You-Pick Sunflower Fields & Celebrations

The DMV is lucky to boast a huge variety of you-pick opportunities and festivals celebrating this iconic flower!

Late July-Early Aug
Summer of Sunflowers
Burnside Farms • Nokesville, VA
Burnside Farms’ Summer of Sunflowers is a celebration of an iconic summer flower! At this special annual event, which boasts 70 acres of sunflowers, families are invited to cut bouquets and take plenty of Instagram-worthy pictures!

Late-Mid Aug
Sunflower Picking
Great Country Farms • Bluemont, VA
Great Country Farms is a 400-acre working farm that offers you-pick opportunities and daily farm fun, including jumping pillows, rope swings, animals to visit, and more! Always check their you-pick calendar before visiting, as picking opportunities and field conditions are weather-dependent.

Late July-Mid Aug
Sunflower Viewing
McKee-Beshers Sunflower Fields • Poolesville, MD
The McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area is a 2,000-acre tract that includes woodlands, fields, wooded bottomland, and managed wetland impoundments (green-tree reservoirs). The area’s 3+ sunflower fields are open to the public to visit (no flower removal is allowed).

Late July-Mid Aug
Sunflower Picking
Messick’s Farm Market •  Bealton, VA
Messick’s Farm Market is a family farm in Fauquier County that offers u-pick opportunities and family fun, including a bounce pillow, farm animals, and more! Check their Facebook page before visiting, as picking opportunities and field conditions are weather-dependent.

Late July-Mid Aug
Sunflower Picking
Whitetails Farm • Clarksburg, MD
Whitetails Farm is a unique oasis in Montgomery County, MD — visit and enjoy one of Maryland’s largest you-pick sunflower fields.

Late Aug-Early Sept
Sunflower Festival
Summers Farm • Middletown, MD
Enjoy Summers Farm’s 8-acre sunflower field with thousands in bloom — more than 30 varieties and colors! Plus, with your paid admission, enjoy their 45+ attractions, including slides, farm animals, swings, zip lines, jumping pillows, and more.

Mid-Aug
Sunflower Picking
Butler’s Orchard • Germantown, MD
Now open for flower picking, however stay tuned for their Sunflower Spectacular dates. Butler’s Orchard is a 100-acre, family-owned farm/orchard that offers pick-your-own opportunities and family fun, including slides, farm animals, a playground, pedal tractors, and more to enjoy!

Call Ahead
Sunflower Picking
Hollin Farms • Delaplane, VA
Hollin Farms is a fourth-generation family farm that offers you-pick opportunities. Follow their Facebook page to keep up-to-date on picking opportunities.

Late July-Early Aug
Sunflower Festival
Valley View Acres • Middletown, MD
In 2018, Valley View Acres planted a field of sunflowers as a “trial run.” The response from the community was so encouraging that the concept of the Sunflower Festival was born!

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