Happy Day Farm Fall Festival

Happy Day Farm's fall festival in Manalapan pairs pumpkin picking, tractor rides, zinnias, cosmos and Pumpkinville photo houses with a corn maze. Weekday tickets cover that core. Saturdays, Sundays and Fridays in October add an animal zoo, a corn box, a second corn maze, a corn tunnel, a fun slide, a hi-striker, horse lasso, horse swings, pedal carts, pig races, a pirate ship, tetherball, a tire mountain and tug-of-war, more than 35 activities in all. Concessions run to pizza, cheesesteaks, fries, burgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders, gyros, zeppoles, fried Oreos, apple fritters, funnel cakes and fresh-squeezed lemonade. The farm is a member of The MAiZE, and the ground is uneven, so closed-toe shoes are the practical call.

Our take: Save a weekend if you want pig races, the pirate ship and the second corn maze; weekdays cover the core.