Sunflower in field
September 28 & 29 from 10 am - 6 pm

Sunflower
Festival

Pick your own free sunflowers!
Map of the farm at Meadowbrooke Gourds
Map of the farm at Meadowbrooke Gourds
about the festival

Pick free sunflowers on the farm

September 28 & 29 from 10 am - 6 pm

RAIN OR SHINE

Join us on our 200-acre farm in Carlisle, PA for our free annual two-day Sunflower Festival during our fall sunflower season! Pick as many sunflowers as you would like for free and enjoy a day on the farm with food trucks, sales, artisan craft vendors, and more!

Can't make it to the Sunflower Festival? Be sure to visit the farm during Sunflower Season. Learn more by clicking here.

Trolley in sunflower field

There's So Much to Do!

Sunflower field in bloom at Meadowbrooke Gourds.

FREE Sunflowers!

Make sure to bring along a vase/bucket and clippers to pick FREE sunflowers! We will have a clipping station and water available and just in case you forget a vase or clippers, we will have them available for purchase in our store and at the information tent.

OOPS tent at a festival at Meadowbrooke Gourds.

Oops! Sale

Get excellent deals during this awesome annual Oops Sale! This is the perfect time to stock up on discounted hand-crafted gourds that have a minor blemish (or may have just been retired).

Craft vendors outside at a festival at Meadowbrooke Gourds.

Artisan craft vendors

UPDATE: Because of the rain, we are moving all of our Artisan Craft Vendors inside so you can shop leisurely without getting wet!

Stroll through our grassy lawn and shop a variety of Artisan craft vendors! Each booth will be filled with artisan-made goodies for you to enjoy!

Trolley Rides

UPDATE: Due to the amount of rain we have gotten the past few days, we need to cancel our trolley rides.

If you bought tickets, you will be receiving a refund in 3-7 days.

Take a trolley ride around our 200-acre farm to see beautiful sights of sunflowers in bloom. Our Trolley Rides take approximately 45 minutes and are $5.00. There is not a charge for handheld infants. Be sure to get your tickets before the event as they tend to sell out.

Taurus and Maddy the Highland cows

Petty Zoo & Cow Cuddling

Adventures with Taurus and Friends will be here on Sunday, September 29th from 10-6 for all your cow cuddling and animal petting needs.

Little girl with decorative gourd bucket

Pumpkin Patch

Right beside the Meadowbrooke Farm, you will find Warehime's Pumpkin Patch who offer a large selection of pumpkins in many shapes and colors. Stop by, grab a wagon, and pick your own! Be sure to enjoy their photo ops as well! Warehime's also hosts designer sunflowers of many colors.

Beer vendor at festival

Beer and Wine

Enjoy a craft beer from Molly Pitcher Brewing Company, or PA wines from Castlerigg Wine Shop!

Gift Shop on the Farm

Gift Shop

Visit our 7,000 sq ft Gift Shop on the farm filled with gourds for all seasons as well as other artisan crafts, gifts, raw hard shell gourds for crafting, food items and more!

face painting

Face Painting

Young and old can enjoy getting their faces painted by Oh Look, Face Painting by Amber on our grassy event lawn.

Gourd scarecrow at Meadowbrooke Gourds

Make your own scarecrow $75.00

Stop by our Make Your Own Scarecrow inside our gift shop to build your very own toddler-sized scarecrow. Choose your overalls and shirt, stuff with straw, and pick out your very own gourd head to complete your scarecrow while supplies last.

Singer at a festival at Meadowbrooke Gourds.

Live Music

Enjoy live music throughout the day on our grassy event lawn. Local artists of a variety of genres will be sure to entertain throughout each day of the event. Feel free to bring some chairs to relax on our grassy event lawn and listen.

Saturday 9/28

11am-1pm: Dillweed

1:30-3:30: Sherbi Trio

4-6: Tony Fitting

Sunday 9/29

11am-1pm: Drew Withem

1:30-3:30: Shawn Nelson

4-6: Brookens & Co.

Food Trucks

Enjoy a variety of local food trucks to keep your belly happy while you explore our acres of free sunflowers!

Sweet Patch - Wraps, crepes, fruit bowls and so much more!

