22807 Weekend Activities||10/14-10/16
- Janelle Jackson
- Oct 7, 2016
- 2 min read
Hello fellow Dukes!
As the leaves are turning and the chilly weather is making its way to us I can't be the only one ready for pumpkin patches, corn mazes and apple picking!
For some fun fall times in the valley check out these nearby and affordable spots —
6442 Cross Keys Road Mount Crawford, VA 22841 (18 minutes from JMU's campus)
Phone: (540) 810-3125
There's no admission fee! But any payments made here must be cash or check only.
Mulberry Hills Farm pumpkin patch is open every day from sunup to sundown and their barn is open every Saturday and Sunday through October for some meet and greets with their friendly farm animals! The farm also encourages photo taking and provides photo sites and backdrops so don't forget your camera!
2915 Willow Run Road Harrisonburg, VA 22802 (16-20 minutes from JMU's campus)
Phone: (540) 442-6493 or (540) 746-0782
Fall Ticket Price: $8 online (for any day), $8 at the gate on weekdays and $10 at the gate on weekends.
Enjoy the corn maze, pumpkin patch, farm animals, carousel and more! The farm is open to the public Monday through Friday from 3-7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday noon- 6 p.m. On Saturdays there is a Flashlight Maze available from 7-11 p.m. (last ticket sold at 9 p.m.).
17768 Honeyville Road Timberville, VA 22853 (~30 minutes from JMU campus)
Phone: (540) 896-9795
Showalter's Orchard is beautiful and all about preserving agriculture, tradition and agriculture education. With traditional orchard vocabulary they present their prices like so:
- 1 bushel is approximately 42 lbs. Our current price is $25. This equates approximately to .60/lb.
- 1/2 bushel is about 21 pounds. Our current price is $14. This equates approximately to .67/lb.
- 1 peck or 1/4 bushel is about 11 lbs. Our current price is $9. This equates approximately to .82/lb.
- 1/2 peck or 1/8 bushel is about 6 pounds. Our current price is $7. One-half Peck compares roughly to 1.17/lb.
The varieties of apple that are currently available for picking are: Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Jonagold, plus their mystery variety — and they're all delicious and great for whipping up some fall treats like caramel apples, apple pies and baked apple chips!
And if picking a pumpkin isn't your thing, you can make one!
202 South Lewis Street Staunton, VA 24401 (30-40 minutes from JMU campus)
Phone: (540) 885-0678 (Reservations suggested)
Price: $40-$50/ornament
Sunspots Studios, located in historic Staunton's shopping and dining district, is offering you the chance to blow a traditional or pumpkin ornament (with some help from their experts, of course). Ornaments will be ready for pick-up or shipping the following day. This event takes place daily between 1-4 p.m. through Nov. 30th.
For more information on activities going down in the H'burg visit http://www.jmu.edu/events/index.shtml or http://www.visitharrisonburgva.com/.
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