Bronkberry Farms

All Ages Craft Class: Fairy Garden
2025-08-31 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18059 Bronk Rd, Joliet, IL, United States
🧚 Craft Class: Fairy Garden — All ages welcome!
Using a succulent, fairy garden decor, and the whimsy of moss, pebbles, sand, other natural elements, and IMAGINATION each participant will be able to make a magical fairy garden.
Sunday, August 31, 2025
11am-1pm DROP IN when it’s convenient for you!
Bronkberry Farms Pavilion
Cost: $15
To guarantee your spot and to ensure we have enough materials, please register by purchasing a ticket using this link!
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>>>>WHEN YOU ARRIVE<<<<
1. Please check in at the register.
2. Show your online registration ticket(s).
3. We will give you an entry ticket.
4. Bring your entry ticket back to the pavilion to check in with our instructor.
5. GET CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!
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We will accept late registration and walk-ins when possible, depending on current enrollment numbers. Please complete your registration and we will follow up with you via email should we be at capacity for the class and unable to accommodate you.
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to this event!
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If you register for a class and are no longer able to attend, please notify us at bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net or via Facebook Messenger so that your space can be opened up to someone else.
Please add bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net to your address book, as sometimes our emails go to promotion or spam tabs/folders.
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CHECK OUT ALL OUR EVENTS ON FACEBOOK SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT!
(more being added each week!)
https://www.facebook.com/BronkberryFarms/events

Story Time – EVERY WEDNESDAY – Free
2025-09-03 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA
STORYTIME! YAY! Grab the kids and come out to listen to story reading, enjoy an interactive experience, and then visit the Farm Animals at 10:00 am every Wednesday of our season!
Want more time on the farm after? We have Storytime crafts most Wednesday’s too! These we encourage to secure your spot for, to be sure supplies are a-plenty and we have room.
Check out this link HERE to see what we have in store this week!

Kids' Craft Class: Create a Picture Using Beans
2025-09-03 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18059 Bronk Rd, Joliet, IL, United States
Kids’ Craft Class: Create a Picture Using Dried Beans
Come and trace a flower, mushroom, butterfly, or draw something freehand, then fill it in using different colored & shaped dried beans glued in place to make your picture.
All supplies included.
Wednesday, September 3rd
11am-12:30 pm DROP IN when it’s convenient for you!
Bronkberry Farms Pavilion
Cost: $10
To guarantee your spot and to ensure we have enough materials, please register by purchasing a ticket using this link!
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>>>>WHEN YOU ARRIVE<<<<
1. Please check in at the register.
2. Show your online registration ticket(s).
3. We will give you an entry ticket.
4. Bring your entry ticket back to the pavilion to check in with our instructor.
5. GET CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!
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We will accept late registration and walk-ins when possible, depending on current enrollment numbers. Please complete your registration and we will follow up with you via email should we be at capacity for the class and unable to accommodate you.
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to this event!
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If you register for a class and are no longer able to attend, please notify us at bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net or via Facebook Messenger so that your space can be opened up to someone else.
Please add bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net to your address book, as sometimes our emails go to promotion or spam tabs/folders.
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CHECK OUT ALL OUR EVENTS ON FACEBOOK SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT!
(more being added each week!)
https://www.facebook.com/BronkberryFarms/events

Kids Craft Class: Make a Nature Picture with Beans
2025-09-07 10:00 - 12:30 UTC | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA
Kids’ Craft Class: Create a Picture Using Dried Beans
Come and trace a flower, mushroom, butterfly, or draw something freehand, then fill it in using different colored & shaped dried beans glued in place to make your picture.
All supplies included.
SUNDAY, September 7th
11am-12:30 pm DROP IN when it’s convenient for you!
Bronkberry Farms Pavilion
Cost: $10
To guarantee your spot and to ensure we have enough materials, please register by purchasing a ticket using this link!
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>>>>WHEN YOU ARRIVE<<<<
1. Please check in at the register.
2. Show your online registration ticket(s).
3. We will give you an entry ticket.
4. Bring your entry ticket back to the pavilion to check in with our instructor.
5. GET CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!
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We will accept late registration and walk-ins when possible, depending on current enrollment numbers. Please complete your registration and we will follow up with you via email should we be at capacity for the class and unable to accommodate you.
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to this event!
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If you register for a class and are no longer able to attend, please notify us at bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net or via Facebook Messenger so that your space can be opened up to someone else.
Please add bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net to your address book, as sometimes our emails go to promotion or spam tabs/folders.
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CHECK OUT ALL OUR EVENTS ON FACEBOOK SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT!
(more being added each week!)
https://www.facebook.com/BronkberryFarms/events

