Fall 2026 · September – November
Every pumpkin patch, corn maze, craft show, festival, race and foliage drive across Loudoun, Fairfax, Fauquier, Clarke & Frederick Counties.
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U-Pick & Harvest
The region's big harvest-season farms — hayrides, corn mazes, cider, and enough pumpkins for everyone.
Giant slides, world-famous hayrides, the Cornundrum corn maze, goat village, live music daily, and a pumpkin to take home. Sept/Oct hours 10am–6pm (last entry 5pm); November 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm). Tickets required, sell out on busy dates.
Pick your own pumpkins, get lost in the corn maze, watch the Oinkintucky Derby pig races, meet P-Rex the pumpkin-munching dinosaur, and don't skip the cider donuts. Cider pressing demos weekends at 11:30, 1:30 & 3:30.
Challenge the corn maze after dark with flashlights, then roast marshmallows on the bonfire. At Great Country Farms — come early and stay into the evening.
Great Country Farms' end-of-season send-off for leftover gourds — launch pumpkins and close out the harvest. Confirm the exact 2026 weekend on the farm's site closer to the date.
Kicks off Virginia Cider Week — small-batch hard cider tastings from Loudoun-area producers, live music, a local-vendor market, and full run of the farm. 21+ tastings; non-alcoholic option for kids.
🍂 Main Street & Fairgrounds
Historic villages, town Main Streets, and county fairgrounds turned into juried craft markets and harvest festivals.
The mid-Atlantic's quintessential fall craft fair — 85+ juried heritage and contemporary artisans exhibiting in the National Historic Landmark village, plus home tours, live old-time music, and a wine & beer garden. 82nd annual.
Main Street fills with 160+ booths of handmade goods, artisan crafts, live music and food — one of the top 20 events in the Southeast, drawing up to 25,000 visitors.
Over 50 years running — local and regional artisans across two open-air buildings, a Kidzone, apple pie baking & eating contests, a classic car show, and a "Tap & Cork" craft beer/cider section. Pet-friendly.
Brambleton Town Center's Oktoberfest-style fall celebration — live music, food and drink vendors, and family activities in the town square.
200+ "vintage hip" vendors — antiques, repurposed furniture and one-of-a-kind design finds — now in its 25th year. Live music and beer garden on-site.
77th anniversary of this juried regional art show — nearly 100 local artists, 300 original works, live music, food trucks and wine tastings on the church green Saturday; show continues Sunday 12–4pm.
🏃 Lace Up
5Ks, fun runs, and races that double as a good excuse to be outside while the weather's perfect.
A 5K and 1-mile fun run at Ida Lee Park benefiting Loudoun Hunger Relief — a Leesburg late-fall tradition.
🌳 Blue Ridge & Piedmont
Farm tours, orchards and drives to catch peak color in the Blue Ridge foothills.
Self-guided tour of nine local farms — field crops, livestock, hayrides, pumpkin patches, petting zoos and farm-fresh flavors across the county.
Right across from Great Country Farms — sweeping mountain-view foliage with a glass of wine, easily paired with a farm visit the same day.
Official Report
The Commonwealth's own tracker for when and where color peaks each year — generally October 10–31, earliest at higher elevations.
virginia.org →Daily Foliage Map
Daily-updated, data-driven fall color map with a 10-day forecast. Built in part by Peter Forister, a Virginia Tech geography grad and a friend of ours.
explorefall.com →Photography
Gorgeous fall galleries from around Virginia and the Blue Ridge, shot by the same Peter behind ExploreFall's maps.
peterforisterphoto.com →