Vertuccio Farms
Rating
Family of 4
Roughly $70 to $110 for a family of four at the Fall Festival.
Duration
Two to four hours for the Fall Festival, which is the big event of the year here. Families who show up for the corn maze alone can be done in about 90 minutes, but the ticket covers everything, so most groups stay long enough to cycle through the jump pad, the slide, the barrel train and the petting zoo at least twice. Smaller seasonal events like the Easter Egg-sperience and Sunflower Days run shorter, closer to one to two hours. Note that last admission is sold one hour before closing, so arriving 45 minutes before the gate shuts leaves you with a short and expensive visit.
Best Ages
Roughly 2 through 11, with the sweet spot at 4 to 9. The attraction list is built for kids who want to run: a giant jump pad, a super mega slide, a barrel train ride, a giant tube roll, mini golf, carnival games, a playground and a petting zoo, plus the corn maze that anchors the Fall Festival. Toddlers who are steady on their feet do well because most of the attractions are physical rather than rule-based, though the corn maze rows are uneven and a two year old will want to be carried partway through. Big kids and tweens get their money's worth out of the maze, the ropes course and the Hen House Hustle. Teens tend to age out unless they are coming with younger siblings or with a group of friends on a Friday night, when the Fall Festival stays open until 10 p.m. and the atmosphere shifts. Infants can come, but there is nothing here for them and the dust and heat make it a hard sell.
About
Vertuccio Farms is an event farm on Power Road in southeast Mesa, and understanding that word, event, is the key to planning a good visit. This is not a place you drop by on a random Tuesday. The farm runs a calendar of ticketed seasonal festivals, and outside those windows there may be nothing open to the public.
The anchor is the Fall Festival, posted for October 2 through October 31 in 2026, with a Christmas Fest running December 1 through 23, an Easter Egg-sperience in the spring, Sunflower Days in May and a U-Pick peach season. Check vertucciofarms. com before you load the car, because the right question is not what time they open but what is running this month.
During the Fall Festival, admission is $17 per person and children 2 years and under are free. That single ticket covers the whole attraction list, which is longer than most Valley pumpkin patches: a corn maze, a petting zoo, a super mega slide, carnival games, a barrel train ride, a giant tube roll, a giant jump pad, a playground, mini golf, plus the Hen House Hustle and a ropes course. For a family used to buying wristbands and tokens on top of admission, the all-inclusive structure is the actual selling point.
Kids stop asking permission and just go.
The schedule is where families get tripped up. The farm is closed Monday and Tuesday during the festival except for the last week of October. Wednesday and Thursday run 3 p.
m. to 9 p. m.
, Friday and Saturday run 9 a. m. to 10 p.
m. , and Sunday runs noon to 7 p. m.
Last admission is sold one hour before closing. In practice, the best family window is a weeknight in early October, when temperatures drop after sunset and the crowd is a fraction of what the last weekend of the month brings.
Come dressed for a working farm. The ground is dirt, the corn maze rows are uneven, and everyone will be dusty by the time you leave. The farm states it is wheelchair accessible but flags that parts of the corn maze are bumpy, which is honest and matches what parents report about pushing strollers here.
A carrier is the safer bet for a baby or an unsteady toddler. Leashed, friendly dogs are permitted per the farm's own FAQ, though event-specific rules can differ.
Worth knowing before you buy: the farm's discounts are offered at the gate only, including $2 off with a food donation, $3 off for military and first responders with ID, and $2 off for seniors with ID, plus a $13 per person group rate at 30 or more people. Details on food service, restrooms and stroller policy are not published, so call (480) 882-1482 with anything that would make or break the trip. With around 1,700 reviews at 4.
5 stars, this is one of the better-liked seasonal outings in the East Valley.
Age Suitability
Parent Logistics
Stroller-Friendly
Limited
Nursing / Changing
Unknown
Kid Meals
Limited
Setting
Outdoor
Rainy Day
Not ideal
Plan Your Visit
Best Time to Visit
For the Fall Festival, the posted 2026 dates are October 2 through October 31, and the calendar matters as much as the clock. The farm is closed Monday and Tuesday except for the last week of October. Wednesday and Thursday run 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday run 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday runs noon to 7 p.m. A Wednesday or Thursday evening in early October is the quietest window with the best temperatures, since early October in Mesa is still warm and the sun goes down around 6 p.m. Weekend mornings right at 9 a.m. on Friday or Saturday are the other good option, before the midday heat and the after-school crowd. Avoid the last weekend of October if crowd size bothers your kids, because that is peak week for every pumpkin farm in the Valley.
