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What is Maple Lawn Farms?
Maple Lawn Farms is a farm market and pick-your-own orchard between York, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore, with enough beyond the fields to fill a day: a bakery, a winery and tasting room, a corn maze and fun park, and seasonal festivals.
What you can do there
- Pick your own fruit across the season: apples, blueberries, cherries, lavender, nectarines, peaches, pumpkins and sunflowers.
- Shop the farm market and bakery, known for apple cider donuts plus pies, apple dumplings, turnovers, cookies and whoopie pies.
- Visit the winery for wines and ciders, including tastings.
- Bring kids to the Maize Quest Fun Park, with maze tickets sold online and a fall festival covering more than 30 attractions.
- Attend themed events, such as a lavender festival, a sunflower festival, a fall festival, and "Wine Your Way Out," an adults-only evening in the corn maze.
Who it suits
Families with children will get the most from the fun park and festival days. Couples and groups may prefer the winery and the after-hours maze event. People who mainly want fresh produce can treat it as a straightforward u-pick and market stop.
A practical next step
Because the farm's offerings change with the season—lavender in June, apples and the fall festival later—check the current u-pick and event listings before driving out, and buy festival or maze tickets online where that option is offered. For a wider choice of regional orchards and farm markets, Pennsylvania Farmers Markets lists alternatives.
When can I pick apples, peaches, or other fruit at Maple Lawn Farms?
Maple Lawn Farms runs a seasonal u-pick calendar rather than offering all fruit year-round. Its page lists separate picking pages for apples, blueberries, cherries, lavender, nectarines, peaches, pumpkins and sunflowers, which tells you to check the crop you want before visiting rather than assume everything is available at once. The homepage also shows how quickly specific varieties move: Honey Crisp, ZeStar and Blondee apples are described as available "until SOLD OUT," and lavender season is announced for June 2026.
How to plan a picking trip
- Start with the crop, not the date. Open the u-pick page for apples, peaches or whichever fruit you want; each crop has its own page, so that is where current availability sits.
- Treat "until sold out" as the real cutoff. Variety-level notes like the apple example mean a good crop can disappear before the calendar season ends, especially for popular varieties.
- Check events before choosing a weekend. The site promotes a Lavender Festival, Sunflower Festival, Fall Festival and an adults-only "Wine Your Way Out" corn maze evening; festival weekends will be busier and may involve separate tickets.
- Look beyond picking. The farm market and bakery (apple cider donuts, pies, apple dumplings) and the winery with wine tastings give non-pickers in your group something to do.
A practical example: a family wanting peaches in midsummer should confirm the peach page shows the crop as ready, then decide whether to pair it with the Fun Park; a couple might instead target a festival or the after-hours maze event. If your dates are flexible, midweek visits avoid festival crowds. For regional alternatives when a crop is between seasons, compare with Visit PA or York County CVB for other area farms.
How do I buy tickets for the Maze Fun Park or Fall Festival, and can I save by purchasing online?
Buy Maze Fun Park and Fall Festival tickets through Maple Lawn Farms' own site: the homepage's "Get Maze Fun Park Tickets!" and Fall Festival sections link to online ticketing, and the Fall Festival copy states that buying online saves on admission to the Maize Quest Fun Park's 30-plus attractions. So yes—online purchase is presented as the cheaper route than paying at the gate.
Practical steps
- Open the Maze Fun Park or Fall Festival section on Maple Lawn Farms and follow its ticket link; note whether you must choose a specific date and arrival time.
- Buy before you go rather than at the entrance, since the online saving is the stated benefit.
- Check the events calendar first if your visit coincides with a festival, because separate events (the Lavender Festival, Wine Your Way Out, Sunflower Festival) may need their own tickets rather than the general Fun Park admission.
- If you want discounts beyond the online price, the site promotes a coupon signup—confirm the terms before relying on it.
For a family planning a fall Saturday, the sensible sequence is: pick the date, buy Fall Festival admission online for everyone in the group, then decide separately whether anyone wants add-ons like the bakery stop or the winery. Arriving with tickets already in hand also avoids queueing at the gate on busy festival weekends.
What events and festivals does Maple Lawn Farms host throughout the year, and when do tickets go on sale?
Maple Lawn Farms runs a seasonal calendar built around u-pick crops, its farm market and bakery, a winery, and ticketed festivals at its Maize Quest Fun Park. The clearest pattern is that each season has a headline event, with tickets released shortly before that season rather than sold year-round.
