Fun, Family Activites On The Farm
We Are So Much More Than Strawberries
Sunset Berry Farm has something for everyone from roaming through our fields picking baskets of sweet juicy berries from the sweetest strawberry patch in the state and glorious sunflowers, participating in our outside games and rides, visiting during one of our awesome festivals, enjoying a private group event, or just sitting back and enjoying farm life.
- U-Pick Strawberries & Peaches (Seasonal)
- U-Pick Sunflowers (Seasonal)
- WV’s Largest Jump Pad
- Enchanted Forest Scavenger Hunt
- Bucking Cow Barrel Train Rides
- Farm Market
- Souvenirs & Snacks
WV Festivals & Farm Events
Spring Festival & Egg Hunt
Sat, April 8, 2023, (12 PM – 4 PM)
The Easter Bunny visits Sunset Berry Farm for an egg-stravaganza of fun! Our fields will be overflowing with eggs and there is so much to enjoy, like our Bucking Cow Barrel Train Rides, Jump Pad and a Flea Market. Children’s admission includes 1 egg hunt, any candy found in eggs, and a visit with the Easter Bunny. Limited to 50 kids per age group, so reservations are recommended. Happy hunting! Festival Information.
U-Pick Strawberries
May 13 - June 4 (8 AM - 8 PM)
Before and after the big Alderson Strawberry Festival on May 27, Sunset Berry Farm is open for strawberry picking and family outings. If you want to avoid the crowds, but still want to enjoy the farm, this is for you. Any time the farm is open, we offer the state's largest bounce pad, an enchanted forest scavenger hunt, a tractor-pulled cow ride, swings, fields games and more.
U-Pick Information.
Alderson Strawberry Festival
May 20 (Farm Only) & 27th (Farm & Bridge)
We celebrate all things strawberry at this sweet festival held every May. Get an early jumpstart on the excitement by visiting our farm on May 20 or wait until May 27 when the whole town joins the celebration and enjoy the festivities on the bridge in Alderson, then take the short four mile drive to our farm where most of the kid's activities are located. Your kids will have a blast playing on the largest bounce pad in the state, wandering through the Enchanted Forest on a scavenger hunt, riding the Bucking Cow Train, and getting back to nature on the farm. While you're at the farm, pick some of WV’s sweetest berries to take home. Festival Information.
WV Fairy Garden Festival
Saturday, July 2, 2023 (9 AM-1 PM)
If you plan to be in Alderson for the largest Fourth of July celebration in the state, make a point to venture a short 4 miles up Flat Mountain to Sunset Farm for the West Virginia Fairy Garden Festival.
Dress as your favorite character for a chance to win the $100 costume contest! Winner will be chosen randomly from the crowd and announced from the hay wagon stage at 11am. Remember to act the part for bonus points!
Frog🐸Hop Contest at 11am! BYOF or borrow a farm frog🐸
WV Sunflower Festival, Butterfly Release & Flea Market
September 2 & 9, 2023 (10 AM - 4 PM)
Take home a bouquet of sunshine with a visit to the WV Sunflower Festival. If you love sunflowers, mouth-watering food, wholesome fun, and farm life, you won’t want to miss roaming through our fields with over 25,000 sunflowers in bloom. Be sure to bring your camera, or a photographer, for some spectacular photo ops. We have lots of fun photo props, as if the sunflowers aren’t amazing enough. Check out our event schedule, and make your reservations.
Festival Information.
Alderson Pumpkin Festival, Frog Hop Contest & Flea Market
Saturday October 7 & 14 (12 - 4 PM)
The first annual "Alderson Pumpkin Festival, Frog Hop Contest & Flea Market" is our final festival of the year. You don't want to miss the frog hop contest open to all ages, play time on the state's largest outdoor bounce pad, a family scavenger hunt in the fairy garden, tractor pulled barrel train rides, build your own stuffie, food, flea market & WV craft vendors. Participation in the "Frog Hop Contest" is free. BYOF if possible or grab a farm frog, but supplies are limited. Festival Information