Published September 13, 2021
Fall Fun: Corn Mazes & Pumpkin Patches
September and October are the perfect months for festivals and other outdoor events. We have compiled the best-of lists for all of those family fun fall things! Starting with fun for the whole family...corn mazes, pumpkin patches, hay rides and more!
You can find all the information about Southwest Missouri’s fall festivals HERE!
Exeter Corn Maze & Haunted Attractions
Exeter, MO
The Exeter Corn Maze is a fun, family experience located in Southwest Missouri! Our 8 acre Kid Friendly Corn Maze offers fun for all ages and is sure to keep you busy during the day and night. We have the area's largest pumpkin patch, with over 75 acres of different pumpkin varieties and prices no one can beat.
With the All The Food, Corn Maze, The Haunted Barn, The Bunker, Zombie Paintball, Hayrides, Haunted Corn Maze, Pumpkin Jumps, Cow Train, Petting Zoo, Birthday Porch, Fire-pits, Corn Cannons, Pumpkin Cannon, Paintball Shootout Shack, Movie Room, Photo-ops, Ziplines, Corn Pit, Rock Wall, Pig Races, Pumpkin Eating Dragon, Axe Throwing, Hay Maze, Giant Slide and Go Karts, we really do offer something for all ages.
We know you won't find another Maze, Pumpkin Patch or Haunted Attraction with all the exciting and terrifying thrills like the kind Exeter Corn Maze has to offer!
OPEN ::: September 4 - November 7 (Days and Times vary so please check schedule)
Aurora, MO
The MAiZE in Verona, Missouri has moved! Last year, 2020, was a difficult one but we plan to open this season with an eye on precautions that may be needed. The MAiZE has been an area Fall farmin’ fun tradition for our family and many other families and groups! Come out and see what all the fuss is about!
The 5-acre cornfield maze (a tribute to donuts this year) is the big attraction at Aurora Maze, and we always invite folks to Get Lost! and Have Fun! But that’s not all of the fun at the Maze. We have campfires, old-fashioned hayrides, a giant jumping pillow, and more!
Kids and kids-at-heart will love taking a turn on the Jumbo Jumper — it’s a giant-sized jumping pillow. Pump up your adrenaline with some of our favorites — Boxer Jocks, the Twin Spin, Mechanical Bull, The Last Ride, Rat Rollers, Cow Train, Movie Nights and much, much, more. The Lil’ Kernel’s Corner is a play area for our smaller visitors, with a Corn Box, Bouncer, and more.
Open ::: September 18 – October 30 (Days and Times vary so please check schedule)
Down on the Farm Fall at Country Roads Family Fun Farm
Stotts City, MO
Fun Farm Play: All the indoor and outdoor play areas and activities your family can handle, from Racing Ducks in the Barnyard Maze to zooming down that huge 70ft slide, bouncing on the bounce pillow, train rides and hayrides til your heart's content, slides, barn swings, petting zoo, and MORE!
Pumpkin Patch: Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins! They have every kind of pumpkin imaginable for 50 cents and pound, and NO PUMPKIN OVER $12! Even that GIANT pumpkin in the field! White, green, orange, and every shade in between!
Corn Maze: This year, our corn maze will have multiple games marked with the length of each game before you enter. That way, you can pick the game that's just right for your family! They have the Color Find Game perfect for the littlest of tots and this year they have added a CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION game for all to enjoy! You get to help find the missing farmer in this kid-friendly, never haunted game!
OPEN ::: (Days and Times vary so please check schedule)
Ash Grove, MO
The Modern Homestead has something for everyone in the family!
Swing by and check out the pumpkins, a variety of colored mums, corn stalks, straw bales, fall candles, and TONS of fall home decor new and old! Shopping at our Modern Homestead Mercantile and Market is free.
This year Modern Homestead is offering several events that require a ticket. One is a "Sunflower Maze" which is made up of 12 different types of designer sunflowers, which delivers a variety of different colored sunflowers. BONUS they will have several props available for photo opportunists (antique couches and an "old 1951 Chevy Pickup" and much more). Don’t forget to bring your camera!
"Homestead Hollows", offers 3 corn mazes for you and your family to explore. They have 2 daytime "Scavenger Hunt" corn mazes (10:00 am - 7:00 pm). The children's maze is "The Happy Hollows", and our more adventurous "Scavenger Hunt" corn maze is "The Harvest Hollows". The Haunted Mine corn maze is open after dark on Friday and Saturday nights (7:00 pm - midnight).
OPEN ::: September 10 - October 30 (Days and Times vary so please check schedule)
Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park - Harvest Fest
Springfield, MO
Enjoy a visit to the Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze at this year’s modified Harvest Fest at Rutledge- Wilson Farm Park. Find the perfect pumpkin for the season in our 5-acre pumpkin patch. Get lost in the 2.5-mile corn maze, which may take an hour. The “corn” is really sorghum, and you can learn all about this important crop as you twist and turn your way through, playing for prizes with the Agents of Discovery app! Park concessions are onsite, including their famous kettle corn!
Pumpkin Patch ::: Sept. 28-Oct. 24 // Tues.-Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Corn Maze ::: Oct. 2-3, 9-10 16-17, 23-24
Hampton Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch
Marshfield, MO
Come and enjoy an amazing walk through our corn maze; with the swaying green corn stalks and trails of anticipated excitement and wit. You can start your adventure by taking a half-mile tractor and wagon hayride from the shop the field, pay close attention to the surroundings if it is still light out, you make catch a glimpse of some of the roaming wildlife.
OPEN ::: Late September - Late October
Bolivar, MO
Are you looking for a place to bring the family for a full day of fun in the country? Head out to “Fieth Family Farm.” Celebrate the joy of being with family and friends on a country farm in Polk County, not too far from your home.
You will find something for everyone - corn maze, pumpkin patch, fall decor and more!
OPEN ::: September 25 - October 31
Campbell’s Maze Daze
Clever, MO
Campbell's Maze Daze features a daytime maze AND a haunted maze, choo-choo train rides, hayrides, pumpkin painting, picnics and bonfires, bounce houses, plus week-end entertainment.
OPEN ::: September 25 - October 31 (Fri, Sat & Sun)
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