UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Montpelier Farms has announced the cancellation of its 2025 Sunflower Festival after this year’s sunflower crop failed to bloom as expected.
In a public update, the farm shared that the growing conditions did not produce the anticipated blooms, prompting the difficult decision to cancel the seasonal event.
“We know how much this event means to so many of you, and we appreciate your understanding and continued support. Here’s to brighter blooms ahead,” the farm stated.
The festival, a popular summer attraction for families, photographers and flower enthusiasts across the region, typically features expansive sunflower fields, local vendors and family-friendly activities.
While the summer sunflower fields will remain quiet this year, the community continues to look forward to the farm’s Fall Festival, returning Sept. 13 through Nov. 2. Held Fridays through Sundays, the weekend festival features a 7-acre interactive corn maze, Spookley the Square Pumpkin maze, hayrides, giant hill slides, farm animals, pig races and photo opportunities.
Additional attractions include the Trike Track, Barnyard Basketball, Pumpkin Bowling, Puzzle Mania, Roping Range, Penalty Paddock and public bonfires. Children can explore the Kid Corral and Cub Corral playgrounds, climb wooden playsets, enjoy mini hill slides or challenge friends in games like tug of war and Hay-n-Play.
For updates on other seasonal events and activities at the farm, visit www.montpelierfarms.com.
Montpelier Farms
1720 Crain Highway
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
Phone: (410) 320-0464
Email: pgcornmaze@gmail.com
Website: www.montpelierfarms.com
Montpelier Farms History
Montpelier has been a working farm for several hundred years. Originally patented in 1673 — before the creation of Prince George’s County — the property was part of Calvert County and first owned by James Moore of England. It later passed to the Smith family of Dunkirk (formerly Smithville), and the historic mansion on the property was constructed in the 1840s by Stephen Belt.
The estate has since been home to several prominent Prince George’s County families, including the Smith, Hilleary, Belt, Bowie and Rogers families. In the 1940s, Dr. Bowie of Providence Hospital — one of the founding members of the Marlboro Hunt Club — remodeled the mansion. Later, Anne C. Rogers, one of the county’s first female developers and founder of communities like Rogers Heights, owned Montpelier along with thousands of adjacent acres. Remarkably, both Bowie and Rogers lived to be 100 years old.
Today, the farm — now known as Montpelier of Moores Plains — spans 125 acres, with additional land leased for agriculture stretching east to the Patuxent River. As tobacco farming declined, the property transitioned into forested land, with 80 acres now designated as preserved mature woodlands.
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