Stephanie Fortner, who co-owns Fortner Farm in Holly Pond with her husband, Benny, said several of the animals that serve as ...

Getting face to face, or rather touch to touch, with baby animals is among the top childhood experiences for young kids.

HOLLY HILL — A Holly Hill family has grown their small farm into a traveling petting zoo with over 100 animals, from kangaroos and lemurs to a camel appearing across South Carolina and the South.

Safari Farm Petting Zoo and Sanctuary will open to the public Saturday, depending on weather. Although it has been in operation since 2017, this will be the first year it will be open as a nonprofit.

Hunt Club Farm has a petting farm that is now open to the public for the Spring and Summer seasons. New this year is cow cuddling with Highland Miniature cows.

“In Florida, we would never have a petting zoo, or if we did, it would be very heavily controlled and with a lot of bureaucracy around it, so it’s very neat to just have a petting zoo here,” says ...

An iconic Cincinnati park invited kids and adults alike to a family-friendly egg hunt with festivities and prizes.

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Ignite Farm Club is hosting a petting zoo on Saturday, April 19, including a visit from the Easter bunny Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation.

The event features an egg hunt and a bike and Easter basket giveaway. Plus, circus acts, carnival rides, games, face painting, crafts, a bunny petting zoo, pony rides, food trucks and shopping.

Weathered Oak Farm in Ashburnham offers pony rides, animal feeding, and seasonal produce The farm hosts children's birthday parties and themed events, including an upcoming Easter egg hunt. Owner ...

Green Meadows Farm owner Dan Keyes feeds some of the sheep lettuce leaves at the Kissimmee petting zoo on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel) ...