Night-time pumpkin patch with firepits, toasted marshmallows, live music and hot apple cider, the district's first Halloween event of the year.
Moonlit Pumpkins is the night-time version of the Pumpkin and Squash Festival at The Pop Up Farm, running from 6.30pm to 9.30pm on Thursday 29 October. It's the first Halloween event of the season for the area, and it takes the farm's daytime pumpkin patch and turns it into an after-dark experience. There are firepits, toasted marshmallows, live music, and hot apple cider from a licensed bar.
The Pop Up Farm is a family-run Hertfordshire farm near M1 Junction 9 in Flamstead, and it only opens to the public for a handful of ticketed events each year. It's run by Gillian and Ian Pigott, whose family has farmed locally for six generations. The pumpkins came about after a 2015 trip to the pumpkin farms of Canada, where Gillian grew up — a diversification the couple took in the wake of Brexit. At its height, it's one of only five pumpkin farms in the UK.
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This season is a bit of a milestone for them: it's their tenth year growing pumpkins, and they're expecting 30,000 visitors, with this season bringing their total to 250,000 pickers. Moonlit Pumpkins is the evening counterpart to the Pumpkin and Squash Festival, so it's the same patch you'd see by day, just with the firepits and the cider added in. Tickets are £9.47, and you'll need to book online in advance. It runs from 6.30pm to 9.30pm on Thursday 29 October at The Pop Up Farm, M1 Junction 9, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HT.
