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Ultimate Guide to Fall Family Fun in Our Area!

Your Go-To Resource for Local Pumpkin Patches, Festivals, Hayrides, and More!

By Kendra Bradford, publisher of Macaroni KID Carlisle - Shippensburg - Boiling Springs August 31, 2024

Fall is here, and there’s no better time to enjoy all the seasonal fun our area has to offer!. From charming pumpkin patches and bustling harvest festivals to spooky Halloween parades, the season offers countless ways to celebrate. Whether you're looking to pick the perfect pumpkin, savor seasonal treats, or experience the thrill of a haunted corn maze, this local guide highlights the best of fall festivities across Carlisle, Newville, Boiling Springs, Mount Holly Springs, Gardners, Aspers, Shippensburg, and beyond. Dive into our Ultimate Guide to Fall Family Fun and start planning unforgettable autumn adventures with your loved ones! 

Don't see your family's favorite local hot spot here? Let me know at kendrab@macaronikid.com and I'll add it to our list!

Harvest Festivals

September 

7th - Harvest Celebration Show
11th - 14th - 2024 Biglerville Fall Fest
Sept 13th - Autumn Fest
Sept 14th - Fall Family Fun Day
Sept 14th - 2024 Fall Harvest Festival
Sept 20th - Fall Fest on the Farm
Sept 21st - Holly Festival Day
Sept 28th - Sunflower Festival at Meadowbrooke Gourds
Sept 28th - Harvest of the Arts

October

5th & 6th, 12th & 13th - National Apple Harvest Festival
5th - CV Fall Fest
6th - Kings Gap Garden Harvest Day
12th - SPOOK-tacular Shopping Saturday at The Red Rocker
12th - Mystical Market
12th - Pennsboro Pumpkin Fest
12th - Newville Historical Society Ghost Walk
18th & 19th, 25th & 26th - October Fest with Spooky Corn Maze
19th - Trunk or Treat & Halloween Bash
19th - Fall Furnace Fest
19th - Pumpkin Parade & Float and Legend of the Hairy Hand
26th & 27th - 3rd Annual Shippensburg Pumpkin Festival

Trunk or Treat & Halloween Parades

Oct 16th - Mt Holly Springs Halloween Parade
Oct 19th - Trunk or Treat & Halloween Bash
Oct 23rd - Carlisle Halloween Parade
Oct 24th - Trunk or Treat @ Carlisle Family YMCA
Oct 26th - Community Trunk or Treat
Oct 26th - Shippensburg Halloween Parade
Oct 28th - Newville Halloween Parade
Oct 31st - Trick or Treat - Carlisle
Oct 31st - Mt Holly Springs Trick or Treat
Oct 31st - Trinity Trunk or Treat

Pumpkin Patches, Sunflower Fields, & Apple Orchards

Meadowbrooke Gourds
125 Potato Rd. Carlisle, PA 17015

Warehime's Pumpkin Patch
185 Potato Rd. Carlisle, PA 17015

Hollabaugh Bros, Inc
545 Carlisle Rd. Biglerville, PA 17307

Maple Lane Farm & Corn Maze
150 Crossroad School Rd. Newville, PA 17241

Lesher's Sunflower Field
1389 New Franklin Rd. Chambersburg, PA 17202

Oak Grove Farms
846 Fisher Rd. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Mt. Airy Orchards
522 East Mount Airy Rd. Dillsburg, PA 17019

Strites Orchard
1000 Strites Rd. Harrisburg, PA 17111

Other Fall Outdoor Adventures

Fields of Adventure
64 Tree Lane. Aspers, PA 17304

Double Vision Acres
3605 Spring Rd. Carlisle, PA 17013

Maple Lane Farm & Corn Maze
150 Crossroad School Rd. Newville, PA 17241

Mt. Airy Orchards
522 East Mount Airy Rd. Dillsburg, PA 17019


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