The Macaroni Kid Louisville East kiddos love fall, so much so that we look for fun farm adventures during the week too since my youngest is still home during the day. We decided to check out Gallrein Farms on a weekday to see what they have to offer at a time when they don't have all their big weekend activities going on. They still had plenty of fun things to see and do.
When we arrived they have you park back past the main pond and walk from there. My daughter wanted to immediately see the fish and feed them. Bring quarters, there are machines where you can buy food to feed the fish and the animals stationed around the pond and petting zoo. There are so many huge catfish in the pond, and they all come up wanting food as soon as you throw it in. My kids have always loved the fish. Right beside the pond is the entrance to the corn maze.
After feeding the fish we went to the petting zoo to see the rest of the animals. It is no cost, unless you buy food for the animals from the machines. They have goats, sheep, camels, donkeys, bunnies, a pig and even kangaroos! The camels are so friendly (and hungry), they are sure to be hanging out where you can see and pet them.
During the fall they have a huge hay mountain to climb and hay pit to play in. After we played there we went into the cafe for a snack and had to get there wonderful donuts. They have a pretty big lunch menu with a cute indoor area to eat or you can eat outside too.
They have their hayrides going during the week as well. They have so many field trips during the week that they don't start their public hayrides until 1:00 pm and they are then every hour until 5:00 pm. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch are $2 per person and pumpkins are 45 cents per pound. They hayride was long and well worth the price, the pumpkin patches were still full of all kinds of pumpkins. If you don't want to do the hayride they also had many many pumpkins to choose from in their store, along with corn, tomatoes and lots of other produce.
Fall Hours:
Fall weekend hours: Saturday 10am – 6pm, Sunday 12pm – 5pm
Their market is open: Monday through Friday 9am – 6pm
Their Café is serving lunch: Monday through Friday 11am – 2pm
Fall Fun At The Farm
Fall Activities:
Hayrides to the pumpkin patch- 2 tickets
Corn Maze- 3 tickets
Train Rides- 3 tickets
Jump Pillows- 4 tickets
Pedal Tractors- 3 tickets
Barrel Train- 3 tickets
Face Painting- 2 tickets
Corn Bin- 2 tickets
Obstacle Course- 2 tickets
Haunted House- 5 tickets
Petting Zoo- FREE
Straw Activities- FREE
Tickets: $1 per ticket
Bracelet: $15 (includes all activities listed above) *Unlimited Activities
Activities not included with bracelet:
Pony Rides- 5 tickets
Apple Cannon- 5 tickets for 10 shots
Pumpkins are $0.45 per pound
There will be Food trucks, Music, and More
Fall fun starts September 22nd and runs each weekend through October. All activities listed above will be running during the week of Shelby County’s fall break.
Hayrides to the pumpkin patch will run during the week on the hour from 1pm-5pm.
Call for more info 502-633-4849 or visit gallreinfarms.com
Fall weekend hours: Saturday 10am – 6pm, Sunday 12pm – 5pm
Gallrein Farms is located at 1029 Vigo Rd in Shelbyville, KY. Get more information HERE.
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