Corn Mazes and Pumpkin Patches Open for the Season Today

Spring Hill, FL · October 3, 2026

Pour a second cup of coffee before heading out to the farm stands and porch sales this morning. Between coastal art displays and the first corn maze runs of autumn, the weekend is wide open.

The Lead

Fall festival season arrives in full force this morning as local agri-tourism destinations open their gates for the first full weekend of October. In the rural pastures just southeast of town, both Sweetfields Farm and HarvestMoon Fun Farm are unveiling this year’s multi-acre corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and family hayrides.

For area growers, the transition from late summer prep to weekend farm visitors marks the most critical agritourism window of the year. The annual tradition pulls thousands of residents off the paved highways and into the county's agricultural interior for fresh cider slushies, pig races, and farmyard activities. Paired with community fall festivals and porch walks along the coast, the shift signals an abrupt change in neighborhood weekend rhythms. Both farm sites will operate their daytime mazes and activity grounds each Saturday and Sunday through early November.

Local Pulse

  • Commission Portal Offline for Weekend Maintenance City Hall County tech teams took public hearing files offline Friday evening to complete scheduled digital upgrades before Tuesday’s session.

  • Commercial Way Traffic Prompts Weekend Patrols Safety Deputies stepped up corridor speed enforcement on U.S. 19 following an early morning rollover near Spring Hill Drive.

Today's Outlook

  • High 90°F · Low 77°F — Drizzle (43% chance of precipitation)
    • Keep an umbrella handy today for passing drizzle amid lingering ninety-degree afternoon warmth.

What's On Around Town

Today

  • Front Porch Art Walk Hernando Beach Front Porch (4036 Shoal Line Blvd), Hernando Beach, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM · Free Dozens of local makers and painters showcasing coastal art outdoors.

  • HarvestMoon Daytime Fall Festival HarvestMoon Fun Farm (15990 Stur St), Masaryktown, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM · $17 Five-acre maze exploration, farm animal visits, and fresh cider slushies.

  • Community Fall Festival SpringLife Church (9344 Spring Hill Dr), 6:00–8:00 PM · Free Chili cook-off, games, hayrides, and family activities for all ages.

Tomorrow

  • Midway Classic Car Show Hernando County Fairgrounds (6436 Broad St), Brooksville, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
  • Dream Board Creative Workshop Tidal Brewing Co. (14311 Spring Hill Dr), Noon
  • Open Drift Track Day Lead Foot City (17180 Spring Hill Dr), Brooksville, 1:00–5:00 PM

Monday

  • Junior Jumpers Jam Altitude Trampoline Park (11162 Spring Hill Dr), 9:00–11:00 AM · $11.50
  • Plant Bingo Night Tidal Brewing Co. (14311 Spring Hill Dr), 7:00–8:00 PM · Free
  • Brooksville City Council Meeting City Hall (201 Howell Ave), Brooksville, 7:00 PM · Free

Spotlight & Story

  • Don Wagner
    • Before taking the reins of Papa Clyde’s Ice Cream in 1990, Wagner was a rock quarry blaster who had never churned a single pint. Three decades later, his handmade recipes fill freezers at both Kass Circle and Mariner Boulevard scoop counters.

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