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Orange Crush and First Responders Day – LAST DAY OF THE FALL SEASON

Open
11/1/2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm

๐ŸŽƒ ORANGE CRUSH โ€“ THE GRAND FINALE OF FALL!

Join us at Rader Family Farms on Sunday, November 1st for the final day of our Fall Season and help us send those pumpkins out with a SMASH!

๐Ÿš“ A SPECIAL THANK-YOU TO OUR HEROES

First Responders and members of our Military receive FREE admission with a valid ID.

Thank you for all that you do for our communities and our country!

๐Ÿš› THE MONSTER TRUCK IS BACK! – 10 am – 5pm (Admission to the farm is required to access the Monster Truck)

Get ready for rides, thrills and plenty of excitement with Wheels of Freedom! Monster truck rides are available for an additional rider fee, payable directly to Wheels of Freedom.

  • 2 yrs and under ride free on the lap of a paid adult

  • 3 yrs and up $15/rider payable directly to Wheels of Freedom.ย  Accepts Cash or Card (with a 3% fee)

  • Rides are generally 1.5 minutes long

๐ŸŽƒ SAFE TRICK-OR-TREATING | 10:00 AMโ€“12:30 PM

Come dressed in your favorite family-friendly costume and bring your own bag as you make your way through the farm collecting treats at our safe trick-or-treat stations!

๐ŸŠ ORANGE CRUSH | 1:00โ€“4:00 PM -FALL FUN INSIDE THE FARM

Looking for more pumpkin fun?ย  Join us for Orange Crush from 1:00โ€“4:00 PM!

Orange Crush is part of the regular Rader Family Farms fall experience and takes place inside the farm. General admission or a Season Pass to Rader Family Farms is required to participate in the Orange Crush activities inside the farm.

Your general admission includes access to the farm’s 56 fall activities and Orange Crush pumpkin-themed activities during the event.

๐ŸŒฑย Smash ’em, don’t trash ’em!

Rader Family Farms is teaming up with the University of Illinois Extension and SCARCE for a pumpkin recycling event!

When Halloween is over, donโ€™t send those Jack-O-Lanterns to the landfill. Bring them to Rader Family Farms for free pumpkin recycling – and, if you want, a FREE pumpkin smash!

๐ŸŽƒ FREE PUMPKIN RECYCLING & SMASH

Bring your pumpkins and Jack-O-Lanterns to the recycling dumpster located in the Rader Family Farms parking lot.

The pumpkin recycling and pumpkin smashing at the recycling dumpster are FREE and open to the public. You do NOT need to purchase admission to Rader Family Farms to drop off or smash a pumpkin at the recycling area.

Please remove candles, lights, decorations and any other non-compostable materials before bringing your pumpkin to the recycling area.

FREE Pumpkin Recycling & Smash
๐Ÿ“ Parking Lot Recycling Dumpster
๐ŸŽƒ Drop off or smash your pumpkin
๐Ÿ’ฅ FREE โ€” No farm admission required

One last day. One last chance. One BIG Orange Crush!

Come in costume, bring your family, bring your pumpkins and help us close out the Fall Season with food, fun, monster truck thrills – and a smashing good time! ๐Ÿงก๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ’ฅ

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