Venue & Events

A Dallas-Area Farm Venue for Gatherings That Feel Different!

If you are looking for something more personal than a banquet hall, Mars Hill Farm offers a relaxed, memorable setting for guests of all ages. Most event spaces are built to host people. Mars Hill Farm is a place that is actively being lived in, worked, cultivated, and shared. The farm changes with the seasons, from spring flowers and peach blossoms to summer sunsets, grazing cattle, and autumn evenings around the fire. Events here feel less like renting a room and more like gathering somewhere with texture, rhythm, and story already built in.

Farm Event Venue Near Dallas, Texas

Mars Hill Farm is a working flower and livestock farm located just 25 minutes south of downtown Dallas in Ferris, Texas. We host weddings, birthday parties, barn dances, private dinners, church gatherings, corporate retreats, seasonal festivals, and community events in a relaxed rural setting.

Unlike a traditional banquet hall, our venue gives guests the opportunity to experience a real farm with open fields, flower gardens, longhorn cattle, wagon tours, outdoor gathering areas, and a party barn space. Whether you are planning a rustic wedding, an outdoor birthday celebration, a live music event, or a company retreat, the farm provides a unique setting that feels personal, spacious, and memorable.

Our venue combines the beauty of the countryside with quick access from Dallas, Fort Worth, Waxahachie, Ennis, Midlothian, and surrounding North Texas communities.

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  • Mars Hill Farm provides a rustic outdoor wedding venue with open farm views, flower gardens, sunset photography opportunities, and flexible vendor policies. Couples can host intimate ceremonies or larger outdoor gatherings while creating a relaxed experience for guests.

  • The farm is well suited for traditional barn dances, contra dances, folk music gatherings, community events, and outdoor concerts. Our indoor barn and outdoor spaces allow for flexible event layouts with room for dancing, food, live music, and evening bonfires.

  • From children’s birthday parties to anniversary celebrations and family reunions, the farm offers a unique alternative to traditional event spaces. Guests can enjoy wagon tours, flower picking, outdoor games, farm animals, and open gathering spaces.

  • Mars Hill Farm offers a peaceful environment for team retreats, church groups, leadership gatherings, and intentional community events. The farm environment encourages slower rhythms, conversation, reflection, and meaningful shared experiences.

  • Mars Hill Farm is also available for photography sessions, film projects, music videos, creative productions, and styled shoots. The property offers a mix of rustic barns, open pastures, livestock, flower fields, fencing, gravel roads, and wide Texas skies that create a naturally cinematic setting throughout the year.

    The farm works particularly well for projects looking for an authentic rural atmosphere rather than a manufactured venue backdrop. Both daytime and evening shoots are possible depending on the season and scope of production.

    The property may be a fit for:

    • Film & television shoots

    • Music videos

    • Engagement & wedding photography

    • Fashion/editorial shoots

    • Brand content & commercial work

    • Documentary projects

    • Seasonal or agricultural content creation

    Production access, scheduling, parking, and site logistics can be discussed based on the scale and needs of the project.

    Located just south of Dallas, the property provides convenient access for North Texas-based productions while still offering a distinctly rural atmosphere.

 Frequently Asked Questions

  • Event rentals begin at $750 for the first 3 hours. Additional time is $150 per hour. Setup and teardown must be included within the rental time. A full-day rental package from 8:00 AM to midnight is available for $3,000 and includes overnight access to the tiny house guest cottage and two guided farm tours. Taxes are not included.

  • We are 25 minutes directly south of downtown Dallas - just a few minutes off I-45.

  • We are flexible on event timing but ask that any event shut down by midnight to accommodate our neighbors.

  • Yes! You just need a TABC-certified bartender to do the serving!

    For events involving alcohol, we ask that you make sure your guests have plans for a safe ride home.

  • We do not! We work with all vendors. It has been our experience that any Dallas-based vendor is happy to come out to the farm. We do have a list of recommended vendors we have worked with in the past if you're looking for recommendations.

  • The farm has a total of 22 picnic tables that each seat 6 people. If you are interested in other seating we have several vendors we can provide information and references for that have worked with our clients in the past.

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