Story Time – EVERY WEDNESDAY – Free
2025-09-10 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
STORYTIME! YAY! Grab the kids and come out to listen to story reading, enjoy an interactive experience, and then visit the Farm Animals at 10:00 am every Wednesday of our season!

Kids' Craft Class: Popsicle Stick Scarecrow Magnet
2025-09-10 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18059 Bronk Rd, Joliet, IL, United States
🧑‍🌾 Kids’ Craft Class: Popsicle Stick Scarecrow Magnet
Join us for some fun using popsicle sticks to create a scarecrow-shaped magnet. You can use craft foam in various colors, raffia, googly eyes, and markers to embellish your scarecrow.
Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
11am-12:30 pm DROP IN when it’s convenient for you!
Bronkberry Farms Pavilion
Cost: $10
To guarantee your spot and to ensure we have enough materials, please register by purchasing a ticket using this link!
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>>>>WHEN YOU ARRIVE<<<<
1. Please check in at the register.
2. Show your online registration ticket(s).
3. We will give you an entry ticket.
4. Bring your entry ticket back to the pavilion to check in with our instructor.
5. GET CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!
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We will accept late registration and walk-ins when possible, depending on current enrollment numbers. Please complete your registration and we will follow up with you via email should we be at capacity for the class and unable to accommodate you.
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to this event!
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If you register for a class and are no longer able to attend, please notify us at bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net or via Facebook Messenger so that your space can be opened up to someone else.
Please add bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net to your address book, as sometimes our emails go to promotion or spam tabs/folders.
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CHECK OUT ALL OUR EVENTS ON FACEBOOK SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT!
(more being added each week!)
https://www.facebook.com/BronkberryFarms/events

New Makers Market
2025-09-13 11:00 - 15:00 UTC | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA
FREE & UNIQUE EVENT! New Makers Market is a day filled with family friendly FUN and we LOVE to host it here at the farm!

Their mission is to support young creatives to have a voice and gain confidence, all while showcasing and selling their creations.
Join us for a day of supporting our youth in the community and come spend the day on the farm! Free parking and admission!

What to Expect: Dozens of Youth & Teen Vendors (jewelry, woodwork, crochet, paintings, face painting, and more) Food and Coffee Trucks to Enjoy Mini Monet Kids Crafting Area
Live music by a youth performing artist Tie Dye Tent Farm Animals & More!

If you have a child in your life that might want to take part IN the event as a vendor, please head to: www.newmakersmarket.org
If you would love to come and enjoy a day lifting up youth and teen artists – come on out! It’s FREE, family friendly, and we can’t wait!

Story Time – EVERY WEDNESDAY – Free
2025-09-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-24 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-29 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA
STORYTIME! YAY! Grab the kids and come out to listen to story reading, enjoy an interactive experience, and then visit the Farm Animals at 10:00 am every Wednesday of our season!
Want more time on the farm after? We have Storytime crafts most Wednesday’s too! Check out this link HERE to see what we have in store this week!

