The website for DixieMaze Farms now carries just one line of text: "DixieMaze Farms is permanently closed." For many households in Bossier City, the big fall farm outing used to mean one long drive north. This year that trip has been replaced by three separate options, and each one makes for a different kind of Saturday.
A new attraction with new owners now operates on Highway 71. A first-year patch on Swan Lake Road is growing some of its pumpkins on the vine, pollinated by its own bees. And a church patch on Airline Drive is back for another season, putting every pumpkin sale toward local causes. Which one fits depends less on the drive and more on how much of the day you want to spend.
Highway 71 Has a New Maze and New Owners
The Corn Maze opened on Sept. 26, 2026 at 8540 Highway 71 in Shreveport, according to KTAL. KTBS later reported that families showed up for opening night.
Online, some people assumed this was the old attraction coming back, and the two accounts of what happened don't fully agree. KTAL called the opening a new chapter for a Highway 71 property that "previously operated as Dixie Maze Farm before shutting down." The owners, writing on social media, called it "a new corn maze at a new location with new owners." Families who went to DixieMaze for years should expect a new business, even if the road is familiar.
This is the full-day option. KTAL's list includes the namesake corn maze, a mini hay maze, a barrel train, a hayride, slides, swings, a hay soccer pool, duck races, a bubble station, cornhole, a petting zoo, and a pumpkin patch, plus food trucks, retail vendors, and live music. The organizers chose not to run a haunted maze this year so they could focus on daytime family entertainment. They have said they hope to add one later.
What to know before you go:
- Admission: $20.50 for ages 3 and up, free for children 2 and under, and $40 for a season pass. Tickets are sold online and at the gate.
- Public hours: Friday 3 to 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays are for field trips only.
- Pumpkins: Sold on-site, separate from the activities.
The season pass costs less than two regular tickets. For a household that might go once in early October and again closer to Halloween, the pass makes sense from the start.
Swan Lake Road Is Trying Something Smaller
The second option is in Bossier City itself, and it goes the opposite way: smaller, slower, and built around what grows on the property.
Hive & Harvest at 5305 Swan Lake Road belongs to Tyson Burns. Be Bossier profiled it in early September as a first-year pumpkin patch. Burns has a connection to the big-maze tradition. He said the idea started years ago, when he worked at a corn maze in the Blanchard area.
"I just loved the vibe that was out there and actually seeing people come out and the joy that was on their face coming out with families. I just wanted to bring that here to Bossier, and it's something I personally love to do."
Burns and his father keep bees on the property and sell the raw honey they produce at the patch. Those bees also pollinate the pumpkins growing there. Visitors can pick pumpkins straight from the vine, and the patch also brings in pumpkins grown elsewhere. Burns calls the difference "more like a farm instead of like a parking lot pumpkin patch." The activities are kept small on purpose: cornhole, a few family games, a concession snack shack, and photo props.
Before you load the car, there are a few things to know. Be Bossier listed Sept. 26 as a tentative opening date and Oct. 31 as the last day. The Bossier Press-Tribune's Sept. 16 issue still called the opening tentative. We haven't found a local news report or public post confirming that the gates opened. Admission was still being decided at the time of the profile. Burns was considering a small entry fee, with pumpkins sold separately.
The hours aren't settled either, and the same article lists two versions:
| Day | Main article text | Details block |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | Not listed | 3 to 6 p.m. |
| Saturday | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Sunday | Noon to 6 p.m. | 2 to 6 p.m. |
Both versions agree on Saturday. Burns also said hours could change depending on weather and how many people come. The Hive & Harvest Facebook page is the place to check before a Sunday trip.
Airline Drive Already Had the Neighborhood Version
The new farm-style patches haven't replaced the church patches that many Bossier City households can reach in a few minutes. Asbury Bossier Pumpkin Patch at 3200 Airline Drive runs Sept. 28 through Oct. 31. It's open Sunday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the Shreveport Times' 2026 pumpkin patch roundup.
Those weekday hours fill a gap the other two leave open. The Corn Maze has no public hours on Monday through Thursday, and Hive & Harvest is a weekends-only operation that may add Friday afternoons. That makes Asbury the one that fits a Tuesday after school.
Asbury United Methodist Church sells pumpkins every year to raise money for community projects. The Times lists where that money goes: local at-need schools, a wheelchair ramp ministry, flood relief, Volunteers of America's Bossier Lighthouse, the Fuller Center of NWLA Housing, Katy Build legacy home projects, a food pantry, Blessing Boxes for Lighthouse families, and the Community Angel Tree. So the pumpkin on your porch pays for a ramp or a food pantry shelf somewhere in Bossier.
Across the river, the same Times roundup lists Provenance Pumpkin Patch at 1968 Bridgewater Ave., open Sept. 28 through Oct. 29. That's two days earlier than the others, so it's not a last-minute Halloween option. St. Luke's UMC at 6012 Youree Drive runs Sept. 28 through Oct. 31.
Four Weekends, Three Kinds of Trip
As of Oct. 4, 2026, there are four weekends left in the season, and the three Bossier-area options sort out by how much time they take.
- A full afternoon or evening: The Corn Maze on Highway 71. It stays open until 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, which makes it the only one of the three where an after-dark visit is possible. Admission is per person, so a family of four with kids over 2 pays $82 at the gate.
- An hour or two on a weekend: Hive & Harvest on Swan Lake Road, if the season goes as planned. Pick a pumpkin off the vine, buy some local honey, and be home for lunch.
- A quick stop any day of the week: Asbury Bossier on Airline Drive, and the sale goes to local ministries.
Saturday, Oct. 24 is the busiest day on the Bossier calendar this month, and it fits well with any of the three. From noon to 4 p.m., the Louisiana Classics Auto Club hosts a Trunk-or-Treat at BeauxJax's in the East Bank District. It will have decorated classic cars, candy, music, and entertainment. BeauxJax Crafthouse at 501 Barksdale Blvd. is a Cajun-focused restaurant and bar in the district's open-container area. Families with dogs can start that morning at Pet Palooza at the Louisiana Boardwalk. The free event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes vendors, food trucks, adoptions, and the Super Retriever Series.
The East Bank plaza has a new manager. In late July, Be Bossier introduced Rich Carroll as the new manager of the East Bank Arts Building and Plaza, a few months into the job. He has been setting up gallery exhibitions and encouraging festivals, concerts, and markets to use the plaza. No specific October plaza market or exhibition dates had been announced in what we found. So for now, the Oct. 24 Trunk-or-Treat is the district's one confirmed family event of the month.
Halloween falls on a Saturday this year. That's the last day for both Hive & Harvest and Asbury Bossier, and their final weekend will likely be the busiest of the season.
Fall weekends are one of the best ways to get to know a part of Bossier City you don't usually drive through, whether that's Swan Lake Road or the blocks around Barksdale Boulevard. If you're a military family who just arrived at Barksdale or you're mapping out what a weekend looks like from a new street, I'm glad to share what I know about these corners of town. Sage Easter is here whenever you're ready. Let's Connect.
