Today is the first day of fall so it makes sense tomorrow will be the grand opening of Cedarwood Pumpkin Patch.
Now in its 11th year, the pumpkin patch will have some new offerings such as a dress-up play area, and an expanded corn crib and hay play area. To kick off the season, the Joe Harvey Band will perform tomorrow night from 6 to 10 p.m.
“We hope it’s the biggest thing to hit Centertown since the bank closed,” said Cedarwood owner Buddy Patterson of the concert. “We’ve really done a lot of work on it this year. It takes us about a month to get ready.”
The pumpkin patch opens Saturday at 8:30 a.m. When the gates open, Patterson’s normally quiet farm transforms into a hotbed of school buses and children. Over 10,000 people visited Cedarwood Pumpkin Patch during its best year in 2008. The past two years’ attendance has been around 9,000.
The Nashville Highway attraction draws school groups from several counties to come and experience its wide variety of activities. There’s a petting zoo, a four-acre corn maze, and a hayride where children can pick their own pumpkin.
Beginning Monday, the pumpkin patch will be open to groups by reservation only Monday thru Thursday. It’s open to the general public Friday and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
As for future endeavors, Patterson says he may expand to add a holiday theme once the fall season is over.
“I’ve been thinking about adding Christmas lights,” he said. “There’s a place in Lebanon where you can drive through with your car and see all the lights and it’s really popular. I might try something like that.”
Cedarwood Pumpkin Patch returns

