One of the things that we love to share about is FREE activities because we know that taking families on adventures can add up. There are definitely things worth paying for, but we love when we can share about a FREE activity that is super fun. Highland Gardens is amazing and offers a free Fall Festival. It is especially perfect for young families, or anyone on a budget.
The Highland Gardens Fall Festival is full of activities for kids to enjoy. There are two slides (big and small), and they were definitely the most popular attration. There are swings over a corn pit, plus an area to dig in the corn pit. They have a large jumping pillow, which is super fun for all ages. One area is full of straw and has large tires to sit on, and a tire swing to sit in. Our teen boys are a little big for a lot of these activities, but the younger kids were having a blast!
We enjoyed walking around the gardens and looking at the decorations. There is lots of spooky-type decor such as witches and ghouls, but we also really loved the scarecrows. Along the backside of the gardens, there are a bunch of scarecrows. We loved how cute and creative they were.
One of the best things about the Highland Gardens is not free, and that’s the delicious treats. They offer snow cones with a ton of flavors and Aggie ice cream (which is amazing). But the best treat they offer is an Apple Crumble (or Peach depending on the time of year). It has warm apples and a crumble dumped on top of vanilla ice cream and it was so delicious! Since you are enjoying the activities for free, you might plan to splurge a little on treats.
The Highland Gardens Fall Festival is open daily from 12 pm – 9 pm. You can check their site for more info about their event center and store. Located at 9736 N 4800 WÂ Highland, UT. For other FREE Fall and Halloween activities, visit our post with 30 other ideas.
