Cox Farms

12/02/2022

It's time to get your tree! The Corner Market is open until 8 PM and we've got hot cider and hot chocolate to keep you warm while you make your selection. Then you can celebrate with s'mores around the fire while we do the work to get your tree ready for you!

[IMAGE: Families roast marshmallows around a fire, with Christmas trees in the background.]

11/25/2022

Cox Farms updated their business hours.

Cox Farms updated their business hours.

11/07/2022

Got a voting plan yet? Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 8) is the last day of the Fall Festival, and we’re celebrating Election Day with free donuts! Voters can show their “I voted” sticker at the Donut stand to get a free apple cider donut. (Subject to availability/while supplies last. Limit one free donut per adult voter with sticker. Available only at the Donut stand; admission required to claim offer.)

[IMAGE: Large wooden letters spell out VOTE. Letters are bright blue and stand on a wagon in a grassy field.]

11/07/2022

Final days to play! Fall Festival is open today and tomorrow (Tue 11/8). Last entry is 4 p.m., last hayride and trails at 4:30, and the farm closes at 5 p.m. Grab your tickets here: https://coxfarms.com/fall-festival/fall-festival-tickets/

[IMAGE: Two hayride wagons are pulled by a red tractor... through the pond, just beyond the grasp of a large te****le reaching out of the water.]

11/06/2022

UPDATE: It's a Pumpkin Madness Miracle! We got a replacement high lift here just in time... giant pumpkin drop is ON, hopefully around 4:30!

A very disappointing Pumpkin Madness update: Our High Lift has malfunctioned and is no longer safe to operate. Sadly, this means we are unable to continue our Pumpkin Drop, and there will not be a Giant Pumpkin Drop at 4 p.m. today. We still have all the other Pumpkin Madness activities, including the trebuchet launches, Pumpkin Bowling, Pumpkin Toss, Wall of Spikes, Pumpkin Roadkill, and delicious pumpkin seeds!

[Image: A red "no" symbol over a graphic of Farmer Cox dropping a carved pumpkin off a high lift.]

11/01/2022

Great Pumpkin Drop v2 HD 720p

This weekend is Pumpkin Madness, and we can't wait! In the meantime, we've started our Pumpkin Madness Sale at the Market, which is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through November 8. Pumpkins, squash, apples, corn shocks, straw bales, and mums are all 50% off! We have so many varieties of really delicious squash and pumpkins, and the price is capped at $5 each for the big ones... that is a lot of pumpkin pie, friends. (Oh, and speaking of pie, we've got a bunch of BOGO pies on sale today... they freeze great and Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRq3w4BjMko

Every November, Cox Farms celebrates Pumpkin Madness. This video captures the season finale: the giant pumpkin drop.

10/31/2022

Monday, 10/31, 9:25 AM: It looks like some quick showers might pass through in the next hour, but the Fall Festival will be opening at 10 AM. We may close early if the rain moves in this afternoon.

10/28/2022

Can you keep a secret? It is shaping up to be a strangely calm morning at the farm. Like, buy your tickets, grab your kids, and get here RIGHT NOW. Find Fall Festival tickets here: https://coxfarms.com/fall-festival/fall-festival-tickets/.

[IMAGE: You can almost hear the squeals of joy captured in this photo of visitors flying down our six-lane Dino Slide. It is a slide for all ages to enjoy; this photo includes adults with toddlers on their laps, big kids, and solo adults, and everyone is having a blast.]

10/15/2022

Fall Festival tickets are sold out for today (Saturday, 10/15). No additional tickets will be available for today. If you have already purchased your Fall Festival tickets, come on in and have those bar codes ready! If you did not get your tickets yet, please plan to visit another day, and buy online in advance to ensure availability.

10/13/2022

Sorry, folks, it's just too muddy this morning. The Market will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today (Thursday, October 13), and we are looking forward to great weather tomorrow and through the weekend!

[IMAGE: Two mud-soaked toddlers stomp and splash in a puddle near the stage on the festival grounds. Said toddlers may or may not be teenagers now but nostalgia is real and so is the mud.]

10/13/2022

UPDATE: Fall Festival will be CLOSED today (Thursday, 10/13). Market will be open until 6 PM.

10/08/2022

Tickets | Cox Farms

Tickets are going fast for both Fall Festival and Fields of Fear, so buy yours ASAP! https://coxfarms.com/all-tickets/

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10/07/2022

When night falls on the farm…

10/06/2022

This Throwback Thursday, we’re swinging way back to 1990 when the first rope swing made its debut! It wasn’t much, and it kinda hurt, but MAN, was it fun!

