It's time for fall family fun in Wakefield and we can hardly wait! We are lucky to have so many fall attractions and events in Wakefield where families have been making fall memories for years. From picking apples to leaf-peeping to Halloween fun ... Macaroni KID Wakefield has all the details for you and your family to make the most of autumn in Wakefield.
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Pick Your Own Apple Farms
143 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, MA 01938
Details: Open Tuesdays to Sundays 9am-6pm
More information:
Weekends (and Monday holidays):Purchase an empty 10 lb bag (1 peck) at the beginning of the walking trail. This admits 1-5 people ages 4 and above to the orchard. Groups of more than 5 will be asked to purchase an additional bag. Enjoy a beautiful 7-15 minute walk through the orchard to your apple picking destination. When your apple bag is full walk bag to the store. (Due to ongoing COVID concerns, not offering hayrides at this time.)
Tuesday-Friday: Begin at the PYO booth near the pond. Entrance to the orchard is $5 per person aged 4 and above. Apple picking bags are provided as you begin a leisurely 5 minute walk to the rows of apple varieties. Apples are priced by the pound. Your bag is weighed at the exit and you pay for what you have picked. The entry deposit is credited towards the apples picked. (No refunds.)
Brooksby Farm
54 Felton St, Peabody, MA 01960
Details: Open Tuesday to Saturday 9am-4pm Closed Sunday and Monday
More information: PYO fruits when in season, Play yard (open during business hours at no charge), Barnyard animals, Fall Fairytale Trail, Fall hayrides, Cut your own flower bouquet (in season), Story hour on Sundays in November (no charge), Campfire and smores on various Fall weekends, Various pop-up events,
Smolak Farms
315 South Bradford St North Andover, Ma
Details: PYO is open 8am – 5pm daily. The last entry into our picking fields is 4:15pm daily. Please note: masks are optional in our PYO fields.
More information:
Fall Festival is BACK at Smolak Farms! Every weekend during September and October, we’ll be hosting a variety of different activities and events with different themes. See below for all the details!
Weekly Themes
Each weekend, we’ll have a different Fall Festival theme. See below for what you can expect:
September 4-6 (Labor Day Weekend): 60’s / Woodstock themed
September 11-12: Superhero themed
September 18-19: Disney themed
September 25-26: Pirates themed
All of October will have a HALLOWEEN theme!
Live Entertainment
We’re excited to have live music at the farm during some of our fall festival weekends! Check out the line-up:
September 4-5: Ryan Maher
September 11: Jumpstreet
September 12: Dave Thompson & Wayne Benham
September 18: Dave Lacoix & Kevin Elliot
September 19: The Jazz Committee
September 25-26: The Zacklys
October 2-3: Mt. Pleasant
October 9-10: Jumpstreet
October 16-17: Ryan Maher
October 23: Dave Lacroix & Kevin Elliot
October 24: Jeffrey McInnis
Activities
Themed Hayrides: Includes hayride with characters and games, donut, goody bag, and apple picking! Guests get off and on at various stops in the orchard and then are dropped off at the end for apple picking. Children and guests are encouraged to come in costume! Each hayride will have a winner for best costume. The winner will be featured on our social media and receive a prize from our prize chest! Pricing: $22/child, $7/adult
Cow Train & Face Paint: Face painting and unlimited cow train rides! Pricing: $7/child
Story & Craft w/ Characters: Enjoy a story and a craft with themed characters! This event will run daily at 11am and 1pm. Tickets include a donut and a bag of animal feed along with the story and craft. Pricing: $20.00/child
Hop on Hayride: $7.00/person (kids under 2 are free)
Fall Fun Package: $25/child
This package includes a hayride with characters, a donut, a goody bag, apple picking, face painting and cow train rides.
Fall Deluxe Package: $45/child
This package includes a hayride with characters, a donut, a goody bag, apple or pumpkin picking, face painting and cow train rides, as well as access to one Story & Craft event.
Wine & Beer Bar
This fall, we’re featuring a variety of adult beverages at our Wine & Beer bar, including weekly featured local brews! See below for the full schedule of featured brewers.
September 4-6: Lord Hobo Brewing (Woburn, MA)
September 11-12: Exhibit A Brewing (Framingham, MA)
September 18-19: Stoneface Brewing (Newington, NH)
September 25-26: Northwoods Brewing (Northwoods, NH)
October 2-3: Medusa Brewing (Hudson, MA)
October 9-10: Atlantic Brewing (Bar Harbor, ME)
October 11: Mighty Squirrel (Waltham, MA)
October 16-17: Mighty Squirrel (Waltham, MA)
October 23-24: Barewolf Brewing (Amesbury, MA)
*Each week we will also be featuring a delicious gluten-free craft beer option and homemade sangria!!
*Subject to change depending on availability
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Local fall attractions open all season long:
Kimball Farms
791 East Broadway Haverhill, Ma
The CORN MAZE is full of Crazy angles and is sure to be a fun challenge. Have no fear, there will be clues along the way. Be daring and try the maze on a Saturday Night with a Flash Light.Connors Farms
Adults $10.00
Children under 12 and under $8.00
HAY RIDES ($4/$2),PONY RIDES($3), a GIANT SLIDE ($3), TRACTOR PULLED RIDE TO OUR SUNFLOWER FIELD, meet our animals, tables for picnicing, and the store will be open.
PUMPKIN PAINTING EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 10-4 Starting in OCTOBER. Purchase your pumkin at our store and we will provide the rest.
Connor’s Farm
30 Valley Rd Danvers, Ma
General Admission
Includes:
7 Acre Corn Maze and Farm Themed Play Areas
Prices:
Weekday $13.99 Buy Online $12.99
Weekend and Holidays $18.99 Buy Online 16.99
Under 2 are free
Senior Citizen Weekdays $12.99
Senior Citizen Weekends $17.99
- Flashlight Nights: Sept 24, 25 October 1, 2, 8, 9,10,15,16, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31
Smolak Farms
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We will continue to update our Macaroni KID Wakefield Fall Fun Guide with events as they are posted, so check back often!
Do you know of a 2021 family-friendly fall event or attraction in or around Wakefield that isn't listed here? Please submit your event here https://wakefield.macaronikid.com/events/submit and we will add it to our Macaroni KID Wakefield Fall Fun Guide!
