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autumn, apples, pumpkins, corn mazes & fall events!

Find a farm:: | north north | | easteast |south south |west west |

Be sure to check out the special events page and the calendar for more seasonal events. Or Visit Here for Halloween Fun!

Be sure to call ahead for final schedules and availability!

north north

Treinen Farm -- Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

W12420 Highway 60, Lodi Phone: 608-592-3481

The Treinen's 15-acre Dragonfly Corn Maze, with over 4 miles of trails, is now open now through November. In addition to the corn maze and pumpkin patch they also have a pumpkin slingshot, horsedrawn wagon rides, barnyard animals, play areas and much more.

Hours: (August 1- November 9)
Fridays: 5 pm - 9 pm,
Sat: 11 am - 9 pm
Sun: 11 am - 5 pm

Rates:
$8.00 age 12 and over
$6.00 age 6-11
Free age 5 and under

Please see our website for more information, group tours, and the adult corn maze fees.

| north northeast | updated 08

Foster’s Fall Harvest
6617 Hwy 73
Marshall, WI 53559
(608) 655-4275
gfoster@chorus.net

Foster’s Fall Harvest has all of your fall decorator needs in one spot. We specialize in a large variety of pumpkins. Select from the lawn or take a free hayride to our pumpkin patch and pick from the field. Hayrides offered Sundays in October, 1-4pm. Also have squash, gourds (including dried birdhouses), ornamental corn, corn shocks, straw bales and mums. Apples, Amish jams and candy, along with crafts are sold in the shed, Monday-Friday, 5-7pm, and Saturday-Sunday, 9am-7pm. Open September through October. Come enjoy the farm animals and take pictures. Look for our Big Turkey. Located 4 miles north of Marshall on Hwy 73.



| north north | updated 08

Mayr Family Farm
3680 Egre Rd. DeForest, Wisconsin 53532

Join us for a Horse-Drawn Wagon Ride to the Pumpkin Patch and pick your own pumpkin!

Our Team of Percherons or our Team of Belgians will take you out to our Pumpkin Patch, where you can find your perfect pumpkin. Take as much time as you need searching the field and when you find the pumpkin you desire, we will cut it off the stem for you. The only rule is you must be able to carry out your own pumpkin and load it onto the wagon. This rule also applies to children.

The Pumpkin Patch is open on Saturday's and Sunday's in October from 11am to 5pm. We do accept appointments for schools, groups, and parties during the week. Come enjoy the country for the day, whether it be to just find your ideal pumpkin or to enjoy all our farm has to offer, everyone of any age is welcome!

east east

Schuster's Farm -Haunted House, Pumpkin Patch, and Corn Maze
1326 Hwy. 12 & 18, Deerfield, WI 53531 - (608)764-8488

Schuster's has a corn maze, pumpkin patch, fall decor, and many great kids activities from barnyard animals, play area, hay rides and more.

Open daily: 9/20-10/31---
M-TH (9 am-7 pm);
F & Sat. (10 am-10 pm) and
Sun. (10 am-6 pm)

Maze prices: Maze only tickets are available weekdays or for flashlight maze or by request at the ticket booth on the weekend.
Small maze $2/person
Large maze $6/person
Our weekend packages include a maze entry.
Young Fun Package ($6.50) includes the small maze.
Adventure Package ($9.50) includes the large maze.

| easteast | updated 08

Hinchley's Dairy Farm
2844 Hwy 73, Cambridge WI
Phone: 608-764-5090

Visit Hinchley's for tours of the dairy farm area, hayrides, pumpkin patch and some fun farm animals.

Festive Fall Activities
Fall Harvest at the Hinchley's is a special time of year. The days are getting shorter, corn is drying and pumpkins are ready to be picked. Along with the daytime farm tours, Hinchley's extended their hours. Weekend visits for a farm tour are 10-4, and weekdays with reservations. Evening farm tours, hayrides, and group parties are available with reservations. The excitement always seems to build around Halloween!

FALL DAIRY FARM TOURS include a FREE PUMPKIN. Enjoy a day at the farm, milk a cow, gather eggs, hold, pet and feed farm animals, and then head to the hayride to pick a FREE pumpkin from the 6 acre pumpkin patch. Your hayride will go through the fields, past silly scare crows, and stop at the 6 acre pumpkin patch. EVERYONE gets a free pumpkin! The only thing that we request is that each person pick one that they can carry. In other words, size appropriate. Limit ONE 200+ pound pumpkin per family. Cost is $8 per child/senior and $10 per adult. Under 2 is free.

EVENING Family Hayrides are available. Every Friday and Saturday night in October from 5-7 p.m. Cost is $8 for a 1/2 hour hayride and FREE pumpkin. Under 2 is free. Private rides with reservations. Look for more informantion about evening events at www.hinchleyhaunts.com .

