Harvest Weekends

Donaldson Farms hosts seasonal Fall Fun Harvest Weekends during our apple and pumpkin harvest season. Join us for a day of family farm fun! Our 500+ acre family-owned and operated farm market and activity area is surrounded by long-range views of growing crops and mountains. You will delight in the natural setting and authentic farm setting when you visit!

Join us for our Harvest Festival Weekends late-September and October.

Important Policies

  • Reservations are not required.
  • No dogs. Thank you!
  • All information is subject to change.

Fall Fun Harvest Weekends Highlights

(Info subject to change)

Weather permitting, James on Main* will serve their award-winning BBQ on September 21st & 22nd, October 12th & 13th, 19th & 20th, and 26th & 27th from 11 am to 4 pm (hours subject to change). Czig Meister Brewing Company* will sell and sample their local craft beers and hard Czeltzers from 12 pm until closing on most Saturdays, Sundays, and Columbus Day in October. These award-winning spirits are a neighborhood favorite! See our Special Guests section below for highlights each weekend!

Subject to change

 

2020 Fall Photo Contest

Get creative… our 2020 Fall Season Photo Contest is on! It’s easy to participate – just post a favorite photo from your visit to our farm this season directly on our FB page and you could be presented with a $50, $30 or $20 Donaldson Farms Farm Market gift card! We’ll share our favorite fall pics shortly after Halloween. 

📷 Thanks to Ashley Lee for entering this photo of this sweet baby girl taking a ride in a wheelbarrow through our pumpkin patch.

Harvest Fest Weekend (10/14-15)

Honoring our Veterans and Active Members of the U.S. Military

Join us for this special weekend (Saturday, 10/14 and Sunday 10/15 from 10AM to 4PM) as we honor veterans, active military personnel, and first responders (police officers, firefighters, and EMTs)!

Every October weekend at Donaldson Farms is fun-filled, but our Harvest Fest Weekend is extra-special and packed with all the quintessential autumn actives you can expect from a fall festival PLUS special guests, vendors, live music and more. We’ll honor our Veterans and active members of the U.S. Military in special ways throughout the weekend and provide opportunities for you to give back to the men and women who give their lives for our safety and freedom every day!

FREE Corn Maze Admission for Military and First Responders

During both days of this special weekend veterans, active military personnel, and first responders with proper ID get FREE entry into our military-themed, 9-acre corn maze! Also, $1 from each corn maze ticket this season will be donated to Welcome Home Vets of NJ!

Portraits of Love (Saturday Only)

Portrait of LovePortrait of LoveWho is your favorite member of the military? Treat them to a FREE ‘Portrait of Love’ family photography session on the farm Saturday, October 14th, 12-4pm! Donaldson Farms is proud to host this memory making event! Professional photographers, Rick Gerrity (Panasonic Luminary) and Ulla Vinkman are offering military, active and retired, and their family a 15 minute mini session. Shutterfly will provide an exclusive code for you to access your photos for free. Click here to learn more and reserve your session soon – limited time slots available. Rain or Shine.

 


Other Activities

 

Pick Your Own Apples

Update August 25, 2019 – Our 2019 Apple Season is just getting started. We are not open for Pick-Your-Own Apples quite yet – we expect to being very soon. Please check back for details or follow us on facebook and instagram. Our Farm Market is currently stocked with the early variety, Zestar apple. Farm Market hours are Monday through Thursday 9am – 7pm, Friday and Saturday, 8am – 7pm and Sundays 9am – 5pm.

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