Description
Something strange is stirring at Mill Hollow Works.
This Halloween, families are invited to join us for a free, interactive farm adventure filled with mystery, old-time Halloween games, hands-on activities, strange characters, and just the right amount of farm-grown mischief.
At the center of the day is The Case of the Cows That Neighed, an original walk-through Halloween Farm Mystery where children and their grown-ups will travel across the farm from scene to scene, gathering clues, meeting mysterious characters, and helping solve a Halloween mystery before time runs out.
This is not a haunted house. It is a playful, theatrical, kid-friendly adventure designed for families — spooky enough to feel magical, silly enough to be fun, and full of humor for adults too.
Farm Mystery Tours
The Farm Mystery will run as three guided tours. Each group will move through the story together, either walking or riding by tractor hay wagon depending on availability and preference.
This event is free, but registration is required. Please choose your preferred tour time when registering and plan to stay with that time so each group can move through the mystery together.
Tour Times:
12:00
1:30
3:00
Space is limited for each tour.
Farm Investigator Training Course
Before your tour begins, young investigators can complete our old-fashioned Farm Investigator Training Course.
Kids will receive a small field notebook and collect stamps as they make their way through simple Halloween farm games and activities. These games are designed to feel like old-time harvest party fun — simple, hands-on, a little spooky, and good for a range of ages.
Activities may include:
- Pumpkin ring toss
- Crooked pumpkin bowling
- Corn cob toss
- Witch’s mystery bags
- Fortune string pull
- Mask painting
Kids do not need to “win” the games to collect stamps. The goal is to try each challenge, build their investigator skills, and get ready for the mystery ahead.
Free Mask Painting
Kids can paint and decorate a Halloween mask before their Farm Mystery Tour. Masks can be worn during the adventure or taken home afterward.
Mask painting is free for registered participants while supplies last.
Optional Halloween Mischief Broom Workshop
We will also offer a small, low-cost broom-making workshop during the event.
In this short hands-on workshop, participants will make a small Halloween Mischief Broom — perfect for sweeping away crumbs, cobwebs, and suspicious farm mischief. Students will learn basic broom-tying knots and how to use a tumble spool to tension the twine. Each participant will choose their twine color and leave with a finished small broom of their own.
Mischief Broom Workshop Cost: $10 per participant
Registration required: Space and supplies are limited.
Halloween Treats
We are hoping to offer candy apples or taffy apples during the event. Details will be announced as plans come together.
Come for the games. Stay for the mystery.
And keep an eye on the shadows.
