The countdown to Christmas is on and boy, do we deserve a great holiday, filled with fun and wonderful experiences. We're so happy to see so many places that have pivoted this season to ensure families are able to spend quality time together and make some wonderful memories.
Our friends from Saunders Farm have introduced two holiday experiences and one Macaroni Kid winner will get to enjoy the experience of their choosing; either the Evening Light & Sound Show or the Daytime Country Christmas.
To enter you must be a Macaroni Kid subscriber. Tickets are non transferable or exchangeable. The winner will be able to request four daytime passes to A Country Christmas or one night time ticket for one vehicle to the Light & Sound Show. To enter, email me (saralynne@macaronikid.com) with Saunders Farm Day or Saunders Farm Night in the subject line. The winner will be contacted via email next week and announced in next week's newsletter. Good luck.
Light & Sound Show (Nightly Drive Thru)
With more than 30 years designing some of Ottawa’s most amazing experiences, the Saunders Farm team spent this past summer producing a brand new attraction, the Holiday Light & Sound Drive-Through Show!
Load up your family and take a whimsical 2km drive through the beautiful, 180-year-old family Farm and magical forest. Join Mazey, the young sapling host as she explores the Farm in search of her own Christmas star.
After the Light & Sound Drive-Through Show drive through, you're invited you to visit the Night patio and Farm Shop where you can enjoy mulled wine, Craft beers, hot drinks, seasonal treats and Beavertails for purchase by a bonfire. They also have Christmas trees and wreaths and unique gifts in the Saunders Farm Shop.
To purchase tickets for the nightly Light & Sound Drive-Through Show, please click here
Open Nightly from November 28th – January 4th
Online Price: $25 / vehicle (taxes included)
Gate Price: $36 / vehicle (taxes included)
Get into the spirit at Saunders Farm's amazing A Country Christmas this holiday season.
A Country Christmas Daytime Experience
- Open Weekends 10am-4pm (2 hour timed ticketed sessions)
- Christmas Artisan Vendor Market featuring 18 local vendors
- Covid-safe physically distanced Santa visits with his elves
- Fresh cut Christmas trees, wreaths and decor
- Seasonal foods in our Farmer's Table restaurant
- Hedge Mazes Mazes
- Hayrides
- Christmas displays
Admission is $15 plus HST & fees.
*The Drive-through light display is a 2km drive-through our forest featuring over 700,00 lights. With timed ticketing, there are no long lines to get into the Farm and we limit the number of guests on site, so after the Dive-through you can park and enjoy our Christmas Town Square!
Daytime Christmas Farm
Enjoy some much needed quality time outdoors with your loved ones exploring their snow-covered mazes, bundling up for a Hayride, and enjoying the Christmas displays set up throughout our Farm.
Daytime Open Attractions:
- Mazes – Mile Maze, Spiral Maze, Musical Maze & Cedar Maze
- Maze Observation Tower
- Play Structures
- Wagon Ride (physical distancing rules apply. Masks mandatory.)
- Pre-Cut Christmas Trees, fresh wreaths and boughs
- Farm Shop Market with Saunders Farm unique gifts and souvenirs
- Christmas Artisan Market with incredible local makers stocked with holiday gifts
- Patio – seasonal foods, mulled wine, Craft beers, hot drinks.
- Beavertails!
Session Times:
- 10:00am-12:00pm
- 12:00pm-2:00pm
- 2:00pm-4:00pm
The Saunders Farm Shop Christmas tree lot & Patio
The Farm Shop is open during both daytime hours (weekends from 10am – 4pm) and each night during the Light & Sound Drive-Through Show. Christmas trees, homemade wreaths and decor, Beavertails as well as seasonal snacks and treats are available for purchase.
Guests do not require admission to visit the Saunders Farm Shop & Patio, which is located at the front of the Farm, adjacent to our parking area, and accessible to guests without entering the site.
Guests may purchase items online from www.SaundersFarmEssentials.com and pick up them up on-site without admission to the Farm.
Christmas Artisan Market
The Christmas Artisan Market, which features a variety of local vendors, is open from 10am – 4pm
on Saturdays and Sundays during their daytime Country Christmas festivities. The purchase of admission is required to visit the Christmas Artisan Market.
The FINE PRINT
- Capacity is extremely limited and tickets will sell out quickly! All tickets must be booked in advance. Arrival times are booked every 20 minutes from 5:00pm-9:00pm Sunday-Thursday and 5:00pm-10:00pm on Friday and Saturday.
- One ticket/vehicle – maximum number of guests must match the number of seatbelts in your vehicle
- Tickets must be purchased in advance. No drive-ups welcome.
- Tickets are date and time specific and sold in 20 minute increments. Limited number of tickets per timeslot.
- Tickets are non-refundable.
- We are open snow, rain or shine. In the event of severe weather, all ticket holders will be contacted with further instructions. Tickets will not be cancelled, transferred, or refunded due to weather.
In the event of further COVID restrictions or shut downs, tickets will not be refunded but will be transferred to 2021 events.
About the Giveaway
You must be a Macaroni Kid subscriber to be eligible. No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase of any kind will not increase your chances of winning. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of entries received. Void where prohibited by law. Do not enter this sweepstakes if you are not eighteen (18) years of age or older as of December 5, 2020 and a legal resident. Entry into this Giveaway begins Thursday, December 5, 2020 and ends Wednesday at 12 noon, December 11, 2020.
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