[Image: A few kids wait their turn at the single rope swing. It is lined with straw bales. Before we had the deluxe track and field high jump landing pads to land on, we had these cubes of foam to cushion you. Before that, as seen in this photo, IT WAS JUST STRAW that every so often we would fluff up with a pitchfork.]

10/03/2022

First, the bad news: Sadly, the Fall Festival will be closed today (Monday, October 3) due to weather. And so. much. mud. The market will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today.

Now, the good news: The weather is looking SPECTACULAR for later in the week through the long weekend.

The best news: Leona had her babies, and you can come meet them starting Thursday!

Photo credit: Kym Sunday

[IMAGE: The lovely mama pig Leona is on her side nursing her many darling piglets. Leona is pink and black, and all of her babies are some variation on the theme, ranging from mostly pink with a spotted rump to solid black with just a few pink markings on legs and face. In an argument for writing your own Alt Text, Facebook's generated alt text photo description was "May be an image of animal and food," which is just rude.]

10/02/2022

Weather Update: The Fall Festival will be closed on Sunday, October 2. The market is open until 10 p.m. tonight (Saturday, October 1) and then 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

10/01/2022

The Fall Festival and Fields of Fear will be closed today (Sat, Oct 1). Our market will be open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., so swing by to stock up on cider, kettle corn, donuts, and other fall essentials!

09/17/2022

Today's the day! Put your hands in the air if you are *this excited* about the first day of Fall Festival 2022! As far as weekends go, this one offers the best ticket prices and among the lightest crowds of the season, so it's a great time to play at the farm! Remember, tickets are online only and quantities are limited, so buy online before you visit. https://coxfarms.com/fall-festival/fall-festival-tickets/

09/15/2022

Throwback Thursday- Back in 2019, Leona was among the cutest of the piglets born at the Barn Slide. She is settling in again and will deliver another litter here this fall. Come see Leona this weekend at the Fall Festival- we'll be open this Saturday (9/17) and Sunday (9/18), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days (last entry one hour before closing). Tickets are limited and only available online, so buy now! https://coxfarms.com/fall-festival/fall-festival-tickets/ (In the meantime, we'll post an updated pic of Leona in the comments.)

[IMAGE: Quite possibly one of the cutest baby piglets to ever exist, Leona hams it up for the camera. At only a few weeks old in this 2019 photo, she is already full of sass! Photo shows a small pink pig covered in black spots with one black ear. She is standing on a bed of straw, looking up and directly at the camera, and the all-black head of one of her siblings is visible behind her.]

09/14/2022

We wait all year, and it is almost here: the Fall Festival kicks off this weekend! Remember that tickets are only available online and quantities are limited, so buy yours now! https://coxfarms.com/all-tickets/

[IMAGE: Our roadside sign reads "FESTIVAL OPEN THIS WEEKEND!" Sign is beige with red trim and "Cox Farms" at the top.]

08/30/2022

Working At Cox Farms

Work while the the kids are in school, come play when they are home! Cox Farms is hiring for seasonal positions this Fall.

Applicants must be 14+, or 16+ for our nighttime haunt, Fields of Fear. Employees get $1,400 in free tickets. Base wages are $15/hr for 18+, $13/hr for 16-17 and $11/hr for 14-15.

Flexible Schedules, Fun Positions, Free Admissions, Free Lunch, Free Pumpkins and Free Farmer’s Tans!

http://www.workingatcoxfarms.com/

Working At Cox Farms

08/20/2022

Last Smokin' Saturday of the summer is here, and it's going to be a great one! Smokin' Saturday officially runs 11 AM-3 PM, and the Corner Market will be open until 7 PM.

The smoker is already smoking away, and Patty Reese is on stage 12-2. In other news, our Cox Farmer staff corn hole tournament is kicking off soon (don't mind us, some people are just a wee bit competitive around here). Today is your last chance to visit Foamhenge for free until December, which means it is also your last chance to appreciate Foamhenge attendant Nancy's epic jokes... hayride shuttles run 1-2 PM today!

08/19/2022

This is it, folks! Our final weekend of the Spring & Summer season, our final Smokin' Saturday, and your last chance to stock up on corn, tomatoes, and other summer delights. Swing by the Corner Market for one more chance to eat, shop, and play!

08/13/2022

Today is our second-to-last Smokin' Saturday of 2022, so come join the fun! In addition to homegrown and local produce, we've got BBQ, peach milkshakes, tractor-driving lessons, hayride shuttles to Foamhenge, live music, and plenty of open space to play all day.

