This is a special time of year at Grace Farms—a time when our guests can embrace the holidays while contributing to not-for-profits serving our local communities. Escape for a day trip or spend a weekend connecting with the spirit of the season and accelerating the work of local not-for-profits at Grace Farms.
Suggested Itinerary
10:30–11:00 am | Tour the grounds and enjoy winter landscapes
11:00 am-11:45 pm | Warm up with fireside games in the Library & visit our Giving Tree
11:45 am–12:45 pm | Make snowflakes and enjoy lunch in the Commons
12:45–2:15pm | Take our Grace Farms Tour (offered Saturdays)
2:15–3 pm | Browse our selection of holiday gifts and featured books in the Library
3–4 pm | Relax with Songs of the Season in the Sanctuary (offered December 19-22, 26-28)
Create & Converse | After taking in the expansive views on our walking trails, head to the Commons to enjoy our seasonal lunch menu. While you eat, participate in some charitable crafting with paper snowflakes! These snowflakes will help to spread winter cheer to local families in need through the Walter E. Luckett Foundation.
Games & Giving | Settle in around the fireplace in the Grace Farms Library to enjoy a game of checkers or chess. While you’re there, browse our selection of holiday gifts and featured books, and visit the Grace Farms Giving Tree, a tradition we continue in partnership with the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants. Choose an ornamental card from the tree and provide a gift for a recently resettled refugee or trafficking survivor in Connecticut. Gifts may be dropped off at Grace Farms by December 18th for delivery.
Relax & Reflect | Songs of the Season offers the perfect opportunity to wind down from your day. Against the wintery backdrop of our 80-acre preserve, these improvisational arrangements of calming seasonal music, performed by Lisa Lynne Kirkpatrick, Karen Nisenson, Joyce DiCamillo, Doug Hartline, Jay Azzolina, and Tod Hedrick, provide peace and tranquility this holiday season.
Make even more of your experience by planning your trip on December 13th or 14th to participate in special events scheduled on those days:
- Geminid Meteor Shower | December 13 | 8–9:30 pm | free | Watch the vibrant Geminid Meteor Shower at its peak over the expansive skies of Grace Farms and learn about the history of the Geminids with Nature Initiative Director, Mark Fowler, and Tim Haag, Director of the New Canaan High School Planetarium.
- December Community Dinner | December 14 | 6–7:30 pm | $11 adults; $6 kids |Enjoy an affordable meal with friends and neighbors, promising expansive views and excellent company in the Commons—a 6,900 square foot glass room appointed with community tables built from trees harvested on the grounds and comfortable sofas.
- Gifting for Good | December 14 | 6:30–8:30 pm | $10 | Join Grace Farms Foundation and the Walter E. Luckett, Jr. Foundation in a fun-filled evening assembling packages of blankets, toiletries, and other essential items which will be distributed to local families in need during the holiday season. Register to join us after our December Community Dinner or make a donation in support of the program.
When to Come | While planning, please note our special holiday hours: We will be closed Christmas Day and Mondays, and will have adjusted hours from 11 am–5 pm on December 26–29, and 12-5 pm on December 30th. We are closed January 1–2.
