In Maryland, starting in September, fall festivals start to pop up all over the State! As someone who loves the Autumn season, this is absolutely my favorite time of the year. Even better, once October comes rolling around, the local Halloween festivals and events start to pop up. Here is a list comprising of fall and Halloween festivals staking place in Maryland this season. Please let me know if you are aware of others that should be added to the list!
Horsmon Farm | St. Leonard
September 3 – October 31, Saturdays and Sundays, and school holidays. Hay rides, petting zoo, corn box, straw maze, sorghum maze and special events each weekend including scarecrow making, kayaking for kids, tractor weekend and more. 11 AM – 5 PM. Admission free, $7 for activities and includes a pumpkin. 1865 Horsmon Farm Lane, St. Leonard. 443-532-5761. horsmonfarm.com
Greenstreet Gardens Fall Festival & Corn Maze | Lothian
September 17 – October 30, Saturdays & Sundays. Hayrides, corn maze, jumping pillow, underground slide, corn boxes and more. 10:30 AM – last tickets sold at 4 PM. $13; $10 for ages 65 and older and active or retired military with ID; free for ages 2 and younger. greenstreetgardens.com
Homestead Gardens Fall Fest | Davidsonville
September 24 – Oct 30, Saturdays and Sundays. Also October 16. Barnyard, corn maze, pumpkin patches and entertainment. Saturday: 11AM – 6 PM; Sunday: 11 AM – 4 PM. Free entry, fee for some activities. 410-798-5000. homesteadgardens.com
Special Historic Hauntings | Annapolis
September 30 – October 29, Fridays and Saturdays. Tour the inside the haunted James Brice House at night. $10-18. 7:30 PM. Historic Annapolis Museum and Store. annapolistours.com/our-tours/historic-ghost-walk
Butler’s Pumpkin Festival | Germantown
Weekends in October. 10 AM – 5 PM. Corn maze, pumpkin cannon, food and farm market. $11. Children 2 and under free. butlersorchard.com
Frederick County Farm Museum Fall Festival | Frederick
October 1 – 2. Free, some activities have a small fee. 10 AM – 4 PM. Rose Hill Manor, Frederick. frederickcountyfarmmuseum.org
Fall Harvest Festival at Kinder Farm Park | Millersville
October 8. 10 AM – 4 PM. Farm animals, hayrides, arts and crafts, face painting, and more. Free. Kinder Farm Park. kinderfarmpark.org
Maryland Pumpkin Festival | Frederick
October 8 – 9. 10 AM – 5 PM. Pumpkin donuts, pumpkin hunts, pumpkin pie eating contests, face painting and more. $6.95-$11.95. Summers Farm. summersfarm.com
The Great Pumpkin Patch | Mt. Airy
October 8 – 9. Noon – 5 PM. Moon bounces, face painting, a petting zoo, pony rides, pumpkin decorating, and more. $5, Children under 2 free. Old National Pike District Park.
