This weekend · Fri 9 Oct – Mon 12 Oct
Updated Fri 9 Oct
Saturday 19 September – Sunday 8 November · 9:30am–6pm
$19.95 · weekday price, last day before $24.95Saturday 10 October · Afternoon into evening
Kite festival, food village and kids' activities · buy tickets aheadSaturday 26 September – Tuesday 3 November · 9am–5pm
$15 with pumpkin and bouquet · last tickets 4pmSaturday 19 September – Saturday 31 October · 9am–5pm
From $14 ahead · pig races at 11, 1 and 3
Hand-picked events, and what to know before you go.
The question this week
Per-ticket prices, and what each farm does best.
Temple Hall Farm Regional Park · Leesburg
Saturday 26 September – Tuesday 3 November · 9am–5pm
Best value$15Weekend · $12 weekday · pumpkin + bouquet included
Great Country Farms · Bluemont
Saturday 19 September – Saturday 31 October · 9am–5pm
The full day$14+Advance per person · pumpkins extra
Leesburg Animal Park · Leesburg
Saturday 19 September – Sunday 8 November · 9:30am–6pm
The big one$24.95Weekend · $19.95 Friday · free under 2
The weekend guide
Our take
DT Fest at One Loudoun on Saturday for Nepali music, food and kites. Temple Hall first thing Sunday for pumpkins. Go to Great Country Farms on Monday as the usual weekend activities are still running.
Leesburg Animal Park, Leesburg
19246 James Monroe Hwy, Leesburg, VA 20175
Saturday 19 September – Sunday 8 November · 9:30am–6pm
The best farm for animals and slides, and Friday is the last day this weekend at the weekday price.
Arrive: Straight after school, by 3:30
What to know before you go
One Loudoun Park, Ashburn
20387 Exchange Street, Ashburn, VA 20147
Friday 9 October – Friday 30 October · Fridays, 5pm–9pm
Makers and bakers after dark, dinner all around, home by bedtime.
Arrive: 5 to 6pm, before the dinner rush
What to know before you go
One Loudoun Festival Grounds, Ashburn
44578 Atwater Drive, Ashburn, VA 20147
Saturday 10 October · Afternoon into evening
Nepali music, a food village and a kite festival. Youth competitions for the older ones.
What to know before you go
Dulles Town Center, Sterling
21100 Dulles Town Circle, Dulles, VA 20166 — in the lot in front of Macy's
Saturday 10 October – Sunday 11 October · 11am–5pm
Makers, food and live music. An easy free second stop after a farm morning.
Arrive: After lunch, as a second stop
What to know before you go
Sterling Community Center, Sterling
120 Enterprise St, Sterling, VA 20164
Saturday 10 October · 12pm–4pm
Folk dance, a DJ, an alpaca petting zoo and a moon bounce.
Arrive: Noon, for the first dance sets
What to know before you go
Morven Park, Leesburg
Morven Park Equestrian Center, 41580 Sunday Morning Ln, Leesburg, VA 20176
Thursday 8 October – Sunday 11 October · 8am–5pm
Olympic-level horses jumping solid fences across open fields. Saturday is cross-country, the day to bring kids.
Arrive: At the cross-country start
What to know before you go
Free, but everyone needs a grounds pass. Choose a 1-, 3- or 4-day pass when you register. Cross-country is Saturday, the best day to go. Leashed dogs are welcome.
Claude Moore Recreation Center, Sterling
46105 Loudoun Park Lane, Sterling, VA 20164
Saturday 10 October · 9am–10:30am
The rainy-day pick. Floating pumpkin patch, ghosts to dive for.
Arrive: Your registered session time
What to know before you go
Hal & Berni Hanson Regional Park, Aldie
22831 Hanson Park Dr, Aldie, VA 20105
Saturday 3 October – Wednesday 4 November · Mon–Sat, 7am–7pm
Pumpkins and friendly ghouls to find with a scavenger sheet from the Nature Center.
Arrive: Morning, while little legs are fresh
What to know before you go
Presenting partnerEatLoco Farmers Markets · Ashburn and Brambleton
Local produce, bakers and makers, from the people who grew and made it. Open year-round, so the morning is sorted before the afternoon plan starts.
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Temple Hall Farm Regional Park, Leesburg
15855 Limestone School Rd, Leesburg, VA 20176
Saturday 26 September – Tuesday 3 November · 9am–5pm
The cheapest of the big three for a family. Go at 9 before the wagon line builds.
Arrive: 9am, before the wagon line builds
What to know before you go
Suzanne R. Kane Nature Preserve, Purcellville
N 21st St, Purcellville, VA 20132
Sunday 11 October
A brand-new trail: read a page, walk to the next. Short and gentle.
What to know before you go
Claude Moore Park, Sterling
21544 Old Vestal's Gap Rd, Sterling, VA 20164
Thursday 1 October – Monday 30 November · 7am–8pm
Pick up a flyer and spot the creepy crawlies hidden along the trail. Short, free and quiet while everyone else is queuing at a pumpkin patch.
Arrive: Between 9 and 5, when the Visitor Center is open for the hunt flyer.
What to know before you go
The flyer is in the Visitor Center foyer. Runs daily through 30 Nov, 7am–8pm.
Great Country Farms, Bluemont
34355 Snickersville Turnpike, Bluemont, VA 20135
Saturday 19 September – Saturday 31 October · 9am–5pm
The whole-household farm runs its full weekend program on Monday.
Arrive: 9am, or plan around the 11am pig race
What to know before you go
Before it fills
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Hand-picked events, and what to know before you go.