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www.FredericksburgParent.NET 37 Fall Festivals listed in order of occurrence State Fair of VA Sep 24 - Oct 3 Celebrate the best of Virginia at the State Fair of Virginia, a 10-day event at the beautiful, pastoral setting of The Meadow Event Park. Whether it's for a prize-winning fresh apple pie or giant pumpkin, a first date or first time milking a cow, find your blue-ribbon moment this year. Where: The Meadow Event Park, Doswell statefairva.org Messick's Farm Market Fall Festival Sep 25 – Oct 31, Weekends Lots of fun things to do at our Annual Fall Festival! Corn maze, bounce pillow, hayrides, pumpkin patch & SO much more! Where: 6025 Catlett Rd, Bealeton Cost: Admission: $10/person; 3 & Under are FREE! Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival Oct 1 – Oct 31 Pick pumpkins, watch the pig races, get lost in the corn maze, roast marshmallows at the bonfire, hay rides, cider donuts, tractors and more! Where: Great Country Farms, Bluemont, VA. greatcountryfarms.com Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour Oct 8-10, 6 - 9 pm Enjoy live blues and spectacular views of the Potomac River while sampling wine from 20 Virginia wineries! Where: George Washington's Mt. Vernon. Cost: Ticket prices vary. Buy early, event typically sells out. mountvernon.org Fall Festival at Mountain Run Winery Oct 16, 12 - 7 pm Come out and enjoy some great Mountain Run wine and celebrate the harvest with us! Live music, ven- dors, food, lawn games. We have plenty to do for everyone (including the kiddos) so bring your lawn chairs and plan to stay awhile! Where: Mountain Run Winery, Culpeper Cost: Admission is free to the event and parking is $5! mountainrunwinery.com/events-2/event/fall-festival- and-craft-fair/ Annual Harvest Festival in Bowling Green Oct 16, 9am – 5:30 pm Join us on Main Street for over 150 vendors, artisan crafts, food trucks, live entertainment all day, pump- kin painting, a petting zoo, car show, antique trac- tors, beer garden and more! townofbowlinggreen.com Fredericksburg Fall Home and Craft Festival Oct 16, 17 Unique blend of home improvement companies and handmade crafters. Where: F'burg Expo Center fredericksburgfallhomeandcraftfestival.com Fall Harvest Family Days at Mt. Vernon Oct 23, 24 • 9am - 5pm Enjoy fall activities with the whole family at Mount Vernon! Take a horse-drawn wagon ride and play colonial games on the bowling green before heading to the Pioneer Farm to observe 18th-century demonstrations and greet General Washington. Find your way through a straw bale maze and listen to the Itinerant Band play colo- nial tunes. Sightseeing cruises will be free throughout the weekend. Where: 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Alexandria mountvernon.org Harvest Fest at Botanical Gardens Oct 23 - 24 • 11 am - 4 pm Celebrate fall, nature's grand finale, with Harvest Fest at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden—a day filled with live music, games and prizes, all included in Garden admission. Where: Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Richmond. ewisginter.org/event/oktoberfest Belvedere Plantation Fall Festival Finale Nov 5 - 7 It's your last chance to visit Belvedere Plantation before we close for the winter! And we have a great line-up of entertainment and activi- ties — don't miss our new Pumpkin Smash competition! Reduced farm admission! Included in farm admission are the corn maze, Fun Barn, zipline, Ye Olde Barnyard, Pumpkin Mountain slide, jumping pil- low, hayride, and pedal tractors. Braehead Farm Fall Festival Weekends Oct 2 – Oct 31 • Weekends, 9 am – 6 pm Hayrides, face painting, pumpkin patch, scavenger hunt, sunflower walk, visit with "The Great Pumpkin", hay barn, corn pit, swings, farm animals and much more! Where: 1130 Tyler St, F'burg. Cost: $10/person • braeheadfarm.com Fall Farm Tour at Walnut Hill Farm Oct 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 • 10 am – 6 pm Hayrides, pumpkin patch, corn maze, and farm animals petting zoo! Where: 449 Kellogg Mill Rd, Falmouth Cost: $8/person Hanover Vegetable Farm Gourds, Goblets and Ghouls Festival Oct 16, 17 • 10 am – 6 pm Boney is back for another fun time down on the farm this fall! With live music, wineries, cider, beer garden, 20+ vendors, hay rides, pump- kin picking, corn maze and lots of fun activities for the whole family! Where: Ashland, VA. hanovervegetablefarm.com continued from pg 35