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2023 Update: Due to working all summer on the promotion of my new coffee-table style book Kansas is Beautiful<\/a>, I didn’t get around to updating this list for exact times. That said, many of these sunflower fields are blooming at the same time as they did the past two years. This list is still helpful if you click the links to each farm’s Facebook page or website to get more information on potential bloom times. I’ll get back to updating it regularly in 2024! If you are interested in my Kansas book, visit mickeyshannon.com\/kansas-book\/<\/a> to pick up a copy!<\/p>\n

Over the years, I’ve visited dozens of sunflower fields across the state of Kansas. After all, we’re known as the Sunflower State for a reason right? However, surprisingly, depending on what part of Kansas you hail from, finding a sunflower can be somewhat difficult! That’s why I’ve come up with this handy guide to finding the best fields around Kansas. After being asked year after year when and where sunflower fields are blooming, I thought this would be the best way to help other photographers find fields and also impart a little wisdom on how best to find the fields along with ways to respect the farmers who depend on their crop. I plan to update this guide every year as sunflower season approaches with any new information. I’m also sticking to sunflower fields that are operated by farmers that actually want folks coming out to take photographs and see the sunflowers. I won’t be listing random fields that are just being grown for crops, as those sunflower farms may not want visitors potentially damaging their crops. In the cases of the Kansas sunflower farms in this list, all have actively promoted their fields on social media and many offer donation boxes for you to take a sunflower home with you.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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Sunflower Season<\/h2>\n

Here in Kansas sunflowers have a short window of growth. The best month is usually August, sometimes rolling into early September. However, some years, sunflower fields will pop up as early as mid-July or as late as the end of September. My general rule of thumb (and this is very general and sometimes doesn’t always hold true) is that many of the early fields are south around Wichita. While later fields seem to pop up further north towards Kansas City, Lawrence and Manhattan or way out west near Goodland. But that’s just a general rule of thumb. I’ve even run across a field near Lindsborg on my way out to Colorado for fall colors in late September before, so it really just depends on when the farmer plants his field of sunflowers.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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So with that out of the way, here is the scoop on sunflower fields in Kansas that I know of this year:<\/p>\n

Diana Burress B Realty Realtor\/Broker Augusta Field<\/h2>\n

Augusta, Kansas | Peak: ??<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back in 2019, this was one of the first fields to pop up in Kansas! Located southeast of Augusta, this Kansas sunflower field has turned into an annual field. I have not heard anything for estimated bloom time this year, but last year, it was in late August.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSunflower Storms - Prints Available<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStorm clouds over a sunflower field at Klausmeyer Dairy Farm and Pumpkin Patch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Klausmeyer Dairy Farm and Pumpkin Patch<\/h2>\n

Clearwater, Kansas | Peak: Mid July<\/strong><\/p>\n

Klausmeyer Farm and Pumpkin Patch<\/a> is unique in that they usually have multiple fields each year. These are some of the best sunflower fields in Kansas! Like 2020, they will have two fields. The first field is nearly ready as of this writing (July 13)! The second field will likely be ready sometime in August, but exact dates are unsure so far. Make sure to keep up with their Facebook page<\/a> to get up to the minute updates on the status of each field. There will be parking, and the cost to visit the fields will be $2. You can also visit the farm for an additional fee. They also plan to have hayrides to the fields!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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Walter’s Pumpkin Patch<\/h2>\n

El Dorado, Kansas | Peak: Mid-Late August<\/strong><\/p>\n

Walter’s Pumpkin Patch<\/a> is again planning to hold the Kansas Sunflower Festival. This year, the planned dates are the weekends of August 14-15, 21-22 & 28-29. More updates can be found on their Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gieringer’s Family Orchard & Berry Farm<\/h2>\n

Edgerton, Kansas | Peak: Mid-August?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I haven’t seen any updates from Gieringer’s on their annual sunflower festival yet, but if my memory serves me right, last year the sunflowers peaked in mid-August. Keep an eye on Gieringers Family Orchard & Berry Farm<\/a>‘s Facebook page<\/a> for more information!<\/p>\n

Eleanor’s Events<\/h2>\n

Lyndon, Kansas | Peak: Typically Late August to Early September<\/strong>
\nLast year, Eleanor’s Events sunflower fields were blooming in late August\/early September. They usually hold a sunflower festival around Labor Day weekend, so be on the lookout for that! They usually post it on their website. Eleanor’s Events sunflower field is located between Scranton and Lyndon, Kansas. Keep an eye on their events page for more information on the sunflower festival<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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Britt’s Garden Acres<\/h2>\n

Manhattan, Kansas | Peak: Late-August\/Early September?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have not seen anything on the status of their sunflower fields yet for 2021, but it’s still early. Keep an eye on their Facebook page<\/a> about the status of their sunflower field in 2021. Last year, blooming times were around late August & early September.<\/p>\n

Peterson Farm Brothers<\/h2>\n

Lindsborg, Kansas | Peak: Late-August\/Early September<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the past few years, Peterson Farm Brothers<\/a> have grown sunflower fields. No official word has come from their website or Facebook page yet, but the Sunflower Trails<\/a> page from 2020 says the sunflowers were blooming in late August or early September! Stop by their Facebook page<\/a> or the The Heights \u2013 Wedding Reception Venue & Sunflower Agritourism Facebook page<\/a> to keep up with the latest. While you wait for their sunflower field to bloom, you should absolutely go visit their awesome YouTube account<\/a>! Here’s a video they produced about growing Kansas sunflowers:<\/p>\n

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