If you have your heart set on creating an ideal jack-o-lantern, the one that will blow everyone else on the block away, you should start with the perfect pumpkin. And where else to get it except fresh from the farm.

Here are 24 pumpkin patches from around the Puget Sound that provide primo pumpkin, and even more activities fit for your whole family.

Check the website and call ahead to find out seasonal hours, which are subject to change.