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Amazing Fall Fun
Have a ball this harvest time picking pumpkins and racing through corn.
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Activities abound at the Anderson Farms festival, including a massive corn maze, pumpkin patch, rides, and concessions, plus Terror in the Corn and Zombie Paintball Hunt after dark.
By Anna Sutterer
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elebrate the new season by taking the family to one of the fall festivals popping up across the Front Range.
CORN MAZE AT CHATFIELD FARMS
Sept. 17 through Oct. 31. Take on the big bee-themed maze at the Littleton location of Denver Botanic Gardens, or send a little one through the kiddie size maze. Try a barrel train ride, or a pirate ship-themed escape room. Picnic tables are available on a first-come first-served basis; bring your own food or purchase from vendors onsite. The pumpkin patch is accessible during the Pumpkin Festival October 8-10. Halloween masks and costumes are not permitted. $13 adult member; $15 adult; $13 student, senior, military, youth ages 3 to 15; $10 child member; free age 2 and under. Additional fees for the escape room. Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms, Littleton. botanicgardens.org
LONE CREEK FARMS FALL FESTIVAL
Sept. 24 through Oct. 31. Hours of fun await with the numerous attractions dotting these festival grounds. Pan for gold in a creek after taking a hay wagon ride, find your way out of a large corn maze, race on pedal karts, and jump on a giant inflated pumpkin. Refresh your energy with lemonade, kettle corn, and apple cider donuts made on site. $19.95, $16.95 seniors and military, free age 3 and under. Entry includes most activities. Lone Creek Farms, Franktown. lonecreekfarms.com
U-PICK-EM PUMPKINS
Sept. 5 through Oct. 31. Enjoy your pumpkin picking tradition at this 120-acre patch. Grab cornstalks, crisp straw bales, goofy gourds and bright Indian corn to keep the pumpkin company. Then, take a tour through the corn and hay bale mazes and visit the farm animals. See online for details and safety updates. Free admission, pumpkin and vendor prices vary. Rock Creek Farm, Broomfield. rockcreekfarm.com
ANDERSON FARMS FALL FESTIVAL
September 22 through October 31. Reserve a private campfire station as your home base for snacking on s'mores and concessions, then venture out to conquer the 25-acre corn maze, pick up a squash or gourd, or ride the pedal karts. Terror in the Corn and Zombie Paintball Hunt are available after dark. $15 age 4 and up (Mon to Thu), $23 weekend; free age 3 and under. Anderson Farms, Erie. andersonfarms.com
OSBORN FARM PUMPKIN PATCH
Sept. 25 through Oct. 31. This family-run farm offers heaps of pumpkins, gourds, corn, and straw bales, all available for picking and purchasing. Hay rides are offered on Saturdays and Sundays. Dogs are allowed (on-leash). Parking and admission are free, but produce prices vary. Osborn Farm, Loveland. osbornfarm.com
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