Things to do in Denver when you're gay: Denver Botanic Gardens' Pumpkin Festival

Thousands of pumpkins will be ripe for the picking in the 10-acre pumpkin patch at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield on Friday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13 and Sunday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Various fall-themed activities will be available, such as arts and crafts, various pumpkin-themed activities and monster hand building. A variety of vendors will be selling tasty treats and craft and educational vendors will be onsite.

The average cost of a pumpkin is $8 (price is determined by size).