Oktoberfest at the Kentlands: The 18th annual festival sponsored by the city of Gaithersburg and the Kentlands Citizen Assembly features horse-drawn hay rides, pumpkin painting, Bavarian food, dancing and music, face painting, pony rides, a moonbounce and art activities for kids. It's from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Kentlands. Get Directions
Do you have a child who loves to build? Mom Becky recommends the Department of Energy Solar Decathlon in which 20 teams of college students are competing to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar-powered house.The houses are open from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday on the Mall between the Natural History Museum and the American History Museum.
Pumpkin Picking and Play: Friend and mom to 3, Renata, recommends Jumbo's Pumpkin Patch in Middletown, Md. She writes: Real patches. 15 different kids of pumpkins. No "cover fee". They have a petting area, kids barn, arts barn and a small general store. The corn maze -- 1 for kids and 1 for "big kids". I thought it was very well run and reasonably priced.
Other pumpkin picking options include: Butler's Orchard has a ton of free activities (hayrides, straw and corn mazes, slides, rubber ducky derby, pumpkin coach, jump in the hayloft, pedal tractors and more), though it's Pumpkin Cannon is off this weekend and back next weekend. Summers Farm is trying out a new Pumpkin Festival this year. It's on both Saturday and Sunday. That's in addition to the corn maze, hay slides, farm animals, hay rides, pumpkin patch, pig races and the jumping pillow. Larriland Farms has the basics, a hayride, a straw maze and a boo barn. Homestead Farms has the bare-bones offering: hayrides to the pumpkins. And finally, Sharp's Farm has a hay ride, a corn maze and more.
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