Community Events
Family Farm Events & Book Your Own Private Event!
Upcoming Events
Garden Party
Reserve your place at our table at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 8th to enjoy:
- Live music from Stardusters 25 person Big Band
- Appetizers, adult beverages, full coffee and tea service
- Farm-to-table inspired five-course brunch served in style by student farm volunteers (with seating chart available in advance to ensure all of our guests are pleased with their fine dining experience)
- Dancing! New this year we are partnering with The Dance Project to offer professional swing dance performances, as well as dance instruction.
- Ticketed Raffle
- This elegant affair will also offer student led garden tours and an opportunity to learn more about the scholarships and programs supported by your attendance.
It will be a beautiful day to support your favorite non-profit educational farm for kids and sustain the Wally Niezguski Farm Scholarship Fund.
3rd Annual Chicken Run
Join us on Saturday, June 15, 2024, 8:00am – 11:00am for our 3rd annual Chicken Run supporting our Pathways to Possibilities Project. This project will provide safe and dignified accessibility to all farm visitors! And you can help by either participating in the race, or becoming a sponsor or vendor. This event will include:
- Prizes in each category
- Food, drink, medals and t-shirts for runners
- Vendors & food trucks
- Animal barn open
- Hoophouse & gardens open
- Hog Jog Race with our farm pig and her piglets
- A traveling trophy and a Farm Free Family Fun Day awarded to the school with the most participation
- 8:00 Check-in begins
- 9:00 Race Start
Online registration is required, visit the link below for additional race details and to register. Please note that you’ll need to register by May 19th to receive t-shirts and medals on race day. We look forward to seeing you at this wonderful event!
Picnic & Paws
If you’re a dog lover, this is the event for you!! Join Great Lakes Dog Rescue on Sunday, June 30th from 1-4 for a new fundraising event to be held at Clarkston Family Farm. Picnic & Paws will be filled with many fun, dog-themed activities for the entire family to enjoy. Your participation will help raise funds to support the rescue dogs at GLDR, and if you’re looking to adopt a rescue dog, stop by the adoption station at this event to see if the perfect pup is waiting for you!
- Dog adoption station
- Best Dressed Dog costume contest – Win a Yeti cooler
- Rescue dog scavenger hunt w/prizes
- Game Stations
- Photo Stations
- Kids Craft Stations
- Raffles
- Vendors
- Face painting, tattoos & storytime with our mascot
- Farm animal interaction
- Picnic packs available for pre-purchase
- Barkery – baked people & pup treats
- Hayrides
Hope you can join us for the fun! Learn more and register at the link below.
2024 Calendar
January
15th – Registration for summer camps open
17th – Market reopens for winter hours – Wednesdays only 10-6
February
All month – Planning… Have ideas? Good time to come and visit us!
March
10th & 13th – Fairy house workshops
25-29th – Spring Break Camp
April
3rd – Independence Women
3rd – Market regular season hours of W/TH/F 10-6 resume
3rd – Spring Garden Club after school on Wednesdays / 8 weeks
28th – Community Impact Day Volunteers
All month – Field Trips / Learning Adventures
May
5th – Glass Rose Mosaic Tile Workshop
All month – Field Trips / Learning Adventures
Spring Garden Club after school on Wednesdays
June
8th – Garden Party / Wally Niezguski Fundraiser
15th – CFF Chicken Run Fundraiser 3rd Annual
30th – Picnic & Paws – w/ Great Lakes Dog Rescue
Last two weeks – Sprouts Camp
July
4th – Parade
15th – 31st – Camp Wild Summer Camps
August
1st – 16th – Camp Wild / Art Summer Camps
24th – Monarch Festival
Tuesday Evenings – Sip-n-Snip Flower arrangements
(scroll down to contact Liz to book your own private version)
September
14th – Hoedown
Tuesday Evenings – Sip-n-Snip / Flower arrangements
(scroll down to contact Liz to book your own private version)
All month – Field Trips / Learning Adventures
October
TBD – Pumpkin fairy house workshop
All month – Field Trips / Learning Adventures
November
3rd – Community Impact Day Volunteers
December
7th – Christmas at the Farm
14th – Holiday Lights Parade
TBD – Holiday Harvest Gift Baskets
13th – Market closes for Holiday till mid-January
Host Your Special Event at our Farm
Indoor Venues
Outdoor Venues
*Outdoor venues are seasonally available, weather permitting
Interested in hosting an event with us?
Please reach out to our Special Events Coordinator, Liz Kushnereit at bloomsandbashes@gmail.com
Liz Kushnereit
A lover of all things floral, I have a passion for perfectly planned and delightfully detailed events. My goal is to make your event run smoothly and make sure the focus is on bringing people together to create beautiful memories. I am excited to work with you, let’s plan a party!