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Wickham Farms

📍 1315 Sweets Corners Road, Penfield, NY 14526🗓 Opens September 11, 2026 (closing date not published)🏷 From $16.95/person

Flat all-in pricing at $16.95 to $18.95 with every barnyard attraction included, open six days a week — one of the simplest farms in the Rochester area to budget for.

Wickham Farms in Penfield, NY

What you get for the price

Included with admission

Pumpkin pickingU-pick apples (13 varieties)Barnyard attractionsHayridesSunflower SpectacularCideryFood and beverage

Weekdays (Mon, Tue, Thu) $16.95. Weekends (Fri, Sat, Sun) $18.95. Season pass $60.95. All barnyard attractions included with admission.

Rough cost for a family of four: about $67.80 in admission alone at the posted starting rate, before pumpkins, food, parking or any add-on listed above. Most families end up well north of that once they are through the gate.

Our take

Wickham’s pricing is the reason to look at it first. Admission is $16.95 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and $18.95 Friday to Sunday, and every barnyard attraction is included. There is no ride wristband, no punch card, no premium tier. Whatever you think the day will cost at the gate is roughly what it costs, with u-pick apples and food as the only realistic additions.

That is rarer than it sounds. Most farms at this scale in Monroe County sell a base ticket and then sell the interesting things separately, which is how a $19 family outing quietly becomes a $130 one. Here the decision at the window is which day you came, not which package to buy.

Six days a week is the other advantage

Opening September 11 and running daily except Wednesdays gives this farm far more flexibility than the weekends-only operations nearby. A wet Saturday is not a lost season; you go Thursday instead, save $2 a head and walk into a quieter farm. The 10am-to-7pm day is long enough that a late-afternoon visit is genuinely viable in September.

That last point flips as the season goes on. In mid-September, 7pm is a long golden evening. By the last week of October, sunset has moved forward by well over an hour and the final stretch of the day is dark, cold and best suited to people who came dressed for it. The farm’s published closing time does not change; what that hour feels like changes completely.

The orchard half

Thirteen apple varieties and an on-site cidery mean this is as much an orchard as a pumpkin farm, and the Sunflower Spectacular pushes the same point — there is a reason to come in September that has nothing to do with Halloween. Picking is charged separately from admission, so a family that comes for both should expect the apples to be a second line on the bill rather than part of the ticket.

What is missing

Two gaps in the published information. There is no fall closing date, so the end of the season is an open question; and no phone number appears on the pages we read, which makes it hard to check conditions on a doubtful morning. If a wet week has you wondering whether the pumpkin field is workable, the farm’s website and social channels are the only route to an answer.

Planning your visit

Best time to go

Fall opens September 11, 2026 and runs daily except Wednesdays, 10am to 7pm. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday are the $16.95 days and also the quiet ones; Friday, Saturday and Sunday are $18.95. Early in the season that 7pm close gives you a genuinely long evening, which makes an after-school or after-work visit realistic in September. By late October, 7pm is well after dark and the last couple of hours are a different, colder proposition.

How long to budget

Two to three hours for the barnyard attractions and a pumpkin. Longer if you are picking apples, which is a separate activity from the play areas and easily absorbs an hour on its own.

Crowds

Weekends carry both the higher price and the crowd. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday are the deliberate off-peak, and with the farm open six days a week there is a real alternative to the Saturday crush.

Parking

Not published. A Monroe County farm of this size will use field parking, which softens after autumn rain.

What to bring

  • Layers if you are staying towards the 7pm close in October — the temperature drop after sunset here is steep
  • Closed shoes for the pumpkin field and hayride
  • A bag or box if you are picking apples in quantity
  • A card, since no payment policy is published

How to spend less here

  • Go on a Monday, Tuesday or Thursday and pay $16.95 instead of $18.95 — $8 saved across a family of four, plus a quieter farm
  • The season pass is $60.95, which is roughly 3.6 weekday admissions. If you will visit four times between September and the end of the season, it pays
  • Admission includes all barnyard attractions, so the usual add-on creep does not apply here in the way it does at farms selling ride wristbands
  • U-pick apples and food are charged separately from admission, so budget those on top

Who it suits

Good for

  • Families who hate variable pricing — admission covers all barnyard attractions, so there is no wristband or punch-card decision to make
  • Apple pickers, with thirteen varieties listed, which is a wide selection for a farm that also runs a full attraction side
  • Penfield and Rochester locals who can use the weekday rate and the six-day-a-week schedule
  • Anyone wanting sunflowers as well as pumpkins, thanks to the Sunflower Spectacular

Skip it if

Wednesday is your only free day — the farm is closed. Skip it too if you want a season-long plan built around a known end date, since the farm publishes an opening date but no closing one.

Common questions

How much is admission to Wickham Farms?

$16.95 on weekdays (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) and $18.95 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A season pass is $60.95. All barnyard attractions are included in admission.

What days is Wickham Farms open in fall?

Daily except Wednesdays, 10am to 7pm, from September 11, 2026. The farm had not published a fall closing date when we checked.

Is apple picking included in admission?

No. Admission covers the barnyard attractions. U-pick apples are a separate purchase, as is food and drink.

When is Wickham Farms open in 2026?

Opens September 11, 2026 (closing date not published). Daily except Wednesdays. Hours: 10:00am-7:00pm.

How much does Wickham Farms cost?

Admission starts at $16.95 per person. Weekdays (Mon, Tue, Thu) $16.95. Weekends (Fri, Sat, Sun) $18.95. Season pass $60.95. All barnyard attractions included with admission.

Where is Wickham Farms?

1315 Sweets Corners Road, Penfield, NY 14526, in Monroe County. It is one of 5 patches we track in Finger Lakes.

How Wickham Farms compares in Finger Lakes

We track 5 patches in Finger Lakes, 1 of which are free to walk into. At $16.95 a head this one sits above the regional median of $15.

Other patches near Penfield

There are 4 other patches we track in Monroe County. All Finger Lakes patches →

Quick facts

SeasonOpens September 11, 2026 (closing date not published)
Days openDaily except Wednesdays
Hours10:00am-7:00pm
AdmissionFrom $16.95
CountyMonroe County
RegionFinger Lakes

Sources

wickhamfarms.com

Checked August 2026.