About The Pickwick Place
The Pickwick Place is on North Sandusky Avenue at the north end of Bucyrus, where a multi-generation farm family took over a run-down horse farm, restored three brick barns and planted acres of U-pick fruit, vegetables and flowers. The grounds now hold a market stocked mostly with Ohio-grown produce and Ohio-made groceries, a café, The Stalls with more than 70 vendors on two floors selling handmade, vintage and antique goods, and The Loft, a wedding venue.
The year runs on festivals. In 2026 the Strawberry Jamboree filled two June weekends and the Sunflower Festival two August weekends, while U-pick flowers from a local flower farm run through September. Apples follow in fall, with more than a dozen varieties over the season; in mid-October 2026 the orchard was picking Melrose, Cameo and Galarina. September brings the Apple Bash and Flannel Fest, and the Fall Activity Area is open Saturdays and Sundays through October from 10 to 4, with a new mega slide, an apple cannon, a corn maze, a corn pit, giant swings, a tricycle track and a goat playhouse.
The café serves breakfast from 8 to 11 and lunch from 11 to 3, with salads, sandwiches, bowls, smoothies and baked goods, and The Lunchbox beside the market packs meals to go. Later in the year the farm hosts a craft show in October and Deck the Stalls holiday shopping in November.
For lavender, Abundantly Blessed Farm is a small Bucyrus-area farm growing more than 500 lavenders with self-serve picking in summer, which lines up well with Pickwick's June and August festival weekends.
What to do
- Pick your own apples in fall, from more than a dozen varieties
- Cut flowers from the U-pick flower field through September
- Shop Ohio-made foods and produce at The Market
- Browse 70-plus vendor stalls of handmade, vintage and antique goods
- Let kids loose in the Fall Activity Area on October weekends
- Come for the Strawberry Jamboree in June or the Sunflower Festival in August
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Strawberry Jamboree in June, Sunflower Festival in August, U-pick apples September–October, fall play area weekends through October; market and stalls open year-round
- Hours
- Market and The Stalls: Mon–Sat 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; café breakfast 8–11, lunch 11–3, closed Tuesdays; Fall Activity Area Sat–Sun 10–4 through October (2026)
- Admission
- Market, stalls and U-pick: no admission listed. Fall Activity Area (2026): $12 general, $10 grandparents, ages 3 and under free
Tips for your visit
- The café kitchen is closed on Tuesdays
- Check their website for which apple varieties are ready that week
- Festival dates are posted ahead each year and can change, so confirm before driving in
- Tickets for some events, such as the adults-only Halloween party, are sold ahead online
Pair it with a lavender farm
Abundantly Blessed Farm · about 10 minutes away
Abundantly Blessed Farm, a lavender farm in the Bucyrus area, offers summer picking that fits a June or August festival day at Pickwick.
Getting there
Questions
What can you pick at The Pickwick Place?
Apples in fall, with more than a dozen varieties over the season, and cut flowers through September.
How much is the fall activity area?
In 2026 it is $12 general admission, $10 for grandparents and free for ages 3 and under, on Saturdays and Sundays through October.
Is there food on site?
Yes, a café serves breakfast and lunch (closed Tuesdays) and The Lunchbox sells meals to go.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farm of Bucyrus & Crawford County, Ohio
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