The Pines Times

Silk Hope Ruritans Christmas Celebration
2025-12-13 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Silk Hope Farm Heritage Park, 4221 Silk Hope Rd., Siler City, 27344, United States
You are invited to the Silk Hope Ruritans Christmas Celebration at Farm Heritage Park, Silk Hope, on Saturday, December 13th. Activities begin at 2:00pm, with Santa expected to arrive at 2:30pm with a special guest. Be sure to bundle up the kids to see Santa and take photographs. The event features lots of family fun, including a cake walk, a hay wagon ride, a kiddie train ride, a bouncy house, hot chocolate, and the chance to write letters to Santa. You can also see fire trucks and sheriff vehicles. Face painting will also be available for a fee. Be sure to stay for the Wagon Lighting at 4:30pm and a special free drawing (you must be present to win). This is a free event.

Silk Hope Ruritan's 50th Old Fashioned Farmers' Days
2025-08-31 09:00 - 18:00, 2025-08-30 09:00 - 18:00
Celebrate tradition at the 50th Annual Family Old-Fashioned Farmers’ Days, held Saturday, August 30th and Sunday, August 31st at Farm Heritage Park. Enjoy a weekend full of working farm animals, antique tractors, vintage equipment, hands-on demos, music, great food and a Kids Zone. Gates open at 9:00am; admission is $5, and free for kids under 6.
Special evening events include a Carolina Truck & Tractor Pull on Friday ($20 admission for 12+), and an Antique Tractor Pull on Saturday ($10 for 12+). Gates open at 5pm for both. Sunday features a church service and Garden Tractor Pull, with food from Beaver Creek BBQ and Silk Hope Ruritan’s famous Steam Cream Ice Cream.
