Enjoy live music, food trucks, goat feeding, carousel rides and more at Grant's Farm with extended Friday night hours. Hours are 5:30 to 9 p.m., and the parking lot will stay open until 8 p.m., with Deer Park rides until 7:15 p.m. Goat feeding and the carousel will remain open until 8:30 p.m.
Parking is $13 per car. Admission is free, but there is a fee for some individual activities.
Food Trucks at the Farm is held each Friday from 5:30 to 9 p.m. through August 24, weather permitting.
More information: grantsfarm.com
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