WORCESTER – With Halloween just a week away — and National Pumpkin Day on Oct. 26 — the team at LawnStarter has ranked the best cities in the U.S. for “pumpkin lovers.”
Thanks to the number of pumpkin patches in and around the city and Worcester County, as well as the number of popular pumpkin festivals and events, Worcester ranks second overall — only behind Portland, Ore. — among 197 of the biggest cities in the U.S. for pumpkin lovers.
Worcester also ranked only behind Portland in the Most Pumpkin Patches category.
Not only did LawnStarter ranks cities with easy access to pumpkin patches, lots of pumpkin-related events, and high community interest, they also searched for cities with plenty of bakeries and coffee shops, where customers could find pumpkin treats and pumpkin spice lattes.
See the map below for the 50 best cities for pumpkin lovers:
