Santa and Mrs Claus at Star Hill Family Tree Farm in Portland CT

Photos with Santa & Mrs Claus

We lucked out again this year! Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visiting Star Hill Family Farm on special days for 2024, and typically some elves and other holiday characters tend to also visit when Santa is around.

Santa said he’s looking forward to meeting all the good boys and girls, and requested you bring your ‘Letters to Santa’ so there’s no chance it can get lost in the mail. He’s also looking forward to pictures, questions, and hearing what you most want this year.

This year’s schedule:

TIME: 11AM-4PM
DATES: November 23rd, 29th, & 30th
December 1st, 7th, 14th, & 21st

Horse Drawn Wagon or Sleigh Rides

As part of our seasonal Family Christmas Experience, take a tour of Star Hill Family Farm on our horse drawn wagon or sleigh. We have rides leaving every half hour on select days which are booked in advance online. The journey goes throughout the hillside of the farm, with a fireside pit stop for s’mores. We have limited seating, so be sure to book early. Each rider is $10, but Children 2 and under are free and do not need a ticket, but must be secured with a parent or guardian.

 

This year’s schedule:

TIME: 10AM-4PM
DATES: November 23rd, 24th, 29th & 30th
December 1st, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd

Local Christmas Trees & Hand-made Wreaths

Star Hill Family Farm is a family operated tree farm in Portland, CT. Christmas is our favorite time of year and we want buying a tree to be a fun and memorable experience for you and your family. We thank and appreciate the many families making our farm visit their annual family tradition, and the community for inviting us to take part in so many holiday events.

We grow the two most popular Christmas Trees, Balsam fir and Fraser fir, and have various sizes ranging from 2’ to 24’. We hand make all the wreaths each season, offering various sizes, styles, and holiday decor. We have also stocked several tree and wreath accessories for your convenience, as well as carry heavy commercial grade tree stands for larger trees.

Seasonal Store Hours:

Nov 23rd – Dec 23rd
Mon – Friday 12PM to 4PM
Weekends 10AM to 5PM

Black Friday, November 29th we are open 10AM-5PM

Very friendly staff & beautiful site

First visit to Star Hill Family Farm left a wonderful impression. We’ll definitely visit again and I encourage all to check this place out! We picked up a beautiful tree and wreath. Very friendly staff and beautiful site. They have it all.

Xavier Ru

Fun family spot!

Fun family spot! Our son loved the animals and the activities for kids. Super friendly and welcoming staff. Just put up our tree and it’s perfect!

Melanie Tidmarsh

The animals are so cute

Great experience! Everyone is so helpful and friendly. The animals are so cute Great job Nino and Karen.

Melissa Whitehouse Roberts

Great place for the family

Great place for the family during Christmas! Santa and Mrs. Claus were perfect for our girls. We had some hot chocolate and bought a beautiful wreath.

Shawn McLaughlin

Definitely a wonderful experience

We had the best experience visiting Star Hill Family Farm with our kids ages 3, 8, and 10. Everyone was so kind!! My boys had a blast helping pick out our tree (I love it and I am super picky) writing letters to Santa, drinking hot cocoa and just running around the beautiful farm. It… Read more “Definitely a wonderful experience”

Dulijeta Becirovic

Kids had a blast

Can’t wait to get our Christmas wreaths and decorations here! Also the kids had a blast feeding the animals.

Arthur Lubniewski

Beautiful Trees

beautiful trees,hand made wreaths, tree stands, watering funnel, free coffee and hot cocoa. do not forget pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Anna Dibiase

The kids loved it

We likely stayed an hour longer than planned because the kids really loved everything: the activity area, tractor ride, petting area, Santa & Mrs Claus.  All your effort really made it special for them. Thank you!

Brian Krisak

Family experience

Dear Nino and Star Hill Family, My family and I came to your farm for the first time today. To say we were blown away by the wonderful experience is an understatement. From the carriage ride (especially the s’mores), the letters to Santa and feeding the animals were all top notch. Your staff was friendly… Read more “Family experience”

Maria Palazzo

We had our daughter’s third

We had our daughter’s third birthday at the farm and could not say enough nice things about the experience! All the kids had a blast playing and learning about the farm on the tractor ride. The owners were exceptionally nice and accommodating to work with. Will definitely do it again!!

Ashley Dube