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Admission from $5.
Tanners Orchard in Speer, Illinois is a working apple orchard where visitors pick their own apples across forty acres. The Back 40 Fun Acres features barrel train rides, grain train rides, pedal carts, and pony rides. Visitors navigate a corn maze, wander through a sunflower field, and select pumpkins from a ten-acre patch containing nearly twenty varieties. The farm market and Apple Bin Bakery sell orchard-grown produce and baked goods. A farm food menu offers meals on-site. The farm hosts seasonal events including breakfast celebrations and fall festivals with covered wagon rides to the pumpkin patch on weekends. Dogs on leash are welcome with paid admission. The orchard suits visitors planning full-day farm visits with activities varying by season. Tickets are sold online on the venue's website, and hours and pricing are published there.
Hours: August Mon-Sat 8:00am-5:00pm (closed Sundays); September & October 7 days 8:00am-8:00pm; November Mon-Sat 8:00am-5:00pm (closed Sundays)
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Nov 21Event
A family-focused breakfast with a hot chocolate bar where kids decorate ornaments and take pictures with Santa. The event creates a relaxed, festive experience that feels like the start of a holiday tradition.
Check event details and ticket requirements with the venue.
“November 21, 2026 Santa Breakfast”
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