Fresh produce, a family-friendly farm, and a fall festival—what more could you ask for from a farm? Lentini Farms in Newton, NJ, started in 1971 when Anthony V. Lentini Jr sold watermelon on the side of Route 206, and today, it’s morphed into 1,000 acres of produce, grain corn, and loads of family agro-tainment fun. While Lentini Farms is open for picking during the season, the farm fun ramps up during the Fall Festival, featuring hayrides, live music, food trucks, and a pumpkin patch that turns haunted and spooky at dusk. You can also scoop up their fresh produce at their farmstands—scroll down to get all the details on what to do this fall at Lentini Farms, one of our favorite family-friendly farms in NJ. (feature photo credit: NJ MOM)
Find Family Fun And Festive Fall Activities At Lentini Farms
Pumpkins and lots of produce are at the farm. Photo Credit: NJ MOM
Get festive this fall
Good news if you have active kids who like to take off on their own—Lentini Farms keeps most of its Fall Festival activities centralized, so it’s easy to keep an eye on the whole family. Conveniently nestled under the well-lit picnic area is a private corn pit tucked away in their exclusive party tent, which is a great place to let the littles loose, and bonus, it has its private pumpkin patch. The iconic 10-acre corn maze is fun for kids and adults who are up for a challenge. Travel through the maze, and once you make it through, make sure you go to The Harvest Moon Booth and show your wristband stamp for a free apple. Afterward, take a scenic hayride throughout the farm that will drop you off at the pumpkin patch to bring home one to carve. Looking for a fun snap to include on your holiday cards? Strike a pose at the Photo Op wagon in front of the U-pick pumpkin field. During their Fall Festival, a revolving fleet of local food trucks arrives every weekend, so get a bite while you listen and dance to live music. Kids can visit the hay tower with a tunnel, play corn hole, go through a tire crawl, relax by the fire pits, and check out the resident farm animals. And during sunflower season, there’s also a field bursting with happy, yellow flowers.
Photo ops are available all over the farm. Photo Credit: NJ MOM
Stay for the scares
Nighttime at Lentini Farms is magical and a little spooky. Enjoy live music by the fire pit, take a hayride during golden hour, and see the overlook tower in the middle of the corn maze illuminated with solar lights. From 7 PM to 10 PM on Friday and Saturday, older kids and adults will want to get ready for some serious scares on a haunted hayride throughout the farm. If you dare, The Nightime Terror Package includes general admission, a chance to enjoy the farm all day, and the haunted hayride—BOO!
Indulge in the Lentini Farms Apple Cider Slushie. Photo Credit: Lentini Farms
Fill-er up with a stop at the food trucks and farm stands
Hungry? Every weekend in fall, Lentini Farms hosts local food trucks and posts them to Instagram so you’ll get an idea of which ones will be there. You can hang out at one of the picnic tables if you need to take a seat, and make sure to pick up a s’mores kit to use at one of the brick fire pits scattered throughout the property. And don’t miss their seasonal Apple Cider Slushie topped with an apple cider donut and vanilla ice cream with caramel drizzle. Or stop by the Circle Restaurant (next to the farm) to try the Peach, Sweet Corn, and Pumpkin Ice Cream made with ingredients picked on Lentini Farm. For adult beverages, check out the brew trucks, like the Milk Street Distillery from Branchville, NJ, Invertase Brewery from Phillipsburg, NJ, and Angry Erik’s, a popular local brewery. New for 2024 is the Band Stage near the food trucks, so you can kick back with a cider or brew and enjoy live music every weekend.
Lentini Farms has a corn maze worth visiting every year. Photo Credit: Lentini Farms
What to know before you go
Lentini Farms Fall Festival is from September 13 to October 27, 2024, with daily and nightly activities. The haunted hayrides are starting September 27 to October 26, 2024. There are a variety of packages to purchase based on the activities you want to do at the farm, which include choices like the Hungry Ghost package or the A-maiz-ing package, or you can buy tickets at the gate. The grounds are stroller-friendly, but all-terrain or wagons are recommended. Their fresh produce is available at various times throughout the year at farm stands in Augusta, Stillwater, and two locations in Newton and Branchville, where you can get everything from Jersey Fresh tomatoes to sweet corn.
For more information, visit the Lentini Farms website, Instagram and Facebook.
Lentini Farms
Route 94 South, 251 High Street
Newton, NJ 07860
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