Wait Times
There is no single admission line the way there is at a theme park, but individual attractions build queues at peak times. Expect 10 to 20 minutes for the barrel train ride and the super mega slide on an October Saturday afternoon, and close to nothing on a Wednesday evening in the first week of the season. The corn maze itself absorbs people rather than lining them up. Buying tickets online before you arrive skips the gate window, though note that several of the farm's discounts are gate-only.
Nearby Food
The farm sells food during its ticketed events, though it does not publish a menu or concession details on its site, so treat on-site food as a bonus rather than the plan and call (480) 882-1482 if a specific dietary need drives your decision. The good news is the location: Power Road at the southeast edge of Mesa is a full commercial corridor, and heading north on Power Road toward Baseline and Southern puts you within about 10 to 15 minutes of the usual family lineup of fast casual chains, pizza, Mexican and sit-down restaurants. Superstition Springs Center is the easiest single stop with several options in one place. Pack a cooler either way, because the parking lot is where hungry kids melt down.
Why Kids Love It
This is the rare farm outing where the ticket covers everything, so kids are not being told no every ten minutes. They can run the giant jump pad until they are wrung out, take the super mega slide again, ride the barrel train, roll through the giant tube, play mini golf and feed animals at the petting zoo without a parent counting tokens. The corn maze is the part they talk about afterward, especially once they are old enough to lead the way and get the family lost on purpose.
Nearly 1,700 Google reviews averaging 4. 5 stars back up what parents say in person: the place is busy, dusty and worth it.
Pro Tips from Parents
- Last admission is sold one hour before closing. Plan your arrival around that, not around the closing time listed on the site.
- The farm is closed Monday and Tuesday during the Fall Festival except for the final week of October, so check the day before you drive out to Power Road.
- Discounts for food donations, military and first responder ID, and seniors are offered at the gate only. If you qualify, do not prepay online.
- The farm says it is wheelchair accessible but notes that some areas of the corn maze are bumpy. Bring a carrier as backup if you are pushing a stroller through the maze rows.
- Leashed, friendly dogs are allowed per the farm's own FAQ, but confirm for your specific event date since policies vary by event.
- Early October in Mesa is still hot. Aim for the Wednesday or Thursday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. window and let the kids run after the sun drops.
What to Bring
- Closed-toe shoes that you do not mind getting filthy, since the whole site is dirt and farm ground
- More water than you think you need, plus refillable bottles
- Sunscreen and hats for daytime visits, and a light layer for evenings once the sun sets
- Cash or card for food and pumpkins, and any military, first responder or senior ID if you want the gate discount
- A change of clothes in the car for younger kids after the jump pad and tube roll
- A baby carrier instead of, or in addition to, a stroller if you plan to walk the corn maze
Cost Info
Estimated Cost (Family of 4)
Roughly $70 to $110 for a family of four at the Fall Festival.
The farm posts admission at $17 per person for the 2026 Fall Festival, with children 2 years and under free, so two adults and two paying children is 4 x $17 = $68.
Everything on the attraction list is included in that price, which is the reason this event reads as good value locally.
Budget another $25 to $40 if you buy food and drinks on site and pick up a pumpkin on the way out.
Other events on the farm calendar, including the Christmas Fest, the Easter Egg-sperience and Sunflower Days, are ticketed separately at their own rates, so confirm the price for your specific date at vertucciofarms.
com before you plan around this figure.
Tips to Save
- The farm's discounts are gate-only, which is unusual and worth planning around: it posts $2 off with a food donation, $3 off for military and first responders with ID, and $2 off for seniors with ID.
- If any of those apply to your group, buy at the gate rather than online and do the math first.
- Children 2 years and under are free, so a family with a baby and a preschooler pays for far less than they expect.
- If you are going with other families, the group rate of $13 per person kicks in at 30 or more people at the gate, which is realistic for a school class, a scout troop or a church group.
- Eat before you arrive and bring your own water, since the ticket already covers the attractions and food is the part that quietly doubles the bill.
- And go once rather than twice: since one ticket covers unlimited use of every attraction, a longer single visit beats two short ones.
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