Cornbelly's in Spanish Fork is ready to transition from the Sunflower Festival to pumpkin season starting Oct. 1.
“Once the sunflowers start to die and come October, we start getting excited about pumpkins and we move right into pumpkin season," Natalie Jensen, a Cornbelly's employee, said. "We put pumpkins out of the pumpkin houses, bring in all the pumpkin stuff, move in more of the fall season and Halloween stuff.”
Even though the festivals change, they share many of the same fun attractions, including the train that takes families around two sunflower fields and a pumpkin field, a new attraction called Slide Mountain and plenty of games for families to enjoy.
Jensen said everything still keeps running through pumpkin season.
Those going into the pumpkin patch can pick their pumpkins right off the vine.
“You can get anywhere from the tiny pumpkin to the big pumpkins, and we have a really good variety," Jensen said. "My favorite are the Cinderella pumpkins. They’re kind of a little squatty, super cute.”
One of the biggest attractions at Cornbelly’s is the corn maze. Continuing with the theme of country music stars from years before, this year's maze is modeled after country singer Lainey Wilson.
Brett Herbst, owner of Cornbellys, said there is nobody more popular than Wilson right now.
“We pitched this idea to her (and) she just fell in love with it immediately. Since then, she seems to become way more popular (than) when we initially started talking to her, so it’s just a perfect fit,” Herbst said.
This year marks Cornbelly's 30th anniversary since the first location opened at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi.
Herbst spoke abour why his family opened the second location in Spanish Fork six years ago.
“This is our farm that we’ve been able to purchase over the last 10 years, and our dream has always been to do Cornbellys on our own land,” he said.
All those years later, Cornbelly’s is still creating lasting memories for families.
“I just enjoy seeing families getting off their phones, spending some quality time together where it's just all about each other and enjoying the fall and enjoying the farm,” Jensen said.
Cornbelly’s will remain open until Nov. 1. Those interested in learning about special events held in Spanish Fork every week can check the schedule online.