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Apple picking begins over the Labour Day Weekend and continues through to October at most orchards. Before you venture out, be sure to check websites or call to confirm hours and varieties available. Pumpkin picking usually starts in late September or early October depending upon the weather and the harvest.

APPLES & PUMPKINS

Whittamore’s Farm

8100 Steeles Ave E, Markham
905-294-3275
www.whittamoresfarm.com
Picking Times: Wed-Sun & Hols: 9am-5pm
Pumpkinland is open daily 10am-5pm (15 Sep-31 Oct): farm animals, mazes, wagon rides through friendly haunted forest, pumpkin Cannon Show and more, Weekends $9/person, Free/2yrs-, weekdays $5/person (reduced activities)

Albion Orchards

14800 Innis Lake Rd, Caledon E
905-584-0354
Daily: 10am-6pm: Weekends only: Pick your own, hayland play area, wagon rides 1-4pm from late September

Applewood Farm Winery

12442 McCowan Rd, Stouffville
905-640-5357
Children’s playground, wagon rides, straw bale mountain

Chudleigh’s Apple Farm

9528 Hwy 25, Halton Hills
905-878-2725
Daily: 10am-5pm: Orchard & play area, farm animals, Pony rides ($3/weekends), Straw Maze, tractor wagon rides: $7/person, free/3yrs-

Rae’s Farm

1315 Britannia Rd E, Hornby
905-878-7708
Daily: 9am-5pm: Play area, wagon rides on fall weekends.

Downey’s Farm Market

13682 Heart Lake Rd, Brampton
905-838-2990
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm, Sat/Sun: 10am-5pm: Pumpkin fest opens last weekend of Sep thru to Oct, $10/person/weekends, $5/person/weekdays): live entertainment, wagon rides (weekends only), corn maze and farm animals

Allison’s Sweet Corn

10636 8th Line, 2 km S. of Georgetown
905-873-8283
Daily: 11am-6pm

Puddicombe Farms

1468 #8 Hwy, Winona
905-643-1015
Mon-Sun: 9am-5pm
Miniature Train rides: Weekends: 10am-4pm: Apple Festival 13, 14, 20, 21 Sep features train rides, wagon rides and children’s fun tent.

Forsythe Family Farms

10539 Kennedy Rd, Markham
905-887-1087
Daily: 9am-6pm: Farm animals, playgrounds, corn maze, Weekends: enchanted forest and wagon rides, October: Harvest Festival

Pingle’s Farm Market

1805 Taunton Rd E
905-725-6089
Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm, Sat/Sun: 8am-5pm: Farm animals, Wknd fall festivals, corn maze

Puck’s Farm

Schomberg
905-939-7036
Weekdays: 10am-2pm, Weekends: 10am-5pm; $10/person, under 2/free: Horse-drawn hayrides, kiddie carnival rides, fall colours, country walks, pony rides, corn maze and barnyard animals.

Springridge Farms

7256 Bell School Line, Milton
905-878-4908
Daily: 9am-5pm: Farm yard Play area, $3/admission: Farm animals, Wagon ride & Farm Tour (11am, 1pm, 4pm), Weekends: Weekday activities plus pony rides (additional $3), BBQ, Harvest Festival is $8/person and runs 26 Sep and every weekend in Oct

Southbrook Farm

1150 Major Mackenzie Dr
Richmond Hill
905-832-2548
9am-6pm: Fall Pumpkin patch weekends in Oct: Wagon rides, games, face painting, bouncy castle and more, Free admission

APPLES

Adam’s Apples

Heritage Rd, Brampton
905-451-5961
Alferri & Son’s
8605 Heritage Rd, Brampton
905-455-8202
Daily: 9am-5pm

Avalon Orchards

3150 5th Line, Innisfil
1-866-458-9902
Daily: 10am-5pm, wagon rides on weekends: 12-4pm, Organic apples and woodland trails to explore,

The Big’r Apple Farm

Heritage Rd, Brampton
905-455-8414
Daily: 9am-5pm

Carl Laidlaw Orchards

Heritage Rd, Brampton
905-456-2095
Daily: 9am-5pm : Weekend applewood fire pit for corn on the cob and roasted hot dogs, hay barn, animals, wagon rides and vintage tractors.

Colabrese Orchards

Georgetown
905-877-0566
Daily: 8am–dusk

Craven’s Fruit Farm

Caledon East
905-584-2964
Daily: 9am-8pm

Green Acres Farm

Heritage Rd, Brampton
905-459-4458
Daily: 9am-5pm

Mayfield Orchards

4810 Mayfield Rd, Brampton
905-846-0506
Daily: 10am-5pm

Orchalaw farms

9276 Heritage Rd, Norval
905-456-1879
Daily: 9am-5pm: Free wagon rides on weekends, farm animals

Pine Farms Orchard

2700 16th Sideroad, King
905-833-5459
Tue-Sat: 10am-5pm

Siloam Orchards

7300 - 3rd Concession, RR #1, Uxbridge
905-852-9418
Call ahead for PYO times, Heirloom Apple Festival 26, 27 September

Williams’ Orchards

10101 Hume Ct, Milton
905-876-4220
Sat/Sun: 9am-5pm

Andrews Scenic Acres

9365 10th Sideroad, Milton
905-878-5807
Daily: 9am-6pm: Gently haunted forest, straw jump and cornfield, $3

Butt’s Berry Farm

5838 Fifth Line, Rockwood
905-455-8344
Sat/Sun in Oct: 9am-6pm

Farintosh Farms

11858 Warden, Gormley
905-887-5727
Mon-Fri: 10am-6:pm; Sat/Sun: 8am-6pm

Merrybrook Farm

RR. 5 Stn Main, Milton
905-878-6237
Daily: 9am-7pm