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 Nov 21 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 Nov 27 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 Nov 27 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
Lee's Trees
Lily Lake · Kane County
Cut-your-own Balsam firs and Fraser firs; pre-cut too