Pumpkin picking in Groesbeek runs on Sundays only: 13, 20 and 27 September, then 11, 18 and 25 October

What children remember about a pumpkin field is carrying something bigger than their own head back to the car. What parents remember is usually that the farm turned out to be shut. Groentenhof Poelen in Groesbeek states its season simply, but you have to do the conversion yourself: every Sunday in September is a pumpkin picking day, the last three Sundays of October are Halloween pumpkin days, and both halves run 10:00 to 17:00 with free entry. The trap is in that phrase, the last three Sundays. October 2026 has four of them, so the 4th is not included and the dates that count are 11, 18 and 25 October. On the September side, 13, 20 and 27 are still ahead. The farm sits near the German border, about twenty minutes by car from Nijmegen; the address is in the card at the foot of this page.

• Two blocks of dates in one line: every Sunday in September, then the last three Sundays of October, which in 2026 means 11, 18 and 25 October. The farm is not open on 4 October. (source 1)
• Times and cost: both blocks run 10:00 to 17:00 and the farm states toegang gratis, free entry. How the pumpkins themselves are priced is not listed on the page, so that is settled at the farm. (source 1)
• Who it suits: you pick and carry your own, which works from steady toddlers up to primary-school age. The October Sundays run under the Halloween name, so pick those if a carved lantern is the point. (source 1)
• If Sundays do not work, the pumpkin shop is open seven days a week from 8.30 to 18.30 between August and January - you just cannot pick your own. The terrace runs only on Sundays from 10.00 to 14.00 between May and October, three hours before picking ends. (source 2)
• Before you set off: the farm page lists no booking method, no parking information and no payment method, so navigate by the address below and take some cash just in case. (source 1)

Hokimi field note: when a place is Sunday-only, plan it as a small outing rather than a detour. The first hour after opening gives you the firmest ground and the best pick of the big ones. Wear boots, put a crate in the boot that a pumpkin actually fits in, and use the way back for a walk in the woods around Groesbeek. If a carved lantern is the goal, take 18 or 25 October — picked too early it goes soft on the windowsill before the end of the month.

Where

Derdebaan 12, 6561 KH Groesbeek

When

Sundays only, 10:00 to 17:00

Price

Free entry; pumpkin pricing is not listed on the farm page and is settled on site

Ages

Toddlers who walk steadily up to primary school; you pick and carry your own

Note

Sundays only - closed on 4 October - terrace shuts at 14.00 - booking and payment method not stated