Kids' Craft Class: Paper Plate Owl Door Hanger
2025-09-17 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA
🦉 Kids’ Craft Class: Paper Plate Owl Door Hanger
Come and make a paper plate owl hanger to decorate your door for the fall! You will be painting the plate, then folding it into an owl shape. Once you have the shape you’ll be adding eyes, a beak, and feet using construction paper shapes. At the end we will add a piece of ribbon so you can hang your creation!
All supplies included,
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
11 am-12:30 pm DROP IN when it’s convenient for you!
Bronkberry Farms Pavilion
Cost: $10
To guarantee your spot and to ensure we have enough materials, please register by purchasing a ticket using this link!
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>>>>WHEN YOU ARRIVE<<<<
1. Please check in at the register.
2. Show your online registration ticket(s).
3. We will give you an entry ticket.
4. Bring your entry ticket back to the pavilion to check in with our instructor.
5. GET CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!
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We will accept late registration and walk-ins when possible, depending on current enrollment numbers. Please complete your registration and we will follow up with you via email should we be at capacity for the class and unable to accommodate you.
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to this event!
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If you register for a class and are no longer able to attend, please notify us at bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net or via Facebook Messenger so that your space can be opened up to someone else.
Please add bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net to your address book, as sometimes our emails go to promotion or spam tabs/folders.
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CHECK OUT ALL OUR EVENTS ON FACEBOOK SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT!
(more being added each week!)
https://www.facebook.com/BronkberryFarms/events

Cousin's Maine Lobster - Here on the Farm
2025-09-17 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA
Back by popular demand! Cousins Maine Lobster food truck will once again be setting up at Bronkberry Farms.
While you’re here, check out our selection of fall flowers, farm fresh veggies, and visit the goats & chickens!

Milk Cans and Canvas - Fall Paint Party!
2025-09-19 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA
Get ready for fall painting magic! You’ll choose between two gorgeous designs: a rustic Fall Barn or a charming Sunflower with Pumpkins. Then pick your surface—classic canvas or a vintage milk can (only 8 available, so reserve early!). Every canvas is pre-sketched, making it stress-free for beginners and fun for all. Bring your favorite drinks, gather your friends, and create a fall masterpiece you’ll be proud to show off.

Monthly Craft & Vendor Fair
2025-09-21 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | 18061 Bronk Rd, Joliet, IL, United States
Every 3rd Sunday during the months of May thru October at Bronkberry Farms, vendors from the Chicagoland area and beyond come to showcase, share, and sell their unique products to the community! Come see what our talented crafters and vendors have to offer this season!
Craft & Vendor Fair Admission is ALWAYS FREE!
We also host a variety of other events throughout the season. See our EVENT CALENDAR for more information.
2025 CRAFT & VENDOR FAIR DATES
Every 3rd Sunday of the month, May thru October, 9am-3pm

May 18
June 15
July 20
August 17
September 21
October 11 & 12 – Fall Fest – 2-Day Event
October 19
October 26 – Last Hurrah craft fair (9am-5pm), Chili cook-off (3-5pm) – not included in “full-season” bundle

2025 DOG DAYS CRAFT & VENDOR FAIR
Every season, we have a DOG DAYS event in which customers can bring their dogs along (on a leash, please) to shop our vendors, many of them dog-themed! There will even be dogs available for adoption!

July 13, 9am-3pm

2025 BUSINESS EXPO
Join us to support local businesses. Come talk with vendors of all types of local businesses from home improvement to wellness to event planning and much more!

August 3, 9:00am-3:00pm

Interested in being a vendor at one (or more) of our events? Visit this link to apply!

Yoga & Sounds Healing with SoulFlo Yoga
2025-09-24 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA
Join Melissa for a 30 minute gentle yoga class followed by a 30 minute sound healing savasana with Jason. This event will be held outside and is RAIN or SHINE as there is an option to be under a covered pavillion. Please bring a yoga mat, bug spray, and anything else you may need to be completely relaxed for your time on the farm and during the class. Feel free to BYOB and stay after to enjoy some snacks on the farm and shopping. Eye masks will be provided for the sound healing.

