Fall is finally upon us, and with cooler weather on the way, it’s time to make your fall fun bucket list. Whether you’re a fan of getting lost in a corn maze, scouting out the biggest pumpkin in the patch, or going for a hayride with your family, there are many opportunities to soak up seasonal fun around town.
Phillips Farms of Cary
Phillips Farms is open for the fall season, and this year is bigger and better than ever. Enjoy the family fun park or fall market on the weekends or stop by Busbee’s General Store during the week to pick up your favorite local goods. The corn maze is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but if you want to get spooked, visit after dark and go to the haunted farm — if you dare!
Fall season has already started at Phillips Farms, and the pumpkin patch is expected to open the last week of September or the first weekend of October. General admission is $15 per person, or you can purchase a family four-pack for $55. The ticket includes everything, even admission to the sunflower field and the pumpkin patch, but haunted farm tickets are sold separately.
Phillips Farms of Cary
6701 Good Hope Church Road, Cary
DJ’s Berry Patch
Strawberry season may be over, but the fall season at DJ’s Berry Patch is just getting started. If you need pumpkins for jack-o-lanterns, decorating or home-baked treats, DJ’s has a wide selection of pumpkins to pick. While you’re there, you can pick up a few chrysanthemums to bring home some fall color. Other farm market finds include corn stalks, hay bales, gourds, and seasonal local produce like sweet potatoes and apples.
The patch is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free.
1223 Salem Church Road, Apex
Page Farms
Fall fun kicks off this weekend at Page Farms in Raleigh. With fun for the whole family, you can soak up fall weather as you explore the pumpkin patch and corn maze or enjoy fun for the kiddos with the cow train, swings and slides.
The farm opens Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and then hours will be Wednesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $15 per person, but children 2 and under are free.
6100 Mount Herman Road, Raleigh
