Visit Us
Thanks to everyone who visited our little farm on PTSA Benefit Day Dec. 27. We raised $2670 to fight food insecurity in our local school district.
Free Events
Walk With Us. Saturdays at 8 a.m. Free. Join us for a bit of fresh air and a relaxed one-mile walk through the woods and pastures, finishing with a stroll around the reindeer pen. No need to register. Park in the driveway and meet us at the barn. We start promptly at 8 a.m. rain or shine, hot or cold, windy or calm. This free event is geared towards just adults.
Private Group Visits
Private Group Visits. Schedule a private session to learn about reindeer, tap a maple tree, learn about honeybees, or make apple cider. Great for scouts, home-schoolers, families and other groups. Activities are seasonal; see dates below. Approximately 1 hour. $150 for up to 10 people; additional people $10 each (ages 5 and up). Text Mike at (585) 282-9892 to schedule your group visit.
Events and Classes
Learn about Honeybees. April 2024 classes cancelled. Contact us for private group sessions. Explore an (empty) beehive to see how we get honey and beeswax. Learn about the life of honeybees and native bees, and some of the challenges that they face. See live bees working in the observation hive. Reservations required. Private group sessions available.
Apples! Picking, Crushing, Making Cider. Oct. 6-20, 2024.
Take a short wagon ride out to the trees to pick some apples, then learn how cider was made in the "olden"
days with our 100-year-old cider press. Reservations required. Private group sessions available.
Visit the Reindeer - Private Group Visits. October through March.
We offer private group visits with the reindeer October through March. Learn about reindeer and experience them up close. Great for scouts, home-school groups, families and more. Text (585) 282-9892 to schedule.
Holiday Visits with the Reindeer. Nov. 30, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025
This is our original Reindeer Experience event. Enjoy a festive holiday atmosphere as you learn about reindeer and experience them up close. Take your own holiday photos in our
decorated barns and in traditional sleighs. Reservations required. Online booking will open in September.
Christmas Tree Sales. Nov. 15 - Dec. 24, 2024.
We will have pre-cut trees and a small selection of cut-your-own.
Tap a Maple Tree. February. Visit our woods, tap a tree, hang a bucket, and learn about making maple syrup at our very small "backyard sugaring" operation. This experience is intended for kids ages 5 and up. Class size is limited to 10 kids.
Easter Egg Hunt. Easter Sunday. Hunt for eggs in and around the reindeer barn and pasture.
Photo Shoots at the Farm
Private Photo Shoot. Come to the farm for a private photo shoot with the reindeer. Great for fun and unique engagement photos, holiday cards and more. We provide the reindeer, sleighs, and a variety of festive and rustic backgrounds around the farm. You provide your own photographer and the smiles. $200 per hour, one hour minimum, your photographer. Text Mike at (585) 282-9892 to schedule.
When You Visit
- Our farm is our home and visits with the reindeer are by appointment only.
- No pets.
- Please do not feed the reindeer unless the handler allows you to.
- Screaming and quick movements startle the reindeer. Please use inside voices.
- You may pet the reindeer! But only under the supervision of the handler.
- Please be considerate of others who are waiting for time with the reindeer.
- Please don't wear boots or clothing that has been recently exposed to goats or sheep. Goats and sheep harbor an airborne virus that is deadly to the reindeer.
- Please park where the parking attendants request.
- Please put all trash in the proper containers. Reindeer, like infants, are very curious and will put everything in their mouths.
How to Get to the Shortsville Reindeer Farm
We are fairly easy to get to, however, you will not see our house, barn, or reindeer from the road. We are set back off the road about 1000ft. What you WILL see is a sign at the end of the driveway "Reindeer Dr". This is the entrance to our driveway, please enter and follow the instructions of the parking attendants.
PLEASE NOTE: Our farm is our home and visits are by appointment only. Please check back here or follow us on Facebook for events and visit sign-ups.