September 15, 2011

EVENTS

Get the drop on the fall season at the Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch, an annual old-fashioned family shindig. Activities include train rides, a giant hay maze, a spooky Halloween bounce house, face painting, carnival games and, of course, a pumpkin patch stocked with thousands of future jack-o'-lanterns. Irvine Park Railroad, 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange. Begins Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. through Oct. 31. Admission free, activity tickets $4, parking $5 weekends, $3 weekdays. (714) 997-3968. http://www.irvineparkrailroad.com