: a pleasure ride usually at night by a group in a wagon, sleigh, or open truck partly filled with straw or hay
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The free event on Aug. 17 will feature children’s crafts, activities and play spaces, hayrides, barrel train rides, farm equipment and harvesting demonstrations, face painting, a chance to meet farm animals and more, according to a press release about the event.
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The area is home to several U-pick fruit fields like Julian Farm and Orchard, which has hayrides and grows 15 varieties of apples.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
In addition to the pick-your-own first, the farm had seasonal hayrides, scarecrows and Christmas trees and decorations.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
The property is open from late spring to late fall (for 2025, that means Memorial Day Weekend through November 8) and stays include all meals, horseback riding (kids must be at least six to ride), accommodations, and activities such as hayrides, cookouts, and square dancing.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The area is home to several U-pick fruit fields like Julian Farm and Orchard, which has hayrides and grows 15 varieties of apples.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
In addition to the pick-your-own first, the farm had seasonal hayrides, scarecrows and Christmas trees and decorations.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
The property is open from late spring to late fall (for 2025, that means Memorial Day Weekend through November 8) and stays include all meals, horseback riding (kids must be at least six to ride), accommodations, and activities such as hayrides, cookouts, and square dancing.
—Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
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“Hayride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hayride. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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