Spooky season is in full swing just outside Katy! Houston Life’s Melanie Camp takes on a haunted barn, a creepy cornfield, and 15 acres of fear at Dewberry Farm’s Boo-rific Nights. Could you make it through without screaming?

Turns out, Houston’s favorite fall festival has gone a little country this year. Just outside Katy, an 8-acre corn maze has been carved in honor of Lainey Wilson - and it’s only one of the reasons families keep coming back to this fall tradition.

Houston and its surrounding areas offer a variety of Christmas tree farms where families can choose and cut their own trees or opt for pre-cut options.

The Houston area offers a variety of engaging corn mazes perfect for fall adventures.

Explore 15+ pumpkin patches in the Houston area for family fun, fall photo ops, and festive activities, including hayrides, corn mazes, and more.

According to the Waller County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday, June 1, at approximately 6 a.m., deputies responded to the Buccees located off the Katy Freeway. The Katy Police Department had two possible suspects from the theft at Dewberry Farm.

The farm said deputies with the Waller County Sheriff’s Office found him and returned him back to the farm.

Dewberry Farm in Brookshire is asking the public to look out for a miniature Hereford which they said was stolen from the farm this past Thursday night.

Spring Fest at Dewberry Farm features baby animals, carousel rides, hoppy balls, the Ferris Wheel, giant jumping pillows, a new wine garden, and lots more!

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Fall trips to the pumpkin patch is a family tradition for a lot of families in our area. Off to a popular start, Dewberry Farm in Waller County and other pumpkin patches are already open - and looking different this year. Other Pumpkin Patches around townBlessington Farms in Wallis is also requiring guests to register online before showing up. All of the pumpkin patches we checked with say they will have hand sanitizing stations around the property. No matter the pumpkin patch you choose, they are all preparing for a busy season.

Below you’ll find a list of farms in the Houston area offering family-friendly hayrides along with a map of the locations:Blessington Farms Fall Festival offers many activities including hayrides, giant slides, barrel train rides, animal encounters and more. The farm is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. When: Sept. 26 - Nov. 21 (Not open Sundays in November)Cost: Admission for adults and kids ages 2 and up is priced at $20. Kids aged 2 and under get free admissionParking: FreeAt P-6 Farms in Montgomery, families can enjoy ranch activities including hayrides, flower picking, wheel barrel racing and more. Activities including hayrides, pumpkin decorating, face painting and more will only take place Saturdays and Sundays.

This year, leave your plastic pine in the box and cut down your own tree at one of these Houston-area tree farms.