Open this weekend in Illinois
The season hasn’t started — most Illinois farms open Thanksgiving weekend. Here’s what each farm has posted so far for 2026. From the week of Thanksgiving through December 20 this page carries the weekly open / sold-out checks, so bookmark it for the trip.
- Opens Nov 27 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Allen Farm Christmas Trees
Buncombe · Johnson County
Cut-your-own Scotch pines and Fraser firs; pre-cut too
Fridays and Saturdays 9–4, Sundays 1–4, and they run until the trees are gone.
- Opens Nov 27
Ben's Christmas Tree Farm
Harvard · McHenry County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Canaan firs
Either 9–4:30 or 10–4:30 depending on the day — the farm posts a day-by-day calendar for November and December. Saws and twine come with the tree; cash, check and cards all work.
- Opens Nov 7
Cinnamon Tree Farm
Brimfield · Peoria County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Balsam firs; pre-cut too
Monday through Saturday 9–6, closed Sundays, from November 7 to December 19.
- Opens by Nov 22 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Daniken Tree Farm
Pocahontas · Bond County
Cut-your-own Canaan firs and Fraser firs; pre-cut too
9–7 every day once they open, closed Thanksgiving Day.
- Opens Nov 27
Evergreen Christmas Tree Farm
Liberty · Adams County
Pre-cut trees only
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10–7 starting November 27, plus December 22, 23 and 24.
- Opens by Nov 29 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Nature's Best Christmas Trees
Poplar Grove · Boone County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Canaan firs
Thanksgiving weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 8–4:30. Cash only, $12 a foot, and they'll shake, net and load the tree for you.
- Opens Nov 27
Richardson Christmas Tree Farm
Spring Grove · McHenry County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Canaan firs; pre-cut too
Open daily 9–6 through December 20. The fields have no lighting, so give yourself daylight if you're cutting your own.
- Opens Nov 27 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Sinnissippi Farm & Forest
Oregon · Ogle County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Douglas firs; pre-cut too
Saturdays and the Friday after Thanksgiving 8–4, Sundays 9:30–4, plus Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons 2–4 through December 20. Trees over twelve feet are by appointment.
- Opens Nov 27 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Talbott Christmas Tree Farm
Green Valley · Tazewell County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Balsam firs; pre-cut too
9–5 daily once the season starts. Cash or check only, and the saws are furnished.
- Opens Nov 27 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Tammen Treeberry Farm
Wilmington · Will County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Canaan firs
Seven days a week, 8–4:30, from the day after Thanksgiving.
- Opens by Nov 29 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Whispering Pines Reindeer Ranch and Tree Farm
Shabbona · DeKalb County
Cut-your-own Concolor firs and Canaan firs; pre-cut too
Open to the public over Thanksgiving weekend only — the rest of the year the reindeer barn runs on booked tours.
- Call ahead unconfirmed for 2026
Anderson Tree Farm
Plainfield · Will County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Balsam firs; pre-cut too
- Call ahead unconfirmed for 2026
Cassens' Christmas Trees and Crafts
Springfield · Sangamon County
Pre-cut Canaan firs and Concolor firs only
Trees here get tagged in the fall and cut for you to collect later — the farm's own page says you must tag one to get one.
- Call ahead unconfirmed for 2026
Hardy's Reindeer Ranch
Rantoul · Champaign County
Pre-cut Fraser firs only
The ranch itself runs from mid-September to Christmas; November hours are Wednesday to Saturday 10–7 and Sunday noon–7, closed Monday and Tuesday. No separate date is posted for when the trees go out.
- Call ahead unconfirmed for 2026
Lee's Trees
Lily Lake · Kane County
Cut-your-own Balsam firs and Fraser firs; pre-cut too
- Call ahead unconfirmed for 2026
Tate Trees
Champaign · Champaign County
Pre-cut Fraser firs and Douglas firs only
Every tree is cut fresh and drilled for a straight stand before it leaves; Fraser fir runs four to thirteen feet, the Douglas fir, white pine and concolor fir six to eight. Cash or check only. The lot is ten miles north of Champaign on Mattis Avenue.