Visit a farm this weekend with kids – make a day out of it and have a farm-to-fork learning experience. Pick your own vegetables or fruits, go on hay rides, enjoy getting lost in the mazes, feed farm animals, have old-fashioned outdoor playtime and go home with all the goodies that are made with ‘Good things that grow in Ontario’!
Above all, enjoy the fresh country air and have a fun family day out at the farm. The following farms offer a variety of activities, including farm playyards.
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1. Riverdale Farm
Things to do:
Visit Toronto’s historic farm and learn about daily farm chores like animal feeding, egg collection, and cow/ goat milking, Enjoy seeing farm animals and waterfowl. Riverdale Farm is not a petting farm/zoo, and feeding animals is prohibited. Website
Trip planning:
Riverdale Farm is located in Cabbagetown at 201 Winchester Street, Toronto. Ph: 416-392-6794
Hours:
Open daily, 365 days a year | 9:00 AM – 05:00 PM
General Admission: Free
2. Chudleigh’s Farm
Things to do: Explore the orchard through trail hikes, visit farm animals, go on wagon rides and pick your favourite apple, play in the sandbox, ride a pony and enjoy special country lunch from the farm. Website
Trip planning:
Located at 9528 Hwy 25, Halton Hills. Phone: (905) 878-9547
Hours:
Now Open. June to end of October
Hours: 10:30 am to 6:30 pm + live entertainment on select nights until 11 pm
Admission: $13 to $14.50
3. Springridge Farm
Things to do: Go down the tube slides, explore Witch’s Mouth corn trail, enjoy singing Chicken Show, play in the sandbox and enjoy fun farm activities, experience the farm through tractor-drawn wagon rides, treat and greet farm animals and enjoy a picnic at the farm. Get gourmet baked goodies and something unique from the gift shop before you head home! Website
Trip planning:
Located at 7256 Bell School Line, Milton. Phone: 905-878-4908
Hours:
PlayBarn Open until end of summer | 9 AM to 5 PM
Wagon rides:
Weekdays: 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30
Weekends: Continually 10:00 to 4:30
General Admission:
2026: Weekdays – $10
Weekends & Holidays $14
4. Downey’s Farm Market
Things to do: Downey’s Farm is a great visit with lots of fun activities for kids, including giant slides, kids race ways, boxes, wagon rides, jumping pillows, wooden trains, mini golf and more! Enjoy visiting farm animals, get lost in the corn maze, pick your own berries and apples and have lunch with Santa during Christmas. Details
Trip planning:
Located at 13682 Heart Lake Road, Brampton. Phone: 905-838-2990
Hours:
Victoria Day Weekend to Fall
9:30 am – 5:00 pm, Daily and during special events until December.
Special Events include Easter fest, Strawberry Festival, Pumpkin Fest, and Lunch with Santa.
General Admission:
$18.99 + H.S.T. per person ages 2 years – 92 years
5. Pingle’s Farm Market
Things to do:
Have a real-time game time and get lost in the 8-acre corn maze, pick flowers and berries, sunflower farm, go on wagon rides and visit farm animals, enjoy barn bouncer, have fun in the sandbox, play mini-golf, and giant games, savour baked goodies from the bakery and get amazing plants for your garden from the greenhouse. Website
Trip planning:
Located at 1805 Taunton Road East, Hampton (Courtice). Phone: 905-725-6089
Hours:
May to December and during Easter. Hours Vary.
Special Events: Easter egg hunt and activities, Spring Days, Summer Days, Sunflower Festival, Fun Fall Weekends, Christmas events and Santa at the Farm.
Various u-pick opportunities from asparagus to sunflowers, apples and pumpkins.
Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and many more special dining/brunch events
General Admission:
$6 to $15
+ Special event rates and u-pick rates
6. Brook’s Farm
Things to do: Enjoy 10 acres of outdoor fun on bouncing ponies, corn mazes, straw pyramids, jumping pillows, duck races, petting zoos and more! Pick your own berries, vegetables or get them from the farm market, and go home with delicious baked goods. Website
Trip planning:
Located at Brooks Farms, 122-141 Ashworth Road, Mount Albert. Phone: 905-473-3246
Hours: Late Spring to Fall, Summer Daily, Weekend in Fall & Spring. | Hours Vary
Special Events: Maple Syrup Festival, Summer Fun Days Easter Egg Hunt, Fall Fun Festival.
General Admission: $16.49 to $18.49 + HST depending on the season., Kids 2 and under free; Festivals: Varies
7. Applewood Farm Winery
Things to do: Go on a tractor wagon ride and pick mulberries or apples, find your way out of the corn maze, climb the straw bale mountain and have fun in the playground. Adults can enjoy bubbly fruit wines. A great visit for strawberry or apple picking. Website
Trip planning:
Located at 12416 McCowan Rd, Stouffville. Phone: (905) 640-5357
Hours: Seasonal, Opens Late June for Strawberry Picking; May to December
Late Spring to Early Fall. Hours vary depending on season. Summer – Daily.
General Admission: Varies
8. Andrew’s Scenic Acres
Things to do: Andrews Farm is 165 acres of beautiful escarpment countryside. Learn about the intricacies of modern-day local agriculture through guided tours, pick your own produce or get them from the market, enjoy a picnic with delicious food available at the farm, have fun at the play ground, and visit the farm animals at the animal corral.
Throughout the season, you can harvest your own asparagus, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, flowers, pumpkins and apples.
Adults can go home with great wines from Scotch Block Winery.
Trip planning:
Located at 9365 10th Sideroad, Halton Hills. Phone: 905-878-5807
Hours: May 13 to October 29, 2023.
General Admission:
$15.50 +HST: Ages 6-64 in advance
$16.50 +HST: Ages 6-64 day of
Senior tickets 65+ only available in person with ID – $16.50 +HST
9. Forsythe Family Farms
Things to do: Explore nature and walk the Fairy Tale lane, go on wagon rides, enjoy barnyard adventure playground, feed farm animals, have a farm learning experience during special summer guided tours and pick your own fruits and vegetables. Website
Trip planning:
Located at 1025 Cragg Road, Greenbank / Uxbridge. Ph: 905-985-6749
Hours: May to December 24th. Activities vary depending on the season.
General Admission:
Weekdays – $10.00 + HST/person ages 3 years +
Weekends – $13.00 + HST/person ages 3 years +
10. Watson Farm
Things to do: Watson Farms offers pick-your-own raspberries, peas and beans during summer, and pick-your-own apples, pumpkins and squash during Fall. Visit the petting zoo, play in the newly upgraded “Watsonland”, and take a wagon ride.
You can get locally grown produce, sweet treats, pantry staples, fresh dairy, home goods and more from the Farmers Market.
Trip planning:
2287 HWY 2, Bowmanville
Ph: 905-623-7252
Hours:
Pick Your Own: June to Fall.
Market: MON-SUN: 9am-6pm
Special events during long weekends.
General Admission:
Free admission
There are plenty of other farms in the GTA with u-pick activities, markets and other fun family farm activities – see the Ontario Farm Fresh Farm locator to locate a farm near you. Using the farm locator, you can choose the nearest farm with the specific activity you want, like raspberry picking or produce picking.
If you are planning to visit a farm just to pick your own fruits or vegetables, it is always better to call ahead and be sure of the availability of the produce.
Have a farmastic trip!
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Would you extend the area of Greater Toronto? We're on an Island in Lake Ontario, near Kingston. People are invited to bottle feed and cuddle foster lambs.