Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland is hosting its annual Corn & Pumpkin Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, October 3-4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., packing the 235-acre grounds with harvest demonstrations, pumpkin bowling, corn husk doll crafting, and farm animal encounters. It also marks the last full weekend for visitors to tackle the farm's three-acre corn maze before the attraction closes for the season on October 11.
According to Cleveland.com, the weekend lineup also includes apple slushies, wagon rides, live animal presentations, and fresh produce and food vendors stationed around the property at 8800 Euclid Chardon Road. Pumpkin painting is available for an additional $2, per the same report. This year's maze carries a Revolutionary War theme called Paul Revere's Run, according to Lake Metroparks.
Maze Closes for the Season Next Weekend
The maze operates weather-permitting from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 30 minutes before Farmpark's 5 p.m. closing time. This weekend is being positioned as the final full weekend to walk it before the October 11 closure, Lake Metroparks notes. General admission for 2026 runs $9 for adults ages 12 to 59, $8 for seniors 60 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 11, with kids under 2 admitted free, according to DaysOut. Farmpark members and active-duty military families get in at no cost.
Visitors planning a trip should also leave pets at home. The park district enforces a strict no-pet policy across Farmpark grounds during public festivals like this one, both for public safety and to avoid disturbing the resident livestock, though service animals remain exempt under federal regulations.
A Working Farm With Deep Local Roots
Dr. Leonard T. Skeggs used the land to raise Polish Arabian horses under the name Locust Farms. USA Today has named the Farmpark one of the top ten educational sites in the country to learn about farming, according to Destination Cleveland.
Lake County voters overwhelmingly renewed the park district's 1.9-mill operating levy last November, per WYSO.
Corn and Pumpkins Loom Large in Ohio Agriculture
The festival's twin namesakes reflect serious statewide business. Ohio ranked eighth nationally in pumpkin production in 2025, harvesting 560,000 hundredweight across nearly 1,000 commercial pumpkin farms, according to the World Population Review. Corn carries even greater weight in the state's economy: Ohio farmers harvested 3.16 million acres of field corn in 2025, producing more than 584 million bushels valued at nearly $2.5 billion, per estimates from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Corn & Pumpkin Weekend slots into a broader seasonal rhythm at Lake Metroparks, following September's Apple & Honey Harvest Weekend at the same Farmpark and leading into October's ticketed evening Halloween Drive-Thru events, which require separate advance reservations. For now, though, this weekend offers the last daytime shot at the full corn maze experience before the attraction shuts down for the year.
