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US: Mid Atlantic, Best Corn Mazes and Harvest Festivals for Family Fun. Washington Township New Jersey Horse Sleigh Farm Corn MazeFrom New Jersey and Maryland to Virginia and West Virginia, now is the time  to make time for  your  and friends. Share a day away, the laundry will wait. Take the kids and go.

Taste sweet apple butter or corncob jelly; carve a pumpkin or stuff a scarecrow; play flashlight tag or chase the kids through the corn stalks; ride on a wagon full of hay or bob for apples; walk through a sleeping giant. The season has family fun written all over it.

New Jersey: Washington Township, Horse Sleigh Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin Path Fun (9/24/2011 - 11/07/2011). The guys at Horse Sleigh Farm have defined fun in almost every way possible starting with hundreds of home grown pumpkins and squash, an amazing 10 plus acre corn maze with a petit version for smaller children. Try pumpkin painting or  pumpkin carving; ride a pony or pet farm animals; jump on a hay wagon or plop on the giant hay mountain; checkout the corn box or play in the game tent; enjoy a hot air balloon ride or horse drawn wagon junket. Bonus points: Stick around for the pig roast; play laser tag or navigate the haunted maze at night. Need to know: A coupon is available on their website. (Horse Sleigh Farm 438 Route 57 West, Washington Township, NJ 07882. (908) 246-3044 or www.HorseSleighFarm.com) 
Williamsburg Virginia Fall Harvest Festival Family Travel Files
Virginia: Williamsburg, Fall Harvest Festival and Haunted Wagon Ride (10/15/2011). The Fall Harvest Festival and Haunted Wagon Ride are hosted at James River State Park near colonial Williamsburg. Families will enjoy the fresh food, live music and good old-fashioned fun for the whole family. Wagon rides go from the festival site to the beautiful Tye River Overlook. Festival activities include: face painting, herbal butter tasting, apple pressing, apple bobbing, cornhusk doll making and more. Bonus points: Around sunset the harvest bonfire will be lit and the haunted wagon rides will commence. (James River State Park, 751 Park Road, Gladstone 24553. (434) 933-4355 or www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/)

Virginia: Virginia Beach, Suffolk Peanut Fest (10/06/2011 – 10/09/2011). Experience the phenomenon that is the Peanut Fest; this family-friendly event honors Suffolk, Virginia’s agricultural heritage and its love of peanuts, the city’s official favorite legume. The Suffolk Peanut Fest is known for its fun family activities, concerts, amusement rides, contests and competitions, a demolition derby, a truck and tractor pull, fireworks and more. Bonus Points: On Saturday the 7th, arrive before noon and park for FREE! (1410 Airport Road, Suffolk 23434. (757) 539-6751 www.suffolkfest.org/familyevents.aspx)
 
Pennsylvania: Landsdale, Merrymead aMAZEing Cornfield. (9/30/2011 - 10/30/2011) Visit one of Pennsylvania’s "century farms" - the farm has been in the same family for more than 100 years. Masters of wholesome family fun, each fall Merrymead presents a five-acre cornfield maze complete with a pumpkin path and a 70-foot cornstalk tunnel. Sip apple cider, enjoy hand-dipped ice cream, paint pumpkins, taste luscious baked goods, pick your own pumpkin, take a hayride, dig in a sand box, ride a wagon train. Bonus points: Take your own flashlight and navigate the maze new Moonlight Maze.  (Merrymead Farm 2222 S. Valley Forge Rd. Lansdale, PA 19446 610-584-4410 www.merrymead.com)

Pennsylvania: Media, Pumpkinland and Hay Rides.
(09/10/2011 - 11/6/2011) At Linvilla Farm, not far from Valley Forge, doing and tasting is all part of the fun. Pick Media Pennsylvania Pumpkinland Hay Rides Family Travel Filesyour own pumpkins in the fall. Taste just off the vine tomatoes or husk your very own sweet corn. See horses, chickens and pigs; meet costumed characters like Dora, Elmo and Shrek. During September and October each year Pumpkinland remains a popular fall tradition for families with young children. Each weekend enjoy a 15-18 minute hay ride under the moonlight and a cup of cider at the campfire after the hay ride. There will also be live music, pony and train rides, face painting and much, much more! Bonus points:  The Farm Market in the octagonal barn is not-to-be-missed for jams, jellies, pies and ice cream sundaes. (Linvilla Farm & Orchard 137 W. Knowlton Rd. Media, PA 19063 610-876-7116 www.linvilla.com)

West Virginia: Martinsburg, 30th Annual Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival (10/13/2011 – 10/16/2011). The Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival celebrates the rich agricultural heritage in Berkeley County, highlighting the role of the apple in the growth of the region. The four-day festival in the scenic eastern panhandle of West Virginia is a wonderful fall celebration with pie-baking contests, a Friday Night in the Park sports breakfast, a parade and more. (Martinsburg, WV 25402. (304) 263-2500 or www.msahf.com)

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We want to expand the list and need your help. If you have a favorite fall festivial or know of an awesome corn maze please "Tell Mom" and we will add it to the list. Make sure to include the name of the festival or event and its location on the planet as well as why you like it or what makes it worth the trip. Our next round up will include  family friendly winter celebrations and Santa Trains. We are building the list right now and would love to have your feedback. So just "Tell Mom!".

Information compiled from our extensive database as of August 2011. Sometimes things change, so please confirm details before making plans. Updated by Scott Kamps-Duac, Copyright 2011.
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