All Ages Craft Class: Fairy Garden
2025-09-28 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18059 Bronk Rd, Joliet, IL, United States
🧚 Craft Class: Fairy Garden — All ages welcome!
Using a succulent, fairy garden decor, and the whimsy of moss, pebbles, sand, other natural elements, and IMAGINATION each participant will be able to make a magical fairy garden.
Sunday, September 28, 2025
11am-1pm DROP IN when it’s convenient for you!
Bronkberry Farms Pavilion
Cost: $15
To guarantee your spot and to ensure we have enough materials, please register by purchasing a ticket using this link!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>WHEN YOU ARRIVE<<<<
1. Please check in at the register.
2. Show your online registration ticket(s).
3. We will give you an entry ticket.
4. Bring your entry ticket back to the pavilion to check in with our instructor.
5. GET CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We will accept late registration and walk-ins when possible, depending on current enrollment numbers. Please complete your registration and we will follow up with you via email should we be at capacity for the class and unable to accommodate you.
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to this event!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you register for a class and are no longer able to attend, please notify us at bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net or via Facebook Messenger so that your space can be opened up to someone else.
Please add bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net to your address book, as sometimes our emails go to promotion or spam tabs/folders.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHECK OUT ALL OUR EVENTS ON FACEBOOK SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT!
(more being added each week!)
https://www.facebook.com/BronkberryFarms/events

Story Time – EVERY WEDNESDAY – Free
2025-10-08 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA

Kids' Craft Class: Spooky Felt Board Monsters
2025-10-08 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA
🧛 Kids’ Craft Class: Spooky Felt Board Monsters
We will be creating felt monster faces out of felt, just in time for Halloween!
Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
11am-1pm DROP IN when it’s convenient for you!
Bronkberry Farms Pavilion
Cost: $10
To guarantee your spot and to ensure we have enough materials, please register by purchasing a ticket using this link!
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>>>>WHEN YOU ARRIVE<<<<
1. Please check in at the register.
2. Show your online registration ticket(s).
3. We will give you an entry ticket.
4. Bring your entry ticket back to the pavilion to check in with our instructor.
5. GET CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!
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We will accept late registration and walk-ins when possible, depending on current enrollment numbers. Please complete your registration and we will follow up with you via email should we be at capacity for the class and unable to accommodate you.
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to this event!
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If you register for a class and are no longer able to attend, please notify us at bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net or via Facebook Messenger so that your space can be opened up to someone else.
Please add bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net to your address book, as sometimes our emails go to promotion or spam tabs/folders.
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CHECK OUT ALL OUR EVENTS ON FACEBOOK SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT!
(more being added each week!)
https://www.facebook.com/BronkberryFarms/events

FALL FEST 2-day Craft & Vendor Fair
2025-10-11 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | 18061 S Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL, United States, Illinois 60586
From our pumpkin patch, hayrack rides, cider donuts, popcorn, face painting, costume contests, and of course the amazing 60+ vendors all on site…there is something for EVERYONE!

Come for the fun, stay for the memories!

Our costume contests run 10am, 12pm, 2pm & 4pm

FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING – COME ON OUT!

Every 3rd Sunday during the months of May thru October at Bronkberry Farms, vendors from the Chicagoland area and beyond come to showcase, share, and sell their unique products to the community! Come see what our talented crafters and vendors have to offer this season!
Craft & Vendor Fair Admission is ALWAYS FREE!
We also host a variety of other events throughout the season. See our EVENT CALENDAR for more information.
2025 CRAFT & VENDOR FAIR DATES
Every 3rd Sunday of the month, May thru October, 9am-3pm

May 18
June 15
July 20
August 17
September 21
October 11 & 12 – Fall Fest – 2-Day Event
October 19
October 26 – Last Hurrah craft fair (9am-5pm), Chili cook-off (3-5pm) – not included in “full-season” bundle

2025 DOG DAYS CRAFT & VENDOR FAIR
Every season, we have a DOG DAYS event in which customers can bring their dogs along (on a leash, please) to shop our vendors, many of them dog-themed! There will even be dogs available for adoption!

July 13, 9am-3pm

2025 BUSINESS EXPO
Join us to support local businesses. Come talk with vendors of all types of local businesses from home improvement to wellness to event planning and much more!

