Fall Festivals and Pumpkin Patches Near Takoma Park and Silver Spring

UPDATED FOR FALL 2024

It's happening, can you feel it? There's a chill in the air, the leaves are going to start to change color any minute, and some of the best events and outings of the year are starting soon! Okay, it's still technically summer in Takoma Park and Silver Spring, but we are ready to share alllll the fall--our favorite places to go for pumpkins, hayrides, corn mazes, and more! There are MANY farms in our area, but we tried to keep this list limited to ones within 1 hour of the Takoma Park-Silver Spring area. 

This year we've added an interactive map to get a better sense of the location of the farms featured on this list. Do you know of one we missed? Email LeahS@macaronikid.com to have it added to our guide.

Here's a key to the attractions at each location (not all crops are available at the same time):

🌻 - sunflower field

🍎 - apple orchard

🎃 - pumpkin patch

🐮 - animals

🌀 - corn maze

🍟 - food and drinks for purchase 

🚜 - hay ride

🤩 - kid activities and games

Bulter's Orchard's Pumpkin Festival

📍22222 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

🌻 🍎 🎃 🐮 🌀 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Clark's Elioak Farm

📍 10500 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042

🌻 🍎 🎃 🐮 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Cox Farm

📍15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA 20120

🌻 🎃 🐮 🌀 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Farm at Home

📍15350 Partnership Road, Poolesville, Maryland 20837

🎃 🐮 🤩 

Gaver Farm Fall Fun Fest  

📍 5501 Detrick Rd, Mt Airy, MD 21771

🍎 🎃 🐮 🌀 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Homestead Farm

📍15604 Sugarland Rd Poolesville, MD 20837

🍎 🎃 🐮 🍟 (food available on weekends) 

Homestead Gardens

📍743 West Central Avenue Davidsonville, MD 21035

🚜 🌀 🎃 🐮 🍟 🤩 

Jumbo's Pumpkin Patch

📍6521 Holter Rd, Middletown, MD 21769

🌻 🎃 🐮 🌀 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Knightongale Farm

📍3924 Solomons Island Road Harwood, MD 20776

 🎃 🐮 🌀 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Larriland Farm

📍2415 Woodbine Rd, Woodbine, MD 21797

 🍎 🎃 🐮 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Magnolia Meadows

📍13001 Creagerstown Rd, Thurmont, MD 21788

🌻 🎃 🐮 🌀 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Mary's Land Farm

📍4979A Sheppard Ln, Ellicott City, MD 21042

🎃 🐮 🌀 🍟 🤩  

Maryland Corn Maze and Fall Festival

📍389 Gambrills Rd, Gambrills, MD 21054

🌻 🎃 🐮 🌀 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Montpelier Farms

📍1720 Crain Hwy, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

🎃 🐮 🌀 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Rock Hill Orchard Fall Fun

📍28600 Ridge Rd, Mt Airy, MD 21771

🍎 🎃 🐮 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Sharp's at Waterford Farm

📍4003 Jennings Chapel Rd, Brookeville, MD 20833

 🎃 🐮 🍟 🚜   

Summers Farm

📍7503 Hollow Rd, Middletown, MD 21769

🎃 🐮 🌀 🍟 🚜 🤩 

Y Worry Farm

📍1501 Rossback Rd, Davidsonville, MD 21035

🎃 🐮 🌀🚜 🤩