19 farms near Philly for pumpkin picking and fall fun

Take a hayride to the four-acre pumpkin garden and choose from hundreds of pumpkins of all sizes. Your admission includes minigolf, pedal carts, a tire climb, corn maze, pillow bounce, and various other games. Admission is $20 for children ages 1-12 and $5 for those aged 13 and up.

Right down the road from Peddler’s Village is Bountiful Acres, where guests can pick their pumpkin straight from the patch during the Pumpkin Harvest Festival, which runs on Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 26 to Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The farm also has a two-acre corn maze to get lost in, and you can take a hayride, ride the mini railroad, bowl with pumpkins, fly on a zip line, and enjoy other family fun. Catch a live performance by popular local children’s entertainer YOYO on Oct. 3, 10, and 17. You can also shop for mums, straw bales, and more, any day of the week. Single admission for Pumpkin Harvest Festival is $13 per person, or $11 when in groups of two to six, and $10 per person with seven or more people. Ages 2 and under are free.

During Fall Festival weekends at Charlann Farms, your kids can play in a sandbox filled with loose corn (always a fan favorite), paint a sugar pumpkin (included with your ticket), and enjoy activities like pumpkin bowling, pumpkin ring toss, a straw maze, straw mountain, live animals, and more. Plus, take a hayride to a pick-your-own-pumpkin patch. Tickets are $14.99 per person and can be purchased in advance or at the farmstand. (Children under 2 are free.) Pony rides are $10 (cash only).

With more than 70 activities, Cherry Crest Adventure Farm offers a day full of fun. Its pumpkin patch has many varieties, shapes, sizes, and colors. There’s Sproutsville (a miniature kids’ village), a tractor pull, duck races, a corn barn, corn maze, wagon rides, giant slides, farm animals, and more. Or rent your own campsite. There’s also live music on Fridays and Saturdays through October. General admission tickets range from $25.95 to $33.95 per person if purchased online (depending on day of the week and date) with add-on options available. Kids 2 and under are free.

Choose a pumpkin from the large selection here and then have some fun at the annual Pumpkinland. Pose with your head in cutouts or let your kids loose to play in the hay jump. You can buy $5 tickets for unlimited time in the farm’s three mazes or a $10 wagon ride through the woods. (Combo tickets available for $13.) If you’re looking for spooky fun, visit Friday and Saturday nights during October for haunted hayrides. Pumpkinland is free.

Pick a pumpkin from the six-acre pumpkin patch, find your way through the corn maze, or take a wagon ride. There are also a smaller straw bale maze for kids and corn boxes (picture a sandbox, but filled with corn) for play. Music and games round out the fun. Admission is $10 per person (children 3 and under are free) and includes all activities, except the pumpkin patch — PYO pumpkins are sold separately. Don’t miss the annual Halloween costume pet parade on Oct. 18.

Hellerick’s doesn’t offer traditional pumpkin picking, but you can shop for pumpkins of all sizes and varieties, plus unusual gourds and squash. For a day of family fun, the 18-acre Fall Festival/Adventure Farm has a wagon ride, a five-acre corn maze, farm animals, a tractor pull, pumpkin rolling, and more than 40 activities for kids and adults, including an obstacle course. Food trucks are available Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $16.99 on weekdays and $19.99 on weekends, with children 36 inches tall or under entering for free.

Highland Orchards’ picturesque farm is open for pumpkin and apple picking from Tuesday through Sunday, alongside its beloved market with apple cider doughnuts. But the weekends are when even more fun occurs with the opening of the Levante beer garden for adults, five-acre Pennsylvania-themed corn mazes, and apple cannon shooting challenges. Check Highland Orchards’ Facebook page for up-to-date event listings. Entry to the pumpkin patch and apple orchard is $3 per person for guests 3 years and older. Apple cannons are $10 for 15 apples.

Johnson’s Corner Farm provides a classic fall farm experience with its wagon rides out to the pumpkin patch, Discovery Barnyard Playground and Animal Farm, and pick-your-own apples, any day of the week. But on weekends, the harvest festival kicks into full swing with food vendors, live music, and a corn maze. Tickets granting access to wagon rides and Discovery Barnyard start at $11 on weekdays and $18 on weekends, with upgrades available.  Make sure to reserve your hayride time slot early online, as peak times are likely to sell out.

