Fall at the orchard
Open July through October
Apple picking, a pumpkin patch, and a corn pit near Grafton.
September and October at Hagen. Apples come in first, pumpkins follow. School groups bring whole busloads. Bring your own family any weekend the doors are open.
Why most pumpkin patches feel the same
A real fall day shouldn’t feel like a tourist trap.
If you’ve been to a corporate pumpkin patch with $40 admission and a 45-minute wait for the hayride, you know what we’re NOT trying to be.
- No admission fee. You drive over, you walk in, you’re welcome.
- No engineered “agritourism experience.” Just a working orchard with kids running around.
- No wristbands, no upsells, no photographer trying to sell you a print package on the way out.
- Just apples, pumpkins, the corn pit, the wagon, and the bakery. That’s the day.
It’s the country fall day you remember from when you were a kid. Because that’s the one we’re still running.
Almost a century of fall weekends
We’ve been doing apples and pumpkins in Brussels since 1937.
Same orchard. Same family. The school buses have been coming for decades. The corn pit gets a new cohort of kids every fall.
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Dollar admission. Just walk in.
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Years of family farming this ground.
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Weeks of fall season — September through the end of October.
How fall works at the orchard
Drive over. Bring the kids. Stay a while.
No reservation needed for families. Bus tours and school groups should call ahead.
Pick a weekend.
Anytime in September or October. Doors are open Mon 12–5, Tue–Sat 10–5, Sun 11–5.
Walk the rows.
Apples in September. Pumpkins by October. Pick what you want, weigh it at the counter.
Send the kids to the corn pit.
Wagon rides. Corn pit. Pumpkins to climb. Plenty for them to do while you grab a pie.
Take a pie home.
Apple pie or apple dumplings, fresh-baked Saturday and Sunday. See the bakery.
What fall looks like here
Apples, pumpkins, kids, pies.
Real photos from a real season. No staging, no stock.
Apples
Hand-picked, sold by the bag or the bushel. Eat now or bake into pies.
Pumpkins
Pick from the patch or grab a pre-loaded one. Carving, decorating, pie-making.
Corn pit & wagon rides
Free with the visit. Run around. Get tired. Sleep on the drive home.
Bus & school groups
Programs through October. Group info.
Plan your fall trip
We’ll see you in October.
Bring a wagon for the pumpkins, a basket for the apples, and a cooler for the pies you’ll buy on the way out.
Open daily, in season
- Monday12 PM – 5 PM
- Tue – Sat10 AM – 5 PM
- Sunday11 AM – 5 PM
Fall season: September through the end of October. Closed November through June.
3879 Illinois River Road
Brussels, IL 62013
Take Brussels Ferry from Grafton, or Golden Eagle Ferry from the Missouri side.
Bus tours and school field trips: call ahead to plan a date and a program.