Strawberry picking in Chicago, IL

The market is open daily 9am to 6pm through Halloween. U-pick opens in mid-June, with the exact date to be confirmed, and runs 9am to 5pm when the fields allow.

U-pick at Woodstock runs Saturdays and Sundays through October for apple picking, last entry 4:30pm. The Mundelein orchard is fully picked for the season.

The market opens daily 8am to 6pm and u-pick runs 10am to 6pm with the last car at 5pm. A raspberry festival ran on the weekend of 22 to 23 August.

The farm welcomes visitors from mid-March through December, 8:30am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 8:30am to 5pm Sunday. It runs a cut flower field and does not say which other crops are open to picking.

U-pick runs Friday to Sunday, 9am to 2:30pm, and is closed Monday to Thursday. The market opens 9am to 6pm. Strawberries come in May and June and apples August through October.

A strawberry and raspberry farm at Woodstock, with shade to picnic in. It publishes no hours, season dates or prices on its own site.

Fall opening week runs 27 to 30 August, then regular hours 3 September to 31 October, Thursday to Sunday 10am to 6pm. Strawberry Fest is two weekends in late May.

The country market and field open on a published day-by-day basis rather than fixed hours: the site was advertising 10am to 2pm on a Friday at the time of checking. Sweet corn was available.

The farm market opens daily, 10am to 6pm. The farm publishes what is currently in the market but does not say which crops are open to picking.

The strawberry patch is closed for 2026. In the farm's own words, "It was a short season, we hope to see you all next year." Picking is $3.25 a pound, cash or cheque only.

Sunflower season is open through Labor Day and fall raspberry season is open through October or the first frost. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 6pm.