Quiet Valley Farm Animal Frolic

The Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm’s annual Farm Animal Frolic returns for two weekends in 2026: May 16–17 and May 23–24, with Saturday hours from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday hours from noon to 4:00 p.m. The event is held rain or shine at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Road in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, on 114 acres in Monroe County’s Pocono Mountain foothills. Admission is $18 for adults, $10 for children ages 3 to 12, and free for children under 3. Wagon rides cost an additional $5 per person ages 3 and up.

The Frolic is the farm’s first public event of each calendar year, timed to coincide with the natural season of spring births on the farmstead. The working animals on-site include lambs, piglets, calves, chicks, ducklings, baby bunnies, goats, and young horses, all presented within the context of authentic 19th-century Pennsylvania German farming practice. Period-dressed interpreters guide visitors through the daily routines of an 1800s farm, including hearth cooking, spinning, and weaving demonstrations. The 2026 programming includes live sheep shearing, a sheep-to-shawl demonstration, and a Civil War encampment reenactment, a combination that extends the educational reach of the event well beyond the animal encounters that anchor the visitor experience for younger children. The 1850s bank barn and original farmhouse, both preserved to their period configuration, provide a physical context for the demonstrations that no exhibit hall can replicate.

Why the Pocono Setting Matters

Quiet Valley sits in the Delaware Water Gap corridor, one of the densest recreational territories in the northeastern United States. The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, which runs along the Delaware River on the New Jersey border less than 20 minutes from the farm, covers 70,000 acres with trails, river access, and historic sites spanning the full Appalachian transition zone. The Appalachian Trail crosses the Gap itself, and the river corridor at Kittatinny Ridge offers some of the most accessible Class I and II canoe and kayak water within a few hours of New York and Philadelphia. The Poconos region surrounding Stroudsburg has a fully developed short-term rental infrastructure from its century as a resort destination, which makes the Farm Animal Frolic a natural anchor for a full Pocono weekend rather than a day trip.

If You’re Going with Kids
Both Frolic weekends are equally strong programmatically, but the first weekend (May 16–17) tends to feature the youngest animals of the season. If seeing newborns is the priority, start with weekend one. No pets are permitted on the farm during the event. Children under 3 enter free and are the farm’s most reliably enthusiastic participants.

Where to Stay Near the Farm

Stroudsburg’s short-term rental and lodging market is robust, with options ranging from downtown hotel rooms to large Pocono Mountain lake houses that sleep extended family groups comfortably. A Pocono vacation home with a fire pit, sunroom, and deck on Lake.com positions you within easy range of the farm, the Delaware Water Gap, and the broader Pocono trail and lake system. Memorial Day weekend falls within or immediately adjacent to the Frolic season; book accommodations as early as eight weeks in advance for that window.