West River · Maryland
Holiday Memories Farm
An Anne Arundel County holiday farm open five days, with cut-your-own and pre-cut trees, a life-size gingerbread house, the Enchanted Barn shop and vendors, food trucks and pony and carriage rides.
At a glance
Your tree visit.
- Tree choices
- Cut your own · Pre-cut trees
- Visit times
Open 9am–5pm on Friday–Sunday, November 27–29, and Saturday–Sunday, December 5–6. No RSVP required; tree prices are not posted.
Full schedule ↓
Find your tree
Choose your Christmas tree.
Holiday Memories Farm says to explore its designated cut-your-own tree fields or choose from a selection of fresh pre-cut trees. The farm manages its fields in seasonal sections, giving its growing trees room to thrive for future holiday seasons. The farm does not publish tree species, sizes or prices, so ask at the farm which varieties are in the field and on the pre-cut lot, and what a tree costs, before you cut.
The farm provides hand saws for cutting trees in its designated cut-your-own areas. If you need help bringing a tree back from the field, find one of the employees and they will help. Wagons are not provided for moving cut trees from the fields to the barn.
Arrive with a suitable vehicle and appropriate straps or equipment to carry your tree home. For the safety of guests and staff, the farm will not secure a tree to a vehicle when the arrangement is considered unsafe. Shaking, baling, drilling and netting are not mentioned on the farm’s pages.
What is on each day
Every date offers pre-cut and cut-your-own trees, the holiday shop, barnyard animals, food trucks, face painting and more, but rides, food and vendors change by date. The table lists each day’s schedule as the farm posts it, with the times given for each item.
| Date | Rides and vendors |
|---|---|
| Friday, November 27 (opening day) | Carriage rides 9am–4pm and pony rides 9am–5pm, both by Wild Kid Acres. Tom’s Coffee Truck, Crabtown Curbs, Dirty Soda Bar, Jumping Events, Bay Bouquet bloom bar and wreath making, Mud in Meadows hat bar, Poppin Paintable paint kits, and Karl’s Bees honey with educational interaction, all 9am–5pm. |
| Saturday, November 28 | Carriage rides 9am–4pm and pony rides 9am–5pm. Bay Bouquet, Mud in Meadows, Poppin Paintable and Karl’s Bees honey and educational interaction, 9am–5pm; Chevy’s, Crabtown Curbs and Jumping Events, 10am–5pm. |
| Sunday, November 29 | Carriage rides 9am–4pm and pony rides 9am–5pm. Beltway Bistro and Crabtown Curbs, 11am–5pm. |
| Saturday, December 5 | Pony rides 9am–5pm and carriage rides 2pm–5pm. Bragg Cafe and Crabtown Curbs, 9am–5pm. |
| Sunday, December 6 | Carriage rides 9am–4pm and pony rides 9am–5pm. No other items are listed. |
Carriage and pony rides by Wild Kid Acres
Both rides are run by the visiting vendor Wild Kid Acres, not by the farm. Carriage rides are a horse-drawn trip along a winter wonderland trail at $20 per rider. To rest the draft horse, rides run in one-hour sessions followed by one-hour breaks, at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm on the days with full-day rides, and at 2pm and 4pm on December 5. No rides run during rest periods, and availability depends on the weather and the horse’s well-being.
Pony rides, on ponies and mules, are $20 per rider and include two leisurely laps. All pony rides pause from 12:30pm to 1pm, and additional breaks may be taken for the animals. Children aged 4 and up may ride independently with staff supervision; children aged 2 and 3 may ride with a parent, subject to safety and weight requirements. The weight limit is 250 pounds, helmets are required for child riders, and closed-toe shoes are required. An adult rider or a parent or guardian pays Wild Kid Acres directly and completes its required waiver; helmets are fitted with help from the vendor’s staff.
The Enchanted Barn shop, the gingerbread house and the barnyard
Step inside the decorated Enchanted Barn to explore seasonal gifts, holiday favorites and special finds from the farm and participating vendors. The farm does not post a vendor list or prices for the shop; the vendor names on each date’s schedule are the best guide to what is on offer.
The farm’s life-size gingerbread house is a stop for festive photographs. The event pages also list barnyard animals and face painting among the day’s attractions, without times or prices.
Parking, footing and farm rules
Holiday Memories Farm and Real FarmHERS share one property. Park in the designated guest parking field, follow posted signs and staff directions on arrival, and stay within the marked guest areas; some areas of the property are private working-farm spaces. Wear farm-friendly shoes and dress for the weather, because the ground may be uneven, muddy or soft. Children should stay with an adult, and animal interactions are available only in guest-approved areas or booked experiences. The farm says activities, vendors and weather plans may vary by day, so check the date’s event page before you go.
Venue rental, animal cuddles and blueberries are separate
The Enchanted, an indoor barn venue with an outdoor area and fire pit, is rented for parties and celebrations. All private venue reservations and inquiries go through Real FarmHERS, a separate business that shares the property, not through the holiday visit. Its celebration package is listed at $375 for up to 40 guests, and the farm’s own booking page lists farm birthday parties and events from $425, offered late spring through fall; these are separate products with their own terms.
The Cuddle Barn, run by Real FarmHERS in the red Enchanted Barn, offers year-round baby-animal cuddles by reservation. All experiences require a reservation and a signed animal-interaction waiver, every attendee counts toward the guest total, and whether cuddles run on the holiday dates is not stated. In June the farm also holds Pick-Ur-Own Blueberries at Sunset, which are free to attend with barnyard activities, vendors and food trucks. None of these is part of the Christmas visit.
Pick your day
Dates & hours.
Tree season: Five days: November 27–29 and December 5–6
The farm publishes five dated event pages, each with “No RSVP required.” It does not say whether it is open on any other day, and the pages state no admission fee.
| Holiday dates | Hours |
|---|---|
| Friday, November 27: opening day | 9am–5pm |
| Saturday, November 28 | 9am–5pm |
| Sunday, November 29 | 9am–5pm |
| Saturday, December 5 | 9am–5pm |
| Sunday, December 6 | 9am–5pm |
Each date has its own schedule of rides, vendors and food trucks, which can differ day to day; the table in the schedule section lists them.
Before you go.
- Open five days only; check the date’s schedule for rides and vendors.
- No RSVP is required, and no admission fee is stated.
- Carriage and pony rides are $20 per rider, paid to Wild Kid Acres.
- Wagons are not provided for cut trees; bring straps for the ride home.
- Payment methods, dogs, restrooms and tree prices are not posted.
4848 Muddy Creek Rd., West River, MD 20778
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