August 3, 9:00am-3:00pm

Interested in being a vendor at one (or more) of our events? Visit this link to apply!

All Ages Craft Class: Paint a Pumpkin at Fall Fest
2025-10-11 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18059 Bronk Rd, Joliet, IL, United States
All Ages Craft Class: Paint a Pumpkin
Join us at our annual FALL FEST for a pumpkin painting class! We supply the pumpkins and paint, you bring the creativity.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
11am-1pm DROP IN when it’s convenient for you!
Bronkberry Farms Pavilion
Cost: $10 for pie pumpkin; larger pumpkins may be available for purchase
To guarantee your spot and to ensure we have enough materials, please register by purchasing a ticket using this link!
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>>>>WHEN YOU ARRIVE<<<<
1. Please check in at the register.
2. Show your online registration ticket(s).
3. We will give you an entry ticket.
4. Bring your entry ticket back to the pavilion to check in with our instructor.
5. GET CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We will accept late registration and walk-ins when possible, depending on current enrollment numbers. Please complete your registration and we will follow up with you via email should we be at capacity for the class and unable to accommodate you.
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to this event!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you register for a class and are no longer able to attend, please notify us at bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net or via Facebook Messenger so that your space can be opened up to someone else.
Please add bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net to your address book, as sometimes our emails go to promotion or spam tabs/folders.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHECK OUT ALL OUR EVENTS ON FACEBOOK SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT!
(more being added each week!)
https://www.facebook.com/BronkberryFarms/events

FALL FEST 2-day Craft & Vendor Fair
2025-10-12 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | 18061 Bronk Rd, Joliet, IL, United States

All Ages Craft Class: Paint a Pumpkin at Fall Fest
2025-10-12 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18059 Bronk Rd, Joliet, IL, United States
All Ages Craft Class: Paint a Pumpkin
Join us at our annual FALL FEST for a pumpkin painting class! We supply the pumpkins and paint, you bring the creativity.
Sunday, October 12, 2025
11am-1pm DROP IN when it’s convenient for you!
Bronkberry Farms Pavilion
Cost: $10 for pie pumpkin; larger pumpkins may be available for purchase
To guarantee your spot and to ensure we have enough materials, please register by purchasing a ticket using this link!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>WHEN YOU ARRIVE<<<<
1. Please check in at the register.
2. Show your online registration ticket(s).
3. We will give you an entry ticket.
4. Bring your entry ticket back to the pavilion to check in with our instructor.
5. GET CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We will accept late registration and walk-ins when possible, depending on current enrollment numbers. Please complete your registration and we will follow up with you via email should we be at capacity for the class and unable to accommodate you.
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to this event!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you register for a class and are no longer able to attend, please notify us at bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net or via Facebook Messenger so that your space can be opened up to someone else.
Please add bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net to your address book, as sometimes our emails go to promotion or spam tabs/folders.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHECK OUT ALL OUR EVENTS ON FACEBOOK SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT!
(more being added each week!)
https://www.facebook.com/BronkberryFarms/events

Monthly Craft & Vendor Fair
2025-10-19 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA

NATIONAL APPLE PICKING DAY
2025-10-21

NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAY
2025-10-26

Last Hurrah - Craft & Vendor Fair
2025-10-26 10:00 - 17:00 UTC
Shop 40+ local crafters and vendors selling custom woodwork, home & garden decor, kitchen & home goods, jewelry, boutique clothing & accessories, seasonal items, bath, body, & candles, food, spices, & sweets, knit & crocheted items, and much more!
DOG COSTUME CONTESTS @ 10am, Noon, & 2pm
CRAFT CLASS -Painting Pumpkins @ 11am-1pm (open creation time)
Coffee, Beer, Wine, Hard Cider • U-Pick Pumpkin Patch • Hayrack Rides • Secret Recipe Caramel Apples • Pumpkin Spice & Apple Cider Donuts • Festive Fall Photo Ops •
Farm Animals Serving up crowd favorites all day: • Food and Drink Vendors
Stay and hang out with us for our 3nd ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF, 3:00-5:00pm.
Bronkberry Farms & Jennifer Bronk are the only organizers for this event. If someone else contacts you or posts a comment offering a vendor space, do not pay them anything and please let us know.
Admission and parking are always FREE!
INTERESTED IN BEING A VENDOR AT OUR CRAFT & VENDOR FAIRS? Information and vendor application available here: https://bronkberryfarms.com/craft-fairs/

