Echo Corn Maze Opens Sept. 25 for frightful enjoyable

ECHO — If fall is your favourite season and Halloween is your favourite vacation, then the Echo Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch is the place to be.

The corn maze opens Friday, Sept. 25 and continues by Sunday, Nov. 8. General admission is $10 for these 3 and up, and kids 2 and below get in without cost.

Now in its eleventh yr, the Echo Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, situated at 300 N. Dupont St., gives an 8-acre corn maze, a big pumpkin patch and fall actions for all ages. Entry into the corn maze is included with a normal admission ticket.

New house owners, new points of interest

This yr’s occasion options a number of new points of interest in addition to new house owners.

Emily Ramos and her husband, R.J., and her sister and brother-in-law, Makenna and Jake Watkins, bought the corn maze and pumpkin patch from Bob and Gina Tyhuis.

“We’ve watched the corn maze develop and we’ve always enjoyed it,” Ramos stated. “We thought it would be great if some day we could have something like that. When Bob and Gina decided they wanted to pass the torch, they approached us and we took the opportunity to get involved.”

Honoring Ian Murdock

The corn maze has a brand new look from above after the brand new house owners carved out the phrases, “Ian Strong,” in honor of neighborhood member Ian Murdock who was identified with most cancers earlier this yr.

“He’s a good family friend of ours,” Ramos stated. Ian Strong bracelets will likely be out there for buy with all proceeds going to assist Murdock’s medical bills.

The corn maze and pumpkin patch are open to the general public on Fridays from 2 to 10 p.m.; Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to six p.m.

The maze and pumpkin patch can be found for teams to lease Tuesdays and Thursdays.

If the 8-acre corn maze sounds a bit of intimidating, there may be additionally a mini corn maze that’s free with a normal admission ticket. Build your confidence as you discover or use the expertise as a warm-up for the principle occasion.

Pick your pumpkin

The pumpkin patch is the place to seek out the proper pumpkin for all of your fall and Halloween wants. The u-pick patch gives pumpkins of all shapes, sizes, colours and textures.

Pre-picked pumpkins, gourds, and squash grown proper on the pumpkin patch will be bought on the farm stand whereas provides final. Pumpkins are priced by the pound.

Make certain to take a while to take a look at the sunflower fields that characteristic greater than a dozen types of sunflower fields. Sunflowers will be bought on the farm stand.

Entry into the sunflower fields is included with a normal admission ticket.

Looking for a fall household photograph op? The Echo Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch gives a fall photograph space. Each yr, a recent fall backdrop is created and stuffed with seasonal touches reminiscent of pumpkins, sunflowers, hay bales and corn stalks for a fall household photoshoot and group photographs.

Because it’s a working farm, the Echo Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch provide friends an opportunity to go to with the animals and snap some pictures. Just be sure you flip the flash off.

On Sunday, Nov. 1, veterans and first responders will get in free.

Events for all ages

Here’s a rundown of among the points of interest:

Sunflower Festival and Fall Market

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 26
• Time: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Details: Wander by the 12-plus types of towering sunflower fields, snap gorgeous sunflower photos and luxuriate in photograph ops on the photograph stations. Purchase sunflowers and store native meals and craft distributors for seasonal treats and presents. Entry is included with an admission ticket.

Campfire Concerts

• Dates: Sept. 27, Oct. 3, 9, 17 and 25
• Time: Visit the website for occasions
• Details: Enjoy a low-key gathering across the hearth for some stay music carried out by native artists. The price is $15.

$5 Fridays

• Dates: Oct. 2, 16 and 30

• Time: 2-6 p.m.

• Details: An ideal time to benefit from the enjoyable and avoid wasting cash on the similar time.

Pumpkin Sip and Carve

• Dates: Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25

• Time: 4-6 p.m.

• Details: Halloween Wars alumnus Roger Pope will display how he turns strange pumpkins into macabre masterpieces. Free with a normal admission ticket.

Field of Screams

• Dates: Oct. 17, 24 and 31

• Time: 7-9 p.m.

• Details: When darkness falls, the mini corn maze transforms right into a haunted corn maze. The scares are a lot they usually change every time you dare to enter. The price is $15.

Movie within the Maze

• Dates: Oct. 10 and 23

• Time: 7-9 p.m.

• Details: Creep by the corn maze along with your blankets and chairs for a spooky film below the celebs! Guests will likely be surrounded by towering corn shares and the eerie sounds of dusk on the farm. The price is $15.

Dog Days

• Date: Oct. 18

• Time: 11 a.m. to six p.m.

• Details: Well-behaved canines on leashes be a part of their finest mates for a day of canine pleasant corn maze exploration and enjoyable. The price is $10 plus $2 per canine. The further $2 goes to learn PAWS.

Find the Wine and Beer

• Date: Nov. 7

• Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Details: Stroll beneath the autumn sky by a maze of festive ambiance and pause at curated tasting stations to sip choose pours from prime Eastern Oregon wineries. The price is $12 plus $5 per beverage.

For extra data, go to the Echo Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch website.