Ava and Addison Harvey have their picture taken before heading out to the pumpkin patch at Dark Leaf Farms’ fourth annual fall pumpkin festival Saturday, Oct. 2.

 Jenny Deaner/Times Virginian

Dark Leaf Farms, located on the boarder of Appomattox and Campbell Counties between the Chap and Spring Mills communities, welcomed huge crowds to its fourth annual fall pumpkin festival Saturday, Oct. 2.

“We’ve had the pumpkin patch on the farm here for about 12 years, and we’ve been doing the festival here for about four years,” said Farm Manager Joanne Jones. “We also sell gourds, corn stalks, mums and other things at different times of the year.”

This year, the farm has a five-acre laser-cut corn maze for older kids and adults, and then a smaller maze for younger kids. The festival ticket price included pumpkins, barrel rides, a bounce house, tractor rides to the maze and pumpkin patch, and a variety of games and children’s activities.

There were several local artisans set up with fall and Christmas items.

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