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These seasonal fall festivals provide families with weeks of fun! No matter where they’re hosted — from farms and orchards to zoos and parks — there’s plenty to fill your calendar:
APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL
Great Country Farms ∙ Bluemont, VA
Sept 1-30, 2025
Great Country Farms, known for its friendly barnyard animals and seasonal pick-your-own crops, invites you to celebrate fall! In addition to the regularly scheduled daily fun, such as the obstacle course, jumping pillows, rope swings, and adorable animals, this daily celebration will also include some extras, including marshmallow roasting, pig racing, live music, and cider pressing demonstrations.
PUMPKIN HARVEST FESTIVAL
Great Country Farms ∙ Bluemont, VA
Sept 19-Oct 31, 2025
At this annual fall event, enjoy an unforgettable experience picking pumpkins, exploring a corn maze, and meeting Great Country Farms’ furry, feathered, and hoofed friends. Play on rope swings and giant jumping pillows, zoom down 80-foot slides, and don’t miss P-Rex the Pumpkin Eating Dino, the weekend pumpkin cannons, and the cow train!
FALL FESTIVAL
Cox Farms ∙ Centreville, VA
Sept 20-Nov 9, 2025
One of the most popular events in Northern Virginia, the Cox Farms Fall Festival features tons of fall-themed fun! Enjoy high-energy activities like multi-story slides, climb-on play features, live entertainment, and friendly farm animals. Plus, don’t miss the all-ages corn maze by day and Fields of Fear by night!
FALL FESTIVAL
Wayside Farm ∙ Berryville, VA
Sept 20-Nov 2, 2025
Located less than 45 minutes from Dulles Airport, this 120-acre family farm invites guests to explore a real working farm! The Wayside Farm Fall Festival includes a 10-acre corn maze, 8-acre u-pick pumpkin patch, hayrides, giant slides, a jumping pillow, a pumpkin playhouse, farm animals, and more!
PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
Butler’s Orchard ∙ Germantown, MD
Sept 20-Nov 2, 2025
Now in its 43rd year, this annual Pumpkin Festival is packed with fall fun! Families will love the Orchard’s hayloft jump, corn and straw mazes, giant slides, playground, climb-on structures, and more!
FALL FESTIVAL
Messick’s Farm Market ∙ Bealton, VA
Sept 20-Oct 26, 2025
Known for its farm-fresh foods, homemade custard ice cream, and pick-your-own produce, Messick’s Farm Market welcomes families to enjoy its fall celebration! Explore a giant corn maze, hayrides, bounce pillow, zip line, pumpkin patch, slides, and the always-popular Candy Cannon!
PUMPKIN VILLAGE
Leesburg Animal Park ∙ Leesburg, VA
Sept 21-Nov 5, 2025
This fall, the Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park is your chance to enjoy more than 21 acres of fall fun! Everything you’ve come to expect can be found at the zoo — giant hill slides, pedal carts, a children’s hay maze, moon bounces, and more. Weekends include extra fun like live entertainment and a zip line, plus plenty of feathered, furry, and scaled creatures eager to see you!
PUMPKIN-SUNFLOWER PATCH
Temple Hall Farm ∙ Leesburg, VA
Sept 27-Nov 2, 2025
Your family is invited to pick your own pumpkins and sunflowers daily! Plus, while at Temple Hall Farm, go on a wagon ride, visit the farm animals, bounce on inflatable jumping pillows, slide down giant hill slides, and more!
FALL FEST
Reston Farm Garden Market ∙ Reston, VA
Sept 27-Oct 27, 2025
Kids and families love Reston Farm Garden Market’s annual autumn celebration! Enjoy bounce houses, mini-train rides, and interactive games, plus a balloon artist, face painter, and plenty of adorable farm animals!
FALL PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
Maple Tree Farm ∙ Warrenton, VA
Sept 28-Oct 26, 2025
Families are invited to celebrate the season at the Fall Pumpkin Festival at Maple Tree Farm! This family-friendly event is packed with fall fun, from hayrides and corn maze adventures to puppet shows and pumpkin painting. Meet friendly animals, ride the Cow Train, bounce on the Moo Bounce, and enjoy pumpkin ice cream, warm donuts, and other treats from the food court. Plus, enjoy butter making, photo ops, and plenty of Virginia-grown pumpkins ready for picking.
BOO AT THE ZOO
NOVA Wild ∙ Reston, VA
Oct 17, 2025
Families are invited to NOVA Wild for a spooktacular evening of Halloween fun! Boo at the Zoo features trick-or-treating, a scavenger hunt, and animal encounters throughout the zoo. Enjoy the Safari Wagon Ride, search for hidden Capybara figures or squishies for prizes, and relax with snacks, cookies, and themed feed buckets. Adults can also visit the Lake Anne Brew House Beer Garden for craft beer, wine, and Nordic-Knot pretzels — a perfect mix of tricks, treats, and wild adventures.
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