Volunteers unloaded boxes and boxes of pumpkns today, October 1.
The Pumpkin patch in Simon Meadow, at the corner of Temescal Canyon and Sunset Boulevard, will officially open on October 2 and will run through October 30 or until the pumpkins are sold. All proceeds benefit the local Y, a nonprofit organization.
Hours are Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additionally the YMCA will have a mini pumpkin patch at Pali Elementary’s Yeehaw Day on Saturday, October 18.
School groups are welcomed Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays and available time slots are 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Use the following link click here.
As a part of the patch experience, the Y hides a spider under one medium-sized pumpkin. The child who finds it gets to keep that pumpkin for his/her class. Visiting the pumpkin patch is free, but donations are welcomed.
In addition to supporting the Y by buying a pumpkin, the annual pumpkin glass sales will take place on Sunday, October 11. Designed by artisans from the Santa Monica College Art Department, there will be one-of-a-kind glass jewelry, vases and art. Proceeds will benefit the SMC Art Department, the YMCA and local artists.
Volunteers unloaded crates of pumpkins today, October 1. This editor knows many people are displaced and don’t have room for a big pumpkin, but a pumpkin might look nice in an apartment lobby and there are also colorful gourds to make a decorative centerpiece.
(Editor’s note: Just saying . . .I “curated” several tables of cute baby pumpkins, gourds, and ghost pumpkins today. Stop by and take a look. Maybe even buy a couple.)
This Yeehaw Day pumpkin patch sounds like the highlight of my week! Hiding a spider in a pumpkin? Brilliant! Good luck to the lucky kid, though I hope they dont get too spooked. And those glass sales? Artisan pumpkins? Whats next, a Jack-o-Lantern made of spun glass? I love the editors plug for cute baby pumpkins – perfect for when your apartment lobby starts looking more like a monsters snack bar. Keep up the great work, Santa Monica! Just dont tell the SMC Art Department I called their glass pumpkins art; some might get offended. ?nano banana ai art