How to Participate in Saskatchewan Open Farm Days

Welcome to Saskatchewan Open Farm Days! This annual event is an opportunity for your those in the agriculture and food sector to showcase their farms and connect with the public on August 9 & 10, 2025. This province-wide event invites people of all ages to step into the world of agriculture and experience firsthand where their food comes from. It’s a chance to build community, share stories, and highlight the vital role farms play in our daily lives. We’d love to see you get involved and help bring the spirit of Saskatchewan agriculture to life!

About Saskatchewan Open Farm Days:

• What It Is: Farms across Saskatchewan participate as hosts by welcoming visitors to their location during the event weekend. Hosts can choose which day(s) and hours they are open. Each participating location is asked to offer at least one complimentary experience for guests, but they are also welcome to provide additional paid experiences. Every farm is encouraged to showcase their unique role in agriculture in a way that best represents their operation and story.
• When: Saturday, August 9 & Sunday, August 10, 2025
• Why Participate: It’s a great chance to connect with curious consumers, educate the public about the industry, and promote direct sales or agritourism offerings.
• Who Can Participate: Any farm or agribusiness with a story related to agriculture, food production, culinary, heritage, or tourism. Farms and businesses offering tours, demos, tastings, or workshops about food and agriculture are especially welcome including:

Host Support

Event Insurance: Saskatchewan Open Farm Days takes out a general event liability insurance policy for the event weekend to cover the event hosted at farms across the province.

Porta-Potty Stipend: Farms are encouraged to rent a porta-potty for their event during Open Farm Days. We provide reimbursement of up to $200 towards the cost of rental. 

Marketing Tools & Support: We offer a range of tools to help you get the word out. Media releases, posters, postcards and more to help you spread the word in your community about Open Farm Days. You can find some of our resources HERE and more are located in our host portal for use!

Training, resource library and Webinars: We offer a range of training and tools to help you prepare! We have collected a library of resources, as well as have ongoing webinars to attend or watch later to help with specific event topics. We have also partnered with Tourism Saskatchewan to offer free training for Open Farm Days Hosts to take Service Best, Organizing Special Events and the Saskatchewan Ambassador courses.

What to Offer?

As a member of our agriculture and culinary community, we are excited for you to join us in celebrating Saskatchewan food and agriculture products. There are two ways that you can participate in the event; with a mandatory free experience and paid experiences. The one mandatory element of Saskatchewan Open Farm Days is a free experience at every location. This ensures all visitors can share in the farm experience and understand food production in our province. The free experience does not need to be too curated, but it should be intentional to tell a part or the whole story of how you do what you do. Covering the costs of your participation is welcome. Keep in mind that most visitors will be in groups, so group activities and tickets per person are easiest to manage.

There are so many stories and ways that you can share your role in the sector. Some examples of experience offerings include:

What’s Next?

1. Take our Quiz

Review the Host page to take our quiz and explore other Open Farm Day experiences to see if you are interested in participating.

2. Generate on farm event ideas

Brainstorm with your family about what you would like to share and how to share it. Consider what is in season in August, and potential partners you could approach to build out your event. Write these down, and head to our website to register!

Looking for inspiration? Check out our case studies:

Chatsworth Farm

Chatsworth Farm, located in Vermilion, Alberta, raises beef cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese and also grows cereal and legume crops.

Collective Joy Farm

Collective Joy Farm, located in Kingston, Ontario, is a year-round indoor urban farm growing microgreens, herbs and seedlings. They also sell whole food products, ready-made meals and juices.

Farm 2 Table on 51

Farm 2 Table on 51, located in Sexsmith, Alberta, offers fresh organically grown vegetables and flowers. Items can be purchased through special farm-to-table garden dinners or onsite from their farm store during the growing season.

3. Register

Register your farm! Submit your details onto the website. Register here as an Open Farm Days host

4. Host portal and resources

Once registered, we will share our host portal that includes free training and resources to plan and execute your event. This includes roadside directional signs, printable posters and postcard handouts, an online profile of your farm event on skopenfarmdays.ca, planning resources and event insurance- some exclusions do apply.

Participation in Saskatchewan Open Farm Days will help promote local agriculture, tourism, and rural sustainability. We invite your farm to be a part of this exciting initiative that celebrates the richness of our province’s agricultural heritage. Together, we can create a memorable event and strengthen our communities.