Are you looking for something to do Labor Day Weekend? Barton Orchards in Dutchess County is hosting a Sunflower Festival.
What is at the festival? There is a hayride to the Sunflower area of the farm. Included in the price are 2 sunflowers. You pay an additional fee if you pick more. They have animals, at least one food truck, lobster rolls, and tap room. They also have a farm store that sells pies, sauces, drinks and other items. They also have activities for the kids.
Location
Barton Orchards is located off the Taconic Parkway in Poughquag, NY. The address is 63 AppleTree Lane. It is about 1 1/2 hours north of Yonkers and the Bronx.
They give you a plastic bag to keep the flowers you pick in as well as loan you clippers to use to cut the flowers. There are coolers where you can add water to the bags at the sunflower field. They also sell metal vases for the sunflowers at the field under the tent. One of the bands was playing at the sunflower field area.
Hours
There are open 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 2nd. Their hours on Sunday and Monday are 11-6.
Get out and enjoy Labor Day weekend. Click on the link below for more information about the activities at Barton Farms..
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What a great end to summer. I love the fields of sunflowers, with their sunny heads all turned in one direction. Happy September Pepper. Allan
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They mostly face down the hill, which I am guessing is southwest. It was fun. Killed two birds with one stone, walked a lot and got to see different varieties of sunflowers.
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Might there be a seed spitting contest? Just asking.
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Ha! I don’t think so.
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Oh, my gosh, I would love to go to this festival, Sharon. Fall is my favorite season, and it seems like it would be the perfect fall thing to do.
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I love fall as well. Many times it is too short. We have a harder shorter transition some years. I love it to drag out. I know farms are started to have sunflower events here. They are huge with apples. People come up from NYC on the weekends to pick. They make it fun with the corn mazes, multiple bands playing, pumkin patch, hay rides, food vendors, animals, etc.
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It all sounds wonderful! Those types of events – which are few and far between – don’t start around here until late September or early October.
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We get them starting early. One town more than an hour from here has a Garlic Festival that is huge the end of September.
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Beautiful…wish I could see them in person.
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I picked up more for my mother at another farm that had different varieties.
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WOOHOO-! SUNFLOWER HEAVEN-! Lobstah rolls, you say-? ❤
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Yes indeed! I am guessing they are in season- fishing season- at the present time.
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Living large—living large!!!!!
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I don’t care for lobster, so I did not have it. They did not have that many foo choices on a Friday. On the weekends when apples are the draw they have more food choices.
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That’s fine. You’re right, the big draw is on the weekend! Fridays are there to catch anyone who works on the weekend and get their paychecks Thursday or Fridays. 😀
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Autumn has began but definitely not in your blog! Looking so good! ☀️☀️☀️
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Officially starts later in the month, but it has been pleasantly cool so far this week. We are getting a preview.
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Seasons start on the 1st say of the month in my culture 🙂
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I would love to go but a bit too far this time. 😉
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They might have one closer to you. Farmers are doing everything they can to bring in business.
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I’ll have to add this to my list one day!
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Straight up the Taconic not far north of 84.
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