Photos with Santa & Mrs Claus
We lucked out again this year! Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visiting Star Hill Family Farm on special days for 2025, and typically some elves and other holiday characters tend to also visit when Santa is around.
Santa said he’s looking forward to meeting all the good boys and girls, and requested you bring your ‘Letters to Santa’ so there’s no chance it can get lost in the mail. He’s also looking forward to pictures, questions, and hearing what you most want this year.
This year’s schedule:
TIME: 11AM-4PM
DATES: November 28th, 29th, & 30th
December 6th, & 13th
December 20th Santa & Mrs Claus will be reading stories
and we will be collecting canned goods for charity.
Readings will be at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. Learn More
Horse Drawn Wagon or Sleigh Rides
As part of our seasonal Family Christmas Experience, take a tour of Star Hill Family Farm on our horse drawn wagon or sleigh. We have rides leaving every half hour on select days which are booked in advance online. The journey goes throughout the hillside of the farm, with a fireside pit stop and maybe a treat for the kids. We have limited seating, so be sure to book early. Each rider is $12 (+$1.50 ticket fee), but Children 2 and under are free and do not need a ticket, but must be secured with a parent or guardian.
This year’s schedule:
TIME: 10AM-4PM
DATES: November 22nd, 23rd, 28th, 29th & 30th
December 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th & 21st
We have 2 Wagons this year!
The larger wagon can have 12 occupants and departs on the hour and half-hour (:00 and :30). The smaller can have 10 passengers and departs at quarter past and quarter to the hour (:15 and :45).
Local Christmas Trees & Hand-made Wreaths
Star Hill Family Farm is a family operated tree farm in Portland, CT. Christmas is our favorite time of year and we want buying a tree to be a fun and memorable experience for you and your family. We thank and appreciate the many families making our farm visit their annual family tradition, and the community for inviting us to take part in so many holiday events.
We grow the two most popular Christmas Trees, Balsam fir and Fraser fir, and have various sizes ranging from 2’ to 24’. We hand make all the wreaths each season, offering various sizes, styles, and holiday decor. We have also stocked several tree and wreath accessories for your convenience, as well as carry heavy commercial grade tree stands for larger trees.
Seasonal Store Hours
November 22nd to December 21st
Weekends ONLY 10AM to 5PM
We heard your feedback. This year is our first year accepting debit and credit cards in the store for even more convenience, so we expect an easier shopping experience in 2025.
Video of our 2021 Christmas Setup
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NBC CT – Black Friday 2024
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“A Magical Day at Star Hill Family Farm” By Kierra
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Very friendly staff & beautiful site
First visit to Star Hill Family Farm left a wonderful impression. We’ll definitely visit again and I encourage all to check this place out! We picked up a beautiful tree and wreath. Very friendly staff and beautiful site. They have it all.
Fun family spot!
Fun family spot! Our son loved the animals and the activities for kids. Super friendly and welcoming staff. Just put up our tree and it’s perfect!
The animals are so cute
Great experience! Everyone is so helpful and friendly. The animals are so cute Great job Nino and Karen.
Great place for the family
Great place for the family during Christmas! Santa and Mrs. Claus were perfect for our girls. We had some hot chocolate and bought a beautiful wreath.
Definitely a wonderful experience
We had the best experience visiting Star Hill Family Farm with our kids ages 3, 8, and 10. Everyone was so kind!! My boys had a blast helping pick out our tree (I love it and I am super picky) writing letters to Santa, drinking hot cocoa and just running around the beautiful farm. It… Read more “Definitely a wonderful experience”
Kids had a blast
Can’t wait to get our Christmas wreaths and decorations here! Also the kids had a blast feeding the animals.
Beautiful Trees
beautiful trees,hand made wreaths, tree stands, watering funnel, free coffee and hot cocoa. do not forget pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
The kids loved it
We likely stayed an hour longer than planned because the kids really loved everything: the activity area, tractor ride, petting area, Santa & Mrs Claus. All your effort really made it special for them. Thank you!
We had our daughter’s third
We had our daughter’s third birthday at the farm and could not say enough nice things about the experience! All the kids had a blast playing and learning about the farm on the tractor ride. The owners were exceptionally nice and accommodating to work with. Will definitely do it again!!
Christmas is still alive in Portland CT
Our family had the pleasure of a true old fashioned Christmas setting 12/21/2024 for a horse drawn wagon ride through a beautiful trail of a snowy forest with a surprise stop at a huge fire pit where we gathered around to roast s’mores! What a cozy idea! We had a couple wonderful surprises along the… Read more “Christmas is still alive in Portland CT”
