Looking for a fun family-friendly event that everyone will enjoy? Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead is hosting the Dripping Springs Pumpkin Fest. Come take a trip through Dripping Spring’s history at this 5-acre farmstead located at 419-B Founders Park Road Dripping Springs, TX 78620.
The event runs from now through October 31. It’s open daily from 10 am to 8 pm. You’ll find the farmstead near downtown Dripping Springs in the Founders Memorial Park.
What’s Happening at Dripping Springs Pumpkin Fest?
The event is filled with games, activities, attractions, and lots of photo ops. Of course, you can’t have a pumpkin fest without pumpkins as you can explore the pumpkin and gourd patch. Kids can hop on the 22′ bouncy slide, weave their way through the maze made out of hay, and explore the corn pit.
Games include corn hole, sack races, bowling, giant lawn games, and more. Face painting and a balloon artist will be available on Thursday through Sunday.
Saturdays and Sundays will have live music, kiddie barrel rides, caricature artists, and seasonal vendors. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Pound House Foundation. Check the website for prices, daily specials, and items you can and can’t bring. There’s an onsite ATM and they’ll accept cash and cards.
A Little About Pound Farmstead History
In 1847, Joseph M. Pound left his home in Kentucky for Texas to help fight in the war with Mexico. After the war, he returned to Kentucky where he completed his medical education. In the early 1850s, he and his wife Sarah decided to move to Central Texas. That town where they built their two-room log cabin eventually came to be known as Dripping Springs.
The Pounds are known as the founding family of the town. They helped build the foundation of the community. Their farmstead property has served as a hospital, schoolhouse, and social gathering place.
Unheard of at the time, Dr. Pound invested in sustainable living. He had a self-watering trough for farm animals, an in-ground hothouse to keep his medicinal herbs and vegetable seeds growing during the cold weather months, and a rainwater collection cistern.
The Pound House earned a Texas State Historic Landmark status in 1965 and appears on the National Register of Historic Places. This is one of those places every Dripping Springs resident should visit at least once. The Pumpkin Fest is the perfect opportunity.
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