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Fair Oaks Farms

Fair Oaks Farms, at 856 North 600 East in Fair Oaks, opens its adventures, museums and tours Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 5pm (Central Time). The Say Cheese café and cheese tasting room opens daily 8am to 6pm, no reservation needed. Buy general admission online; it includes the Dairy Adventure farm tour.

Tours and museums: Mon to Sat 9 to 5, Sun 10 to 5 (CT)
Say Cheese: Daily 8am to 6pm
Farm tour: About 1 hour 15 minutes
Tickets: Online

The Dairy Adventure

General admission includes the Dairy Adventure farm tour, a bus ride of about 75 minutes to the dairy, with stops at a 72-cow rotary milking parlor and a robotic milking parlor. The 15,000-square-foot Dairy Adventure Museum has hands-on exhibits, and in the Birthing Barn you can watch calves being born most days.

Cheese

Say Cheese is an all-day café with a cheese tasting room of more than 30 cheeses and a signature grilled cheese. The Cheese Shop sells award-winning cheeses, including a butterkäse and an aged gouda, with chocolates, charcuterie and gifts. The Milkshed serves ice cream and shakes.

Other Things to Do

There is a pig farm tour, a crops exhibit, a ropes course, an orchard with pick-your-own apples in season and the Mooville play area at weekends. The Farmhouse restaurant serves lunch and dinner, the Dairycatessen opens 4am to 11pm, and a Fairfield by Marriott sits on the campus.

Getting There

Fair Oaks is on I-65 in north-west Indiana, roughly 90 minutes from both Chicago and Indianapolis. Note that the farm runs on Central Time.

Nearby

Traders Point Creamery near Indianapolis is about 90 minutes south.

Cheeses to Taste Here

Gouda

What it tastes like and how it's made

Where to Stay near Fair Oaks, Indiana

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Questions People Ask

What are Fair Oaks Farms hours?

Adventures, museums and tours: Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 5pm, Central Time. Say Cheese opens daily 8am to 6pm.

Is there cheese at Fair Oaks Farms?

Yes. The Say Cheese café has a tasting room of more than 30 cheeses, and the Cheese Shop sells award-winning cheeses such as butterkäse and aged gouda.

Official site: fofarms.com/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese tours.