Pumpkin patch primed for picking

Looking to get an early start on your Halloween jack-o’-lantern? Tanaka Farms in Irvine opened its Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Festival on Saturday with pumpkins and vegetables for picking, plus a corn maze, a petting zoo and wagon rides.

The festival is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31.

Admission is $2 for visitors 3 and older, though wagon rides are free this weekend (rides usually cost $5).

Tanaka Farms is at 5380 University Drive. For more information, call (949) 653-2100 or visit https://www.tanakafarms.com/tours-pumpkin-patch.

— Rob Vardon