Linvilla Orchards hosts Pumpkinland every fall, featuring larger-than-life scarecrows, apple picking, hayrides, corn and straw bale mazes, and more. There are activities such as a train ride, playground, and fishing at Orchard Lake. Take a hayride to the Witch’s House for stories and jokes or visit the animals in the barnyard. Tickets/registration are not required to enter Pumpkinland, but most experiences inside will cost, with prices varying. Don’t miss the Ship Bottom Beer Garden on the weekends.

Select a pumpkin from Merrymead’s many varieties, shapes, and sizes. Other highlights include Harvest Days, which feature hayrides, farm animals, a five-acre cornfield maze, and a barrel train. The farm also offers evening hayrides and moonlight maze times. The market has more than 32 flavors of hand-dipped ice cream (including pumpkin) and homemade apple cider doughnuts. Admission is $22 ($25 at the gate) for a weekend.

Northern Star Farm is back with its 19th annual Fall Fest featuring hayrides to the pumpkin patch, a corn maze, pony rides, apple slingshot, and more. Admission is $13-$15 per person. Add-on activities, including paintball and pumpkin painting, are ticketed individually and range from $6 to $10 per person.

Olszanowski Farm is one of the most affordable pumpkin patches and fall festivals in the region. First, take a $3 ride to the patch where you can pick from a variety of pumpkins for 80 cents per pound. Back at the farm is a sprawling seven-acre corn maze for $8, and a free sunflower maze. Children 5 and under are free for all activities.

If you want to simply shop for pumpkins, stop by the Shady Brook Market. But for a day of activities, get tickets to FallFest, which includes this year’s America 250-themed corn maze, wagon rides, pumpkin-picking, and haunted attractions. Plus you can rent your own private bonfire pit. There’s a rotating lineup of live musical acts, along with food vendors, and places to get an adult beverage. Pumpkin ice cream from Uncle Dave’s, available on the Festival Field and at the main shop connected to the market, is always a must. FallFest tickets range from $20 to $40, depending on the day and time, but children under 2 enter for free. Prices are a few dollars cheaper if purchased online.

Choose a pumpkin from the market any day, or take a pumpkin-picking hayride any weekend through Oct. 25. Hayrides are $7.50 per person, with children under 12 months admitted free. Pumpkins are 89 cents per pound. Group hayrides and campfires are also available. The farm is famous for home-baked pies, hot apple cider doughnuts, and pumpkin-spiced treats.

Styer Orchard’s admission and hayrides are free; you only pay for what you pick. Head to the pumpkin patch or apple orchards, or choose from the many pumpkins on display at the farm stand. Styer Orchard encourages guests to bring their own bags and containers for picking, but there are tote bags and boxes for sale at the orchard if needed. On the way, stop inside the market for sandwiches, produce, and fall treats like pies and doughnuts.

At Terhune Orchards, you can pick pumpkins, flowers, and apples every day of the week. But if you want all of the extras, stop by on a Saturday or Sunday. There’s live music in the afternoon, barnyard animals, pumpkin painting, pedal tractors, corn and hay bale mazes, and more. Shop the farm store for fresh-pressed apple cider, apple cider doughnuts, apple cider slush, wine from the orchard, and other goodies. There are also tastings in the wine orchard. Fall Family Fun Weekends are open until the first week of November, with tickets starting at $19.95 if purchased in advance. Children under 3 are free.

Take a wagon out to the patch and pick your favorite pumpkin from the vine. Or, skip the ride and choose one from the farm market. If you want the full experience, get tickets to Barnyard Kingdom, starting from $18. Regular admission includes tractor rides, duck and pig races, slides, and a hedge maze. Children 2 and under are free. Don’t miss Pumpkin Demolition Day on Nov. 7.

Wilcox Farms’ biggest draw is its 25-acre corn maze challenge, with eight total miles of trails. It can prove difficult not to get lost in there, which is why no one can enter the maze an hour before closing. For those looking for some easy fun, there’s also a smaller, child-friendly maze. Admission to the corn mazes range from $6 to $10, with $5 hayrides also available.