Events

🎉 Spring Festival on the Farm — Celebrating 25 Years! 🎉
📅 May 23rd, 2026
📍 South Mountain Creamery | Middletown, MD

Make some memories on the farm with the whole family this May! 🌸🐮

Join us for our annual Spring Festival—a full day of food, fun, music, and farm experiences as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary!

✨ FUN FAMILY ACTIVITIES ✨

🎶 Live Music
WFRE | 11 AM–1 PM
Shade Tree Collection | 1–4 PM

🍔 South Mountain Food Area
🍦 Ice Cream Lab “Mini”
🏭 Production Tours – On the hour (12, 1, 2, 3, 4)
🚜 Free Hayrides
✏️ Character Caricatures
🎯 Cornhole Games
🎟️ Raffle & Artisan Area
💙 Charity Raffle supporting the Maryland Deaf Community Center
🩺 Civil War Medicine Reenactments
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Don’t miss this fun-filled family affair!
📍 South Mountain Creamery

8305 Bolivar Road
Middletown, MD 21769

🤟 ASL interpreters will be available for the Ice Cream Lab and Production Plant tours — more details coming soon!

June 2 – Week 1: Family Farmyard Bingo 🐓

Play farm-themed bingo with animal sounds, dry-erase cards, and fun prizes.

June 9 – Week 2: Kids Ice Cream Lab 🍨

Taste ice cream, learn how it’s made, help churn ice cream, enjoy games, and enter a drawing for free scoops.

June 16 – Week 3: Music & Movement 🥁

Dance, play instruments, twirl ribbons, and move to fun music.

June 23 – Week 4: Highland Cow Painting 🐮

Paint a farm-inspired masterpiece during this creative art session.

June 30 – Week 5: Tie Dye Creations 👕

Twist, tie, and dye t-shirts or bandanas to take home.

July 7 – Week 6: Kids Ice Cream Lab 🍦

Another chance to explore ice cream science with tasting, churning, games, and coloring.

July 14 – Week 7: Farm-Themed Story Time 📚🎶

Stories, music, and games inspired by life on the farm.

July 21 – Week 8: Water Works 💦

Cool off with water-themed games and summer fun (weather permitting).

July 28 – Week 9: Farm-Themed Bingo 🚜

A fresh round of farm bingo fun with prizes.

August 4 – Week 10: Science Crafts 🔬

Hands-on science-inspired crafts that spark curiosity and creativity.

August 11 – Week 11: Kids Ice Cream Lab 🍨

Our fan-favorite ice cream lab returns with tasting, churning, and games.

August 18 – Week 12: Tie Dye Day 🌈

Another colorful tie-dye experience with take-home creations.

August 25 – Week 13: Craft & Photo Booth 📸

End the summer with fun crafts and a photo booth to capture the memories.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Important Information

Open to families with children ages 3–12
Parents/guardians MUST stay (1 adult per 2 children)
Not a drop-off class
Workshops are for kids’ participation only; adults assist as needed
Class size limits apply (most capped at 50 kids, unless otherwise noted)
A minimum of 10 participants is required to hold a workshop

Rain or shine — no refunds

Advance registration required
Let’s make this summer full of farm fun, creativity, and sweet memories—one workshop at a time! 🌞🐄🍦

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5th Annual Sundae Summit Challenge
at South Mountain Creamery
July 18th | 12 p.m.

Join us Saturday, July 18th for the 5th Annual Sundae Summit Challenge at South Mountain Creamery! Battle it out for a chance to win FREE ice cream for a YEAR by devouring our super mega (nut-free) ice cream sundae. 🍧🔥

🎟️ Contest Entry:

➡️ $25 pre-registration

➡️ $30 at the door

🎁 Everyone who enters gets a custom ice cream scoop!

🥇 1st Place: Free ice cream for a year

🥈 2nd Place: 4 pints of ice cream

🥉 3rd Place: 2 pints of ice cream

Spectators welcome — and totally free to watch! 🙌

Bring your crew, bring your appetite, and bring the fun! 🍦✨

🎟️ Contest Entry: 

➡️ $25 pre-registration 

➡️ $30 at the door 

🎁 Everyone who enters gets a custom ice cream scoop! 

🥇 1st Place: Free ice cream for a year 

🥈 2nd Place: 4 pints of ice cream 

🥉 3rd Place: 2 pints of ice cream 

Spectators welcome — and totally free to watch! 🙌 

Bring your crew, bring your appetite, and bring the fun! 🍦✨