A comprehensive fall festival with a Sesame Street corn maze, pick-your-own options on select dates, and extensive kid activities — but no published admission price online, and you need to bring your own wagon or cart for picking.
All-access admission ticket grants entry to fall activities; pricing not published online
Fifer Orchards centers the visit on the maze, kid activities, and farm food rather than on wide-open pumpkin fields. The 6-acre Sesame Street-themed corn maze is the flagship attraction, and the pedal tractors, jumping pillows, mega slides and zip swings are calibrated for kids around ages 4-10. The farm kitchen serves homemade cider donuts and cider slushies, which are legitimate reasons to visit on their own.
This is a Camden-Wyoming farm (Kent County), positioned centrally in Delaware between the urban north (Wilmington) and the rural agricultural south (Sussex County). For families in or passing through central Delaware, it is a convenient, full-day activity destination.
Fifer’s does not display admission online. The farm requires you to navigate to its ticketing portal, select a date, and then read the price—a practice that makes budget planning difficult. If knowing the cost in advance is important to your planning, you will need to spend five minutes on the farm’s booking page (fifers.com/fall-festival) before leaving home, or call (302) 697-2141 and ask. The ticketing portal shows pricing once you select a specific date, so you will need to commit to an intended visit date (or a range of dates) to see the cost. This is an imperfect workflow, but it is the only way to get accurate pricing from the farm.
Pumpkin and apple picking are available on select dates, not daily throughout the season. The farm website lists the u-pick schedule; confirm your date before committing. Whether u-pick is bundled with admission or priced separately requires a call to (302) 697-2141 to confirm. Do not assume u-pick is included with your admission ticket; confirm the pricing structure before your visit.
The farm is explicit: visitors must bring wagons, carts, or strollers. The farm does not rent or provide them. If you plan to pick more than a pumpkin or two, or if you have young children to carry, this is a practical constraint. Options: rent a wagon/cart locally before your visit (many hardware stores rent wagons in fall), buy a cheap collapsible wagon and donate it after the trip, or ask family or friends if they have one you can borrow. Coming without transportation significantly limits your picking quantity.
The farm adds live music and face painting to Saturday visits, making Saturdays more event-rich than weekdays. If you have schedule flexibility, Saturday is the stronger choice. This programming is included in the fall festival admission (you should confirm during your pricing call), and it adds tangible value to a Saturday visit that a weekday visit does not offer.
The on-site farm kitchen is a genuine draw. Homemade cider donuts (made fresh) and cider slushies are tied directly to the farm’s products. These are not carnival-food-truck items; they are items made specifically for the farm’s harvest season. Budget $3-5 per person for food items beyond admission.
Beyond the maze and activities, Fifer’s is a working agricultural operation with year-round retail. The fall festival is a high-traffic season, but the farm has established routines, year-round staff and infrastructure, and experience managing crowds and production. This suggests stability and professional management. You are not visiting a pop-up or untested venue; you are visiting an established farm operation that has integrated fall activities into its regular business.
This is centrally positioned in Delaware. From Wilmington (north): approximately 30-35 minutes drive. From Sussex County beaches or farm areas (south): approximately 30-40 minutes drive. This makes it accessible from multiple regions without a commitment to drive time that reaches southern Delaware.
September 19 through November 7, 2026, daily operation. The farm store itself runs Monday–Saturday 10am–5pm (seasonal hours may vary), and the farm's website confirms specific pumpkin-picking days. Saturday programming includes live music and face painting, making weekends more event-heavy than weekdays.
Three to four hours if you are doing the maze, activities, and a meal at the farm kitchen. Shorter if you skip the food or maze.
A 6-acre maze on a working farm spreads crowds reasonably well, but October weekends (especially early October) pack the grounds. Pumpkin-picking days are busier than non-picking weekends. Weekday visits have lighter crowds.
Not published. Standard farm lot parking; assume soft ground after rain, which is typical for Delaware fall weather.
Not published online. The maze, slides, and jumping pillows may not be fully accessible. Call (302) 697-2141 to confirm ADA access to specific attractions.
You want to know the admission price in advance and cannot accept the disclosure rule: Fifer's does not publish pricing online. You must call or visit the booking page to find out what a day costs. Also skip if you don't own a wagon or cart — the farm explicitly advises visitors to bring their own; rentals are not mentioned.
The farm does not post pricing online. You must check the booking page at fifers.com/fall-festival and select your date to see the ticket price. Call (302) 697-2141 if you want pricing by phone.
U-pick is available on select dates only, not daily. Confirm the calendar on the farm's website for your intended visit. U-pick activities may or may not be included in admission; call to confirm the pricing structure.
The farm does not provide wagons, carts, or strollers. You must bring your own container or cart to collect pumpkins and apples.
The pedal tractors, jumping pillows, and slides are designed for kids ages 4+. Very young toddlers may find fewer suitable activities; call ahead to confirm what works for your age group.
September 19 – November 7, 2026. Daily. Hours: Farm Store: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm (seasonal hours may vary).
Admission pricing was not published when we last checked. All-access admission ticket grants entry to fall activities; pricing not published online
1919 Allabands Mill Road, Camden-Wyoming, DE 19934, in Kent County. It is one of 15 patches we track in Delaware.
We track 15 patches in Delaware. The farm has not published a gate price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
Its season runs about 50 days against a regional average of 68, so it is a shorter window than most of its neighbours — miss it and the nearest alternatives will still be open.
What sets it apart locally: it has rides and play structures, which most Delaware patches on our list do not.
There are 7 other patches we track in Kent County. All Delaware patches →
fifers.com
Checked August 2026.