Company Picnics & other Group Events:
Formerly a dairy farm, Mainstay's many buildings are now used for all sorts of events, such as company picnics for companies in Fort Worth, Arlington and other surrounding small communities, birthday parties, family reunions, church youth group gatherings, and day retreats. Mainstay Grill provides on-site food service with a delicious country menu. Last year, the farm entertained more than 20,000 guests from the Fort Worth, Arlington and other DFW metroplex towns, giving personal attention to each one. Within the last two years, Mainstay has added blackberry picking and honeybee production. If you're looking for a special place to host a farm-style event for company picnic near Fort Worth, please give Marianna a call at 817-295-6772.
The Great Pumpkin Patch
During October, Mainstay Farm is home of the Great Pumpkin Patch (100,000 pounds of pumpkins last year) and is the Pumpkin Field Trip Capital for Fort Worth area schools. Just south of Fort Worth, TX, Mainstay Farm is a place for families to make a memory while experiencing a delightful blending of agriculture and hospitality. "Family Pumpkin Days" are Saturday October 18 & 25 from 11am until 5pm. Admission $8 adults, $7 children 12-and-under. Bring your camera. (See our School Field Trip link for Pumpkin Field Trip booking info).
In The News
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Sunday October 21, 2007
Section 3-G
Get Up and Go
by Sandy Guerra-Cline
Got pumpkins? If not, grab the kids –– and your camera; don't forget the camera! –– for a day out on the farm. This is the stuff fall memories, and scrapbooks, are made of. Family Pumpkin Days, 11 a.m.– 5 p.m. Saturdays, the Great Pumpkin Patch at Mainstay Farm. Each year, Marianna and Jim Wilson and their three daughters try giving visitors a "great working farm experience," Marianna Wilson says. They have Texas-grown pumpkins for sale and family activities, including face and pumpkin painting, hay rides and "hay play" area, a three-story tree-house, three mazes, a new 100-foot Super Chute slide, Goat Mountain, pedal-kart dirt track racing and more. There is a gift shop and grill; don't forget to sample the pumpkin pie and pumpkin ice cream. Admission $8 adults, $7 kids 12 and younger, free for 2 and younger. 1004 W. Bethesda Road, five miles south of Burleson (exit 32 off of I-35W).
Mainstay Farm Christmas Trees
Each November and December, the farm is bustling with families selecting their perfect Christmas tree. Our choose-and-cut tree selections are Virginia Pine, Leyland Cypress, and Eastern Red Cedar. We also offer Fraser Firs pre-cut and available in our big barn. Each tree is tagged with a price. We have trees from $40 to $148. The farm opens for Christmas tree cutting the Friday after Thanksgiving from 10 until dark. Following Thanksgiving, the farm is open every Saturday from 10 until dark and Sundays from 1pm until dark. (We provide saws and admission is free) Checks, cash, Visa and MasterCard accepted. Educational school field trips for Fort Worth and Dallas area schools are given weekdays by appointment. See our School Field Trip link for Christmas Tree Field Trip booking info.
Physical Address
1004 W. Bethesda Rd.
located 5 miles south of Burleson
click "directions" for map
(Just minutes south of Fort Worth, TX)
817-295-6772
Mailing Address
Mainstay Farm
900 W. Bethesda Rd.
Cleburne, TX 76031