Early Bird Tickets Available July 4th, 2024!
Location
Southfork Homestead PUmpkin Patch
The Homestead Freedom Festival is held at a 150-year-old homestead in very rural and remote East Cental Illinois just off I-70.
Southfork Homestead Pumpkin Patch
12230 E 275th St
Paris, IL 61944
Note: Please look for and follow directional road signs. When you are within a mile of the homestead, all roads will be concrete or blacktop, if you end up on a gravel road, you made a wrong turn.
Directions
- From I-70, take Exit 147 in Marshall, IL for US Route 1.
- Go North (toward Paris, IL) for 5.5 miles.
- Turn left (West) on county road 200 N for 1.3 miles.
- Turn right (North) on Preston St and quickly turn left (West) on country road 225 N.
- In 1.7 miles, turn right (North) on country road 1200 E for 0.7 miles.
- Turn right (East) onto E 300th Rd (300 N), follow the curve, and you will see the event.
Lodging
Several hotels and Airbnb rentals are nearby.
- 10 minutes: Marshall, IL
- 30 minutes: Terre Haute, IN
- 1 hour: Charleston, Effingham, and Mattoon, IL
Or get a Special RV Ticket to stay on-site!
Nearest Notable Cities
Southfork Homestead is in the heart of the Midwest.
- 30 minutes: Terre Haute, IN
- 1.5 hours: Indianapolis, IN
- 2.5 hours: St. Louis, MO
- 3.25 hours: Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; and Louisville, KY
- 4 hours: Columbus, OH and Davenport, IA
- 4.5 hours: Milwaukee, WI
- 4.75 hours: Nashville, TN