CLOSED FOR THE WINTER | OPENING DAY IS FRIDAY, 4/17/26
JUNE 13-14 & JUNE 20-21
Strawberry Festival 2026
Celebrate strawberry season at Cider Hill Farm during our annual Strawberry Festival, a multi-weekend celebration featuring live music, hard cider, family-friendly activities, hayrides, homemade strawberries treats and strawberry picking.
FAQS ARE lOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
PLAN NOW
Strawberry Picking Tickets
Berries are a living crop and timing depends on spring weather. Strawberry season comes and goes quickly so plan ahead!
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RELEASE DATES
Tickets for the festival open the Thursday before each festival weekend but timing varies depending on weather and growing conditions. So stay close!
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HOW TO BUY TICKETS
Strawberry picking tickets may be purchased online approx 48 hours in advance or upon arrival at the farm. Subscribers receive first notification when tickets go live. ​​
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RSVP NOW!​
Don't wait! RSVP here now and we'll send you a reminder to buy pick-your-own tickets closer to the festival!
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/Child Ticket - Includes entry into the field and 1 quart of strawberry picking. $10/per person
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Child Ages 3-6 - Includes entry into the field and 1 pint of strawberry picking. $5.50/child
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Family Pack - Includes entry into the field for up to 4 people and 4 quarts of strawberry picking. $39
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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.
FOOD & DRINK
Eat & Drink
Making strawberry shortcakes 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 - 3 pm
Ellie's Snack Bar - Strawberry lemonade, slushies n' snacks!
Strawberry Shortcake Bar - Homemade biscuits topped with freshly sliced strawberries and whipped cream.​
11 am - 4 pm
PitchFork Food Truck ​
Guest Food Trucks
Hard Cider Bar - Enjoy estate hard cider including our seasonal Strawberry Harvest made with our own fruit. Try our Hard Cider Strawberry Lemonade Slushie festival special! Non-alcoholic sparkling cider available.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Spend the Day
8 am - 6 pm
Strawberry 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, biscuits, whipped cream, strawberry jam, dressings, ice creams, cookies, pies and gifts.
FREE Lawn Games, Strawberry Selfie Station & Berry Scavenger Hunt - Stay n' play! Learn about strawberries as you and your little ones travel around the farm, take farm photos and relax with family n' friends. ​
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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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9 am - 4 pm
Hayrides - Climb aboard for a ride. Free with purchase of strawberry picking container or $5 per person for anyone ages 3+. ​
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10 am - 2 pm
Face Painting - $6. Limited designs available. Free sticker and tattoo while you wait your turn!
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Mini Makers Corner - Support local makers!
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10 am - 4 pm
Free Tastings - Sample homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Jam and sip award-winning estate ciders.​
11 am - 4 pm
Free Live Music - on the main lawn.​​
WIN PRIZES
Festival Contests
Berries are a living crop and timing depends on spring weather. Strawberry season comes and goes quickly so plan ahead!
Free! Cutest Berry Outfit - Prizes will go to the best family/friend group who embrace a strawberry theme. All ages welcome and encouraged. Get creative to win! Winners selected throughout the day and announced on Facebook and Instagram on Monday after the weekend festivities!
Free! Guess How Heavy - Something massive-ly awesome is coming and we need your best guess. Enter to win a farm gift basket valued at $100! Winners will be announced via email on Monday after the festival.
Festival & Strawberry Picking FAQs
As we prepare for this year’s harvest, here are some of the questions we’re asked most often.
IS IT RIPE?
Strawberries do not continue to ripen after picked so only pick the reddest, ripest berries.​
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ROTATING PICKING LOCATIONS
We rotate our strawberry fields every three years, and we also close sections regularly to give the plants time to produce more fruit (and to give our field crew a chance to keep everything in great shape). So if you’ve picked strawberries in a certain spot before, don’t be surprised if we send you somewhere new this time. Think of it as a little berry adventure - same sweet strawberries, just a different corner of the field!
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​Weekday STRAWBERRY PICKing
The strawberry fields are open on most weekdays. It works similarly to weekend options where tickets become available as we monitor the field. 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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STRAWBERRY SEASON LENGTH
Strawberry season in Massachusetts is relatively short typically beginning the first week of June and ending late-May.
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KEEPING UP ON THE BERRY SEASON
Mother Nature rules and the berries 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 strawberry season, fear not! Blueberry season begins July 4th!
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PHOTOGRAPHERS & MINI SESSIONS
For those who wish to use the strawberry field for personal or business use, tickets are required. If you are looking for a private experience, we encourage you to come at the end of the day closer to 3-4 pm when fewer people are in the field. Fields close promptly at 5:30 pm.​
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See you in the strawberry field!