Events named on the site
| Event | Timing signal on the page | Ticketing |
|---|---|---|
| Lavender season | June, with the page pointing to lavender season 2026 | Lavender picking is listed among u-pick crops; check current picking details |
| Lavender Festival | Announced as "tickets on sale soon" | Ticketed; sales open ahead of the festival |
| Maze Fun Park | Described as available now | Ticketed, with online purchase encouraged |
| Fall Festival | Described as running at the Fun Park with over 30 attractions | Ticketed; the page says buying online saves on admission |
| Chainsaws, Brats, & Brews | Listed as an event | Ticketed event; confirm dates and sales timing |
| Sunflower Festival | Listed as an event | Ticketed event; confirm dates and sales timing |
| Wine Your Way Out | Dated Sept 18–19 and described as an adults-only after-hours corn maze event | Tickets promoted as available now at the time of the page |
When tickets go on sale
Tickets are not on one fixed annual date. The site's pattern is event-by-event: Maze Fun Park and Fall Festival tickets are promoted for online purchase, Wine Your Way Out tickets were being pushed for its September dates, and Lavender Festival tickets were flagged as "on sale soon." For any event without a posted sale date, the reliable move is to check the specific event page or the subscribe option, which the site offers alongside a five-coupon signup for farm visits.
A practical way to plan
Decide by season first, then confirm the ticket window. If you want a low-pressure visit, pick-your-own fruit plus the market and bakery needs no festival ticket. If you are going for the Fun Park, Fall Festival, or an adults-only maze night, buy online in advance, since the site explicitly ties online purchase to savings and entry. For lavender, treat June as the anchor month and watch for the festival's ticket announcement rather than assuming a spring sale.
For broader regional trip planning around York County, Pennsylvania, compare dates with Visit PA or the York County tourism site before locking in a weekend.
What baked goods and farm market items are available, and what are the signature apple cider donuts?
Maple Lawn Farms' market and bakery centers on a signature item—apple cider donuts—alongside a broader bakery case and farm-market shopping. The site's own copy names apple cider donuts as the signature bakery item, plus pies, apple dumplings, turnovers, cookies, and whoopie pies. It also promotes the bakery as a reason to visit on its own, not just a pit stop during u-pick.
What the market and bakery cover
- Bakery counter: apple cider donuts (signature), pies, apple dumplings, turnovers, cookies, whoopie pies.
- Fruit in season: the market ties into the farm's u-pick calendar—apples (including Honey Crisp, ZeStar, and Blondee while supplies last), blueberries, cherries, lavender, nectarines, peaches, pumpkins, and sunflowers.
- Winery side: wines and ciders, with wine tastings listed as a separate activity.
What the apple cider donuts are
They are the farm's flagship bakery item, the one the site leads with when pitching the bakery. Expect a cider-flavored, likely cake-style donut typical of orchard bakeries—but the site doesn't detail ingredients, size, or price, so treat the exact recipe as unconfirmed.
Practical way to plan
If baked goods are the priority, check the u-pick calendar first: donuts and fruit share the same seasonal rhythm, and fall draws the biggest crowds around the Fun Park and Fall Festival. Ordering or arriving early in the day is the safer bet for fresh donuts, and buying Fun Park or festival tickets online is promoted as a saving over gate admission.
For a fuller regional comparison of orchard bakeries and farm markets, see Pennsylvania Apple Marketing and Visit PA.
Can I visit the winery for wine tastings or adult-only events like Wine Your Way Out, and what wines and ciders are offered?
Yes. Maple Lawn Farms lists a winery with wine tastings and adult-only events, including Wine Your Way Out—an after-hours corn maze event for adults. The site also names a Lavender Festival and seasonal festivals, but only Wine Your Way Out is explicitly described as adult-only.
What the site shows
- Wine tastings: A dedicated "Wine Tastings" page sits alongside "Our Wines & Ciders," so tastings are a offered visit option.
- Wine Your Way Out: An adult-only evening event at the corn maze; the site promotes buying tickets in advance.
- Wines and ciders: The site organizes them under "Our Wines & Ciders" but does not list varieties, styles, or tasting details in the supplied page text.
Practical planning
Check the "Our Wines & Ciders" and "Wine Tastings" pages for current offerings before you go, since the farm rotates seasonal fruit and events. If you want a daytime tasting, confirm tasting hours and whether reservations are needed; for Wine Your Way Out, treat it as a ticketed evening out and buy ahead. A reader planning a couples' evening would pair the adult-only maze event with a tasting, while a family visit fits the bakery, u-pick, and Fun Park better.
For broader regional context, compare with Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture agritourism listings.
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