Frequently Asked Questions

May and June Wednesday/Thursday/Friday: 10 am to 12:30 pm. Saturday/Sunday: 10 am to 4PM. July and August: Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday: 10 am to 4PM. September Wednesday/Thursday/Friday: 10 am to 12:30 pm. Saturday/Sunday: 10 am to 4PM. October Weekends only: 10 am to 4PM.  We are not open to walk-in visitors.  All visits to the farm must be made by appointment.  You may only enter the farm with a prepaid appointment from our online reservation system.  We are also open Holiday Monday*. Please note this activity requires pre-registration. You must order online and receive a confirmation email and receipt. Online reservations are on a first come first serve basis. In order to limit the number of people on the farm, activities are limited to time slots. Please use our online reservation system to make your appointment to visit the farm.

May and June Friday: 10 am to 1 pm. Saturday/Sunday: 10 am to 4PM. July and August: Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday: 10 am to 4PM. Saturday/Sunday: 10 am to 4PM. October Weekends only: 10 am to 4PM.  We are not open to walk-in visitors.  All visits to the farm must be made by appointment.  You may only enter the farm with a prepaid appointment from our online reservation system. Order online here on our website.  All activities must be pre-registered.  All visitors to the farm must complete the online form. We are also open Holiday Monday*. Please note this activity requires pre-registration. You must order online and receive a confirmation email and receipt. Online reservations are on a first come first serve basis. In order to limit the number of people on the farm, activities are limited to time slots. Please use our online reservation system to make your appointment to visit the farm.

Lionel’s Farm is open on the following holidays:

10 am to 4 pm

• Victoria Day (May)
• Canada Day (July)
• Civic Holiday (August)
• Labour Day (September)
• Thanksgiving Day (October)
• Family Day
• Good Friday
• Easter Sunday

Lionel’s Farm is closed on the following holidays:

• Christmas Day
• New Year’s Day

We welcome visitors from Markham, Unionville and surrounding area. All people who want to have a positive animal experience and have a chance to get up close and feed farm animals. Our frequent visitors are families with children, school children and seniors.

Your dog sadly cannot visit. The farm has two friendly dogs. Some of our farm animals are not comfortable with new dogs. Service animals are of course allowed.

Birthday Party Activities are currently available.  Please call or e-mail lionels@lionelsfarm.com Available May through October. See our Birthday Party Activity Page.

Always wash your hands after visiting with the animals. Wash your hands before eating or drinking. Practice good hand hygiene; see our ‘Visiting Animals Safety‘ page.

Food for you or the animals is not permitted at this time. Please read the ‘Visiting Animal Safety‘ page for more information.

Arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled appointment. You will receive a confirmation email once your payment has been received.

Online reservations are required to attend this activity at the farm. The petting farm is not available for walk in visitors like it was pre-covid. The pony rides are in a designated area and not included with the petting farm activity.

65 lbs or 29 Kilograms.

Your time at the farm is 30 minutes. The pony ride is in a separate designated area with a small variety of animals to see.

There is no minimum age.  Parents can walk alongside the pony to keep the little riders in place.

The Private Pony Activity is per group of 3 which includes the accompanying adults. Additional cost per person is $6.78. You may add up to 7 additional people in your group. Groups cannot exceed 10 people.