A choose-and-cut farm where staff do the cutting for you, with free weekend hayrides -- but no independent website exists, and 2026 dates and pricing remain unconfirmed.
DeMaria Family Farm is a choose-and-cut operation, meaning the visit works differently than at a typical cut-your-own farm: you pick the tree, and staff handle the actual cutting. That can be a real plus for families who don’t want to deal with handling a saw or supervising kids around one, and it removes a step of physical effort from the visit without turning it into a bare pre-cut purchase.
The farm runs free hayrides on weekends, a nice no-extra-cost addition to the visit, though the record notes this depends on weather. A free coffee and a campfire round out the on-site amenities, and there’s a picnic area available by appointment year-round – a detail suggesting the property has some appeal beyond just the holiday tree season.
No independent website for this farm could be located during this research. Everything known comes from third-party sources – CTvisit.com, the CCTGA directory, and local business listings like Yelp and Yellow Pages – rather than the farm’s own current posting. The reported hours (Thursday-Friday noon-4pm, weekends 9am-4pm) reflect a pattern described by these aggregators from a recent past season, not a confirmed 2026 schedule. Season start and end dates, along with any pricing, simply aren’t available anywhere checked, so they’re left as honest gaps rather than guesses.
Given how thin the confirmed information is, a phone call ahead is the right move here – both to confirm the 2026 opening weekend and to check payment options, since cash-only status isn’t confirmed either way in the record. Variety availability is also worth asking about directly: past-season listings describe species like Concolor fir and Serbian spruce as limited, alongside Blue spruce, White pine, and Fraser fir.
This farm suits visitors who want a hands-off cutting experience and don’t mind calling ahead for basic logistics, in a village setting (Kensington, part of Berlin) that’s easy to combine with other Central Connecticut errands. It’s a weaker fit for anyone who wants to do their own cutting or needs firm pricing and hours locked in before committing to the drive.
Because the free hayride specifically depends on weather, it’s worth having a backup plan for the visit that doesn’t hinge on the ride happening. A rainy or icy December weekend in Central Connecticut is common enough that the hayride shouldn’t be the sole reason for the trip, even though it’s a genuinely nice inclusion when conditions allow it. The picnic area, available by appointment year-round, suggests the property has uses beyond the holiday season too, which is consistent with a working farm rather than a purely seasonal setup.
Choose-and-cut farms like this one typically move a little faster per visitor than full cut-your-own farms, since staff handle the physically slowest part of the process. That can matter on a busy Saturday when a cut-your-own farm nearby might have a line forming at a central cutting or checkout station – though without a specific crowd report for this farm, that’s a general pattern rather than a confirmed fact about DeMaria specifically. Given the unresolved hours and lack of a current website, calling ahead remains the single most useful thing a visitor can do before making the trip.
No 2026 season dates are confirmed. Reported hours are Thu-Fri 12pm-4pm and Sat-Sun 9am-4pm, but treat this as a pattern from a recent past season rather than a locked-in 2026 schedule.
Not stated directly; a choose-and-cut visit with staff handling the cutting is typically a shorter, lower-effort stop than full cut-your-own.
Not stated in the record.
Not described in the record.
Choose-and-cut with staff doing the cutting removes the need to handle a saw yourself, which may suit visitors who don't want that physical task.
Skip if you need confirmed 2026 hours or pricing before visiting, or if you want to cut the tree yourself -- staff do the cutting here, not visitors.
Not specified in the record.
No. This is a choose-and-cut farm, meaning staff do the cutting once you've picked your tree, rather than customers cutting it themselves.
Free hayrides run on weekends, weather permitting, per the record.
Not stated anywhere checked for this record. Call ahead to confirm current pricing.
No independent farm website was found; information comes from CTvisit.com, the CCTGA directory, and local business listings.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Thu-Fri and weekends during tree season (pattern reported by aggregators, not confirmed for 2026). Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you), and a saw is provided.
1165 Edgewood Road, Kensington, CT 06037, in Hartford County. It is one of 3 farms we track in Central Connecticut.
We track 3 farms in Central Connecticut, 1 of which let you cut your own tree. The farm has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has a hayride or sleigh ride, which most Central Connecticut farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 1 of the 3 farms we track in Central Connecticut had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 3 other farms we track in Hartford County. All Central Connecticut farms →
ctvisit.com · ctchristmastree.org
Checked September 2026.