Meadowbrook Pumpkin Farm & Market is a fall destination that goes considerably beyond the usual pumpkin patch. The West Bend farm grows pumpkins across roughly 30 acres, with a large selection of varieties, sizes and shapes, including pick-your-own pumpkins reached by wagon ride or a walk through the corn. The farm also has an Animal Park and Petting Zoo accessed by a Safari Trail, where visitors can see emus, rheas, sheep, goats, donkeys, calves and other farm animals. During Halloween season, Meadowbrook adds spooky wagon rides, nighttime bonfires and more, turning the farm’s agricultural landscape into a distinctly Wisconsin Halloween attraction.
The Haunted Cornfield at Meadowbrook Pumpkin Farm is the real draw for horror fans. Rather than a conventional indoor haunted house or maze, the attraction sends visitors along a narrow, winding trail through acres of tall corn and forest, with creepy scenes, creatures, sound and lighting effects, fog and haunted structures along the way. The attraction has offered both family-friendly no-actor daytime/nighttime experiences and more intense live-actor nights, with the latter featuring actors and creatures stalking guests through the dark cornfield and forest. The route takes roughly 30 to 45 minutes, and the Halloween experience can also include a bonfire and access to the Animal Park. That combination of pumpkin picking, farm animals and a genuinely creepy outdoor haunt makes Meadowbrook one of the more unusual places to experience Halloween near West Bend.