Dad's Famous Cold Brew - Delicious cold brewed coffees and teas, gourmet homemade ice pops and smoked candied pecans!

Redemption BBQ - bringing you the best BBQ in town! Smoked daily and deliciously juicy!

Whistle Stop on Wheels - DESSERT!! Ice cream, sundaes and milkshakes.

Shuman's Concessions - Variety of sausages, Cheesesteaks, hamburgers, and pretzel braids.

Mike's Munchies - A smorgasbord of delicious food for all to enjoy!

Festival FAQs

Yes! Admission and parking are free!

Though pets are welcome on the farm on regular days, we ask that you keep your furry friends at home during our festival days as there are large crowds and rescued animals and bunnies on the farm on this day.

You can pick as many as you would like! Be sure to stop by our cutting stations to get some water for your new beautiful bouquets.

We do have clippers available for sale. We do not loan out clippers during Sunflower Season or at our festivals, so please bring your own or purchase some at our information tent or in our gift shop!

Yes! Our fields are open from dawn until dusk during Sunflower Season. You are welcome to use them for family photos. Please note that the fields will be very busy during our Sunflower Festival, so picking another day for photos may allow you to have more open fields with more options.

You do not have to register to pick sunflowers. You can enter the fields and start picking! We recommend bringing a pair of clippers or scissors along with you as you venture into our sunflower fields. You can also purchase clippers and vases at our information tent at the festival.

Artisan Vendors

Cutting boards with burn markings

10,000 Volt Life

Chocolate with sprinkles pretzel rods

Annies Candies & More

Wooden floral arrangement

Artful Things by Darcie

Plate of honey soaps

Beauty Bee Soap

Chain necklaces and bracelets

Bejeweled Permanent Jewelry

Woodland animals snow globe

Bitty Critters

Coasters Tumberls and Bottles decor

C&T Coasters and Creations

Faux pumpkins in a bowl

Cindy's Crafts N Stuff

Red Christmas Ornament

Cornerstone Celebrants

Mini Magnets in/on cooler

Craig's Canvases

Mama Tumbler

Dawn's Daydreams

Freeze Dried Cookie Dough

Deibler Family Adventures

succulents

Flowers of Blessings Shop

Craft Vendor Booth

Happy Kitty

Wooden art vendor booth

Herbal Icing & Dark Fox Design

Beef Jerky Stand

HillBilly's Jerky

Orange Halloween candle

J. Dagger Candle Co

Popcorn

Jack & Joan's Kettlecorn

Photo of many different colored spoon rests sitting on top of a wooden board.

Jodi's Pottery

A green pendant with a tree on it suspended by a silver rope chain.

Kalpana's Fine Soaps

Photo of four different flavored whoopie pies with two small red trays of mini whoopie pies.

Oh Sugar! Bake Shoppe

a hand painting red mushrooms with white dot inside  a glass fish bowl.

Owlfeathers Watercolor

Multi colored yarns hanging on a metal rack

Painted Spring Farm Alpacas

Five photos containing oven mitts, wrapping paper koozies, wooden horse and material.

Rock Run Animal Rescue

Soaps by Survivors brand of a round container of Sandalwood Vanilla scented body butter

Soaps by Survivors

 two white dogs lying in grass

Speranza

Three small chenille chicks in a chenille basket and three larger chenille chickens

T&C Crafters

Scarecrow with purple mums on head, sitting on a small hay bale

The Witch's Broom Closet

Multi colored dog collars hung over a 4 tier wooden display stand

Three Generations Sewing Co

Toast & Company displaying 10 pair of earrings

Toast & Co

little blonde toddler holding dried flowers

Wildflowers & Cotton

3 signs 1 square and 2 shaped like a house

Wildflowers & Whimsy

Wooden log with plants planted in drilled holes

Witmer Woodcraft

Dog Hankerchiefs, sports buttons, hot pads and kitchen towels

Woodlawn Designs

Notices

NOTICE OF FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY

By entering an event or program of Meadowbrooke Gourds, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur.

Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with Meadowbrooke Gourds and its initiatives, including, by way of example only, use on websites, in social media, news and advertising.

By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.

You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the event premises.