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  • Visit Christmas on the Farm at Sarah Parks Horsemanship

Weekends November 15 to December 15

Christmas on the Farm at Sarah Parks Horsemanship

The Windsor Parade Corporation is pleased to welcome you to our second annual outdoor interactive family Christmas in the  County Event!

Bring the entire family to share in a truly immersive and interactive Windsor-Essex County experience.  Sarah Parks welcomes you to her farm!  Families will enjoy:

  • Decorative lighting
  • Characters
  • Christmas Vendor Market
  • Elf School
  • Visits with Santa in the Cedar Cabin
  •  Stories with Mrs. Claus in the Haymow
  • Outdoor fires for making s'mores, Barbequing Hotdogs and more
  • Peppermint Forest 
  • Pictures and rides with the Ponies
  • Loads of entertainment including last year's fan fav-Folkin Around the Fire with Clinton and much more!

Location

Sarah Parks Horsemanship 7150 Essex County Rd 20, Amherstburg, ON N9V 0C8

 

Last Day

December 15

 

Cost

$5 per person or $15 per family

 

Hours of Operation

 Friday | 6 pm - 8:00 pm | Saturday| 4 pm-8 pm| Sunday 12 noon-4pm

 Exclusion Dates November 23, December 7 and December 14-come see all of us at the Amherstburg, Windsor and Essex Santa Claus Parade

 

Parking-Please note-there is no parking at the Farm

All guests are invited to park at Malden Centre Park located at 5460 Essex County Rd 20, Amherstburg, where a complimentary shuttle will take you to the Farm.  Distance is 1.6 km

 

Vendor Applications-we are looking for unique vendors to add to our experience click here for the application

 

Want to have some fun and volunteer?

volunteer post

 

Gallery

Mrs. Claus in the Hay Mow

Mrs. Claus in the Hay Mowfarmchildren sitting  listening to Mrs. Claus

 


Here is what our visitors said last year about our Christmas in the County Event

We had an amazing time! Thank you for such a beautiful local event. Such a holly, jolly time. We’ll be back 😉

 

We went to the Christmas on the Farm-at Sarah Parks it was just lovely. It was a great start to the Holiday season. Small town festive farm fun.
You park at the Malden centre lot on county road 20, next to Malden Central school, and they pick you up in a shuttle and bring you to the farm. The shuttle driver was cheerfull and my son loved the shuttle.
The farm is decorated with twinkle lights and blow up decorations and festive ambiance. It’s $5 per person or $15 for a family.
You can walk around and listen to Christmas songs playing, go to Elf school and do a craft, write letters to Santa. They have an amazing Santa. A lovely Mrs Clause is reading in the barn.
They have a live singer and her voice is just angelic. You can pay $5 for a pony ride, the staff were really sweet.
You can buy hotdogs, coffee, hot chocolate or s’mores and go to the campfire and cook them.
They have a pretzel booth and some crafts and other things for sale.
They’re open most weekends until December 15th. They close for the local parades.
It’s fun, an old fashion farm Christmas. 🎄
We loved seeing the horses and small town fun. The staff made the event just wonderful. They were all so kind and joyful.
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Windsor Star Article

With hotdogs roasting on an open fire and Mrs. Claus reading holiday favourites in the hay barn, visitors immersed themselves in simple pleasures and the joy of life in the country at Christmas at the Farm at Sarah Parks Horsemanship.

The interactive, immersive horse farm experience, part of Windsor Parade Corporation’s Christmas in the County, offered a glimpse into life outside the city over the weekend.

“I am six generations on this family homestead here outside of Malden Centre,” said Sarah Parks Saturday evening as guests were beginning to arrive at her Amherstburg farm.

“So it’s very near and dear to me, and I am beyond thrilled to be able to offer open gates, open barn doors for the community to come and experience a little piece of heritage, horses and the homestead.”

It’s the second year for Christmas in the County, which was held at Heritage Village last year and offered a winter wonderland with historical charm.

“We’ve worked with Sarah probably for the last 20-25, years,” said Maggie Durocher, executive director of Windsor Parade Corp.

We were looking for a different type of location to launch this program this year, because it’s fully immersive, and it’s a program that gives people that wouldn’t typically have an opportunity to go to a farm … to have that experience.

“And the other thing that happens when we’re out here is we get to integrate horses and ponies and things into what we’re doing.”

Visitors can attend elf school, post a letter to Santa, hear a story read by Mrs. Claus, roast s’mores on an open fire, ride a pony or listen to live music.

Of course, Santa Claus is waiting in the wood shed to hear all the Christmas wishes.

There’s no on-site parking so it’s down the road at the Malden Centre park, adjacent to Malden Central public school, on Country Road 20. A complementary shuttle brings visitors to the decked out horse farm.

“Once upon a time, if you didn’t live on a farm or grow up on a farm, you at least had perhaps an aunt or an uncle or maybe a grandma and a grandpa that did,” Parks said.

“We know that it is fewer and far between that this experience is available to people,” she added.

“So this is why I’m very passionate about being able to host this event where people can come and walk into an 1800s barn, smell the hay, feel the soft noses of the horses, hear the nickers, experience the magical lights that you know, the Windsor parade Corporation has curated for this Christmas experience.”

Christmas at the Farm continues Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 4 to 8 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m., through Dec. 15 — except on parade days Nov. 23, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14.

Admission is $5, $15 per family.

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Essex Free Press Article-November 28
Story from Essex Free Press
Amherstburg Caremongering November 30
If you are looking for an a magical Christmas event to do with your family right here in Amherstburg go to Sarah Parks Christmas on the farm. Our family had simply an amazing time. Everybody was so accommodating and made it extra special for all of us.
Pony rides elf school storytime with Mrs. Claus visit with Santa Claus s’mores hot chocolate music and plenty of lights. It was the best way to start off our Christmas season.
Our four granddaughters are absolutely love the experience and so did we!
The shuttle bus to the horse farm was also very fun..
Way to go, Sarah Parks and the Windsor Parade Association for bringing this to our town ….if you’re looking for more information go to www.windsorparade.org
Laura Lee. Great Job !!!!

 


                                         

Sponsors

This new event is made possible through contributions by The Ontario Ministry of Tourism|Culture|Gaming and Racicot Chrysler and Silverline Communications  our Transportation Sponsors

 

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    Are the buildings wheelchair accessible?
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