April 26 - 10am-4pm
Spring
Festival
Spring
Festival
Festival
Join us for our Spring Festival & Annual Gourd Egg Hunt
This free festival is held on our 200-acre farm among the blue mountains. Enjoy beautiful scenery while you shop, dine, have a drink, and make your very own birdhouse, bird feeder, butterfly house, and bunny baskets with the help of our crafting experts!
Register for our Annual Gourd Egg Hunt to find 5 dyed gourd eggs to take home, and maybe even find prize eggs to win products, treats, or $100! Registration is required for the Gourd Egg Hunt.
Things to do
Spring Oops Sale
April 25-26 10:00am-4:00pm
Get deep discounts on our Spring gourd designs during our Oops Sale! Find Spring gourds with minor blemishes or retired designs that are all on sale and looking for a home!
Paint Your Own Birdhouse, Butterfly House and Bird Feeder, and Bunny Baskets
Make sure to make a trip inside our store to paint your own birdhouse, butterfly house, birdfeeders, and Easter bunny baskets. Birdhouses are $10.00, Butterfly Houses are $15.00, Feeders are $7.50, and Bunny Baskets are $12.00. This is a great activity for all ages.
No registrations are needed. Last seating will be at 3:00pm.
Annual Gourd Egg Hunt
Registration Required. Register to find 5 dyed gourd Easter eggs in our winter wheat fields with the opportunity to find prize eggs worth up to $100! Benefits Paw Packs Program of Big Spring School District.
Food Trucks & Wine
Enjoy a variety of different styles of food trucks!
Artisan Craft Vendors
We will also have very talented artisans selling one-of-a-kind pieces, home decor and more!
Great time to add to your spring and summer decor!
Oh Look, Facepainting by Amber
Bring the kids and get their face painted! What a great addition to the day!
Lawn Games
We will have several Jumbo Yard Games for you to enjoy while you are enjoying your time on the farm.
Trolley Rides
Take a leisurely trolley ride around our 200-acre farm to see beautiful sights. Our Trolley Rides take approximately 45 minutes and are $5.00.
Gift Shop
Visit our 7,000 sq ft Gift Shop on the farm filled with gourds for all seasons as well as other artisan crafts, gifts, raw hard shell gourds for crafting, food items and more!
FAQs
No. We ask that you do not bring any furry friends to our events because of the number of people who will be attending.
Please plan on arriving at 1/2 hour to check in and then you will be able to find a great spot around the field to begin your hunt.
You can see our gourd eggs on this page! There will also be samples at the check in table of what the regular eggs and the prize eggs look like. The prize eggs are painted metallic gold.
No, we will have wrist bands this year to indicate who is hunting and who is helping. Those that want to keep and hunt for eggs must register and pay the fee. Only those with a wrist band can collect 5 eggs to take home.
No, we have only a certain number of gourd eggs and prize eggs in each hunt, which is for 400 people. It would not be fair to those that registered to add extra people to hunts.
No. Egg Hunt tickets are collected as a donation to reserve your spots in the hunt and are non-refundable. They are also not allowed to be resold.
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