Pumpkin Patch 2023
Sponsored by Congress Street UMC, the Pumpkin Patch is an annual fundraiser benefitting local charities. We sell pumpkins, homemade pumpkin sugar cookies and other baked goods, corn stalks, and a variety of other handcrafted items. All proceeds from this year’s patch will go to Civitan, Lafayette’s DARE Officer, and Oakland Elementary School.
Hours of Operation:
September 29th – October 31st
Monday – Thursday: 12pm – 6pm
Friday – Sunday: 11am – 7pm
Ways to Help:
Cookie Crew
Help bake and decorate over 600 pumpkin sugar cookies to sell at the patch! Click here to sign up!
Patch Crew
Our patch is run by volunteers, and we could always use more help! Our volunteers help price pumpkins, answer questions, and welcome people to the patch. Click here to sign up for a shift! **Please note that cashiers must be trained members of Congress St. UMC.**
Pumpkin Bread
In addition to our pumpkin sugar cookies, we also sell pumpkin bread in the patch! If you’d like to donate some loaves, please contact Kim Kirts at kstwillis@msn.com. Need a recipe? Click here for Mariolis Traeger’s! (If you’ve bought pumpkin bread from the patch in the past, there’s a good chance you bought one of her loaves.)
Events in the Patch:
