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Best Fall Activities in Utah | Top 20 Things to do
Fall in Utah is easily one of the best seasons. The colors are spectacular and there are so many fun Fall activities in Utah the whole family will enjoy. This post will show you some of very best things to do in the Fall in Utah this September and October that you can’t miss!
Top Fall Festivals and Pumpkin Patches in Utah
1-The Kinlands Pumpkin Patch-
There are many great pumpkin patches in Utah, but we go to the Kinlands pumpkin patch almost every year (formally known as Peterson Farms).
This is a great family friendly farm with lots of great pumpkins, photo opps, cute swings on big red trucks, a slide on some hay bales, a few farm animals and tractor rides.
They also have an incredible market with lots of fresh food items to choose from and some cute handicrafts for your home. Going to The Kinlands is one of our favorite fall activities in Utah every year.
2-Cornbelly’s-
Cornbelly’s is another annual Fall tradition for us. It is definitely one of the top things to do in Utah in the Fall. Cornbelly’s has become so popular that they opened up a second location in Spanish Fork. (The original one is located in Lehi).
Cornbelly’s has over 60 activities and Fall attractions including a corn maze and haunted attractions after dark. It’s seriously so fun for all ages because they have so many fun Fall farm style games and some little rides.
I have a 3 year old now, but my friends and I even went years ago before having kids. My husband and his friends love the zipline, apple shooters and mechanical bull and of course the haunted areas are so fun for older kids, teenagers and adults.
For little ones, there are so many fun little games, a carousel, farm animal feeding, a little playground, a jumping pillow, a singing chickens show, pig races and so so much more!
Make sure to check the events calendar because there are different events every day and even fireworks on some weekend nights!
Open Sept. 20th-Nov. 2nd Closed on Sundays
3-Cornbelly’s Spanish Fork and Sunflower Festival
My family and I visited the Spanish Fork Cornbelly’s for the first time last year during the Sunflower Festival and we loved it! It’s a bit more remote, it has lower prices and less people and still 30+ attractions including an amazing sunflower festival.
There’s so much to do, you could easily spend hours here. You can also pick some of the sunflowers to take home (for an additional fee). There’s lots of yummy fall treats too like kettle corn and apple cider slushies. If you are looking for things to do in Utah in September, this Sunflower Festival at Cornbelly’s is an amazing option!
Sunflower season open August 30th-September 30th. Pumpkin Season October 1st-Nov. 2nd
4-Highland Gardens Fall Festival
I debated putting this on the list because it’s such a hidden gem fall activity in Utah! This mini fall festival in Utah is actually free and one of our absolute favorite things to do in Utah in the Fall.
Highland Gardens itself is so cute with so many great unique things to buy and they have a really great Fall collection.
Then if you head outside, there are so many cute photo opps, U-pick sunflowers, little race cars, a corn play area, a hay bale slide, jumping pillow, giant tire swings and even the famous Aggie’s icecream including a peach special with peaches and cobbler on top…yum!
I took my toddler here last September and we had the best day ever, I can’t wait to take him to this Fall festival in September 2024.
We will update this post when we find out dates for 2024, but last year the Fall festival started September 9th.
5-Rowley’s Red Barn
Rowley’s red barn actually has 3 different festivals in August, September and October and is one of the best things to do in Utah in the Fall.
Starting with a sunflower festival in August with acres of sunflowers that you are actually able to cut and take home. Admission to the Sunflower patch is $10 per person for everyone three years of age and older. Blooms are $2 / each, $10 / half-dozen, or $20 / dozen.
Each Friday at 3:30 p.m. and Saturday at 9:30 a.m., The Harvest Festival opens. You can just check in across the road from the barn.
For the harvest festival, they have apple picking. It’s free to go to the orchard and you just pay per fruit. The fruit you pick is priced at $1.79 / pound for Honeycrisp Apples and $1.49 / pound for all other varieties.
The Fall festival begins September 20th and is one of the most fun fall activities in Utah. They will have a corn maze, apple cannons, a barn yard, zip lines, bouncers, a corn pit, a wagon ride, slides, fire pits and more!
Opening Dates:
August 17th-September 7th Sunflower festival
August 13th-October 19th Harvest Festival
September 20th- October 30th Fall festival
6-Wilkerson Farm Fall Fair
This fun Fall carnival has two different passes to choose from which are the Country Pass for $9.95 and includes the main farm activities and the carousel and teacups (perfect pass for little ones) or you can choose the Adventure Pass for $14.95 that includes every attraction.
This Fall Fair is one of the best things to do in Utah in October and has carnival rides, a corn maze, a pumpkin patch, wagon ride and corn pits and slides for little ones. Make sure to check their Instagram because they often due themed nights and sometimes discounted nights.
Open Sept. 20th-Nov. 2nd
7-Gordo’s Fun Farm Fall Festival
This family owned farm in Spanish Fork puts on an adorable Fall festival in Utah and the price can’t be beat at only $8.50 per ticket. The ticket includes a corn maze, petting zoo, train ride, corn pit, and slides and games and more!
There’s also a pumpkin patch here, but they aren’t included in the price. There a couple of new surprises Fall 2024 including a family friendly rollercoaster and a soda shop!
We haven’t personally been to this Fall festival in Utah yet, but we hope to go this year as it looks really cute and fun!
Gordo’s Farm Dates and hours:
OPEN Sep 15- October 31 yearly
Mon: 12pm-9pm
Tue: 12pm-9pm
Wed: 12pm-9pm
Thu: 12pm-9pm
Fri: 12pm-9pm
Sat: 10am-9pm
Sun: CLOSED
8-Cross E Ranch
This farm has a few Fall festivals in Utah as well, including a Sunflower festival with over 1 million sunflowers in full bloom from September 6th-18th 2024. Everyone also receives one free bloom with each ticket! (You can also pay for more).
The sunflower festival has many of the same activities as the Fall Festival, but the Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Hay Ride & Pig Races are not part of the Sunflower Festival and don’t open till our Fall Festival Begins.
The Fall Festival at Cross E Ranch runs from September 22-October 30th. There are tons of fall activities here and it is definitely one of the best things to do in Utah in the Fall. There’s a pumpkin patch, corn maze, pig races, games, hay rides, face painting, animals, corn pits and more!
9-Heehaw Farms at Oliver’s Place
Hee Haw Farms offers a great Fall activity in Utah with many activities including an animal petting farm, hayrides, slides, zipline, corn box, courtyard activities and games!
It’s super fun because you also get to take a hayride to the pumpkin patch to pick your perfect pumpkin.
Hee Haw Farms hours:
Mon – Thurs 3-9pm
Friday’s 3-10pm
Saturday’s 10am-10pm
Oct 4, 17, 18, 21 10am-10pm
September 20th-November 2nd 2024
10-Kuwahara Pumpkin Patch and Thriller Park
Kuwahara pumpkin patch is one of my favorite pumpkin patches in Utah. This is probably the most “Instagrammable” Pumpkin patch in Utah with tons of pumpkin walls everywhere and adorable wagons everywhere to pick your pumpkins. There are also various themed pumpkin greenhouse tents.
Kuwahara also has a family fun Halloween festival each year called Thriller Park. It includes a Halloween main street area, zombie paintball, inflatables, food trucks, a corn maze and shows and performances on the evenings.
More Top Things to do in Utah in the Fall
11- Gardner Village WitchFest
Gardner Village WitchFest is by far one of our favorite things to do in Utah in the Fall. This is an annual family tradition. Gardner Village is a quaint historic village in West Jordan, Utah and each Fall it comes to life with witches!
There are dozens of funny themed witches all over the little village and you can take your kids on a scavenger hunt to try and find them all to get a prize. Gardner Village also has many other family friendly Fall and Halloween activities happening each weekend including different booths with activities including face painting and balloon animals. There are also fun and friendly witches walking around.
WitchFest also includes the With Express train and tractor-pulled wagon rides. The train rides are $4 per person and happen every day (except Sunday). The tractor wagon ride is also $4 per ride, but it’s only on Fridays and Saturdays.
There is also fun themed foods at WitchFest including caramel apples and treats at Chocolate Covered Wagon. The Cackling Cantina is a seasonal fun restaurant that opens on Mill Plaza and serves Mexican food beginning on September 25th, 2024. There will also be food trucks on weekends.
There are also various seasonal activities including breakfast with a Witch and Witchapalooza dinner theatre.
Important Info: Open September 20th-October 31st, 2024
Friday, September 20-Tuesday, October 31, 2024, runs daily, Monday-Saturday. There are no admission fees to visit WitchFest and Gardner Village. However, there are parking fees each Thursday, Friday and Saturday and it costs $10 per vehicle.