Hinchley's CORN MAZE is ready! It is family friendly with silly prizes throughout. We have found after many visitors with small children; a corn maze can not be too long, too tricky, or too boring. SO we make them short, with educational information, and PRIZES. All of our corn maze visitors also get a hayride and a FREE PUMPKIN! The cost of the Corn Maze is $8 per person. The corn maze is OPEN every Saturday and Sunday in October from 10-4, or weekdays with reservations. GROUP DISCOUNTS are available.

| easteast | updated 08

Door Creek Orchard
3252 Vilas Rd. Cottage Grove, WI 53527
(608) 838-4762

Open Aug. 30 - Oct. 31
9am - 5pm Sat-Sun
10am - 6pm Weekdays

We are now open and selling apples, raspberries, and grapes. Call or visit our website to see what is ripe this week.

Directions: From Madison take Hwy 12/18 east 3 miles past I-90, turn right on Vilas Rd. and go 1/2 mile.

south south

Eplegaarden 2008
2227 Fitchburg Road, Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Horse Drawn Hayrides - Every weekend beginning Sept. 6 & Oct. 26, 2008, we will have horse drawn hayrides around da orchard and to da pumpkin patch for your pleasure from 11:00 – 4:00.

Halloween Fun-2008 - Through out September and October we celebrate Halloween with haunted decorations, pumpkin plukkin, Harold Potterson’s Hallowed Haunts and Harried Hunts, old barn loft and silo possibly haunted, and fun activities for kids of all ages.

Da Trolls - Dave Watson of Watson’s Woods in the Wis. Dells, a chainsaw wood carver, created a family of trolls for the orchard in 2007. Come say hi to our family of trolls.

Harold Potterson’s Hallowed Haunts and Harried Hunts for little Wizards and Trolls
A new, self guided playground to families with kids 10 years and younger, and der parents (no entrance wit out muggles). Open weekends in September & October. Many new haunted items for 2008. Harold Potterson is da little cuzzin of da famess vizard from Yolly ole England.

Folk Music under da Apple Trees
Returning by popular demand. Sept. 7 – Oct. 12, 2008, Saturday & Sunday afternoons from 1:00-4:00 great folk music all over da orchard.

Sept. 7 Buttons & Banjo Trio
Sept. 14 Dark of the Moon, Hardanger Fiddle – Inna Larson
Sept. 21 Buttons & Banjo Trio
Oct. 05 Buttons & Banjo Trio
Oct. 12 Oak Street Ramblers


|south south | updated 08

Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce Fall Events
Fitchburg, WI

October 18 - Great Pumpkin Give-Away
Pumpkins, music, refreshments, prizes, kids activities, and special guest appearances from Bucky Badger & Maynard the Mallard. 10a.m. -1p.m. Oak Bank Parking Lot. For more information call 441-6000 or visit oakbankonline.com

October 18 - The Enchanted Forest
6pm. McGaw Park; Your favorite movie and cartoon characters will greet you on a magical walk in the park. Activities include carriage rides, a bonfire, hot chocolate and s'mores making.

|south south | updated 08

Skelly's Farm Market
2713 Hayner Road, Janesville, WI 53548 · (608) 757-1200
Current Hours: Farm: 9-6

From the middle of September through October 31, the farm market is an exciting place to be. Check out all of the activities, and make plans to visit us!

Pumpkins, corn maze, wagon rides, squash, fall gifts, playground and more. Be sure to check out our Pumpkin Fest 2008 on Sept. 27 & 28.

2008 Prices
2 and under: Free
General Admission: $6.00 - includes both corn mazes
Wagon Ride Ticket*: $3.00
Maze-Wagon Ride Combo: $7.50

*The wagon ride is a separate activity and is not required to enter the maze.

Wagon rides are available on weekends only or by appointment for large groups.

|south south | updated 08

Spirit Hill Farm
7325 South Highway 140
Clinton, WI
Carol: 608 449 0536 or Dennis: 608 449 0538

Open Sept and October 2008.
Saturday and Sunday: 11a-5p.
Other days and hours by appt. Only.

Activity Area FREE with qualifying pumpkin purchase including:
Kid appropriate Haunted Barn, Kid's Train Ride, Kid's Horse and Buggy Ride, Haunted Miniature Golf, Games, Candy Sling, Farm Animals, Dairy Museum, Antique Tractors, Play and Activity Area, learn about farm life and much more. Food and Refreshments. Gift/Craft Barn

Pumpkins, Gourds, Corn Stalks, Indian Corn, Dozens of different colors of Hardy Mums and Asters.

Economical, Fall Fun for the Entire Family.
Perfect for groups including Pre-School, Scouts, Schools, Church, Red Hat Society, Birthday Parties, and more!

Directions: Take I-90 to Beloit, WI >Take I-43 towards Milwaukee, go to Clinton (about 6 miles). Take Exit 6, South towards Clinton (go less than 1/4 mile South on Hwy. 140...road construction does NOT interfere with access to farm). Spirit Hill Farm is the first farm on left (East) side of road.

