Lose yourself in a sea of sunflowers! Each August, acres of bold blooms become the perfect backdrop for family photos and sunny selfies.
Every year around August 10, I search for the first sunflower blooms at Hopkins Farm in Pittsford. The entire field fully blooms within a few days, but this can vary depending on the weather and when the farmer seeded the field. As of August 17, 2024, the sunflowers are in full bloom!
You can also visit Wickham Farms in Penfield and Sunflowers of Sanborn, closer to Niagara Falls. These two locations host family-friendly events through Labor Day, with an assortment of sunflowers at varying peaks of perfection and plenty of photo opportunities.
I’d love to believe that this is unnecessary to state, but please do not cut or trample the flowers.
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🌻 Hopkins Farm, Pittsford
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Every year around August 10, I search for the first sunflower blooms at Hopkins Farm in Pittsford; the timing can vary based on the weather and when the farmer seeded the field. This year’s magic full-bloom was August 17, 2024, and you can easily find the area by driving along Clover Street south of Calkins Road and north of Willard Road. Enjoy them over the next few weeks! The Hopkins Farm sunflower field is free to look upon, with no planned activities or entertainment—just acres of magnificent sunflowers to enjoy. Stop by Farmer Mark Greene’s fresh produce roadside stand on the way home.
I’d love to believe that this is unnecessary to state, but please do not cut or trample the flowers.
Please be mindful of traffic, as this location offers only a sliver of on-shoulder parking along Clover Street. Given the speed of traffic and potential distractions, it’s important to be aware of your surroundings as you enjoy this beautiful season. You may also want to consider visiting early or late in the day or on a weekday to avoid the crowds.
With several fields used in annual crop rotations, the sunflower fields move along Clover between Calkins and Lehigh Station Roads or on Calkins Road west of Clover, alternating places with the soybeans, wheat, and corn.
🌻 Wickham Farms, Penfield
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2024 Sunflower Spectacular
August 8 – September 2, 2024
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From their website, “We have 10 acres of beautiful sunflowers and endless photo opportunities for you to explore during Sunflower Spectacular. In addition to our 30 sunflower varieties, we also have 20 more types of specialty cut flowers to help you make the perfect bouquets.”
🌻 Sunflowers of Sanborn
2024 Sunflowers
August 1 – September 9, 2024
Thursday–Monday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.
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Take NY-31 about ninety minutes west toward Niagara Falls to Sanborn, NY. It’s the furthest field from Rochester but worth the drive. Sunflowers of Sanborn is free to visit; there’s only a fee for the optional activities and products.
Enjoy eight acres of sunflowers, including a cutting field and the Sunflower Trail. You’ll find activities and refreshments between the two fields that make this a great family-friendly day trip. Check out their special events and things to do, too.
From their website, “When you visit our field, you can bring some of our sunflowers home with you. Explore our U-Pick sunflower field, home to over 100,000 sunflowers. Our field has over eighteen varieties, so you will undoubtedly find the perfect one.”
Even More Sunflower Fields
On your day trips, you’ll see dozens of sunflower fields across the region. Enjoy a drive by some of our favorites! And share your favorites in the comments below.
Greater Rochester
🌻 American Equipment
6112 Collett Road, Farmington, Ontario County
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🌻 Daniel Thorn Farm
10297 Turnpike Road, Clyde, Wayne County
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Please note that in 2024, the field is in full bloom as of July 21.
Daniel Thorn Farm—a 200-year-old family farm—exhibits the most extraordinary sunflower blooms across 200 acres annually. In 2023, the field was in peak bloom around August 5; in 2024, it was mid-July; most sunflower fields were at their peak of perfection for a mere two to three weeks. Head out to 10297 Turnpike Road in Clyde for a sunflower-filled day trip. You can park along the dirt road, and it’s free to visit.
On August 6, 2023, Monica Mullen Aerial Photography captured videos of this magnificent sunflower field in Clyde, New York.
Watch John Kucko’s video, captured on July 21, 2024. His caption reads, “The Sunflower Field
—Fly With Me: Beautiful start to the day today at Thorn Farms in Clyde, NY. Acres and acres of glorious sunflowers are in peak form. Sound up, and instead of walk with me—fly with me this morning at this wonderful farm.”
🌻 Long Point Sunflowers
4288 Long Point Road, Geneseo, Livingston County
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Enjoy a beautiful drive along the west side of Conesus Lake to purchase fresh-cut sunnies and capture a few selfies! Amateur and drone photographers are welcome; there’s a small fee for professional photographers. Follow Long Point Sunflowers on Instagram for the latest photos.
🌻 Pick’n Patch
2205 NY-5 (5 & 20), Stanley, Seneca County
(between Canandaigua and Geneva)
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🌻 Kelkenberg Farm
9270 Wolcott Road, Clarence Center, Erie County
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kelkenbergfarm.com
🌻 Strawberry Fields & Florist
4240 East Genesee Street Road, Auburn, Cayuga County
(1 mile west of Skaneateles, on US-20)
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strawberryfieldsandflorist.net
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Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do.
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Saw in your first picture showing a Romantic Dinner scene in a Sunflower patch. I looked through the farms you listed and nobody showcased that. Can you specifically recommend a farm that would offer such?
Hello Todd! That scene is a staged photo area at Wickham Farms. I wish they actually served dinner there!
Also try Sunflowers Of Sanborn. This place is huge and it is F R E E to view the sunflowers.. Only costs money for concessions and cut sunflowers.
And tons of parking!
I hate to bring traffic to my town but actually we do have sunflower field in Pittsford, also on Calkins vs Clover but more on Calkins than Clover. Let’s say the sunflower field of last year was at SW corner than this year it is af NW corner but not right at the corner. In other words, move West on Calkins past Clover a bit.
Thank you Trang! I haven’t been by in about a month. I was just at Tinker and should have drove around the block 🙂 I’ll take another look!