Oct 2026: Online tickets are required for Fall Festival Weekends in October. If parking runs short, only people with prepaid tickets are let into the lot.
Von Thun's Country Farm Market At A Glance...
- A new 6-acre corn maze theme every year, chosen at a family dinner; for 2026 it is Dogs and Dinos.
- Walk the corn maze by flashlight and finish at a campfire with s'mores on late-October moonlight nights.
- More than 30 games and attractions on fall weekends, from pedal karts and barnyard mini golf to the Singing Chicken Show, plus corn cannons and apple blasters.
- Pick your own from May strawberries through summer blueberries and blackberries to eight kinds of apples in the fall.
- Five generations of the Von Thun family have farmed this land since 1913.
- Todays Sunrise: 6:59 am, Sunset: 6:32 pm
- New Jersey Gateway Region Middlesex County
About Von Thun's Country Farm Market
Von Thun's Country Farm Market is the Von Thun family's farm on Ridge Road in South Brunswick, where the family has farmed for five generations. It is open from spring through fall for pick your own, with two apple orchards, acres of pumpkins, berry fields and greenhouses, and a farm market that is still housed in a barn. The family also runs a second farm in Washington, Warren County.
Picking starts with strawberries in mid-May and runs through blueberries, snap and pod peas and blackberries in summer to eight varieties of apples and fields of pumpkins from mid-September through October. The farm market sells the farm's own sweet corn, Jersey tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables, homegrown Angus beef year round, local honey, farm fresh eggs, apple cider, homemade apple cider donuts and fresh baked pies.
Fall is the big season. Every Saturday and Sunday from mid-September into early November is a Fall Festival Weekend, with a 6-acre themed corn maze, unlimited hayrides to the pumpkin patch, apple and pumpkin picking and more than 30 games and attractions, from pedal karts and a straw maze to barnyard mini golf, rubber duck races, a singing chicken show and farm animals. Corn cannons, apple blasters and a paintball shooting range cost extra, and food trucks come on weekends. On weekdays the corn maze and the apple and pumpkin picking stay open, without hayrides. On the last Friday and Saturday nights in October, the Moonlight Corn Maze and Campfires let you walk the maze by flashlight, take a hayride and roast s'mores by a fire.
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Amenities:
- Restrooms/Bathrooms
- Parking Lot(s)
- Mini Golf
Farming:- Apple Picking
- Blueberry Picking
- Corn Maze
- Farm Market
- Hay Rides
- Pick Your Own
- Pumpkin Picking
- Strawberry Picking
Attractions:- Animals
Rules/Regulations:- Alcohol Not Permitted
- Entrance Fee Required
- Dogs Not Permitted
Contact / Location
A Brief History
In 1913 Henry Von Thun bought 90 acres of New Jersey farmland and grew potatoes and grain. His son Henry M. and then his grandson Bob Von Thun Sr. kept farming it, trading work horses for tractors. In 1986 Bob Jr. went into partnership with his father, and together they added a farm market and pick-your-own fields, turning the farm toward fruits and vegetables. Greenhouses came in 1989, berry crops followed, and from 1995 Bob and Cindy Von Thun built up the fall season with hayrides, the corn maze and the Fall Festival Weekends. Five generations of the family have now farmed here.
Programs / Education
The farm hosts school field trips in spring and fall, birthday parties, baby showers and team building outings in its party zone for groups of 20 or more, and runs a CSA program.
Special / Seasonal Events
Fall Festival Weekends
Saturdays and Sundays from mid-September into early November, 10 AM to 5 PM. Admission covers the corn maze and its passports and puzzles, unlimited hayrides to the pumpkin patch, the farm animals and the activity area: pedal karts, junior pedal karts and a John Deere trike course, a straw maze, barnyard mini golf, giant pumpkin checkers and tic-tac-toe, pumpkin bowling, corn hole, rubber duck races, the Singing Chicken Show, a bubble barn, a sandbox and photo spots. The corn maze takes most people 35 to 45 minutes, and the theme changes every year; for 2026 it is Dogs and Dinos. The festival areas also open on some school holidays; for 2026 that is Monday, September 21 (Yom Kippur) and Monday, October 12 (Columbus Day), 11 AM to 4 PM.
Moonlight Corn Maze and Campfires
On the last Friday and Saturday nights in October, walk the corn maze by moonlight or flashlight, take a hayride out to the pumpkin patch and sit by a campfire making s'mores. It is offered only at the South Brunswick farm. For 2026 the dates are Friday October 16, Saturday October 17, Friday October 23, Saturday October 24 and Friday October 30. Groups of 40 or more can book weeknight moonlight outings.
Strawberry Festival
Weekend strawberry picking comes with the Strawberry Festival in late May and early June; on weekdays strawberry picking needs only a field pass.
Tips and Tricks
For fall festival visits the farm gives its address as 505 Ridge Road, Dayton, NJ 08810. Pets are not allowed at either Von Thun farm, emotional support animals included; service animals are welcome. Outside food and picnicking are not allowed, but Reichler Park, a few minutes away in South Brunswick, has picnic and play areas. This is a real farm, so wear shoes you do not mind getting dirty. For the moonlight maze, bring flashlights and a jacket, and check in at the farm market for a wristband.
Admission & Guidelines
For 2026, Fall Festival Weekend general admission is $21.99 online in September and $24.99 online in October, $3 more bought at the farm, and children under 3 are free. It covers the corn maze, unlimited hayrides to the pumpkin patch, the activities and entry to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch; apples and pumpkins are paid for separately. The Blast Pass adds five corn cannon and five apple blaster shots, and the Ultimate Pass adds a small bag of pick-your-own apples as well. A 2026 Fall Season Pass ($45.99) covers both Von Thun farms for the whole fall, the moonlight maze included. All ticket sales are final, and active military and veterans get free festival admission.
On weekdays in 2026 the corn maze is $9.99, and apple or pumpkin picking is a $3 entry per person over 2 plus the cost of what you pick. Moonlight packages for 2026 run from $10.99 for the maze alone to $28.99 for the maze, a hayride, a campfire and s'mores, plus tax. The farm prefers cash but takes major credit cards, and there is no ATM.
Hours / Season of Operation
The farm market is open daily from mid-May through mid-November, 10 AM to 5 PM on weekdays and 9 AM to 5 PM on weekends. Berry fields are closed on Mondays.
Pick your own follows the crops: strawberries from mid-May to early June, blueberries from mid-June to mid-July, peas in the second half of June, blackberries from mid-July to early September, and apples and pumpkins from mid-September through October. Call the farm market at 732-329-8656 before you go, since weather decides what is ready.
Fall Festival Weekends run Saturdays and Sundays from mid-September into early November, 10 AM to 5 PM, with the last ticket sold at 4 PM; for 2026 that is September 19 through November 8. On fall weekdays the corn maze and the apple and pumpkin picking are open 1 to 5 PM, with no hayrides. The Moonlight Corn Maze and Campfires run on the last Friday and Saturday nights of October, 6 to 9:30 PM on Fridays and 6:30 to 9:30 PM on Saturdays, last admission at 8 PM.
Facilities
The farm has plenty of parking, including bus parking for groups, and portable restrooms with a handicap-accessible unit. Walkways are smoothed where possible but can be uneven or slippery after rain; wheelchairs are welcome, though some areas are hard to reach. Food trucks come on festival weekends, and the farm market has cider donuts, pies and apple cider.
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Two good walks are a few minutes away: Davidsons Mill Pond Park in South Brunswick and Plainsboro Preserve, each under 3 miles from the farm.
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Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852