Pick a day to pick a pumpkin at one of Tennessee's farms. Visit with the animals, buy some gourds, and find your way through a corn maze for a full day of autumn fun. Snap lots of pictures and hashtag them #madeintn to share how you spend a perfect fall day made in Tennessee.
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TN Farms for A Perfect Fall Day of Pumpkin Picking
Pick a day to pick a pumpkin at one of Tennessee's local working farms.
July 22, 2023
Home to a ton of attractions, Oakes Farm is a great destination to make family memories. From the Punchin' Pumpkin Maze Race to The Mighty Pumpkin Pounder and The Mine Shaft Giant Slide, kids and kids at heart can play and laugh the day away. Play corn hole, giant checkers and tetherball. Then, find your way through the nine-acre maze.
Myers Pumpkin Patch and Farm – Greeneville
East Tennessee's largest corn maze is in store for guests to the 500-acre Myers Pumpkin Patch and Farm in Greeneville. With thousands of pumpkins, squash and other gourds for sale along with organic jams, jellies, crafts, honey and other sweets in the general store, tractor rides, s'more stations around fire pits and lots more, Myers Pumpkin Patch and Farm is a great family destination.
Ballinger Farm – Jefferson City
A giant jumping pillow, an 80-foot double barrel slide, lots of animals to see and even a pumpkin with admission is all part of Ballinger's Farm fun. Bring marshmallows and hot dogs to roast on the many fire pits around the farm. Find your way through the corn maze and visit the pumpkin patch to find that perfect gourd.
The River Maze Farm - Ocoee
The River Maze Farm is a working crop farm in Ocoee, Tennessee, with some of the property bordering the scenic Ocoee River. Make your way through the 10-acre corn maze featuring 10 checkpoints and agricultural facts about pumpkins. Take a farm fresh hayride around the farm and soak in the views of the Ocoee River. Snap a few family or friend photo ops at the sunflowers and other fall displays.
Laurels Pumpkin Farm - Johnson City
There is nothing like getting dressed in a cozy fall outfit with your friends or family to visit Laurels Pumpkin Barn. You can select from various pre-picked pumpkins and potted mums and try cuisine from local food trucks. Laurels Pumpkin Barn opens Sept. 9, 2023 and will have operating hours on Monday-Friday from 3-7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sunday from 1-5 p.m.
Middle Tennessee Farms
Lucky Ladd Farms – Eagleville
A petting farm, pony rides, more than 70 activities and educational adventures are the norm on the 60-acre Lucky Ladd Farms in Eagleville. Farm-themed playgrounds, mega slides, wagon rides, tire climbs, games, and tractor trains entertain for hours. Six hidden checkpoints in the cornfield can be found to win a special prize. Choose from more than 10 varieties of picked pumpkins or visit the patch to pick your own.
Honeysuckle Hill Farm - Springfield
Welcome fall during Honeysuckle Hill Farm's Fall Festival. Find your way through the country music corn maze. Take a hayride to the pumpkin patch to pick your perfect pumpkin. Hear singing chickens and watch pig races. Kids can zip line, play on the Airplane Fortress, roast marshmallows at the bonfire pits and ride down the Spider Slide. When you get hungry, enjoy a variety of food options on the farm like barbecue nachos and sandwiches, corndogs and sweet treats like fudge, kettle corn, caramel apples and even apple cider slushies.
Gentry Farm - Franklin
Bring your friends, kids or significant other to Gentry Farm for a fall day filled with harvest fun. Find your way through the four-acre corn maze, take a wagon ride and see farm animals. Kids can play on the wooden tractor playground and have fun in the grain trough barn. Play farm games see the interactive displays in the Hands on Centers Barn. Enjoy apple cider, popcorn and other treats in the picnic area.
Lyon Family Farms - Fayetteville
The annual fall festival is not to be missed at Lyon Family Farms. Find your way through the Betty White-themed corn maze, take a tractor ride, pick the perfect pumpkin and enjoy attractions like the cow train, petting zoo, huge slides, zipline, rat roller and see pig races and duck races. When you get hungry, enjoy caramel apples, funnel cakes, ribeye sandwiches, roasted corn on the cob and fresh donuts among other treats.
West Tennessee Farms
Donnell Century Farm – Jackson
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A cow train for tots, a storybook maze as you go along the trail and a pumpkin blaster are some of the experiences at the 100-year-old Donnell Century Farm. Visit with goats, rabbits, donkeys, turkeys and chickens as well as a calf to brush, pet and hold. Climb Hay Mountain and then slide down the chute; roll around the grounds in black tubes; and find your way through the corn and hay mazes.
Falcon Ridge Farms - Bolivar
Take a shot at the corn cannon and visit the pumpkin patch at Falcon Ridge Farms in Bolivar. This expansive West Tennessee farm is a fall destination for many to enjoy the corn maze, tractor-drawn wagon ride, pony rides, food at the Market, tire swings, giant slides, tetherball, cornhole, bounce houses and more. Bring your camera and get a family photo at the charming props around the farm.
Priddy Farms - Bartlett
Farm charm is everywhere at Priddy Farms during their annual pumpkin patch event. Kids and kids at heart can enjoy the hayride to the pumpkin patch, areas to get that perfect fall family photo, petting and feeding zoo, giant slides and Haunted Woods. A bounce house, train ride and scare crow dress up activity will have kids entertained for hours. Shop straw bales, mums and other fall decorations. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for this year's dates.
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