Find Activities And Fun For All Ages at Happy Day Farm

Heat up in the summer

As summer hits, we love when the farm comes alive with lots of u-pick opportunities and fields overflowing with vibrant colors. The blueberry fields typically open in late June, and you can head to the farm for these delicious fruits, fresh-squeezed lemonade, shaved ice, and feed the adorable goats and chickens. Also around June, the lavender blooms, and it’s the start of the Lavender Festival, which includes a walk through the garden and photo-ops throughout the day, as well as gemstone mining, where you can purchase gem bags at the General Store (the mining is during other festivals too). They also sell their famous lavender lemonade, a sweet treat with hints of aromatic lavender. Mid-summer, the sunflowers open and the fields are ready for picking. Hit up the Sunflower Festival that happens during July and August and includes picking, frolicking, and stopping at one of the 20+ photo ops.

Get into a fall mood

Fall is the prime season at Happy Day Farm, and they really lean into it, with a fun hayride, corn maze, and tons of pumpkin fun. When we visit in the fall, my kids always make a beeline for the pirate ship and the giant fun slide. What we love about Happy Day Fall Harvest Days is that they offer something for every age group. My kids are all smiles at the ring toss and giggle as they climb through the rope-woven spider web. By far, though, our family favorite is the hand-pump rubber duck races, where kids are side-by-side pumping to get their duck across the finish line first.

With all the playing, my kids get hungry, and there are food trucks with plenty of options like pizza, cheesesteaks, burgers and fries, chicken tenders, and gyros, as well as some ‘fair food’ type favorites like zeppoles, fried Oreos, and funnel cakes. There’s ample seating, including some parts with shade. While we were waiting for our food, the kids ran over to hang out on the playground, with little swings shaped like horses and a corn tunnel perfect for the pint-sized crowd.

After lunch, we like to take on the corn maze, which changes themes each fall (each year is a different theme, so be on the lookout for the new one, which is typically revealed in mid-August). There are also interactive games to play while making your way through, like Maize-o-poly, and if you’re stumped about which way to go, shoot a ‘corn text’ to the number given at the entrance, and you’ll get a hint to help you out.

Embrace the winter season

Over the past few years, Happy Day Farm has added a new winter attraction—a Maple Festival during February and March. We bundle up and head to the farm for this sweet festival and hop on a tractor ride through their 130-acre farm that takes you to the “Sugar Bush,” where you can learn more about the equipment used to collect sap. We love stopping at Olivia’s Sugar Shack, where we learn how sap water is turned into their delicious maple syrup, which you can buy to take home. The best part? We can still feed the goats and chickens even in the winter.

Making camera-ready memories at Happy Day Farm

Happy Day Farm’s most instaworthy spots are a must—it’s like being a kid in a candy store filled with a ton of selfies and memory-making moments. In the fall, there are houses made of pumpkins, acres of sunflower fields, and swings with hand-carved signs. It’s clear the Happy Day team loves what they do, putting in stylish details to make the photos and colors pop. The sunflower fields have unexpected and charming touches that make for some beautiful pictures, like brightly painted doors and cool vintage cars nestled amidst the sea of yellow and green. They have lots of photo ops throughout the year, but our favorite is Pumpkinville, a village of houses made out of pumpkins and swings, where I usually pose for a snap with my daughter. 

Ride the tractor to the fields