Sesame Street has been a beloved staple in childhoods across generations, and now the kids’ show is coming to life at Liberty Ridge Farm in Schaghticoke. In time for its fall festival, Liberty Ridge has transformed its 10-acre corn maze into a Sesame Street fan’s paradise, featuring the iconic logo and perhaps the biggest real-life rendition of Elmo you’ve ever seen, alongside pumpkins, leaves, and bats.
The extraordinary feat is part of Sesame Street’s Road Trip Across America campaign, which invites local farms, fairs, baseball games, and family destinations across the country to celebrate the television series in their own way. Impressively, Liberty Ridge Farm is listed as one of the official stops (and is one of just four events in New York). Judging by Liberty Ridge’s previous corn maze designs, it makes sense that they were chosen for the campaign.
Explore the unique corn maze—and more than 50 other attractions including giant gerbil wheels, farm animals, a market barn, a corn pit, and trolley rides—during Liberty Ridge Farm’s fall festival, taking place each Thursday through Sunday from September 13 to November 2. Get your tickets now.
It’s Corn!
One corn maze not enough? Check out these five others around the Capital Region:
Schuyler Farms
Schuylerville
www.schuylerfarms.com
Schuyler Farms’ seven-acre corn maze features a different design every year. This fall, the theme is Mythical Creatures, inviting guests to get lost among Nessie, Bigfoot, and a dragon. If you’re looking to take things up a notch, visit the maze on Friday and Saturday nights in October, when it becomes a haunted attraction.
Hours:
- September: Fridays 4-7pm; Saturdays 10am-7pm; Sundays 11am-6pm
- October: Thursdays 4-7pm; Fridays 4-10pm; Saturdays 10am-10pm; Sundays 11am-6pm
Ellms Family Farm
Ballston Spa
www.ellmsfarms.com
With an average completion time of 90 minutes, Ellms Family Farm’s corn maze is not for those looking for an easy task—the self-described “agri-tainment” experience doubles as an interactive puzzle. For the younger crowd, kiddie mazes are offered, with friendly scarecrows scattered throughout guiding children to fun tasks. Check out a variety of other activities—like ziplines, a ropes course, and apple cannons—while you’re there.
Hours:
- Starting September 20: Saturdays and Sundays, 10am-6pm
- Starting October 1: Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 9am-1pm; Saturdays and Sundays, 10am-6pm
Bowman Orchards
Rexford
www.bowmanorchards.com
Popular apple-picking destination Bowman Orchards offers more than just fruit—their five-acre corn maze makes a great addition to a day picking produce on the farm. For those looking for more of a thrill, visit the corn maze on the evenings of October 17, 18, 24, and 25, when it’ll be transformed into a “labyrinth of nighttime horror” thanks to local haunt production company Booo365.
Hours:
- Daily in September and October, 9am-5pm
- Plus 7-9pm on October 17, 18, 24, and 25 for Stalked: Haunted Corn Maze
Bellinger’s Orchard
Fultonville
www.bellingersorchard.com
Though this year’s theme hasn’t yet been announced, Bellinger’s Orchard corn maze is always designed to be challenging and to feature an interactive puzzle to solve. This year’s theme hasn’t yet been announced, but in previous years, they’ve done a Stegosaurus, a pirate ship, a zombie, and an owl. Treat yourself to fresh, made-on-site apple cider and blueberry donuts afterward.
Hours:
- Daily in September and October, 9am-5pm
Samascott’s Garden Market
Kinderhook
www.samascott.com
With previous themes of strawberries, the Empire State Trail, Nine Pin Cider, and a spiderweb, Samascott’s Garden Market’s corn maze is always a fun time. A unique feature of the maze is eight hidden stations throughout, each with a different hole punch that corresponds with icons on the ticket. Find all eight, and you win a free small soft ice cream or get $1 off any hard ice cream.
Hours:
- Daily in September and October, 9am-7pm
