{"id":101373,"date":"2023-11-01T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=101373"},"modified":"2023-10-31T19:43:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T23:43:18","slug":"christmas-at-schnepf-farms-returns-for-its-fifth-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/christmas-at-schnepf-farms-returns-for-its-fifth-consecutive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas at Schnepf Farms Returns for Its Fifth Consecutive Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>QUEEN CREEK, Ariz., Nov. 1, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Just in time for the holiday season, Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek is transforming into a magical winter wonderland, slated to open the day after Thanksgiving. Christmas at Schnepf Farms spans more than 30 acres of the east valley farm and is filled with lights and more than 40 holiday-themed attractions to delight the entire family.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-1101-s2p-Schnepf-Farms-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas at Schnepf Farms\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-101355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-1101-s2p-Schnepf-Farms-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-1101-s2p-Schnepf-Farms-800x600-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/23-1101-s2p-Schnepf-Farms-800x600-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/><em>Image Caption: Experience holiday bonfires and a host of rides and attractions at Christmas at Schnepf Farms beginning November 24.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In addition to a new petting zoo, visitors can take a hayride to feed the reindeer, listen to carolers and stop by Santa\u2019s workshop, which offers a letter-writing station with authentic mailboxes to send notes to the North Pole. Also on the list of attractions is a giant Christmas-themed obstacle course, pinecone decorating and other crafts for kids, ice skating and snow-globe mini golf.<\/p>\n<p>Another highlight of Christmas at Schnepf Farms is the Illumination Express train ride, where guests can experience a train trip through an RGB LED tunnel that doubles as Santa\u2019s magic portal. When finished, visitors can soak up the warmth of one of the farm\u2019s Christmas campfires, complete with the option of an added-on s\u2019mores kit. In addition to a variety of food vendors and food trucks, adults can enjoy a large beer and wine garden while the children explore the park. This year single-serve wine bottles, holiday craft cocktails and a coffee and hot chocolate bar are all available to aid in the merriment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the fifth year that Christmas at Schnepf Farms has been open during the holidays and it\u2019s set to be our biggest and best yet,\u201d said one of the farm\u2019s organizers, Callie Graham. \u201cWith such a wide variety of rides, shops, treats and festive attractions, it\u2019s the one place the whole family can all agree on during the Christmas season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is highly recommended that guests purchase tickets in advance at www.schnepfchristmas.com. Ticket prices begin at $18.95 online for the twilight ticket, which begins at 7:30 PM. Those who wish to arrive early at 5:00 PM can purchase a general admission ticket for $22.95 online. Children 2 years of age and under are free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas at Schnepf Farms runs Thursday through Sunday, beginning November 24 until December 24 and is open all week leading up to Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/schnepfchristmas.com\/\">https:\/\/schnepfchristmas.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUEEN CREEK, Ariz., Nov. 1, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Just in time for the holiday season, Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek is transforming into a magical winter wonderland, slated to open the day after Thanksgiving. Christmas at Schnepf Farms spans more than 30 acres of the east valley farm and is filled with lights and more than 40 holiday-themed attractions to delight the entire family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7855,"featured_media":101355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[660,425,12804,125,37,134,197],"tags":[11380,12175],"class_list":["post-101373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holidays-news","category-agriculture-news","category-ap","category-arizona-news","category-entertainment-news","category-general-editorial-news","category-event-news","tag-arizona-agriculture","tag-holiday-lights","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":3428,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7855"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}