Clark’s Elioak Farm

 SPRING 2011 SCHEDULE of WEEKEND EVENTS

April 1 to November 6, 2011

10 AM to 4 PM Tuesday thru Sunday

(Also open Easter Monday, Memorial Day, Labor Day and all Mondays in October)

Available daily: petting farm, hay rides, pony rides, Enchanted Forest attractions and Enchanted Forest Maze, playground and play areas,  picnic area, country store  Birthday parties and tours also available.

APRIL 2-3, 2011  OPENING WEEKEND.  Reacquaint yourself and your children with your favorite   

                          animals at our farm.  Did Eli have a good winter? Take a pony ride on Captain Jack.   

      Ready to take a hayride with Trusty the Tractor?  Martha Clark will be

available to sign copies of her children's book "Trusty the Tractor."

APRIL 9-10, 2011  GEM MINING WEEKEND.  Once a month we will

    feature the chance to have a hands-on experience of gem mining.  Purchase

    a bucket full of enriched ore, and use the water flume to discover gems             

    you can take home with you.  Fun for all ages.  Check out Snow White's

    friends, a few of the seven dwarves, who are helping out.  Check

    www.mobileminingexperience.com for more information about gem mining.

APRIL 16-17, 2011  ENCHANTED CHERRYBRATION  WEEKEND. Celebrate Howard County’s “Cherrybration” at our farm with lots of pink pizzazz. All children in a family will get a free hay ride if at least one person in the family is dressed as a pink princess.  Children may also dress up in princess gowns we have at the farm for a photo opportunity with “Princess Cherrybella”.  On Saturday we will have a BLOSSOMS OF HOPE family lantern-making workshop from 11 AM to 4 PM.  To round out our weekend of activities, we will have a Truly

 Pink Treasure Hunt in the Enchanted Forest MAZE on both days.  You will need to find 12 pink

things in the MAZE.  Think pink!!!

 APRIL 23-24, 2011   EGG HUNT WEEKEND.  Children in

    different age groups (ages 1 to 3 and 4 to 6) will have a

    chance to hunt for eggs   throughout the day on both Saturday and Sunday.                

            *Please bring your own Easter baskets and we'll provide the fun!

 APR 30- MAY 1, 2011  SHEEP DOG WEEKEND  Come see Border

     Collie sheep herding demonstrations at 1:00 PM  on Saturday

    and Sunday with our resident shepherd, JANET HARVEY.

                  Janet competes with her dogs at herding contest throughout

                   the country. See how amazing the dogs are.

MAY 7-8, 2011  TEDDY BEAR FARM VISIT!  This is

the 30th year TONY MCGUFFIN has hosted the Teddy

Bear Weekend.  Before he came to Clark's Elioak Farm

when we opened in 2002, he hosted Teddy Bear Weekends

at The Cider Mill.  Free hayrides for all children who

bring a Teddy Bear.   Folk singing with Tony is Noon to

                        4 PM both days. 

MAY 14-15, 2011  GEM MINING WEEKEND.  Once a month we will

    feature the chance to have a hands-on experience of gem mining.  Purchase

    a bucket full of enriched ore, and use the water flume to discover gems             

    you can take home with you.  Fun for all ages.  Check out Snow White's

    friends, a few of the seven dwarves, who are helping out.  Check

    www.mobileminingexperience.com for more information about gem mining.

MAY 21-22, 2011  GRANDPARENTS WEEKEND.  

    FREE hay rides for all grandparents accompanied by a child. 

     A great time to see the Enchanted Forest treasures you

                    remember.  Enjoy the pine tree MAZE, too.                                                 

         MAY 28-30, 2011 MEMORIAL WEEKEND. 

                    Open Monday, Memorial Day, too.

  JUNE 4, 2011  TRUSTY THE TRACTOR WEEKEND.  Meet TARA HANNON,

           the illustrator of our own children’s book, “Trusty the Tractor.”

           You will be able to get the book signed by both the author and the

                  illustrator, plus “draw Trusty with Tara” from 11am to 3 pm on

           Saturday, June 4th. 

Schedule BIRTHDAY PARTIES now!

   CHECK WEBSITE FOR POSSIBLE SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR EVENTS BEFORE COMING..