{"id":38958,"date":"2017-10-16T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=38958"},"modified":"2017-11-11T19:03:14","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T02:03:14","slug":"theres-fun-amid-the-corn-stalks-at-the-autumn-pumpkin-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2017\/10\/16\/theres-fun-amid-the-corn-stalks-at-the-autumn-pumpkin-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"There’s fun amid the corn stalks at the Autumn Pumpkin Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

O<\/span>ctober brings in the Autumn Pumpkin Festival at Calgary\u2019s Corn Maze.<\/p>\n

A<\/span>t an admission rate of $14 for ages 3 and up, the event has been a popular attraction every fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a perfect activity for families, couples and friends,\u201d said Debra Channing, employee at the pumpkin patch.<\/p>\n

\u201cPicking out the perfect pumpkin and working together to either bake it, decorate it or carve it, I think it\u2019s a fun group activity.\u201d<\/p>\n

A free miniature pumpkin is given for the purpose of the Pumpkin Patch crafts, where everyone can decorate their little gourd.<\/p>\n

Other than mini-pumpkins, the patch offers varieties of pumpkins, based on their use.<\/p>\n

Besides the typical pumpkin, there are ghost pumpkins, white in colour, and pie pumpkins, best for baking a seasonal treat.<\/p>\n

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The admission also includes other attractions.<\/p>\n

With Jumping Pillows, Calgary Corn Maze Railway, Potato Sack Slide, Friendly Fire, the Candy Blast, the petting zoo and miniature golf, there\u2019s more than enough fun for everyone.<\/p>\n

The festival always includes the Pumpkin Blast where an air compressor is used to blow up a pumpkin, and the Candy blast, where candy is shot out of cannons for everyone to catch.<\/p>\n

Winning the Certificate of Excellence 2015 from TripAdvisor and the Parents\u2019 Choice Awards 2016, Calgary’s corn maze<\/a> is the main attraction of the farm, bringing in visitors from all over Alberta.<\/p>\n

The corn stalks reach a height of five feet in October after harvest, giving the maze a sense of adventure and nostalgia.<\/p>\n

Though many of the events catch the eye of a younger people, the farm has an atmosphere that people of all ages can enjoy.<\/p>\n

Rachel Louise, a mother of twin daughters, proves that everyone can have fun.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a perfect activity for families, couples and friends. – Debra Channing<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been bringing the girls here since they\u2019ve been able to walk,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of a tradition. We come every fall to walk through the corn maze, pick a pumpkin, take it home to carve for Thanksgiving and make pie with the leftovers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The corn maze holds other festivals like the Flashlight Nights, Sweet Summer Corn Fest, and the Baby Animal Festival, all just as much fun as the Autumn Pumpkin Festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

October brings in Halloween, Thanksgiving and the Autumn Pumpkin Festival at Calgary’s Corn Maze, a festival exclusive only to the month and is filled with season-themed activities like the Candy Blast and pumpkin picking. [ READ MORE ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":403,"featured_media":38983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ef_editorial_meta_text_assignment-slug":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1108],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-38958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-halloween"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38958"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40214,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38958\/revisions\/40214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}