Apples are ready Picking daily 9 to 5
There's always something happening
Live music on fall weekends, a candy cannon at 1pm sharp, Pumpkin Fest in September and a wassailing market to close the year. Fifty acres of things to do with kids, 35 minutes north of Kansas City in Historic Weston, Missouri.
Most events are included with farm admission
Mark the fridge calendar
The big dates on the orchard calendar, from the first apples of fall to the last cup of wassail.
Our annual harvest festival: the pumpkin fields, fall treats from the bakery, and a farm in full autumn swing. Watch our socials for this year's details.
The fall kickoff
Live music plays across the farm every fall weekend, soundtrack included with admission. Grab a cider on the Cider Barn patio and settle in.
Included with admission
Every Saturday and Sunday in the fall, the candy cannon fires at 1pm and the scramble is on. Kids, know your positions.
Included with admission
The season's grand finale: a holiday market at the farm, Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 5pm. Warm drinks and one last farm day before winter.
Sat & Sun · 10am to 5pmEvery Saturday and Sunday
Sixteen afternoons of live music from September 5 through October 25, included with admission. Pull up a chair at the Cider Barn, pour something local, and let the kids wear themselves out on the play zones.
Scotch Hollow
1:15 to 4:15pm
N1TE Owls
1:15 to 4:15pm
Marcus Robbins
1:15 to 4:15pm
Sean McNown
1 to 4pm
Julie Nave
1:15 to 4:15pm
Hard Cider FestSean McNown
1:15 to 4:15pm
Muddy Ribbon
1:15 to 4:15pm
Pumpkin FestSean McNown
1 to 4pm
Pumpkin FestNick Nave
1:15 to 4:15pm
Applefest WeekendSean McNown
1 to 4pm
Applefest WeekendGreg Jacobson
1:15 to 4:15pm
Sean McNown
1 to 4pm
Micah Burdict
1:15 to 4:15pm
Sean McNown
1 to 4pm
Rusty Lafoon
1:15 to 4:15pm
Jillian Riscoe
1:15 to 4:15pm
Music is included with admission. Lineups can shift with the weather, so check our Facebook page the morning of. Buy tickets online and skip the gate line.
No tickets, no planning, just show up
Every Saturday and Sunday in September and October runs like a fall festival, no special date required. Each weekend brings:
All included with admission, see tickets & prices.
The grown-ups get a day too
While the crew runs the play zones, the Cider Barn pours estate wines and eight taps of hard cider made from fruit grown right here. Live music plays every Saturday and Sunday afternoon through September and October, the patio looks down the orchard rows, and the bakery handles dessert.
Come for the pumpkins, stay for the glass of Norton at golden hour. See who's playing.
See the Winery & Cider Barn
One trip, a whole day of it
Looking for things to do near Kansas City with kids? This is a full day in one stop: pick apples or pumpkins in season, run the 16 play zones, ride the hayrack, get lost in the corn maze, and finish with warm cider donuts while the grown-ups taste at the Cider Barn.
Families make the trip from Kansas City, Leavenworth, Platte City, St. Joseph and everywhere between for a family-friendly day out, most are here inside 40 minutes, and apple festival season in Historic Weston fills the town’s own calendar too.
Closer than you think
Straight up I-29 and into Historic Weston. Come for the event, stay for the whole farm day.
Quick answers
Pumpkin Fest the last weekend of September, live music every fall weekend, the candy cannon at 1pm Saturdays and Sundays, and the Weston Wassailing Market November 29 and 30.
Most don’t: live music, the candy cannon, hayrack rides, the grain train and the carousel are all included with regular farm admission on fall weekends.
Our annual harvest festival, held the last weekend of September, when the pumpkin patch takes center stage alongside the bakery’s fall lineup, live music both afternoons and the candy cannon at 1pm. Everything is included with regular farm admission. See the full lineup on the Pumpkin Fest page.
The farm’s holiday market and the last event of the season, held Saturday November 29 and Sunday November 30, 10am to 5pm.
Yes, live music plays across the farm every Saturday and Sunday through the fall, included with admission.
Sign up for email alerts or follow the farm on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, where Farmer Eric posts what’s happening each week.
Your fall tradition starts today
Open every day 9am to 5pm through November. The calendar’s set, the farm’s ready.
