Mojave Narrows Regional Park will hold its annual Harvest Festival and Haunted Hayrides on Saturday, Oct. 10, running from 3 to 9 p.m., with hayrides, a petting zoo, live music and family games spread across the Victorville park. Presale hayride tickets go on sale Monday, Sept. 28 at 8 a.m., sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
According to vvng.com, the festival takes place at Mojave Narrows Regional Park, located at 18000 Yates Road in Victorville. The county's own event listing confirms the Oct. 10 date and 3-to-9-p.m. window, according to San Bernardino County Parks. The event will take place rain or shine, per the vvng.com report.
What's Included In The Ticket Prices
Park admission costs $15 per vehicle, while haunted hayride tickets run $5 per person, per vvng.com's reporting. Pumpkins from the patch are priced at $5 each. Admission and hayride tickets can be purchased online together or separately once sales open Monday, and all event tickets are nonrefundable.
The county Parks listing says four hayride tickets are included with camping reservations. Prepaid guests are asked to arrive at least 10 minutes before their scheduled departure and should allow additional time for park entry, parking and walking to the hayride check-in area.
Hayride Schedule And Timing Details
Hayrides begin at 6:36 p.m. and depart every 12 minutes afterward, according to vvng.com. Event information lists two different final hayride departures, 9:24 p.m. and 9:36 p.m., and the outlet reported that the exact final departure time was omitted pending confirmation. Mojave Narrows Regional Park advises that the hayride may not be appropriate for children ages 3 and younger.
Live Entertainment And Activities
The J-Birds will perform live music during the festival, while Wildman Dan will present live animal presentations, per vvng.com's account. Bam will offer giveaways. The festival will also screen Hotel Transylvania on a large LED screen, and organizers will offer free popcorn while supplies last.
The event features inflatables, family games, a petting zoo and food vendors, according to the same report. A secondary source, rvrentalwayoflife.com, similarly describes the event as including a pumpkin patch, haunted hayrides, trick-or-treating, live music and a petting zoo, noting the festival is usually held in early to mid-October.
Costume Contests For All Ages
Costume contests will run in three age brackets. The children's contest is open to kids ages 3 and younger, the junior contest covers ages 4 to 11, and the adult contest is open to anyone 12 and older, vvng.com reports.
Organizers encourage guests to bring chairs and blankets for the evening's activities, and leashed pets are welcome at the event. The gathering echoes an earlier Halloween Harvest Festival that Mojave Narrows Regional Park hosted over two days in October 2022, which featured haunted hayrides, carnival games, live music and vendors at the same Yates Road location, according to 4newsplus.com.
