Pumpkin Village Fall Fest — Attraction in Leesburg

This place was not at all a fall festival — it felt like a total scam. You pay just to walk into someone’s big yard & the lady at the front was anything but friendly or welcoming. Based on the owner’s responses to other negative reviews & our own interaction with the ticket lady, I’m fully expecting a rude or defensive reply — which honestly says a lot about how this place is managed.

Once inside, it’s basically a small animal farm with a few exotic animals grouped together. We were expecting multiple food options, maybe some cider stands or local treats — but there were only two food trucks, one of which served seafood & burgers from the same truck (not great for anyone with allergies).

We bought “apple cider donuts” from the Kona Ice truck thinking they were homemade, but the girl literally pulled them out of a Safeway/Giant-style plastic container & charged $2.95 per donut! The kettle corn we got looked & tasted like something straight off Amazon.

Then we realized the pumpkins were already picked for you — so no picking experience, just pre-selected pumpkins sitting out. Nothing festive about it. The “live music” wasn’t even playing; the guy was just sitting there with his guitar.

To top it off, as we were leaving, there was a broken pallet with nails all over the exit. Completely unsafe. Overall, you’re paying to walk around a backyard with store-bought food & zero fall vibes. Definitely not worth the price unless you have small kids & don’t care about authenticity or homemade...

We had lots of fun. It's the kind of smaller zoo suitable for younger kids for a day trip! Pros: enough animals to explore, some can be petted and ridden on. They even have zebra, camels, peacocks and a kind of bird like cranes. My son's favorite one is squirrel monkey. They are tiny. He even allows my son to pet him through the glass. They also offer various farm fun: pumpkin pick up, fall farm scene picture spots, picnic tables, slides and bouncing houses. Apple cider and sugar cookie(pumpkin shape) is free with tickets, very fresh real juice without any fake flavor.

Cons: Lots of bees near the apple cider stand, the poor young guy distributing apple cider needed to run away from bees all the time; it also causes the many seats near that area are not very useful. Baby changing area is small The ticket band's ink was not dry. Is it a small thing? Yeah. But we do need to spot clean the affected parts in our clothes by hands before machine wash them. The paths are stoney and lightly muddy. We cleaned the stroller wheels and shoes before entering the car in case any mud and poop(with virus).

In conclusion, the pros weigh way more than cons. Recommend this great...

Kids had a lot of fun and love this place.

Sadly it's hard to find out what is going on. The attractions vary from weekend to weekday and not all things are available. Couldn't find info about things like train rides and tractor rides and when I asked staff they could not get an answer over their radios either.

Some activities lacked structure (go carts with like 3 different competing wait lines caused more than one crying kid when they thought it was their turn).

Really wish they would discard their COVID practice of "half-day" admission at full price. This has held us back from several repeat visits this year.

Also wish there was a more efficient process for scanning online tickets instead of waiting in line for 15 minutes (of our already reduced visit time) to exchange a ticket for a bracelet...

Overall the kids loved it, but navigating the visit was quite a chore, needs better organization, and could have something for adults to check out considering I am basically buying adult admission to...