4th Annual Chili Cook-Off
2025-10-26 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA
Come help us celebrate a Bronkberry Farms Fall Tradition! Support a great cause while celebrating our last weekend open for the season!
Join us on Sunday, October 26th, 2025 from 3 pm – 5 pm. This event is free and open to the public and benefits charity – so come on out for a great cause!!

If you want to participate as a chili cook please be sure to register!

To guarantee your spot and participate please fill out this FORM and then submit your payment (link will be provided in form while submitting).

Throw on your favorite FALL FLANNEL, enjoy HAY RACK RIDES, A BONFIRE (BYO s’more supplies & sticks), COFFEE N REPEAT MOBILE COFFEE BAR, AND VOTE FOR PLAINFIELD’S BEST CHILI!

2022 Champion: Steven Zeko – Holy Smokes, This is Vegetarian?
2023 Champion: Andrea Meyer – The Best Vegetarian Chili!
2024 Champion: Ron Roach
2025 Your Name Here 😉

Please use the form below to register to be a contestant in our 4th Annual Chili Cook-Off.

$25 fee for chili entries – proceeds will go toward benefiting families impacted by autism.
Chili Tastings are FREE for guests!
DONATIONS TO THE CAUSE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR.
COFFEE N REPEAT will be on deck for this fun event!
Alcohol vendor TBA.
Please Note: This is an OUTDOOR EVENT in our covered pavilion. The event will take place, rain or shine.
Rules:

$25 Entry Fee – Proceeds benefit a local Autism Program
Chili must be homemade (need not be an original recipe)
Chili must include 1 ingredient from Bronkberry Farms
You are welcome to bring toppings to jazz up your chili for tasters. as well as create a sign/decorations for your table
Chili must have a name and heat/temperature rating
Cooks must provide own crockpot and extension cord
Please bring an extra pot full of chili in addition to your crockpot so you don’t run out. We want to make sure everyone gets a taste of your chili so they can vote!
Bronkberry Farms will provide tables, electrical access, and sampling bowls/spoons

Prizes:

$25 Bronkberry Farms Gift Card
Your name on our Chili Cook-Off Plaque which is proudly displayed at our farm
Bragging Rights

Judges:

Bronkberry Farms Family & Patrons

Click the link in this event or go to ( https://bronkberryfarms.com/…/2025-class-special-event…/ ) to purchase tickets!
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If you register for a class and are no longer able to attend, please notify us at bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net or via Facebook Messenger so that your space can be opened up to someone else.

Please add bronkberrysite@sbcglobal.net to your address book, as sometimes our emails go to promotion or spam tabs/folders.

NATIONAL GARDENING DAY
2026-04-14
It’s National Gardening Day and we would love to see what you are creating, planting, and growing in yours!!
Tag us on social media in your creations – we would love to see it all!
FACEBOOK – INSTAGRAM

Story Time – EVERY WEDNESDAY – Free
2026-04-22 10:00 - 10:30 UTC | Bronkberry Farms & Greenhouse, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586, USA
STORYTIME is the best morning on the farm. YAY! Grab the kids and come out to listen to story reading, enjoy an interactive experience, and then visit the farm animals at 10:00 am every Wednesday of our season!
Want more time on the farm after? We have Storytime themed crafts on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday’s of every month. Storytime is FREE and open to all – no sign up required.
However, if you plan to stay for the craft on the 2nd or 4th weeks, we do encourage you to sign up and secure your spot so we can ensure there to be sure supplies and plenty of room.
Check out this link HERE to see what we have in store this week!
