The month of October is the perfect time to create jack-o-lanterns with your kids. Find out the best places to go pumpkin picking in the Ottawa area.

Abby Hill Farms 1490 Bankfield Road, Kars, ON. 613-692-6277

Cannamore Orchard  County Rd 32, Cannamore, ON K0A 1R0. 613-448-3633

• Home of the Acres of Terror

Miller’s Farm and Market 6158 Rideau Valley Dr N, Manotick, ON K4M 1B3. 613-692-2380

• Also featuring wagon rides and pumpkin painting

Potager Eardley 398 Chemin Eardley, Gatineau, QC J9J 2Y9. 819-684-0273

Proulx Berry Farm 1865 O’Toole Rd, Cumberland, ON K4C 1N2. 

• Also featuring face painting, inflatable bouncies, Halloween costume contest, petting farm, wagon rides, mazes, 2 haunted houses and much more.

Saunders Farm 7893 Bleeks Rd, Ottawa, ON. 613-838-5440

• Also featuring a haunted hayride, mazes, play structures, puppets shows and the witch mountain slide.