Easy parking.

|south south | new 08

Green's Pleasant Springs Orchard
Call 608-873-4096.
2722 Williams Dr, Stoughton

Offering 65 varieties of apples, tomatoes, specialty lettuces, sweet corn, and pumpkins. 10 to 5 pm every day but Thursday. Fresh unpasteurized apple cider pressed weekly in season, pick-your-own and pre-picked apples. School tours available.

|south south | updated 08

Hermanson Pumpkin Patch
127 Cty N
Edgerton, WI 53534
(608) 884-8759

Pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field. Crops are usually available in September, October. We have many animals for kids to pet and see, such as llamas, donkeys, goats, pigs, calves, fish, and a large St. Bernard dog. The kids may enjoy some spooky sights and sounds in our dark shed also.

Directions: Take Stoughton/Cottage Grove exit 147 to the South. Go toward Stoughton, cross over Hwy 51. Stay on Hwy N 8 1/2 miles. Go over railroad tracks, first farm on the right.

|south south | updated 08

Anderson's Pleasant Patch Pumpkins
2313 Koshkonong Road
Cottage Grove, WI 53527
Phone: 608-219-0860

We offer a haunted house, corn maze, hayrides, and a one-mile hiking trail at no cost. We open the last week of September and remain open until Halloween.

We offer for sale a full range of fall decorations such as; pumpkins, gourds, squash, ornamental corn, broom corn, and a wide variety of crafts including dried flowers. In 1999, we constructed a covered bridge over our creek, which is included in the hayride to the pumpkin patch. Along the path to the pumpkin patch, we placed several characters depicting the Halloween season.


Days / Hours of Operation:
We are open for business on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 am-5:00pm

Driving Directions:
Take I-90 south from Madison, WI to first exit which is County Highway N (Cottage Grove/Stoughton Exit. Continue south on N to first crossroad which is Koshkongong Rd. Take Koshkonong Road one mile east to farm.

|south south | updated 08

Eugster's Farm Market, Inc.
3865 Highway 138
Stoughton, WI 53589
Phone: (608) 873-3822

Eugster's Fall Festival is a great wholesome family experience. There is so much to see, and do, and eat! Make sure you bring your camera, because there are tons of great photo opportunities. The aroma of fresh kettle corn popping, apple pies baking, and fresh cider donuts cooking are sure to jump start your appetite. The Milk House Café can take care of that. While you eat, enjoy a great puppet show or a performance by one of our special entertainers. We want everybody to go home with smiles on their faces, great memories in their head, and a little dirt on their shoes!

Admission Price
The cost is $6.50 for adults and children. Little ones 2 years old and under are free. Everyone will get a wristband when they check in.

Admission includes:
Parking, Petting Farm, Haunted House, Puppet Shows, Special Guest Performer, Wagon Rides, Pumpkin Washing Stations, Pedal Tricycle Area, Huge Sandbox, 3-Play Systems, Screamy Scary Silo, Photo Opportunities and Clean Restrooms

Fall Festival Dates and Hours
September 27 & 28
October 4 & 5
October 11 & 12
October 18 & 19
October 25 & 26

Hours are 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. No entrances passes will be sold after 5:00 p.m.

west west

|west west | udpated 08

Bures Berry Patch, Inc.
3760 W. Brigham Rd., Barneveld WI 53507

Pumpkin Season 2008!
Bring the kids out for a fun time in the patch!
Free hayrides offered Saturdays and Sundays in October 11am-5pm.

Open DAILY: 9 am - 6 pm.
September 25th through October 31st

We have a wide variety of:
* Large, medium and small pumpkins of many colors (some edible)
* Acorn, Butternut, and Buttercup squash
* Many exciting gourds with a variety of shapes, sizes and colors
* Lots of colors and sizes of Indian Corn (corn stalks and straw bales as well)
* Also this year, HONEY!

In addition, we have:
*Pumpkin coloring books for your children.
* A portapotty on premises.
* As well as a large lawn area available for a picnic.

Prescheduled school tours are available on Thursdays and Fridays.

For additional information: Call Ed or Kathy at the Bures Berry Patch (608) 924-1404

|west west | updated 08

Appleberry Farm
8079 Maurer Road, Cross Plains
608-798-2780

Established in 1975, Appleberry Farm has grown to be a local favorite for fresh-picked apples and delicious cider in the Fall. Now we have expanded to strawberries & raspberries in the summer. Come visit the Orchard, feed the Chickens and sit by the Duck pond. Enjoy a Hayride or walk through our oak savanna with beautiful views towards Blue Mounds.

September 2008 - Fall Opening
Fall Hours:Labor Day thru Halloween
9:00 a.m. - 12:00pm Fri,
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat & Sun
Call 608-798-2780 for special Harvest events.

September 2008 - School Tours
Kids love learning all about how nature is at work in the Orchard. Farm tours are tailored to their age, and tie into a class project. Great also for scout troops, church or other groups.
Call to schedule at least 2 weeks in advance.

 

 
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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