Whether you lot come while our rolling fields are all the same dark-green or expect until the leaves offset to turn, Pennsylvania Dutch Land is the perfect destination for an autumn getaway full of special events and outdoor activities for the entire family.

Tour the farms, taste the harvest

Lancaster County is known far and wide for its fertile farmlands and its rich agricultural traditions. Locally grown produce and locally produced meats and dairy are every bit fresh equally can exist. Suppose you're looking for something unique to practise on a mid-week stay. In that example, our unforgettable Harvest Tour  allows you to visit local Amish farms, larn near their operations and gustatory modality the fruits of their labors. Scheduled for Wednesday, October 20, 2021, this memorable experience begins before sunrise with a visit to Aaron Lantz's subcontract for cow milking and a hearty Amish breakfast. We'll also sentry our friends at Kauffman's Fruit Subcontract & Market  make apple butter and cider and see a cheese-making sit-in at Misty Creek Goat Dairy . Later an exciting and informative morning, you lot'll have worked up quite an appetite, then the Harvest Tour also includes a lunch of locally grown foods at the upscale country Bird-in-Hand Village Inn & Suites . And salve room for dessert! The last stop on tour is a visit to the Bird-in-Hand Bakery & Cafe , where you'll learn how we make pies from our habitation-grown pumpkins—and so relish a fresh-baked slice of pumpkin pie with a scoop of our artisan pumpkin gingersnap ice cream.

The Harvest Tour is available only every bit function of a bundle with any of our Bird-in-Hand lodging backdrop. Participation in the Harvest Tour is limited to a minor group of guests to ensure the best experience.Phone call (717) 768-8271 to reserve your spot.

Bird In Hand Fall Treats - Pumpkin Pie

Take Your Pick of the Best Bounty

Perhaps yous desire a hands-on harvest time experience. If that's the case, Lancaster County is the place to exist. Kauffman Orchards offers a variety of seasonal produce and fruits and flowers fresh for the picking on Fridays and Saturdays at their 100-acres of subcontract fun in nearby Ronks. Check the website for current  Kauffman's U-Pick  crops, which recently included belatedly-summer peaches, pears, plums, and zinnias, as well every bit apples, which are available well into the fall. Pumpkins are available in season, too. When you check in, the farm provides prepaid containers and a carriage ride with your purchase. Subcontract staff is on hand to assist you choose but the tastiest tree-ripened fruit. You can take your fresh fruit dwelling house or enjoy it at Kauffman's picnic expanse. For more details, visit the website  or call (717) 768-0050.

Through October thirty, weather condition permitting, visit Ruby-red Crest Adventure Subcontract  (also in Ronks), where yous tin grab a wagon and head out to the field to choice pumpkins right from the vine. Their pumpkin patch features the gourds in a cracking diverseness of sizes, shapes, and colors, then you're sure to find the perfect pumpkin for your porch or tabletop. While you're there, you tin can also pick ears of popping corn right from the stem and accept it home to make the perfect healthy snack. Want the perfect photo op? Immerse yourself in half-dozen acres of sunflowers, bachelor to pick by the stem or the saucepan, or take your camera for a stroll through the farm's fields of brightly colored zinnias, too available past the stalk or by the bucket.

Kauffmans U-Pick - Pick apples from the branch

Take an A-MAZE-ing Journey

Are you traveling with kids? Or even a grouping of friends? Cherry Crest Adventure Farm's Corn Maze  was voted #1 corn maze in America past the readers of USA Today. Lose yourself in a 5-acres of corn in the cornfield maze! Designed by former Disney Broadway producer Don Frantz and the American Maze Company, this maze combines iii levels of challenge (easy, intermediate and difficult) with interactive opportunities to learn more than virtually and celebrate Hometown Heroes—the theme of this year's maze for a unique fall time fun attraction. Among the rows of corn, you'll too be able to make some music, play on hay bales, zoom down a slide—and capture the memories at various photo-op locations at this unique autumn-time fun attraction. Want a existent challenge? Come back to Ruddy Crest Risk Farm at dark with your flashlight!

If you're staying at whatsoever of the  Bird-in-Hand lodging backdrop , guests are welcome to explore the free corn maze behind the Bird-in-Paw Bakery & Cafe , across the street from the Bird-in-Paw Family Inn . The maze is unattended. Signs mark the entrance and exit.

Cherry Crest Adventure Farms - Rope swing in the corn maze

Get on runway with a Railroad train Ride

Comfortably settled into a Strasburg Rail Road motorcar in any flavour, you'll feel like you're stepping into a more elegant time while yous coil past gorgeous Amish Land farmlands. These beautifully appointed railcars were restored in authentic Victorian style. Choose from motorbus and open-air or get-go-form cars, or book a trip in the dining car. Cheque the Strasburg Rail Route website  for a variety of full-steam adventures.

Grab a Bird's Centre View of Bird-in-Hand

Don't miss the Lancaster Hot Air Balloon Festival & Country Off-white , September 17–19, in the village of Bird-in-Manus. From mass launchings of dozens of colorful balloons to Saturday night fireworks and family entertainment past earth-grade one-act juggler Niels Duinker, kids' subcontract fun activities, an Amish Market and more than, the three-mean solar day festival offers fun for the whole family. The festival takes place from 6 a.m. until 10 p.thousand. on Fri and Saturday, and until 8 p.k. on Dominicus, with balloon rides at half dozen:thirty a.m. and half dozen:30 p.yard. on all three days, wind and weather permitting. A mass hot air airship "glow" on Fri and Saturday evenings starting time at 8 p.yard. lights upward the evening sky with spectacular colors.

General admission passes are available by 24-hour interval or for the weekend, starting at $x. Individual and family unit passes (2 adults and 4+ children) are available. Some activities require an boosted ticket, which tin can be purchased onsite. Looking for delicious nutrient? Home-manner nutrient from Bird-in-Hand Family unit Restaurant  and local food trucks besides will exist available for purchase.

Although tickets for hot air airship flights during the festival weekend are sold out, you tin book a Stay & Soar package  anytime with the Village Inn & Suites or the Bird-in-Mitt Family Inn. Want something tamer? Try a tethered ride at the festival, with a gentle bladder upward to 40 feet, for a gorgeous view.

All's Fair in Lancaster in the Fall

The hot air balloon festival is just one of many fairs and festivals that have reward of the beautiful fall weather in Lancaster County. Many gloat the harvest and the area's agricultural traditions. Have in an old-fashioned country off-white with agricultural competitions, livestock shows, baking and canning contests, and more at the W Lampeter Community Fair  in Lancaster on September 22–24 or at the New Holland Farmer'south Fair , September 20 –October 2. Looking for a different blazon of culture? Check out the Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival  on October xv–17. More than than 60 blues musicians will play at a variety of venues in downtown Lancaster City.

Have a Walk on the Eerie Side

After you've picked the perfect pumpkin for your jack-o-lantern, if you want to get into the Halloween spirit—or become a fascinating take on some local Lancaster Canton history—a ghost tour  might be just the thing. You can have a candlelight tour of Lancaster City, one of the land's oldest cities, and hear hair-raising tales of its haunted history. Or bring together a costumed guide for a spooky stroll through the quaint and historic town of Strasburg. Tours are 70 minutes. Group size is limited and tours must be booked in accelerate, online, or by calling (717) 687-6687.

Now is the Perfect Time To Plan Your Fall Getaway

Whether yous're looking for a placidity mid-week getaway to run across the fall colors or a fun long weekend jubilant the harvest with family and friends, take a wait at Bird-in-Hand , where making cracking memories is always in flavor. Volume a stay online today.