This multi-day event features live music (free), outdoor hard cider bar, family activities, hayrides, food trucks and PYO strawberries. Dates may be shift per weather & fruit readiness. SEE BELOW for schedule, prices and details. RSVP now + then purchase PYO tickets as we near festival time!

About the Event:
ENTRANCE:

Entrance to the festival is free; it does not include pick-your-own, food or drinks. Hayrides as free with purchase of picking containers or $5 per per person ages 3+ if not picking strawberries.


SCHEDULE:

8 am - 5 pm: Pick-Your-Own

Purchase tickets online or upon arrival at the farm OR online tickets are available at www.ciderhill.com/pick-your-own. Pick-your-own strawberry pricing:

Kid's Pint - $5.50 - up to 1 child (ages 3-6)

1 Quart - $10 - up to 1 picker

4 Quarts - $39 - up to 4 pickers

6 Quarts - $56 - up to 6 pickers

Whether picking or not, anyone ages 3+ requires a ticket to enter the fields. Tickets come with picking containers. Personal picking containers prohibited. Pricing subject to change.

8 am - 6 pm: Farm Store

Pick up quarts of pre-picked berries, biscuits, whipped cream, strawberry jam and so much more!

8 am - 6 pm: Barnyard

Enjoy feeding the 600 chickens (bring quarters) and visiting with the farm's goats.

8 am - 6 pm: Free Lawn Games, Strawberry Selfie Station & Strawberry Scavenger Hunt

Stay and play! Learn more about strawberries as you and your little ones travel around the farm, take farm photos and just relax with family and friends.

9 am - 4 pm: Hayrides

Climb aboard for a ride through the orchards to the strawberry fields. Or stroll to the fields taking in the day. Free with purchase of strawberry picking container. If not purchasing PYO containers, still take a ride $5 per person for anyone ages 3+.

10 am - 3 pm: Free! Kid's Sticker & Tattoo Tent

Get a complimentary sticker and tattoo that celebrates the harvest!

10 am - 3 pm: Strawberry Shortcake Stand

Homemade biscuits topped with freshly sliced strawberries and whipped cream.

10 am - 3 pm: Concessions Stand

Find strawberry lemonade, slush and snacks!

10:30 - 3:30: My Darling Threads Embroidery Art

Erin Boyle, a local fiber artist who specializes in hand embroidery, is bringing all the strawberry n' spring vibes with her miniature hand embroidered jewelry, keychains, magnets, hair clips, baseball caps, and wall decor. Make sure to visit her tent for hand made art prints, totes, and pins with prints of her own work. Prices range from $2 (small pins) to $200 for detailed wall hangings. Jewelry and accessories are under $45.

11 am - 2 pm: Free Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Tasting

Taste of our newest homemade jam using rhubarb from our NEW rhubarb patch planted in fall 2023.

11 am - 4 pm: Food Trucks

Enjoy lunch at our food truck and visiting trucks and vendors popping up at the farm! Guests include Hungry Nomads (6/14) and Za Pizza Dudes and Rosita's Cocina (6/15).

11 am - 4 pm: Hard Cider Bar (Sunday 12-4Pm)

Enjoy 100% orchard hard cider made on the farm including our Strawberry Harvest made with our own berries. Non-alcoholic sparkling cider available.

11 am - 4 pm: Free Live Music

Take in local talent while you enjoy snacks, games and hard cider. See who's playing >

12 - 4 pm: Free Hard Cider Tastings: Strawberry Harvest & Bourbon

Make sure to visit the hard cider tasting tent for the cider that took the gold medal at GLINTCAP, the world's largest cider competition.

FESTIVAL CONTESTS!

Biggest Berry Contest:

Enter to win! Bring your biggest berry to be measured in the farm store after picking. Winners will be announced via social media and email on Monday 6/16. Winner(s) receives 1 dozen free donuts!

Guess How Heavy:

Something massive-ly awesome is coming and we need your best guess. Enter to win a farm gift basket valued at $100! Winners will be announced via social media and email on Monday 6/16.

Schedule and details subject to change. Please leave pets at home. We love our furry friends but they are prohibited by the MA Board of Health.