Button Farm 2021 Season Ending

Final Farm Hours:

• Open House: Saturday, October 23, Noon to 3PM
• Emancipation Day Celebration: Sunday, October 31, Noon to 3PM

Address: 16820 Black Rock Road, Germantown, MD 20874

See our Calendar of events to purchase your parking pass and reservation for upcoming adventures at Button Farm!

October offers perfect weekends to come out and recreate, rejuvenate refresh, regenerate and recharge.

Bring a picnic lunch to the farm and bask in autumn with your family and friends.

Or enjoy some of the more than 20 miles of hiker, biker and equestrian trails that begin at our front drive, and wind their way through the 6,300 acre Seneca Creek State Park.  

Emancipation Day at Button Farm

Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 12-3PM

Celebrate the day in 1864 when Maryland changed its constitution to abolish slavery six months before the end of the Civil War.

This outdoor, open-air, event includes an emancipation-themed self-guided tour of the farm and Slave Cemetery accessible by your phone through our QR portal.

Scavenger hunts, presentations, farm animals, and hands-on history will help to round out the day. 

This is our final Open House weekend for the season at Button Farm. Come and enjoy the fresh air (masks suggested when social distancing isn't optimal).

Parking is $10 per vehicle. Go to our Eventbrite link to learn more and reserve your parking space today! 

Seeking Vendors for Emancipation Day

Button Farm’s open house season culminates on Sunday October 31 from 12-3PM with our annual Emancipation Day Celebration, when we observe the day when Maryland abolished slavery on November 1, 1864.

Button Farm welcomes vendors to set up tables, display their wares, sell products and present activities.

Those interested should complete this survey form to be part of this special event.