Navigate your way through Connecticut's original Sunflower Maze! 350,000 blooming yellow, red, and orange sunflowers are crafted into a design! $1 of every admission goes to support Connecticut Children's Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders. The Lyman Orchards family wants children battling cancer to reach for the stars and never lose hope. The Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze, Connecticut’s original Sunflower Maze officially opens Saturday, July 27th at 9 am and runs until Sunday, August 25th.
Each visitor receives an official Sunflower Maze Map to help guide you through the twists and turns along the pathways. You'll also be given a Maze Passport featuring ten trivia questions related to the maze theme, or choose from a selection of passports featuring categories ranging from "movies" to "sports" trivia. Answering each questions correctly will help you choose the right direction at each of ten main crossroad stations within the maze.
Purchase your ticket, pick up your maze map and passport, then make your way through nearly one mile of winding pathways surrounded by 350,000 sunflowers! Climb atop our 10 ft. viewing platform for the ultimate view and group photos. The setting is serene and the scenery is spectacular for this one-of-a-kind experience!
The maze will be open daily from 9:00am to 4:30pm.
Admission pricing:
$11 ages 13+; $6 ages 4-12; free ages 3 and under
For information on group pricing, click here.
The last entrance to the maze is at 4:30 p.m. For daily updates on the maze and Pick Your own, call our 24-hour hotline at 860-349-6015. Group pricing is available for companies or outings, please contact bcritchley@lymanorchards.com.
Cut Your Own Sunflowers are available from 9AM-4:30PM at the Maze location in a separate field. Price is $4 per stalk. Pay at the Maze booth.
2024 Maze Procedures
Ensuring the health and safety of our customers and employees is at the forefront of our 2024 Maze procedures. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Most importantly, we thank you for your patronage!
Read our full news release here.
About Lyman Orchards
Set on 1,100 acres in the heart of Connecticut, Lyman Orchards (est. 1741) is a year-round destination for the whole family in Middlefield. Shop at the Apple Barrel farm market, filled with fresh produce and Lyman Orchards’ award-winning "Hi-Top" Apple Pie; celebrate special events and weddings at the Lyman Homestead; enjoy seasonal Pick Your Own fruits and tours of the orchard; golf on two world-class, public 18-hole courses designed by Gary Player and Robert Trent Jones, and improve your skills at the Lyman Orchards Golf Center and Apple Nine Course. For more information, call Lyman Orchards at 860-349-6000, or visit us at lymanorchards.com.
About Connecticut Children’s
Connecticut Children’s is the only health system in Connecticut 100% dedicated to children, providing more than 30 pediatric specialties. Kids and parents love the exceptional care offered at 40+ locations in three states, and through Video Visit. Connecticut Children’s experts and community leaders are committed to breakthrough research and innovative partnerships which have won them multiple awards. They are Magnet recognized, a designation only 7% of hospitals achieve, and the Women's Choice Award has recognized Connecticut Children’s as Best Children’s Hospital and for best pediatric emergency care.
Connecticut Children’s is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to improve access to health care for all children.
Stop by our pick your own orchards for pick your own blueberries then head down to the Apple Barrel Farm Market for delicious baked goods and deli!
Make sure to save room for Lyman Orchards Creamery signature ice cream sundaes!
32 Reeds Gap Rd
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6000
700 Main Street
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6031
70 Lyman Road
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6033
105 South Street
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6015