Fall Festival and Craft Day | Pasadena
October 9. Bob for apples, build a scarecrow, and more. Hancock’s Resolution. historichancocksresolution.org
Valley of the Haunted | White Hall
Haunted trail: October 14 – 15, 21 – 22, 28 – 29, weekends. Little Haunts: October 16, 23 and 30. One-mile trail through the woods. Flesh-hungry zombies, maniacal clowns and more. Little Haunts activities for children 10 and under include trick-or-treating, pumpkin painting and hay maze. Haunted trail hours: Friday and Saturday, 6:30 – 10:30 PM, Sunday 6:30 – 9:30 PM. Little Haunts hours: 2 – 6 PM. Camp Hidden Valley. ValleyoftheHaunted.com
PumpkinFest at Irvine Nature Center | Owings Mills
October 15. 11 AM – 7 PM. Includes hayrides, alpacas, jugglers, face painting and more. $15, free for kids under 2. Irvine Nature Center. explorenature.org
Pumpkin Walk | Annapolis
October 21. Games, costume parade, superstitious tours and more. Wine and beer are available for purchase. $15; parents, free. 4 – 6 PM. Hammond Harwood House. 410-263-4683, hammondharwoodhouse.org
Ghost Walks of Historic Chestertown | Chestertown
October 21 – 22 and 28 – 29. Costumed guides tell tales of ghosts, murder and mayhem during one-hour candlelit tour. Reservations required. $5-12. 6:30 PM. Bordley Building. kentcountyhistory.org
Harbor Harvest Children’s Festival | Baltimore
October 22. Ikea Urban Pumpkin Patch, petting zoo, face painting and more. Free, additional costs are required for some activities. 10 AM – 2 PM. West Shore Park. waterfrontpartnership.org
Great Jack O’ Lantern Campfire | Upper Marlboro
October 22. Display of hand-carved pumpkins, hunt for glowing Jack O’ Lanterns, haunted Halloween tales and more. Free. 7 – 8:30 PM. Darnall’s Chance House Museum. history.pgparks.com
Halloween on the Farm | Upper Marlboro
October 23. 4 – 7 PM. Costume contest, hayrides, games and more. $4. Old Maryland Farm. pgparks.com
Halloween Toddler Time and Costume Parade | Baltimore
October 26. Toddlers can listen to a railroad story, create a craft and follow Choo Choo Blue for Halloween costume parade. $12-18. 10:30 AM. B&O Railroad Museum. 410-752-2490, borail.org
AVAM’s Fall Halloween Celebration | Baltimore
October 27. Tour the museum, make an eerie luminary lantern and watch Young Frankenstein. Bring your own glass jar for craft, all other materials will be provided. Movie starts at 7 PM. Free. 5 – 7 PM. American Visionary of Art Museum. 410-244-1900. avam.org
ZooBOOO | Baltimore
October 28-30. 10 AM – 4 PM. Free trick or treating, costume contests, carnival games, crafts, live entertainment, food, and more. Maryland Zoo. marylandzoo.org
BMI Farmers Market | Baltimore
October 29. Fall harvest family fun day, pumpkin decorating, sack races and more. Free. 9 AM – 1 PM. Baltimore Museum of Industry. 410-727-4808, thebmi.org
Halloween in the Garden | Dowell
October 29. 11 AM – 4 PM. A day time trick-or-treating parade, free ooky, spooky art activities, food and more. $1. Annmarie Garden. annmariegarden.org
Cooking Up Chemistry | Baltimore
Creepy chemistry and mysterious science combine to provide a hauntingly good time. Spend the afternoon making gooey, glowing slime, decorate pumpkins and trick or treat bags, explore spooky sensory bins, watch pumpkins off the roof and more. Free with paid admission. $24.95; $12.95, ages 3-12. Noon – 5 PM. Maryland Science Center. 410-685-2370, mdsci.org
Hammond-Harwood House St. Anne’s Cemetery Tour | Annapolis
October 29. Hour-long tour through St. Anne’s Cemetery. Learn about the lives of Hammond-Harwood House former occupants. Enjoy a free appetizer from Crush Kitchen and Winehouse before or after the tour. $10-15. 4 PM. St. Anne’s Cemetery. hammondharwoodhouse.org
Adventure Park USA “Not-So-Scary” Halloween Party | Monrovia
October 29. Inside and outside attractions, happy haunts and more. 6-9:30 PM. Adventure Park USA. adventureparkusa.com
Harvest Celebration | Brookeville
October 31. Learn about the farm animals, hayrides, corn maze, pumpkin picking and more. Bring s’more fixins for the campfire from 1:30-3 PM. Registration required. Adults attending with children, free. $8. Noon – 3 PM. Sharps at Waterford Farm. 410-489-2572, sharpfarm.com
I LOVE Halloween season! Your area has so many fabulous activities. I need/want to calendar activities to do with my grandkids next month to really bring Halloween in with a bang.