THE FARM STORE IS OPEN DAILY 8 AM - 6 PM
CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY 5/25
JULY 3
Cherry Festival 2026
Celebrate cherry season at Cider Hill Farm during our new Cherry Festival, a celebration featuring a full day of live music, hard cider, family-friendly activities, hayrides, homemade cherry treats and cherry picking.
FAQS ARE lOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
PLAN NOW
Cherry Picking Tickets
Cherries are a living crop and timing depends on spring weather. Cherry season comes and goes quickly so plan ahead!
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RELEASE DATES
Cherry picking tickets will open as watch the weather. Stay close!
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HOW TO BUY TICKETS
Cherry picking tickets may be purchased online approx 48 hours in advance or upon arrival at the farm. RSVP now and then buy tickets either online 48 hours in advance or upon arrival at the farm.
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STAY CLOSE
Subscribers receive first notification when tickets go live. ​​
PRICING
Tickets Options
Festival entrance is free. Tickets are required to enter the fields.
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2026 PRICING​​
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Adult or Child Ticket - Includes entry into the orchard for up to 2 people, a hayride and 1 quart of cherry picking. $16
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Anyone ages 3+ entering the fields requires a ticket even if you are not picking fruit. Personal picking containers are prohibited. Pricing subject to change. More options will become available as we near picking time.
FOOD & DRINK
Eat & Drink
Making cherry dreams come true!​
​8 am - 6 pm
Farm Store - Find homemade biscuit breakfast sandwiches, cider donuts, coffee, cocoa, picnic snacks and prepared foods.
10 am - 5:30 pm
Ellie's Snack Bar - Lemonade, slushies n' snacks and homemade cherry treats!
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11 am - 5:30 pm
PitchFork Food Truck ​
Guest Food Trucks
Hard Cider Bar - Enjoy estate hard cider including our seasonal Cherry Harvest made with our own fruit. Try our Hard Cider Berry Slush festival special! Non-alcoholic cider available.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Spend the Day
8 am - 6 pm
Cherry Picking - Yay! Pick fresh fruit. The fields close at 5:30 pm.
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Visit the Farm Store - Take home quarts of berries, honey, jam, ice creams, cookies, pies and gifts.
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Barnyard & Play Areas - Feed the chickens (bring quarters), visit the farm's goats and see the bee observatory in the store. Ride trikes, play in the sandbox and enjoy the horse tire swings.
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10 AM - 4 PM
Free Jam & Cider Tastings - Oh and cheese!
10 AM - 5:30 PM
Pick Cherries - Purchase tickets online or upon arrival at the farm.
Hayrides - Climb aboard for a ride through the orchards to the cherry orchards. Free with purchase of cherry picking tickets. If not purchasing PYO containers, still take a ride $5 per person for anyone ages 3+. Last return ride from orchards leaves at 5:20 pm. The farm closes at 6 pm.
10 AM - 6 PM
Hard Cider Bar - Sip 100% orchard hard cider made on the farm including our Cherry Harvest made with our own berries. Make sure to try our Hard Cider Berry Lemonade Slushie festival special! Non-alcoholic sparkling cider available. Last call at 5:45 pm.
11 AM - 5:30 PM
Food Trucks - Enjoy lunch at our food truck and visiting trucks and vendors popping up at the farm!
12 PM - 6 PM
Free Live Music - Take in local talent while you enjoy snacks, games and hard cider. See who's playing >
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Exact times are subject to change as we near the festival.
SAVOR THOSE CHERRIES
Cherry Recipes
Cherry season comes and goes quickly so pick, freeze and keep those beauties until you're ready to use them all year.
Summertime Sour Cherry Crisp - Sweet, tart and perfect for your summer dinner party.
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Best Homemade Cherry Pie - The reviews are stellar. Try this for Thanksgiving this year!
Classic Cherry Cheesecake - Showstopper for your 4th of July party.
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Cherry Sorbet - Cool off with sweet fruit.
Festival & Cherry Picking FAQs
As we prepare for this year’s harvest, here are some of the questions we’re asked most often.
IS IT RIPE?
Ideally, you want to pick the ripest fruit on the tree. Cherries do not ripen after they have been picked.​
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PICKING LOCATIONS
We have 1 main sweet cherry orchard and 1 main tart cherry orchard. Both will be open at the same time so you can pick some of each. Think of it as a cherry adventure - unique varieties with their own best uses.
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​Weekday CHERRY PICKing?
It works similarly to weekend options where tickets become available as we monitor the fruit and weather. The best way to see is to visit our TODAY page on Sunday evenings where we'll post the upcoming week's availability and online tickets.
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CHERRY SEASON LENGTH
Cherry season is relatively short. Picking opens and closes in early July. We have young trees still so each year, we expect that cherry picking will go from 1 week long to 2 weeks as the trees mature and put out more fruit.
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KEEPING UP ON THE CHERRY SEASON
Mother Nature rules and the cherries follow! It's best to plan ahead:
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Subscribe to our email newsletter - subscribers receive 1st notification!
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Check our TODAY page regularly
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AND... If you miss cherry season, fear not! Blueberry season begins July 4th!
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PHOTOGRAPHERS & MINI SESSIONS
For those who wish to use the cherry orchards for personal or business use, tickets are required. ​
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See you in the cherry orchards!
