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Harvest Festivals at New England Farms

Find harvest festival farms in New England with apples, pumpkins, corn mazes, cider, farm stores, flowers, and fall weekends.

June 1, 2026

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Harvest festival season is when New England farms get loud in the best way. Apple bins fill up, pumpkin wagons roll, cider presses run, corn mazes open, sunflowers hold their last color, and farm stores smell like donuts, hay, and warm sugar.

ScopeNew England
SeasonAugust through October
Use this forChoosing a farm route, then checking linked farm pages before driving
Check the current farm update.Hours, picking conditions, tickets, and field access can change quickly. Use these cards and the map to build a short list, then confirm details on the farm page before driving.

Farm picks

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These are the farms this guide calls out directly, matched to live New England Farm Guide listings so you can compare photos, towns, current highlights, and route options in one place.

Cider Hill Farm entrance sign with tulips and open daily hours, Amesbury, Massachusetts.

Amesbury, MA

Cider Hill Farm

Mixed Pick Your Own Farm

Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury brings North Shore festival energy with orchard rows, farm food, flowers, bakery treats, hard cider, and a farm store that changes with the season. It is one of the easiest farms to understand as a full fall outing.

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Farm photography at Marini Farm, Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Ipswich, MA

Marini Farm

Mixed Pick Your Own Farm

Guide notes

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Find harvest festival farms in New England with apples, pumpkins, corn mazes, cider, farm stores, flowers, and fall weekends.

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Farms to know for harvest weekendsWhen harvest festival season startsCommon questions

The best farm festivals still feel tied to the farm. The activities are fun, but the reason people come back is the harvest itself: fruit, flowers, pumpkins, food, animals, fields, and the feeling that the year has reached its most generous stretch.

Farms to know for harvest weekends

Cider Hill Farm

Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury brings North Shore festival energy with orchard rows, farm food, flowers, bakery treats, hard cider, and a farm store that changes with the season. It is one of the easiest farms to understand as a full fall outing.

Marini Farm

Marini Farm in Ipswich is a strong Massachusetts name for corn maze and fall activity searches. It works for readers who want their harvest weekend to include more than a quiet orchard walk.

Smolak Farms

Smolak Farms in North Andover brings pick-your-own fruit, animals, fall weekends, and a busy family-farm feel. It is especially useful for people north of Boston who want a classic farm day without driving deep into rural Massachusetts.

Applecrest Farm Orchards

Applecrest Farm Orchards in Hampton Falls has the kind of orchard history and festival scale that belongs in a harvest-season article. Apples, pumpkins, berries, cider treats, and farm-market shopping make it one of New Hampshire's better-known fall farm anchors.

Marini Farm in Ipswich is a strong Massachusetts name for corn maze and fall activity searches. It works for readers who want their harvest weekend to include more than a quiet orchard walk.

StrawberriesLavenderVegetablesFarm store
Red hayride wagons with yellow canopies on a green field at Smolak Farms, North Andover, Massachusetts.

North Andover, MA

Smolak Farms

Mixed Pick Your Own Farm

Smolak Farms in North Andover brings pick-your-own fruit, animals, fall weekends, and a busy family-farm feel. It is especially useful for people north of Boston who want a classic farm day without driving deep into rural Massachusetts.

StrawberriesCherriesBlueberriesFarm store
Applecrest Farm Orchards in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire

Hampton Falls, NH

Applecrest Farm Orchards

Orchard

Applecrest Farm Orchards in Hampton Falls has the kind of orchard history and festival scale that belongs in a harvest-season article. Apples, pumpkins, berries, cider treats, and farm-market shopping make it one of New Hampshire's better-known fall farm anchors.

StrawberriesBlueberriesRaspberriesFarm store
Farm photography at Lyman Orchards, Middlefield, Connecticut.

Middlefield, CT

Lyman Orchards

Mixed Pick Your Own Farm

Lyman Orchards in Middlefield can carry a full Connecticut harvest day with apples, sunflowers, mazes, berries, farm-market energy, and a long orchard history. It is a strong option for readers who want one farm with many ways to spend time.

StrawberriesHoneyberriesRaspberriesCider donuts
Farm photography at Treworgy Family Orchards, Levant, Maine.

Levant, ME

Treworgy Family Orchards

Orchard

Treworgy Family Orchards in Levant gives Maine a major harvest-season destination with berries, flowers, apples, pumpkins, photo spots, and a full family outing feel.

StrawberriesBlueberriesRaspberries
Farm photography at Sam Mazza's Farm Market, Colchester, Vermont.

Colchester, VT

Sam Mazza's Farm Market

Farm Market and Berry Farm

Sam Mazza's Farm Market in the Burlington area brings a market-forward Vermont version of the harvest stop, useful for produce, farm shopping, and seasonal farm goods close to the Champlain Valley.

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The map shows the farms linked in this guide across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, and Vermont. Use it to spot clusters, then open each farm page for the most current visit details.

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Cider Hill Farm entrance sign with tulips and open daily hours, Amesbury, Massachusetts.
Cider Hill Farm
Farm photography at Marini Farm, Ipswich, Massachusetts.
Marini Farm

Plan

Choose a cluster

Pick two or three nearby farms from the map instead of trying to cover the whole guide in one day. New England farm routes work best when the drive is short and the stops have different strengths.

Confirm

Check same-day details

Look for crop updates, ticket rules, field closures, weather notes, and weekend parking guidance before you leave.

Bring

Pack for the season

Bring water, sun protection, closed-toe shoes, and a cooler if you plan to carry fruit, corn, cider, dairy, flowers, or prepared food between stops.

Lyman Orchards

Lyman Orchards in Middlefield can carry a full Connecticut harvest day with apples, sunflowers, mazes, berries, farm-market energy, and a long orchard history. It is a strong option for readers who want one farm with many ways to spend time.

Treworgy Family Orchards

Treworgy Family Orchards in Levant gives Maine a major harvest-season destination with berries, flowers, apples, pumpkins, photo spots, and a full family outing feel.

Sam Mazza's Farm Market

Sam Mazza's Farm Market in the Burlington area brings a market-forward Vermont version of the harvest stop, useful for produce, farm shopping, and seasonal farm goods close to the Champlain Valley.

When harvest festival season starts

Late August starts the shift with peaches, early apples, sunflowers, tomatoes, and corn. September is the sweet spot for apples, cider, flowers, and early pumpkins. October is pumpkin, maze, foliage, donut, and farm-market month.

Festival days can be crowded, but that is part of the season. Arrive earlier for parking, pick first if fields are involved, and leave time for the store after the main activity. Farm stores can be busiest late in the day, especially when cider donuts, pies, or pumpkins are part of the plan.

Common questions

What happens at a New England harvest festival?

Common harvest festival features include apple picking, pumpkins, corn mazes, cider, donuts, farm stores, flowers, hayrides, animals, live music, food trucks, and seasonal photo spots.

When is the best month for harvest festivals?

September and October are the main months. Late August can be excellent for sunflowers, peaches, sweet corn, tomatoes, and early apples.

Are harvest festivals good for adults without kids?

Yes. Look for farms with hard cider, strong farm stores, flower fields, food, scenic orchards, live music, or a nearby town for lunch.