Our annual Pumpkin Festival is truly something to write home about! We are celebrating our 32nd anniversary during the 2023 season and are making sure this will be a year to remember. Attracting folks from miles around, we bring out the best of the farm during our traditional pumpkin harvest. While our pumpkin patch is the star of the show, we offer six weekends jam-packed with activities, music, food, and fun you won’t want to miss.

Enjoy fall festivities at Sinkland and our Pumpkin Festival unlike any other! Listen to live music, explore local vendors, or tour our grounds on horseback (or ponyback!). Even the pickiest eaters will find something to sink their teeth into. Taste authentic southern barbeque, kettle corn, hand-dipped ice cream, and more. Grown-ups will enjoy a sampling of local beer and wine. Finding a one-of-a-kind souvenir is simple, but getting out of the corn maze is no easy feat!

Schedule

Pumpkin Festival:

Our Pumpkin Festival offers family-friendly attractions for young, old, and everyone in between. It’s no wonder our friends return year after year!

Festival Activies

New Super Mega Ride-N-Slide - Ride this fast, 150 foot long slide all day for $5!

Zip Line, Giant Slides, And More!

Our Kidz zone is full of games and activities for kids of all ages. Fly through the air on our Kidz Zip Line, just $1 for 2 zips. Trust us, you’ll want to zip WAY more than once! Take a ride down our giant slide or barrel train ride. Parental supervision with kids attractions is required.

Ride-A-Rescue Horse

20-minute horse trail rides offered by Winterfrost Farm ($13). Anyone over 7 years and up to ~300lbs (two max per session) can ride. Before every ride, expect a five minute “lesson” to show you the ropes. Plus Pony rides for $7 for children!

Ed's Carved And Painted Pumpkins

Ed Kirkman is one of our most loyal Pumpkin Festival vendors. Ed has been carving and painting unique and detailed pumpkins for more than 20 years. Watch as he creates his next masterpiece!

Corn Maze - Our 5 acre corn maze includes 6 foot wide trails! Explore the maze with admission. Can you find all the points on the map.

Blacksmith Demonstrations - Blacksmith demonstrations will take you back in time with the art of forging iron over fire!

Look For The Scarecrow!

Scarecrow wows the crowd by standing or sitting motionless making people think he’s just a regular old scarecrow until he says “Howdy” or gives a friendly wave. It’s fun to see all the different reactions and hear the comments from folks. If music is available “Scarecrow” brings out some fun instruments so people can join in on the fun.

Typewriter Poet Mark Peterson

Mark Petersen has been doing typewriter poetry for five years. You give  him a topic, and he will compose a poem for you right on the spot, with a  manual typewriter. Get a poem for yourself, or maybe for a friend or loved one!

Sunflowers At Sinkland Farms - One flower included with admission. Wander our sunflower field and pick you own sunflowers for $2.00 a stem.

Mechanical Bull - Prices are $7 for 1 ride or $10 for 2.

Sinkland’s Bad Axe Throw - Learn how to throw an axe or hatchet safely and accurately. 6 throws for just $5.

Sinkland Farms Sweet Treats - Have a sweet tooth? Enjoy hand dipped ice cream or our famous kettle corn!

Face Painting

A festival favorite is back this year! Get your face painted at the Pumpkin Festival. Sublime Creations brings color and sparkle to the festival with face painting and balloon twisting artists. We pride ourselves on using the highest quality, FDA compliant, hypoallergenic face and body paint. (Cost $3-$10)

Live Music  - Enjoy live music Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4pm. This music is included with the festival and is separate from our Friday Fall Concert Series.

Food Trucks

We will have a variety of food trucks on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. There will be something for even the pickiest eaters. Check the Schedule calendar for daily details. Click Here For Registration For Food Trucks Ends September 10.

Every Thursday In October 6-8pm The Blue Monday Band Will Be Hosting Special Blues Jams!

Tell your friends, Come on out and enjoy craft beer AND wine and cider in the barn and enjoy the music! The Blue Monday Band has been playing Chicago-style blues together for well over a decade, and even longer individually. You'll hear classic songs by Muddy Waters, Slim Harpo, Howlin' Wolf, and more, as well as many originals!

Visit Farm Animals - Kids will love the chance to get up close to our farm animals.

Arts And Craft Vendors

Enjoy shopping local arts and craft vendors on Saturday’s and Sunday’s. From hand made jewelry, clothes, and so much more, there is something for everyone at the Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival.

1:30 - 3:00 pm : Pumpkintron - Jesse Johnson the Stilt Walker from Ninja Warrior, will be at the festival.

Punkin’ Chunkin’ – Sat. Sept 30 and Sun. Oct 1

Team Carbo's new catapult is an innovative new catapult design that uses large rubber bands to power it. This catapult won't be using any motors - it's manually cocked and operated.

Hayride

Included in your admission is a harried to the pumpkin fields to choose the best looking pumpkin you can find. A task harder than it sounds because all the pumpkins in the patch look great!

Amateur Dog Show With Prizes

This Saturday at noon we are excited to have our first Amatuer Dog Show! Now this isn't your average dog show-it's way more fun. We will be giving prizes for "Best Costume," "Best Tail Wag" and "Best Trick." Winners will be give a prize pack for their furry friend. We also have a special prize of an engraved sterling silver engraved charm necklace from Ed & Ethels for the "Best Rescue. Judges will be Karie Geiss, Mayor David Horton, Isabelle Geiss and Brooke Brison. Judging starts at noon in front of the ice cream cottage. After we will take a special hayride to the pumpkin farm to our "Love" sign so you have the perfect photo op for your pup!   

Super Hero Day Costume Contest

We are excited to announce that we will have our first Super Hero Day this Fall on Saturday, October 8, and we can't wait to see your costumes and superpowers!!!   

Meet us at the Ice Cream Shoppe at 2pm and show us those super powers. Our judges will be picking their top three costumes. Winners get a prize pack from Blacksburg Boxing valued over $50 (super hero backpacks full of swag with free admission to Blacksburg Boxing for one month). Judges are Kevin Bowen of Blacksburg Fitness and talented graphic designer Jonathan Rose.

Trunk Or Treat - Join the Halloween Festivities with costumes, candy, and more!

Date : September 23, 2023 - October 29, 2023

Hours :

Friday : 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Saturday : 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Sunday : 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Location : Sinkland Farms - 3020 Riner Road, Christiansburg, VA 24073

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