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10 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • October 2024 2024 Fall Events and Festivals Belvedere Plantation Sept. 14 – Nov. 2, Thursdays and Fridays 10 am – 2 pm, Friday Evenings 6 pm – 10 pm, Saturdays 10 am – 10 pm, Sundays 10 am – 6 pm, Columbus Day 10 am – 6 pm. This working farm celebrates the fall harvest time with pumpkin picking, bonfires, evening hayrides, and a cornfield maze! Other attractions include pedal tractors, pig races, a pumpkin mountain slide, barnyard animals, and the fun barn with giant rope swings. Food and other specialty items sold on the premises. WHERE: 1410 Belvedere Drive, F'burg, VA 22408 belvedereplantation.com Braehead Farm Festival Weekend Sept. 28 – Oct. 27, Weekends Braehead Farm is having its annual Fall Festival Weekends in October! Hayrides through the decorated forest, interactive game within the corn maze, a sunflower walk for the little ones. Also, visit with the Great Pumpkin in the pumpkin patch sitting on his hay throne. WHERE: 1130 Tyler Street, F'burg, VA 22401 braeheadfarm.com Cox Farms Sept. 14 – Nov. 5, Times vary. Hayrides, 5 giant slides, farm animals, rope swing, kid zone, pumpkins and more. WHERE: 15621 Braddock Road, Centreville, 20120 coxfarmsva.com Great Country Farms Oct. 1 – 31, Daily. Come celebrate with us and create an unforgettable experience picking pumpkins, cheering on the fastest piggie, doing some pumpkin munchin' with P-Rex, getting lost in our corn maze and roasting marshmallows at the bonfire! Cider donuts, wagon rides, 5-acre play area, live music and more! Special events on weekends! WHERE: 34355 Snickersville Turnpike, Bluemont, VA 20135 greatcountryfarms.com Hartland Orchard Currently open through Nov. 1 PYO pumpkins. Cash or check only! WHERE: 3064 Hartland Lane, Markham, VA 22543 hartlandorchard.com Leesburg Animal Park Pumpkin Village Fall Fest Sept. 21 – Nov. 5, Daily. Giant hill slide, wagon rides, spider web crawl, moon bounce, pirate play ship, pony rides, free apples & cider, camel rides, pedal carts and more! WHERE: 19246 James Monroe Highway, Leesburg, VA 20175 pumpkinfestleesburg.com Liberty Mills Farm Sept. 14 – Nov. 11, Times vary. Four corn mazes, pumpkin patch, hayrides, games and more. WHERE: 9166 Liberty Mills Road, Somerset, VA 22972 libertymillsfarm.com Miller Farms Market Mid September – End Oct, Times vary. Hayrides, Corn maze, swing set and a giant sand pile for kids to play on! Corn maze opens Saturday, September 14 and the Pumpkin Patch opens Saturday, September 28. Jack O' Lanterns, Heirloom Pumpkins, Mini Pumpkins, Gourds, and Winter Squash to choose from. Free Admission. WHERE: 12101 Orange Plank Road, Locust Grove, VA 22508 millerfarmsmarket.com Mt. Olympus Berry Farm End of Sep - Oct. Pumpkin patch and hayrides. Free Admission.WHERE: 23298 Jeff Davis Highway, Ruther Glen, VA 22546 mtolympusfarm.com Round Hill Farm Sept. 21 – Oct. 27. A tractor-drawn hayride carries your family or group to the Pumpkin Patch. Pick-your-own or select from pre-picked pumpkins at the farms open-air market. Other activities include the barnyard petting-zoo with more than 30 farm animals, two hay bale mazes, a corn maze, zip line, train rides, face painting, pony rides, and picnic area. WHERE: 6347 Everona Road, Culpeper, VA 22701 round-hill-farm.com Pumpkin Patches COMPILED BY AMANDA DANAHER