins in October.
Getting there
Questions
Is there an admission fee?
No, admission and parking are free; you pay for pumpkins and activity tickets.
Are dogs allowed?
Yes, on a leash, and owners must clean up after them.
Do they take cards?
Yes, but many weekend ticket booths are cash only; there is an ATM on site.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farm of Edwardsville, Illinois, and the Metro East
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