Join us at our OPEN HOUSE for a juicy summer tradition: feeding watermelon to the Pig Resident beasts of HEEFS!

Watch as residents enjoy their favourite seasonal treat — or get in on the fun yourself by purchasing your very own bucket of watermelon to toss into the frenzy.

🍉 Bucket feeding times: 11 AM & 1 PM — aligned with the start our guided tours which you can sign up for upon arrival at the Sanctuary.

🎟️ Buckets are limited — pre-purchase yours online to avoid disappointment, or grab one (if available) when you arrive.

🧑‍🌾 What to expect:

• Pay what you can ticket price: Select a ticket price you are comfortable paying. (We receive no government funding, and we rely on donations to operate.)

• Gates open at 10am and close at 3pm. You can stay for as little or as long as you like during this timeframe.

• Guided sanctuary tours at 11 AM & 1 PM, beginning with the watermelon toss.

• Sweet summer memories, made with pigs and melons, sunshine and open fields.

• Self-paced tours of the sanctuary.  Meet the whole family.  There's cows, equine, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks and cats---  We'll give you a map, and off you go! 

• Craft station and sanctuary scavenger hunt.  (for the kids, or young at heart)

• Optional dirty work! Want to help out? Speak no more!  We’ll have mini chores for those who want to roll up their sleeves and get right to it.

• Snacks, drinks, and sweet treats available for purchase (or bring your water bottle and own snacks to consume.) 

• One Drink ticket $2 (you can pre-purchase your drinks ahead of time)

• One Snack ticket $2 (chips, large freezie, donut, slab of watermelon for yourself) (you can pre-purchase your snacks ahead of time)

• Marshmallow roasting at the firepit (One Snack Ticket= for two marshmallows and a roasting stick) — weather permitting. If fire restrictions are in place, you’ll get a snack swap instead.

• Free face painting and temporary tattoos

• Bundle deal available: Pre-purchase a food bucket of watermelon, one drink ticket, and one snack ticket . $18

• Purchase one bucket of watermelon only- $15

• First select the price of your tickets and how many you would like. Add that to your cart. Then decide if you want to add any snacks, drinks, or buckets of watermelon. Add those to your cart one at a time.