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Corn mazes, pumpkin patches, orchards, hayrides, and fall festivals in Victoria.
Een zelfplukboerderij voor zonnebloemen in Moorabool Shire, Victoria, op ongeveer 65 km ten noordwesten van Melbourne en 30 km ten oosten van Ballarat. De boerderij opent haar 'Fields of Gold' enkele weken per herfst (maart 2026) zodat gezinnen, groepen en scholen door de velden kunnen wandelen en hun eigen zonnebloemen kunnen plukken. Het profileert zich als het dichtstbijzijnde zelfplukveld voor zonnebloemen bij Melbourne.
Applebox Farm is a seasonal pick-your-own sunflower experience in Glengarry West. Its operator confirms that the 2026 season ran and has finished, with the next crop visit planned for January 2027.
A pick-your-own sunflower field on the Surf Coast near Geelong, run by the Modewarre Flower Collective at a property known as 'The Patch'. It typically opens for a short window in January while the flowers are in bloom, about 90 minutes from Melbourne. Visitors walk the paddock and cut their own sunflowers to take home.
Spa Country Sunflowers at Bolwarrah Springs opens a mixed sunflower-and-sorghum crop as a walk-through living jungle with maze-like paths, flower cutting, picnics and selected sunset sessions. Its 2026 season began February 28.
A small pick-your-own sunflower field in the Yarra Valley at Wandin East, about an hour east of Melbourne. It opens for roughly three weeks each Australian summer, weekends only, with adult entry of $10 and free entry for children under 12. The 2026 bloom has already run its course; the farm plans to reopen in early 2027.
A seasonal pick-your-own sunflower field on a working paddock near Ballarat, open for a short window each Australian summer/early autumn (historically around February-March). Visitors pay an entry fee plus a per-stem charge to cut their own sunflowers. The field was closed as of this July 2026 check, with the operator indicating a return for its next season.