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Participate in fall fun like corn mazes, hayrides, bonfires and U-pick produce at these pumpkin patches, farms and orchards across Delaware.
Every fall in Delaware, locals celebrate the season with autumnal festivities like sipping pumpkin spice lattes or hot cider, wearing cozy cardigans and picking the best pumpkins. It has become a tradition across the United States to go apple and pumpkin picking in fall, and there are so many Delaware farms from which to choose.
That’s why we found eight top-notch farms and orchards around Delaware that are made for pumpkin and apple picking. So pick one close to you, then get ready to tote home a farm-fresh haul.
Delaware Pumpkin Patches
Ramsey’s Farm
This Wilmington farm is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through the month of October. This small-town farm is the perfect spot for family fall festivities. Ramsey’s Farm has around 50,000 pumpkins for locals on the hunt for the perfect gourd.
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Hours
Friday: 12-5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Night Events: Friday & Saturday 6-9 p.m.
Fall Fun
Hayrides
Corn maze
Spookley Trail (kids’ maze)
Barnyard animals (education and feeding)
Pumpkin painting
Pumpkin picking
Produce stand
Apple cider donuts & other treats
Night events (bonfire, extended evening hayrides, flashlight corn maze)
500 Ramsey Rd., Wilmington; 477-1499
Mr. Peppers Pumpkin Patch
At Mr. Peppers Pumpkin Patch, guests can get lost in its two-acre corn maze or enjoy a scenic hayride through the fields. Open through October 31, this cute pumpkin patch has brought fall vibes to the First State since 1989 with more than 12 types of pumpkins from which to choose.
Hours
Saturday: Noon-dark
Sunday-Friday: 10 a.m.-dark
Fall Fun
Hayrides
Corn maze
Homemade cider
Pumpkin picking
Seasonal produce picking
13500 Laurel Rd., Laurel; 245-8616
Fifer Orchards
All October, Delawareans can bring their little ones to explore Fifer Orchards’ six-acre corn maze and pick their own pumpkins and other produce. Wagons, however, are not provided by the farm, so don’t forget to bring a cart. Plus, enjoy a delicious lunch at Fifer’s Fresh Eats & the Farm Store. The farm offers soups, salads, sandwiches, pizza and more.
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Hours
Farm Store: Monday-Saturday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Fall Activities: Monday-Saturday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
(Some fall activities like apple picking are only available on Saturday. Check online for more information.)
Fall Fun
Hayrides
Jurassic-themed corn maze
Homemade cider, cider donuts & other treats
Lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fall U-Play area
Pumpkin picking
Seasonal produce picking
Saturday extras (live music, baby farm animals, horse rides and more)
1919 Allabands Mill Rd., Camden Wyoming; 697-2141
Filasky’s Produce and Farm Market
Locals can pick their own pumpkins every weekend at Filasky’s Produce and Farm Market. Through the end of October, Delawareans can enjoy wandering through a soybean maze, taking hayrides around the fields and even snacking on delicious pumpkin donuts made by Beth’s Breads and ice cream from Woodside Farms Creamery. Until early November, guests can enjoy a cool evening with a nighttime hayride and roaring bonfire.
Hours
Fall Activities: Weekends, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Farm Market: Open Daily, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Fall Fun
Pumpkin picking
Hayrides
Soybean maze for kids
Local pumpkin donuts & ice cream
Nighttime hayride & bonfire
1343 Bunker Hill Rd., Middletown; 378-2754
Parsons Farms
Parsons Farms in Dagsboro has been farming to bring fresh produce to the Delaware community since 1989. Guests can visit the farm to pick their own pumpkins every weekend in October.
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Hours
Pumpkin Picking: Friday-Sunday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Farm Hours: Every day: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Fall Fun
Goat Mountain (feed and pet the farm animals)
Apple & pumpkin picking
Country store
Ice cream shop
30381 Armory Rd., Dagsboro; 732-3336
Coleman’s Christmas Tree Farm
Coleman’s may specialize in Christmas trees and holiday fun, but it has plenty of pumpkins and fall activities during October, too! The 330-acre Middletown farm has been operated by the Coleman family since 1932.
Hours
Pumpkin Picking: Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Fall Fun
Pumpkin picking
Hayrides
Playground for kids
Pumpkins, gourds & Indian corn for sale
Ice cream shop
550 Silver Run Rd., Middletown; 378-8949
Other Fall Farms
Thousand Acre Farm
Middletown has numerous things to offer the local community, but one of the best is the Thousand Acre Farm. This farm operates as a rustic wedding venue, but, from Labor Day through October, guests can pick from more than nine different types of apples. This family-owned and -operated wedding venue has an orchard with dwarf trees—smaller trees that are closer to the ground—that allow for easy pickings.
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Hours
Thousand Acre Farm requires you to schedule a time to go apple picking. You can schedule a time online.
Fall Fun
Orchard sightseeing
Apple picking
Raw apple blossom honey for sale
260 S. Reddy Point Rd., Middletown; 445-8880
Kranz Hill Farm
This Newark farmers market opened in 2010 by selling only what the farm grew, but now it specializes in high-quality local goods, fruits, vegetables, meat, cheese, eggs, honey and more. In the fall, the market sells numerous different pumpkins, from white pumpkins and kabocha to knuckle head pumpkins and so much more.
616 Newark London Rd., Newark; 540-0912
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