It's beginning to have that Halloween feel
As October arrives, corn mazes, pumpkin patches and other harvest-season attractions are open throughout the region this weekend. Events vary from large, carnival-like venues to low-key, rural farms. Many farms offer large corn mazes in complex designs and smaller cornstalk or hay-bale mazes.
Among popular destinations, The Farm in Snohomish features a pumpkin patch with petting farm, wagon rides and gift shop and a 12-acre corn maze in the shape of Washington state, filled with historical and geographical facts about roads, towns and attractions throughout the state. For a leisurely experience, early mornings or late afternoons are usually less crowded. "Weekends in the middle of the month are the busiest," says Carol Krause, one of the farm's owners. "Even if the weather's nice this weekend probably won't be crowded."
Most farms offer great activities for kids but you don't have to be a kid to enjoy a visit. Piles of colorful pumpkins, gourds, dried cornstalks and other seasonal decor, along with farm-fresh produce, make a visit to farms a fall delight for all ages.
Pumpkin and corn-maze destinations include:
South 47 Corn Maze
ONGOING 5.25-acre Crops of the Americas maze shaped like a giant sunflower, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through October, open until 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays starting Oct. 6, $4.50/person weekdays, $5.50/person weekends; produce market with gourds, mini-pumpkins and seasonal herbs, vegetables and flowers, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, South 47 Farm, 15410 N.E. 124th St., Redmond; (425-869-9777 or www.south47farm.com).
Fairbank Animal and Pumpkin Farm
SAT, SUN Farm animals, including some for petting and feeding, trail to pumpkin land, all with harvest theme, nothing scary, open weekends in October, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Fairbank Animal and Pumpkin Farm, 15308 52nd Ave. W., Edmonds; $2.50/person admission, pumpkins $1 and up (425-745-3694 or www.fairbankfarm.com).
Remlinger Farm Pumpkin Harvest Festival
SAT, SUN Free tractor ride to u-pick pumpkin field, farm market with pumpkins, corn stalks, gourds, produce, crafts and restaurant, country fair with rides and attractions for children, market 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., fair and u-pick field 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and weekends through October, Remlinger Farms, 32610 N.E. 32nd St., Carnation; country fair admission $8-$10; weekday group tours available (425-451-8740).
Jubilee Farm Harvest and Pumpkin Activities
SAT, SUN Hayrides to the fields for u-pick pumpkins and gourds, farm market, snacks, kids' hay maze, cooking demos, pony rides some days, petting farm, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and Saturdays and Sundays in October, Jubilee Farm, 230 W. Snoqualmie River Road N.E., Carnation; admission free, charge for pony rides (425-222-4558).
Biringer Farm Corn Maze
and Pumpkins
SAT, SUN Ten-acre corn maze with 3.7-mile trail; Pumpkin Country with acres of pumpkins, train ride, kids' activities, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through October; Scary Nights in the maze, ages 14 years and younger must be accompanied by chaperone age 21 or older, 7-11 p.m. Saturday, admitting until 10 p.m., Biringer Farm, Highway 529 between Everett and Marysville, Everett; maze $5/person this weekend only, then $7-$8 person; call for updated information (425-259-0255).
Craven Farm Pumpkin Patch
and Corn Maze
SAT, SUN Pumpkin fields and harvest market open daily, pumpkin slinger and tractor-drawn hayrides on weekends, corn maze, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and daily through October, Craven Farm, 13817 Short School Road, Snohomish; maze $3-$4 (360-568-2601).
Stocker Farms Pumpkin Patch
and Corn Maze
SAT, SUN Farm market pumpkin patch with a huge selection of pumpkins and gourds, fresh vegetables, petting barn with barnyard animals and cornstalk maze, starting this weekend, 9 a.m.-dusk Monday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-dusk Sunday, 10622 Airport Way, Snohomish; $3/person petting barn admission; pumpkin festival with hayrides, pumpkin launching, craft vendors and kids' activities for ages 2-10 and their parents, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 29-30, $6 admission, $1 off with canned food donation; corn maze in the design of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane, 4-9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4-10 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays, 8705 Marsh Road, Snohomish, $7-$10; Haunted Field of Screams appropriate for ages 10 and older, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28 and 6-10 p.m. Oct. 29-31, $10 or $12 including corn maze; Stocker Farms, 10622 Airport Way, Snohomish (425-314-2436 or www.stockerfarms.com).
The Farm Pumpkin Patch
and Corn Maze
SAT, SUN Twelve-acre corn maze is a map of Washington state, pumpkin patch with hay maze, petting farm and other special activities on weekends, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily starting Saturday, The Farm, Snohomish, 7301 Rivershore Road, Snohomish; corn maze $5/person or $20/family, hay maze $2 (425-334-4124).
Foster's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze
SAT, SUN Corn maze, pumpkin patch, cornstalks and gourds, snacks, weekend story times, farm animals, Old West Town, kids' hay maze, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Foster's Produce and Corn Maze, 5818 SR 530 N.E., Arlington; corn maze $4.50, hay maze $1, other activities free (360-435-5095).
Schilter Family Farm Pumpkin Patch
SAT, SUN Kicking off the pumpkin season with Kids' Weekend pedal tractors, hayrides, petting farm, bounce house, half price children's admission to corn maze, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; petting farm, pumpkins, corn maze and hay maze daily in October, hayrides on weekends, Schilter Family Farm, 141 Nisqually Cutoff Road S.E., Olympia; corn maze $5, hay maze 50 cents (360-459-4023).
Gordon Skagit Farms
SAT, SUN Pumpkin Farm, u-pick pumpkin field, corn maze, pumpkins, gourds, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and daily through October, Gordon Skagit Farms, 15598 McLean Road, Mount Vernon (360-708-3363).
Carleton Farm Pumpkins
and Corn Maze
SUN Pumpkins, ornamental corn, cornstalks, gourds and other produce, 3-acre corn maze, hayrides on weekends, 9 a.m.-dusk daily through October, Carleton Farm, 830 Sunnyside Blvd. S.E., Everett; maze $5 (425-334-2297 or www.carletonfarm.com).
