Farm Fresh - Connect with Local Farmers in York Region

This fall, you can take the whole family to re-connect with farm life and the farmer who grows your food. Show your children where their food really comes from.

The Farm Fresh Experience is more than nostalgia and education. It's fun. There are wagon rides, corn mazes, farm animals, demonstrations, and nature walks, and lots more.

First and foremost, the Farm Fresh Experience is all about the freshest farm products with the most flavour, from apples to zucchini, direct from the farmer to you. You can enjoy apple, pumpkin, and berry pies baked fresh daily and find honey, maple syrup, jams, jellies, fine wines, and creative country crafts. The York Region Farm Fresh brochure provides a listing of pick-your-own farms, markets and gardens throughout the Region.

What to do this weekend?

Milliken Children’s Festival - Markham
This year, the Milliken Children’s Festival is celebrating its 10 Year Anniversary! This festival is Markham's largest childrens event, featuring entertainment, crafts and activities for children from two to twelve in a parkland setting. The event attracts families from across Markham—last year’s record attendance reached 17,000!

The day is FREE to all and includes:

* Entertainment featuring an impressive line-up of children’s performers
* An interactive marketplace showcasing family-orient suppliers of products and services
* Face-painting and balloon creatures
* Hair wrapping and henna art
* Inflatable rides
* Community activities including: police safety bug, fire-truck interaction

Purchase a “Play All Day” Pass for only $5.00 and gain access to additional rides and activites including: a rock-climbing wall, pony rides, petting zoo and mini circuit.

The Milliken Children’s Festival is organized by the Town of Markham.