Interested in learning to drive a tractor? If you're at least 20 years old with a valid driver's license, give us fifteen minutes and we'll have you cruising around the farm on an antique Farmall tractor! Don't worry about signing up at this point, just come on in between 11 and 12:30 today, and we'll do our best to make it happen.

Lineup for Sat, Aug 13:
Corner Market open 10 AM- 7 PM
Smokin' Saturday (BBQ/full menu) 11 AM- 3 PM
Learn to Drive a Tractor! 11 AM-1 PM
On Stage: Max Richard 12-2 PM
Foamhenge (via hayride shuttle): 1-2 PM

07/31/2022

Remember real tomatoes? It’s Sunday, and that means it’s time to stock up on fresh summer produce to sustain you all week long! In addition to a stunning selection of tomatoes, we’ve got plenty of sweet corn, squash, peppers, peaches, melons, and more! The Corner Market is open until 7 PM. Treat yourself to a peach milkshake, and take home a BBQ To Go pulled pork dinner for tonight!

[Image: A table full of tomatoes: red paste, green, striped heirlooms, yellow, plus pints of assorted cherry tomatoes on top! In the middle (and partially covered by tomatoes) is a sign that reads “Cox Farms’ own homegrown, farm-fresh tomatoes.”]

07/29/2022

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It's peak tomato time at the farm, and this season's especially bountiful harvest is pushing us all to get creative. This weekend, our homegrown tomatoes are on sale for just $1.99/lb. Tomorrow (Sat, 7/30), Eric Cox will be leading a tomato canning demo 11-1, so you can learn how to process all the cheap and delicious tomatoes you take home. We donate produce to local food banks every week. If we're still drowning in tomatoes, perhaps we should consider going la Tomatina route?

[IMAGE: An image from La Tomatina in Spain, courtesy of festivalsallaround's Instagram, shows several people mostly obscured by flying red tomato pulp.]
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07/16/2022

It’s a seasonally delicious Smokin’ Saturday, and you’ve got a busy schedule today:
1. Warm up with a round of co****le... Chewie and the goats will cheer you on!
2. Sample dueling pesto recipes 11-1.
3. Fuel up with a pulled pork sandwich and enjoy live music 12-2.
4. Grab the hayride shuttle to Foamhenge 1-2 (kettle corn for the ride is totally optional).
5. Cool off with a peach milkshake made with local peaches and all-natural vanilla ice cream.
6. Stock up on fresh produce for the week, including our famous homegrown tomatoes!

07/14/2022

Now hiring for fall! We are hiring for Fall Festival (ages 14+) and Fields of Fear (16+). Flexible scheduling- options include PT and FT, weekdays during school hours, weekends, or Fri/Sat PM. Adults (18+) start at $15/hr, 16-17yo at $13, and 14-15yo $11. Visit workingatcoxfarms.com for details and application.

07/10/2022

The Corner Market will be closing at 4 PM sharp today (Sunday, July 10), so come by early to play and stock up on summer produce! This evening is our big 50th Anniversary celebration, an EPIC reunion of Cox Farmers from the past half-century!

07/05/2022

It's hard to believe, but Cox Farms turns 50 this year! We are so honored to be celebrating half a century as your local tradition. We're feeling pretty old, but mostly, we're feeling grateful. What's your earliest Cox Farms memory?

[IMAGE: An illustrated Farmer Cox stands behind a big red cake with lit "50" candles on top. The farmer is smiling with his hands in the air, and he has a pink pig on one side and a white goat on the other side of him. "Cox Farms 2022" is written above him, and on the side of the cake are the words "Celebrating 50 years of local tradition! Centreville, VA."]

07/02/2022

Smokin’ Saturday is rockin’ today! Pulled pork and chicken from the smoker, live music, Foamhenge (1-2), and treats like fresh lemonade and all-natural soft serve ice cream to cool you off…. Plus you can stock up on your essential summer produce, and plants are 50% off!

[Image: Musician Bill Enderlin chats with our sound engineer as he takes the stage. He is holding a guitar, and the stage is a converted antique flatbed truck.]

07/01/2022

It's July, and summer produce has arrived! Fresh Virginia sweet corn and your other favorites are available at the Corner Market.

[IMAGE: A pile of sweet corn, with fresh green husks.]

06/25/2022

Lunch is ready, plants are 50% off, and it's another beautiful Smokin' Saturday at the Corner Market! Come on by to eat, shop, and play!

[IMAGE: Our roadside sign reads "SMOKIN' SATURDAY 11AM-3PM." Sign is beige with red trim and "Cox Farms" at the top.]