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Sinkland Farms in the News

See what local, regional and national media are saying about Sinkland Farms and our 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival.

From our nationally recognized Pumpkin Festival to the story of our family farm, Sinkland Farms is proud to be featured by local, regional and national media. Explore recent stories, interviews and features celebrating the farm, our festivals and the traditions that have made Sinkland Farms a Southwest Virginia destination for generations.


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USA TODAY 10Best • WDBJ7 • WSLS 10 • ABC13 WSET • WFXR • Only In Your State • Valley Business FRONT

Valley Business FRONT

October 2026

From Dairy Farm to Destination

Valley Business FRONT tells the story behind Sinkland Farms—from its agricultural roots as a dairy farm to its evolution into a destination for festivals, weddings, special events and generations of family memories in Southwest Virginia.

WSLS 10

September 26, 2026

Annual Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival Returns for 2026 Fall Season

Susan Sink of Sinkland Farms visits WSLS 10 for a look at the 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival and the fall traditions bringing families back to the farm for another season.

WDBJ7 Hometown Adventures

September 25, 2026

Hometown Adventures: Montgomery County

Samantha Livesay, Executive Director of Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Montgomery County Regional Tourism, visits WDBJ7's Hometown Adventures explores things to see and do in Montgomery County, including a visit to Sinkland Farms during the 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival.

WFXR

September 25, 2026

Celebrate America's Harvest at Sinkland Farms This Weekend

Susan Sink of Sinkland Farms visits WFXR during the 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival and highlights America's Harvest Celebration, bringing together pumpkins, farm traditions and fall fun in Christiansburg.

ABC13 WSET

September 21, 2026

Drought Can't Stop Sinkland Farms' Pumpkin Festival in Christiansburg

ABC13 visits Sinkland Farms to see how irrigation helped the farm's pumpkin crop thrive despite one of the area's driest summers in years—and talks with Susan Sink and festival visitors about the fall tradition of picking pumpkins at the farm.

WDBJ7

September 18, 2026

Sinkland Farms Kicks Off 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival in Christiansburg

Sinkland Farms owner Susan Sink joins WDBJ7 to preview the 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival, seven weekends of fall fun in Christiansburg and the opening-weekend Wine Festival.

Only In Your State

August 4, 2026

This Virginia Farm's Pumpkin Festival Ranks Among the Nation's Best

Only In Your State on Sinkland Farms and exploring the Pumpkin Festival tradition that has welcomed families for more than three decades, from hayrides and pumpkin picking to farm activities, food and fall fun.