Stade’s Apple Orchard
Open 10/9 – 10/14 and
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in October
Shade’s of Autumn Fall Festival & Farmtractions Theme Park
Open 10 am – 6 pm
Fridays – Saturdays- Sundays
& Columbus Day
Our Farm Market
Stade’s Farm & Market is open 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, daily through December 1, 2019.
Stade’s offers many homegrown fruits and vegetables, delicious bakery, and many, many specialty and gourmet foods, along with unique gift items for purchase in our country market.
Stade’s Sweet Corn will be available through the first frost, which is typically around the 10th of October. Follow us on Facebook for a current information
Market hours are 9:00 am – 6:00 pm daily.
Pick-Your-Own
Stade’s Apple Orchard and Pick-Your-Own is open Wednesday, October 9 – Monday, October 14th and all Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in October.
All produce is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Raspberries are SOLD OUT for 2019.
Apples, peppers, green beans, sunflowers are available for picking. We do our best to inform you of any changes we are experiencing at the earliest possible time. We highly recommend you check our Facebook or call the Market at 815-675-6396 for last-minute updates or to confirma availability before you drive to the farm.
If the weather is questionable, please visit our Facebook page for the latest update about picking conditions
When applicable, Pick-Your-Own Hours: 9 am – 5 pm
Fall Festival
Stade’s Farm & Market proudly presents our Shades of Autumn Fall Festival, September 7 – October 27, 2019
We offer eight weekends of family fun! Stade’s Farmtractions Theme Park is open Saturdays and Sundays in September and Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in October and Columbus Day as well.
Theme park hours are 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
“We make it easy for you to create family memories”
Tractor Rides to Our 30+ Acre Pumpkin Patch
FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, and SUNDAYS
We love to help you and your family create life-long, fun memories! Join us with your family and friends and enjoy a tractor driven ride to our 30 + acres of beautiful pumpkins. We have pumpkins galore in every size and shape imaginable! Whether you are looking for a typical “giant” orange pumpkin or a pink one to honor someone you love who is on a journey with breast cancer; we have a perfect pumpkin for you. Each pumpkin – YES, even BIG pumpkins are only $7 each when you harvest it yourself. Pumpkin picking hours are 10 am – 5:30 pm, Fridays, Saturdays , and Sundays, now through October 27th. Pumpkin picking is also available on Columbus Day, Monday, October 14, 2019.
When you arrive at the Farm, park in the main parking lot, then head to the North end of the Farm, (behind the Market) to board the wagon to the patch.
Fall Festival
Welcome to Stade’s Farm and Market!
Stade’s Farm & Market is located in scenic McHenry County in northeastern Illinois approximately 50 miles from Chicago. We produce 2,200 acres of fresh fruits and vegetables that we sell directly to consumers through our Farm Market.
Our farm is also popular for pick-your-own fruits and vegetables including strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes, sugar snap peas, green beans, and pumpkins. We have a large entertainment area which includes a petting zoo, corn maze, giant slides, hay rides, and a large variety of unique attractions. Our fall festival Shades of Autumn is a harvest time extravaganza featuring 30+ farm-related attractions, pumpkin picking, special events, great food and lots of fun.
Hours and Location
We are located at 3709 Miller Road in McHenry, IL
The Farm is located North of Johnsburg and South of Spring Grove on Miller Road just West Spring Grove Road.
Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
In the event of inclement weather, we reserve the right to close our outdoor activities without advance notice to protect our guests and employees. We encourage you to check before the weather before you travel to visit the farm. We update any closings on our Facebook Page as soon as possible.
All children 15 years and under require adult supervision at all times.
For the comfort of all our guests, Stade’s is a SMOKE-FREE farm, (including vaporizers, vape pens, hookah pens, electronic cigarettes (E–Cigarettes), e-pipes, and all other ENDS.)
We love animals just as much as you do and we are happy to welcome fully-trained service animals in accordance with ADA regulations, but please leave all others at home. If you visited us with your pets, please be congnizant of the weather when you leave them in your car to enjoy the activities on the farm.
Light food sales on Friday during our Fall Festival, More vendors selling food on Saturday, Sunday, and Columbus Day.
Sorry, we do not accept American Express.
Stade’s Farm & Market
3709 Miller Road
McHenry, IL 60051
Stade's Farm and Market
In Season Now
Stade’s Market is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Stade’s Apple Orchard is Open Fridays through Mondays.
Orchard hours are 9:00 am -5:00 pm
View our Produce Calendar for a full list of the crops we grow in chronological order as to when they are available to our customers.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide healthy home grown farm products, agricultural education, and fine family entertainment at reasonable prices to our local and surrounding community.
Come visit us to find out more about our unique farm and market or give us a call at at 815-675-6396 if you have any questions. We hope to see you soon!
