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Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival
419 Founders Park Road
Dripping Springs, Texas 78620
We are located near downtown Dripping Springs in the heart of Founders Memorial Park.
The Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival is open Saturdays and Sundays 10AM - 7PM September 23 - October 29, 2023.
Closed weekdays. We are NOT open on Columbus Day.
NO PETS OR ESAs ALLOWED INSIDE THE FESTIVAL. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Pets and emotional support animals are NOT allowed at our festival.
Specifically trained service animals are always welcome. It is a crime to represent your pet as a service animal when specific training has not been provided.
Tickets are non-refundable. If you show up with your pet, your tickets will not be refunded.
Emotional support animals, comfort animals, and therapy dogs are not service animals according to the ADA. Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are not considered service animals. A doctor’s letter does not turn an animal into a service animal.
While this might seem harshly worded, we have literally dozens of people each season attempting to misrepresent their animals as service animals.
Admission $15 Per Person
Babies (0-3) Free
Seniors (65+) Free
Event Parking Free (Ridesharing Encouraged)
Activities with extra costs show amounts in parentheses ($).
GAMES
Barnyard Volley
Buckaroo Bullseye
Country Corn Hole
Dueling Outlaws
Farmstead Football
Hen House Scramble
Hillbilly Horseshoes
Kids Axe Throwing
Patch Pong
Pioneer Bowling
Potato Sack Races
The Rooster Run
ACTIVITIES
3D Impression Art
Barrel Rides ($6)
Bouncy Bull Riding
Chalk Graffiti
Crazy Corn Pit
Giant Legos
LED Seesaws
Lil' Monster Maze
Mount Haymore
Pumpkin Painting ($10)
Ropin' Cowboy
Sound Garden
Spin Art ($10)
Tie-Dye Interactive ($10+)
ATTRACTIONS
Balloon Art ($5+)
Camel Rides ($10)
Caricature Art ($15+)
Courtyard Marketplace
Dee Jay Bones
Exotic Petting Zoo ($3+)
Face Painting ($5+)
Henna Art ($5+)
Littles Pickin' Patch
Live Music
Lost Souls Cemetery
Parakeet Encounter ($3)
Photo Ops
Pony Rides ($7)
Pumpkin Patch
Swing Village
The Piglet Pen
Weekend 1
SCARECROW DISCO
(September 23 & 24)
Fall Celebration Kickoff
DJ Henry Invisible
Foam Dance Party
KASE 101 & Anne Hudson
Live Country Music
Promotional Giveaways
Museum Reopening
Autumnal Equinox
Attendees are encouraged to wear scarecrow costumes for a chance to win Season Passes.
Weekend 2
BUTTERFLY JUBILEE
(September 30 & October 1)
Live Butterfly Releases
Educational Interactive
Butterfly Merchandise
Butterfly Pea Lemonade
National Love People Day
National Ghost Hunting Day
International Music Day
Attendees are encouraged to wear butterfly costumes.
Weekend 3
CELEBRATION OF INDIGENOUS TRADITION
(October 7 & 8)
Kalpulli Ayolopaktzin
(Saturday 1pm & 4pm)
Ceremonial Aztec Dancing
(Maize, Tacos & Merchandise)
Comanche Indian
Intertribal Exhibition
(Sunday 1pm & 4pm)
Ceremonial Song & Dance
(Frye Bread & Merchandise)
Weekend 4
PIONEER PALOOZA
(October 14 & 15)
Texas Trick Riders
Annie Oakley Sharp Shooting
Bullwhip Cracking
Follies Shootout
Hollywood Horse Show
Striker the Pony
Trick Ropin’
Authentic Texas BBQ
Smoked Turkey Legs
National Costume Swap Day
Attendees are encouraged to don their best Western attire.
Annular Solar Eclipse
“The Ring of Fire”
(Oct 14th | 10:24am-1:32pm)
Free solar eclipse viewing glasses while supplies last.
Weekend 5
BUBBLE EXTRAVAGANZA
(October 21 & 22)
Bubble Shows
Bubble Interactives
Bubble Machines
Roaming Performers
Foam Dance Party
National Sweetest Day
Attendees are encouraged to bring bubble makers.
Weekend 6
PUMPKIN JAMBOREE
(October 28 & 29)
Goat Couture Fashion Show
Pumpkin Painting
Golden Pumpkins
The Great Pumpkin
Trick-or-treating
New Hunter’s Full Moon
National Trick or Treat Day
Attendees are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes.
Final Celebration at the Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead
(Sunday, Oct 29, 2023)
Food trucks and vendor marketplace are open 11am-6pm Saturdays, Sundays.
FOOD & BEVERAGE
Agua Fresca
Afuga Coffee
Cilantro Tacos
Connor’s Creamery
Downtown Burgers
El Mariachi Tacos
Fitzhugh Brewing
Grilled Street Corn
I Panini Sandwiches
Italian Gelato
Kids Food Truck
K.O. BBQ
Pecos Pete’s Teas
Pop It Like It's Hot
Smoked Turkey Legs
Solaro Estate Winery
Wetzel’s Pretzels
Festival Games, Activities, Attractions, Food & Beverage, Market Vendors, Special Events, and Daily Specials are Subject to Change Without Notice.
Yes. Outside food and beverages are allowed. Picnic baskets and small coolers are welcome.
No glass containers. No alcoholic beverages.
Originally built as two log pens (cabins) with a center “dog trot” breezeway, the Pound farmstead has been meticulously restored to its composition and appearance from the period when Dr. Pound lived here.
Joseph M. Pound first came to Texas in 1847 to fight in the war against Mexico. He returned to Kentucky to pursue his medical education, but returned with his wife, Sarah, in the early 1850’s.In 1854-55 they built a two- room log cabin in an untamed area of Central Texas, present day Dripping Springs. With an abundant source of water and rich soil, Dripping Springs was a desirable place to stay.
It is believed Dripping Springs was part of the original wagon route from Austin to Fredericksburg and so the Pounds may have passed through on the journey.
Visit the Pound House website
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