We just wrote a new chapter on fun!
It's an adventure packed with chills, thrills and suspense! Lose yourself among 350,000 yellow and red sunflowers! The new bookworm Sunflower Maze is bound to get rave reviews from you and everyone in your family or group!
Exploring the Sunflower Maze helps a great cause!
Your visit to the Sunflower Maze will help support the fight against Pediatric Cancer!
We donate $1 of every admission ticket to the Pediatric Cancer unit of Connecticut Children's Medical Center. To date, our Sunflower Mazes have raised over $44,858 for CCMC.
Groups are welcome!
We welcome groups and have special pricing for groups over 12 persons. If you are interested in bringing your group through the Sunflower Maze, please call 860.349.6058. We can help make it a full day with property tours or fruit picking in our orchards!
The Sunflower Maze is sponsored by CPTV Kids and Shore Publishing.
Special Days at the Sunflower Maze!
CPTV Day at Lyman Orchards - August 2nd (raindate Aug. 3rd) - Daniel Tiger will make appearances throughout the day beginning at 10am. Come out to meet and have your photo taken with PBS's newest star!
RE/MAX Hot Ait Balloon - August 9th and 10th - Take a tethered Hot Air Balloon Ride above the Sunflower Maze, courtesy of RE/MAX. All monies raised are donated directly to the Connecticut Children's Medical Center. Rides are limited based upon weather conditions and fuel, and are determined solely by the RE/MAX pilot. Available on a first come, first served basis.
SteveSongs: Meet Mr. Steve from PBS Kids - August 17th
Join us as Connecticut's own Mr. Steve takes kids of all ages on an entertaining, interactive and educational musical journey with his greatest hits. Steve's performance begins at 2pm on the Apple Barrel deck.
Library Programs at the Sunflower Maze
Throughout the month of August, Lyman Orchards is partnering with many of our local libraries to host story times and other programs. We are thrilled with the excitement that our partner libraries have shown around the Bookworm-themed Sunflower Maze. We are continuing to add more libraries to the calendar so check back often.
All of these events will take place under the tent at the Sunflower Maze.
August 6th - Levi E. Coe Library, Middlefield
Storytime & a craft at 10:30am
August 15th - Meriden Public Library
Bookmobile and Storytimes from 10:30am-1pm
August 16th - Wallingford Public Library
Sunnie Lovelace, Head of Children's Services at the Wallingford Public Library, will host a special storytime with songs and stories of farm animals, both real and imagined. This interactive storytime is perfect for preschool children ages 3-5 and their families. After the storytime every family will receive a mini-compass to help them navigate the Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze!
August 19th - Durham Public Library
Please join Miss Christine from the Durham Public Library for stories and songs celebrating the great outdoors. 10am-Noon
August 20th - Portland Public Library
Program and Times TBD
August 21st - Scranton Memorial Library, Madison
Visit the Scranton Library at the Sunflower Maze on August 21st from 1 to 4 PM for demonstrations on how to get free e-books for your Kindle, iPad or tablet. We'll also have stories and songs for children. 1-4pm
August 22nd - East Hartford Public Library
The East Hartford Public Library will be “Stopping by for Science” in the EHPL Bookmobile! We will have various science activity kits for kids to explore, including Snap Circuits and GoldieBlox kits. We'll also have a variety of science books for kids to browse through while they visit with us.
For a complete calendar of the month's events: click here!
Visit LymanOrchards.com for more information.
