Family-Friendly Outdoor Events
Ready for some family fun at Weaver’s Orchard? We’ve got an exciting lineup of events for every season! In the spring, hop on a hayride through our blossoming orchard and soak in the beauty of nature. During the sunny days of summer, join us for Read n Pick Storytime, snuggle with our goats and enjoy samples and specials at our Taste of Spring and Taste of Summer events. Don’t miss our first annual Highland Cow Festival with Swartz Farm! When autumn rolls around, it’s time for our Family Fun Days packed with kids’ activities, yummy food trucks, hayrides, apple and pumpkin picking, live entertainment, and so much more! Come on over and make unforgettable memories with your loved ones!
Goat Cuddling
Season: Spring-Fall
Walk-in available these dates:
7/19: 11am-3pm
8/9: 12pm-3pm
8/16: 11am-3pm
8/23: 11am-3pm
8/30: 10am-4pm
Buy your ticket at our market registers and get some of the cutest snuggles ever!
Read ‘n’Pick Storytime
Season: Throughout Summer
Hear a story & pick fruit!
Monday & Wednesdays
9:00, 10:00 & 11:00a.m.
Taste of Summer
Date: August 2nd 2025
Enjoy tons of samples and fruit specials only available that day!
Highland Cow Festival
Date: August 30th
See details below!
Johnny Appleseed Day
Season: Fall
Enjoy stories with Johnny Appleseed, hayrides, apple picking & more!
Fall Family Fun Days
Season: Fall – Multiple Dates
Saturdays & Columbus Day
Hayrides, kids’ activities, live entertainment, food & more
Christmas Events
Season: Check back for details on our events around Christmas time!
Spring Blossom Experience
Season: Spring
2-3 Saturdays in April,
come for hayrides, photo ops, food, baby animals & more!
Mother’s Day
Pots of Love
Season: Spring
The Saturday before Mother’s Day, come decorate a gift to show your love for Mom!
Taste of Spring
Season: Early June
Enjoy food specialties only available on this day, plus samples or our favorite berry items while it’s the heart of berry season!
Spring & Summer Saturday Events
Highland Festival at Weaver’s Orchard – Featuring Swartz Farm! 
Saturday August 30 | 10AM–4PM
$25/ per person (1 price / includes everything listed below )
Age 2 & under FREE
Join us for a moovelous day of farm fun at the Highland Festival — a special event in partnership with Swartz Farm and Weaver’s Orchard!
What to Expect:
• Mini Highland Cows – Meet and pet these fluffy favorites
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Brushing Station – Help groom a Highland and feel the fluff!
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Photo Ops – Capture the cuteness at our themed selfie station
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Petting Zoo – Get hands-on with the goats
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Roping Station – Test your cowboy skills
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Hayrides – Take a scenic ride through the orchard
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Face Painting – Fun for all ages
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Cow Cannon – Yes, it’s as awesome as it sounds
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Food Truck & Treats – Delicious eats and orchard goodies
• Plus, book some time snuggling our baby goats! (Extra fee)
Bring the whole family for a day full of laughs, animals, and unforgettable farm memories!
Taste of Summer
Join us August 2nd! Come for this fun event celebrating the summer harvest with samples and specials only available that day! In addition to delicious specialties in our market, enjoy picking fruit in our orchard.
Mother’s Day – Decorate and Plant a Flower Pot for Mom!
Show Mom how much she means to you with a thoughtful gift! Join us here the Saturday before Mother’s Day from 10:00a.m.-2:00p.m. for a fun event where kids can make a special gift for mom. Kids can make a gift for mom for a fee, including:
- Plastic flower pot and supplies to decorate it
- Soil and flowers to choose from for mom
- Blank cards and supplies to decorate them
- 10% coupon for a hanging basket for mom
- Plus, a free scoop of ice cream for moms!
Plus, you can also:
- Snuggle baby goats*
- Decorate a kite*
- Get a bubble wand to blow bubbles
- Enjoy good music and fun at the orchard!
- *Fees apply.
Taste of Spring
Join us in early June for all things berries as we celebrate the start of an amazing pick-your-own season! Pick your own strawberries will be open (check our home page for updates) and we’ll have samples galore! Enjoy plenty of strawberry goodness to take home to celebrate the beginning of summer.
Father’s Day – Fishing Rodeo
Date: June 14th – 8am-12pm
Join us for a fun catch-and-release only Fishing Rodeo! Check in at our pond (located below our parking lot behind the cherry trees) and enter to win for your age group – the biggest bass wins!
*$10 per ticket – comes with 5 FREE live worms!
There’s even more for the kids to do here on Saturday, including:
Read ‘N’ Pick Storytime at 9am and 10am
Goat cuddling can be booked between 12pm-4pm!
Explore our market, taste samples made in house and from featured vendors (The Gumbas Co. and Stone Ridge Beef), browse fresh produce & local goods, snag a Stone Ridge gift bag for DAD, grab some lunch from our cafe or deli for a picnic and finish off a great day with refreshing homemade slushies!