12- Gardner Village Witches Night Out
Witches Night out is one of the most fun fall activities in Utah for a girl’s night out! Grab your witch besties and your best witchie attire and head on over to Gardner Village on certain Saturdays through October. (October 5, 12, 19 and 26th from 5-9 pm).
Each of the nights start with a family parade at 5:30 and then another witches grand parade at 8 pm for ladies (witches 18 and older) with the Gardner Village witches leading the parade. There is also dancing and a live DJ and you can enter to win prizes, there is yummy food and a lot of the shops have special deals and have really cute Halloween and witch goodies and accessories. At the end of the night, Thriller is performed alongside the Gardner Village witches on the main stage. Witchfest is free to attend, but parking will be $10 per vehicle.
13-Visit an Apple Orchard
Going apple picking is a quintessential Fall activity in Utah and it’s so fun for all ages. It is really fun with your family or girlfriends or even as a date night. There are many places you can go apple picking in Utah, but here are some of the ones I recommend:
Burgess Orchards:
Located in Alpine, Utah, Burgess Orchards is a great place to go apple picking. It will start in September 2024 and there is no entrance fee, you just pay per the weight of the apples you pick. I went with my dad and toddler last year and had a blast. As a bonus, it’s close to some canyons that have amazing fall colors.
Rileys’ Orchard:
Located in Genola, Utah, this is a great orchard and on weekends, they have a few activities to make it even more fun. Don’t forget to try one of their apple slushies.
Rowley’s Red Barn:
There is no cost of admission to the orchard. The fruit you pick is priced at $1.79 / pound for Honeycrisp Apples and $1.49 / pound for all other varieties. Fruit will be ready for you to pick starting August 30th and running through October 26th.
14- See the Fall Colors in Utah- Scenic Fall Drives in Utah
There are many incredible Scenic Fall drives in Utah that you can take. Some of our favorite drives in Utah to see Fall colors are the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway, Milcreek Canyon and Park City Canyon. Last year, we drove through Provo Canyon and it was absolutely incredible. Check back soon for a blog post all about the best scenic drives in Utah!
15- Fall Hikes in Utah
There are so many amazing places to go for Fall hikes in Utah including in American Fork, Provo Canyon, Alpine Loop, Ogden Canyon, Logan Canyon, Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons and Milcreek Canyon. Check back soon for a blog post all about the best fall hikes in Utah!
Check out this post for one of the best places to go on a Fall hike in Utah to see the Fall foliage.
16- Halloween Displays in Utah
Utah goes all out for Halloween and it’s the best! So many people get involved and decorate their house with a really fun Halloween theme. Daybreak has been making national news the last few years for some of the houses in the neighborhood including the viral Barbie Land and other cool house displays like Stranger Things, Monster’s Inc., Harry Potter and even a pirate ship!
17- Halloween Lights in Utah
There are so many fun Halloween light displays in Utah. Check out KSL each year for a Google Map showcasing notable Halloween Lights all through out Utah. It’s a really fun and free activity to check out the map and see as many light displays as you can nearby where you are. Some of them are truly incredible and even have their own radio station playing music that goes along with the lights!
18- Halloween Activities
Halloween Activities in Utah are really fun and are some of the best things to do in Utah in the Fall. Some of our favorites include the Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point, Wheeler Farm, Red Butte Garden’s Bootanical, Boo at the Zoo, Monsters after Dark, Pumpkin promenade and The Spooky Light Show. Check back soon for a post all about some of these fun Halloween activities in Utah.
19- Fall Farmer’s Markets
Many of the best Farmer’s markets in Utah are also open for the Fall including the Daybreak Farmer’s market and Wheeler Farm Farmer’s market. They are especially fun in the Fall because the temps are cooler and there are lots of fun seasonal goodies to buy and Fall treats to try!
20- Haunted Houses
Utah is full of many Haunted Houses to go to in the Fall. Some of the best haunted houses include Fear Factory, Nightmare on 13th, Castle of Chaos, The Haunted Forest and the haunted areas at Cornbelly’s in Lehi.
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So there you have it! The 20 Best Fall Activities in Utah. Let me know if there is anything else I should add to this list and which ones you are the most excited for this year.
