Butler's Orchard u-pick and Pumpkin Festival

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Butler's Orchard u-pick and Pumpkin Festival

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🎃 Seasonal · Germantown

3 hours · $$ · Check website for reservations

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 3.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 15 min drive
    From Rockville · Parking: Free field parking; u-pick by the pound, fall Pumpkin Festival weekend admission about $15–20 per person (check the website)
  • 🎒
    Carrier recommended
    Terrain isn't stroller-friendly; a carrier is easier
  • 🌳
    Little shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Summer · Fall · Spring

Montgomery County's most famous farm: strawberries late May to June, blueberries, blackberries, and peaches in summer, apples in fall, and the Pumpkin Festival from mid-September through October with giant hay slides, tractor rides to the pumpkin patch, a corn pit, and farm animals; Bunnyland in spring has baby animals.

💡 Tips
U-pick opening dates and ripeness change daily, so check the website or Facebook before you go. For the Pumpkin Festival, arrive before the 10am weekend opening and buy tickets online to save. Strollers struggle in the fields, so use a carrier, and wear shoes that can get dirty for strawberry season.

What this place offers

✓strawberry picking
✓blueberry picking
✓pumpkin festival
✓tractor rides
✓hay slides
✓farm store
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Germantown

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌦️
Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 41–56°F · 41% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 37–60°F · 3% rain

Location

Germantown, Maryland

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