The Summer of Sunflowers

New playground for Summer 2025!

We’re excited for you to see our newest addition to the activity area! Our 4,400 square foot Tulip and Sunflower-themed playground is sure to inspire creativity and delight children of all ages, providing a vibrant, nature-inspired space for imaginative play and outdoor fun.

2025 dates: July 11th through mid-August

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Days/times:

The farm is closed every day from noon to 4 p.m. due to the midday summer heat.

Sunflower Sunsets® every night 4 p.m.-dusk

Mornings, daily 8 a.m.- Noon

Early-bird, Saturday & Sunday, 6 a.m.-8 a.m.

Location: Burnside Farms - 11008 Kettle Run Rd. Nokesville, VA 20181

Seventy acres of sunflowers just 40 miles west of DC!

We plant over 30 varieties of "cutting" sunflowers and several varieties of oil sunflowers on more than 70 acres in successive crops to ensure at least four weeks of blooming flowers.

Open daily starting July 11th!

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Summer 2025 highlights:

Tribute to Summer Saturday Concert Series

Arrive any time after 4:00pm on concert nights to enjoy the flower fields and other activities. Concerts are scheduled to begin at 6:00pm.

Swift Nation opens our Summer Concert Series on July 12th

Are you ready for it? Swift Nation kicks things off on July 12—they’re the ultimate live-band sing-along through all of Taylor Swift’s eras. From sparkly ballads to bangers, you’ll be shaking it off all night long.
On July 19, we’re moonwalking back to the 80s with Shades of Grey. Dust off those neon leg warmers and get ready to bust a move as they channel your favorite throwback icons.
July 26 is for the beachy dreamers and barefoot groovers—The Chris Sacks Band will have us swaying to Jimmy Buffett classics and sunny tunes by the Eagles, Tom Petty, and more. Parrot Heads, assemble!

Foamy Fridays

Arrive any time after 4:00pm on Foamy Fridays to enjoy the flower fields and other activities. Foamy Friday is scheduled to begin between 6:00 and 7:00pm.

Foamy Fridays are bringing the bubble-fueled fun to Fridays in July, complete with a DJ spinning danceable beats and a foamy wonderland to frolic through.

Roaming Performances Friday and Saturday evenings

On Friday and Saturday evening, the farm turns into a whimsical carnival with surprise street performers—think jugglers, stilt walkers, and hoop-spinners twirling under the summer sky.

Sunflower Mazes

Note- Spring rains delayed our sunflower maze planting this year. Our sunflower mazes should be ready in the second half of the 2025 summer season.

We also plant beautiful sunflower mazes! In 2025, we will have at least two sunflower mazes. Each maze blooms for approximately ten days, so we should have at least one maze in bloom each week of the summer season this year! Check our Facebook or Instagram page during the summer for more information on our sunflower mazes.

Our trademark Sunflower Sunsets - evenings in the sunflower fields are not to be missed!

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Pick your own summer flowers

Pick from over 30 varieties of sunflowers!

Short, tall, big, small, bi-color, yellow, orange, red, and even white sunflowers! Yes, we have ALL the sunflowers you may have never seen before.

On the farm, Pick-your-own Sunflowers are $1.50 per stem. Three flowers are included with every ticket. Additional flowers can be pre-purchased at a discounted price of up to 44% off when pre-purchased online with your tickets.

We also have a garden of cosmos and zinnias for .50 cents per stem and a garden of gladiolus and liatris, which are excellent companion flowers for sunflowers in a vase. Gladiolus and liatris are $1 per stem.

Learn how we pick summer flowers

Sunflower Sunsets®

There’s something magical about being in a sunflower field as the sun sets and a warm summer breeze blows in.

Sunflower Sunsets run 4-dusk daily (weather permitting).

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Picnic and Play

Relax in the courtyard of our 100 year-old-dairy barn, which has a lovely partially-shaded picnic area with picnic tables.

Play and explore numerous activities that are included with admission.