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gilchrestfarmGilchrist Farm, a family farm on Bouquet Canyon Road in Santa Clarita (about 1 mile past Lombardi), is seeking local non-profits, clubs, educational organizations, Scouts, teams and other groups to participate in the bake sale fundraiser during their upcoming Harvest Festival and Pumpkin Patch taking place Oct. 1-31.

School bands, theater groups, martial arts academies, cheer squads, and other performing groups are also invited to perform on stage each weekend.

The Gilchrist Farm Harvest Festival and Pumpkin Patch will be open October 1-31 from 9AM-6PM daily. During the week, field trips are being offered Wednesday-Friday. Weekend activities will include a pumpkin patch, straw bale maze, petting zoo, pony rides, horse drawn wagon rides, face painting, pumpkin decorating, food vendors and more!

For information on how to participate, email info@gilchristfarm.com. For more details on events and activitiesm the Gilchrist Farm website is www.gilchristfarm.com.

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43 Comments

  1. Kate Menz how freaking cute is Charlotte’s husband? ?

  2. Emily Erwin, Melissa Negrete

  3. Crystaline Gonzalez

  4. Paulette Pipes Gerry Valle Barbara De Jesus Laura Carreras

  5. Jessi Lee says:

    Chelsie Therwhanger we need to go!

  6. Lombardis or nothing.

  7. Rocio Trejo Stephanie Ortega Brian Ortega

  8. Chris Walkin Naomi Nash Lorraine Jacksen Nash

  9. Angela How about this for a field trip?

  10. Monica Gilchrist can Cooper’s Totes help with the bake sale?

  11. Taylor Lloyd this is across from my moms house!!

  12. Early childhood education center college if the canyons

  13. starting my own pumpkin patch. ready for some competition

  14. Ça doit tetreb cool pour les petits

  15. Amanda Villalobos Kimberly Ortiz

  16. That’s super exciting!

  17. The Lombardi family has long served this valley. They deserve to retire. I am really sorry to see this time come because change is hard. I am happy that someone has decided to help this tradition along. I hope they enjoy the challenge. God bless.

    • Hi Connie! We worked together once, at one of the schools. I also know your daughter, Sam. I am friends with both Julia (Lombardi) Kaulbach, and the Gilchrist family. They are both wonderful!

  18. Jean says:

    I too will miss Lombardi. I raised my kids and some of my grandkids going there.

    I am really please someone I taking up the mantle. I will make sure to go there and take my grandson to pick out his pumpkin this year.

  19. Nadiya says:

    But will there be gourds?

  20. Grandma Judy- this could be a good option for this year!

  21. Sunnie Rhoads Alber your girl scouts?

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