Strawberry Fest!Saturday, June 11, 2011
Join for a fun celebration at the Apple Barrel! The day's activities include Breakfast on the Deck, horsedrawn wagon rides with Foxglove Farm, pony rides, pie eating contests, food sampling, strawberry treats, live music, and more great family fun! Enjoy delicious hotdogs, hamburgers, ice cream, strawberry shortcake, and more!
Book signing with Emily Brooks!
Meet Emily Brooks, founder of Edible Advocate Alliance, and author of a newly published cookbook, Connecticut Farmer & Feast! Emily will be at the Apple Barrel for a book signing from 10am-1pm. Copies of her great new cookbook will be available for sale.
Horsedrawn Wagon Rides; 11am – 3pm
Pony Rides: 12 noon - 4pm
Live Music on the Apple Barrel deck from 1pm-3pm with the great country and bluegrass band The Monthei Brothers.
Strawberry Pie Eating Contest for Children and Adults; 3:30pm
Jaguar Club Car Show!
Sunday, June 12, 2011; 9am-4pm.
Enjoy viewing these beautiful luxury cars up close! Presented by the Jaguar Club of Southern New England, prizes will be awarded to best cars in show.
Father's Day Cake Decorating Workshop
Sat., June 18, 2011; 11am
Dad deserves a special cake for his special day! Pre-registration required. Call now to register: 860.349.6043. Workshop fee: $10.
Berry Fest!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
It's berry pickin' time, and we're looking forward to celebrating the delicious mid-summer berry crops with a fun, family-oriented event, featuring many interactive activities for children and adults, live music by Nicole Frechette, and lots of free samples of delicious berry treats!
Event activities include Breakfast on the Deck, Pick Your Own Blueberries, pie-eating contests, horsedrawn wagon rides, and more!
Schedule of Activites:
Breakfast on the Deck; 8am – 11am
Pick Your Own Blueberries, Rspberries, Jostaberries 8am - 4pm, or while supplies last.
Call the PYO Hotline to verify times & picking locations: 860.349.6015
Free Food Tastings in the Apple Barrel; 10am - 5pm
Horsedrawn Wagon Rides with Foxglove Farm; 11am – 3pm
Outdoor Grill & Ice Cream; open 11:30 - 5pm
Facepainting by Ruth; free for children; 12 noon - 4pm
Pony Rides for Kids; 12 noon - 4pm.
Live Performance on the Apple Barrel deck from 1pm-3pm with country vocalist Nicole Frechette
Blueberry Pie Eating Contest for Children and Adults; 3:30pm
The classic old-fashioned contest! Compete to win a family pack of movie tickets!
Sunflower Maze -- Open July 30 - Aug 28, 2011!
Open daily 9am-5pm, weather permitting.
Ticket sales close at 4:30pm.
Be among the first to explore our sunflower maze, a brand new design carved within our three acre field, featuring more than 350,000 sunflowers!
This year's Butterfly Design was inspired by the kids of Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, CT.
Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides, in the famous Remax Balloon,will be available during morning hours on opening weekend, weather permitting.
Proceeds from Balloon Rides and Maze ticket sales help support the kids of Connecticut Children's Medical Center. more>>
Admission:
Ages 13 years and up: $10.00
Ages 4 years to 12 years: $5.00
Under 4 years: free admission
Group Rates for non-profit organizations are available! Call 860/349-6043.
Lyman's Clambake!
Update: Reservations for this event are now filled!
Saturday, August 13, 2011; 4pm-8:00pm
A New England summer tradition returns with an evening of great music, fresh seafood, and other treats hot off the grill! For land-lubbers, hotdogs and hamburgers are also available.
Bring your family and a big appetite for lobster, steamers, mussels, clam chowder, corn on the cob, potatoes, fresh made salads, and much more. Pre-paid reservations required.
Adults: $34.95; children 6 yrs - 12 yrs: $17.95; children 5 years and under are free.
6 seatings available: 4pm, 4:45pm, 5:30pm; 6:15pm; 7:00pm; 7:45pm.
Peach Fest!
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Celebrate peach season with a host of fun-family activities, peach picking, live music, and lots of free samples to nibble on while you shop!!
Enjoy fresh baked Peach Pies in the Apple Barrel, live music on the deck with CJ West & The Downtown Train.
Fun activities include free food samples in the Apple Barrel, contests and prizes, horsedrawn wagon rides with Foxglove Farm, and more!
Breakfast on the Deck! 8am - 11am
Pick Your Own Peaches, Nectarines & Apples!
Free Food Samples in the Apple Barrel! 10am-5pm
Story Time & Craft-making with Levi E. Coe Library Staff! 10:30am
Free Face Painting for Kids with artist Ruth Gordon!
Enjoy a 'change of face'! Watch her amazing work, transforming children into their favorite super heroes, animals, and more!
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides with Foxglove Farm 11am – 3pm
Fresh-popped Kettle Corn!
Pony Rides for Kids, Tara Farm Rescue 12 noon – 4pm
Apple Barrel Grill Open 11:30am – 4pm; Hotdogs, Hamburgers, Ice Cream, and more!
Peach Shortcakes & Sundaes on the Deck! 12 noon - 3pm
Peach Trivia Contest!
Test your peach IQ for a chance to win a $25 Gift Card!
Sunflower Maze! Open 9am-5pm.Last tickets sold at 4:30pm.
Live Music with CJ West and the Downtowntrain 1pm – 3pm.
Pie Eating Contest! 3:30pm; for children and adults.
Pick-Your-Own Strawberries
Strawberry picking will be limited this year as we allow our newly planted fields more time to grow in and get stronger.
Pick-Your-Own Raspberries
Open daily from early to late July, weather permitting.
Call the Pick-Your-Own Hotline for details: 860.349.6015
Pick-Your-Own Blueberries
Open daily from early July to late August, weather permitting.
Call the Pick-Your-Own Hotline for details: 860.349.6015
Pick-Your-Own Peaches
Open daily from mid July to September, weather permitting.
Call the Pick-Your-Own Hotline for details: 860.349.6015
Pick-Your-Own Apples
Open daily from mid August to October, weather permitting.
Call the Pick-Your-Own Hotline for details: 860.349.6015
Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins
Open daily from mid September to October, weather permitting.
Call the Pick-Your-Own Hotline for details: 860.349.6015
Corn Maze!
Sept 3 - Oct. 30, 2011
Our 2010 Corn Maze saluted the amazing achievements of players and coaches of the UCONN Women's Basketball Team. While honoring their winning seasons, our Corn Maze enjoyed a winning season of its own, with record-breaking attendance.
We know our 2011 Maze will be just as exciting! Stay tuned...our new design will be announced very soon!
Come see us this fall...we promise you'll have lots of fun getting lost!
Trivia questions, and our corny Corn Cops help guide your way. Portion of proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. more>>
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