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December 2023 by Cameron M.
We had a great time and enjoyed the restaurant. We were lucky enough to catch the kid/youth choirs preparing for their Christmas concert. They were awesome.
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November 2023 by Garry H.
Since my review is 8 years old, it's time to update. We've been here multiple times, but this is our first time during the fair. It's amazing! There are thousands of people here! In addition to the craft village, which is year round, the fair brings SO much more. The farm is 500 acres, so there's lots of room. There are hayrides and trail rides. The petting zoo was so cute! There is a huge craft tent for the kids where they can build all sorts of things. About 10 or 12 different food vendors. We enjoyed the Red Wagon BBQ! The craft pavilion shows off all the different things they make, and all are for sale. They do an old fashioned barn raising that you can participate in. The brand new Heritage Center is the location for the pie contest! In the afternoon, the kids choir is accompanied by the orchestra, and at night the adult choir is accompanied by the orchestra. Incredible entertainment! There are 19 different seminars you can attend. There's rope making, sheep shearing, sheep herding, broom making, cow milking, and the historical building tour. It's definitely a full day of entertainment. If you might be interested, check Homesteadfair.com. It's 3 weekends. You'll love it!
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October 2023 by Kim M.
What a unique and wonderful experience! Watching the skilled craftsmen and women forging, steel, creating textiles, making pottery, milling wheat, and woodworking was amazing. The food and service in the café was also excellent!
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July 2023 by Cherie W.
It's really a nice peaceful place. I enjoyed the experience. Only down side is that most things are overpriced.
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July 2023 by janicet824
The entire facility was extremely well done, All of the different "shops" accurately depicted their specialty, eg, potter, cheese making, yarn and weaving.,All of the staff were very professional and extremely friendly. We stopped at the coffee shop and it as well done and the coffee was great. Most of the products were made on site, and beautiful. If they were manufactured merchandise, they were top quality. We did several of the Things to See and Do in Waco, and this entire area, was by far our favorite. Not much else in Waco could compare. We enjoyed other activities; however, this was the best. I would go again and take others, or just by myself. Janice
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June 2023 by Crystal D.
Love this place. Great setup and the staff is all amazing. Love walking around to the various shops. Definitely can spend a few hours here with the family.
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May 2023 by Clarabelle W.
Amazing experience for our family. We spent 3 hours walking through the entire complex. We just loved the back to our roots wonderful history. Well done y'all.
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May 2023 by fbglove
Wonderful "community" place to visit. Craft shops are wonderful and informative. Very helpful, friendly staff. Delicious down-home food in their cafe. Highly recommend!
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April 2023 by PlanYourRomance Y.
Hubby and I plan some of our dates around the alphabet. I chose this place because I was planning around "W", and we were in Waco. I read about this place and knew they had Working horses, Wheat grinding, Water-Wheel, Woodworking, and Weaving. I planned for us to have 2 hours here and worried that was too much time. Let me tell you, I was wrong. This place was so interesting and so much fun. It's a Working village with several Workshops to explore. The craftsmen and craftswoman were so friendly and helpful. They offer courses in the Woodworking shop that last several days. The Weaving, blacksmith, Wreath shops offer make your own activities that you can do on the same day for a fee. Hubby and I both said we would come back for this. We did not have enough time here. The grounds were beautiful with shaded paths and beautiful wildflowers blooming throughout. Lastly, we ate at their cafe. Everything was fresh and delicious. Definitely worth a visit if you are in Waco.
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April 2023 by Plan Y
Hubby and I plan some of our dates around the alphabet. I chose this place because our letter was “W” and we were in Waco. I read about this place and knew they had Working horses, Wheat grinding, Water-Wheel, Woodworking, and Weaving. I planned for us to have 2 hours here and worried that was too much time. Let me tell you, I was wrong. This place was so interesting and so much fun. It’s a Working village with several Workshops to explore. The craftsmen and craftswoman were so friendly and helpful. They offer courses in the Woodworking shop tat last several days. The Weaving, blacksmith, Wreath shops offer make your own activities for a fee that you can do on the same day visit. Hubby and I both said we would come back for this. We did not have enough time here. The grounds were beautiful. There were shaded paths and beautiful wildflowers blooming throughout. Lastly we ate at their cafe. Everything was fresh and delicious. Definitely worth a visit if you are in Waco.
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April 2023 by 910donnao
Beautiful place, friendly people, quality items for sale, well kept buildings & grounds. So glad We went.
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March 2023 by Glenellen M.
This really is one of Waco's treasure villages. Wonderful gifts that are homemade and very unusual. You can buy soaps and bath crystals, kitchenware, high-end quilts, handmade furniture rockers chairs tables, candles and preserves. There are shops which you can see hand looming, quilt making, pottery, Woodworking, blacksmithing. The non-GMO homegrown fresh grains at the Grist Mill tastes and is more healthy. And they now have added a coffee bar there to sit and hang out and watch the grain be ground. They have a wonderful health food grocery store, nearby they have a coffee shop and a cheese store with cellar below ground with cheese rounds. They also have festivals with hayride seven exhibition barn raising and animal and farm food growing And an old time general store. They also have a Christmas concert and a barbecue place for the weekend nights. It was my daughter's favorite place to go in all of Waco. We spent three hours they're just looking around. The people are nice and helpful! This place is truly a treasure. They had a fire this year that destroyed their restaurant. It had wonderful food and service and was beautifully constructed with wood logs and stone fireplaces. They have said they will rebuild and I pray that it will be soon! A great breakfast and lunch and dinner place.
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February 2023 by James T
The craft village was a remarkable example of not just craftsmanship, but true art. The various buildings had handmade goods - pottery, baskets, fiber products, woodworking including furniture, metal-works, food, etc. - that were of the finest quality. Most of the buildings had the artisans there to display their craft and answer questions. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Oh, I almost forgot to mention that there is a functioning grist mill on site that was grinding grain into flour when we visited.
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October 2022 by Esther S.
This place is so adorable. Everything is homemade and very good quality. You get to see how they make some things. My favorite was the quilt / sewing store. The Cafe Homestead's food is wonderful. Make sure you make a reservation because it gets busy.
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July 2022 by Kacey C.
Love love loved our time at Homestead Heritage. We found it by accident but now fully plan on going back every chance we get. Brazos Valley Cheese and Cafe Homestead were our favorite attractions. There are plenty of shops to explore full of handmade goods. The community at Homestead Heritage believe in self sustained living and you can tell that they do everything with excellence. It was such a cool experience and a nice escape from reality. Bring your walking shoes and take some time to have some of the best food of your life and explore the self sustained community of Homestead Heritage.
