Fall Activities To Do In NYC
This Fall season stay at one of Affinia Hotels & Suites in New York City. Enjoy endless amounts of activities with family and friends while exploring all what Manhattan has to offer.
Fall Activities in NYC
Fishkill Farms
If you’re looking to escape the city for the day, enjoy apple and pumpkin picking at Fishkill Farms. The farm is about an hour and a half north of NYC in East Fishkill, NY. Spend the whole day at this environmentally, family-friendly farm which on weekends, (September through mid-October) enjoy free hayrides, delicious food, and live music. Don’t miss out on the delicious homemade donuts and cider straight from the orchard trees! Visit their website for more information! (https://www.fishkillfarms.com/).
Melick’s Town Farm Cider Mill
An hour outside of NYC located in Oldwick, New Jersey is Melick’s Town Farm Cider Mill. Children can pick their own apples from the easy to reach branches of Melick’s own dwarf tree’s, choosing from honey crisp, macoun and mackintosh. Kids can enjoy their apple pickings while taking a hayride around the Cider Mill or enjoy a cup of cider from the farm stand. Besides apples, roasted corn and freshly hot baked donuts are also not to be missed as every bite is sweeter than the next! https://www.melickstownfarm.com
Amazing Maize Maze: Queens County Farm Museum
Ready to get lost in a labyrinth in NYC? Well look no further then Amazing Maize Maze, located at the Queens County Farm Museum. This cool and exciting maze which stretches just over two miles is perfect for those who love a challenge. Every year The American Maze Company puts together a labyrinth depicting a theme, in the past it has included a farm scape, a riverboat and a violin. Perfect for those warm fall days to enjoy with family and friends. https://americanmaze.com/
Bronx Zoo: Boo at the Zoo
Bronx Zoo: Boo at the Zoo, is great for every age with spooky hayrides to pumpkin carvings, Bootoberfest for the adults (which includes sampling beers), and costume parades. (https://bronxzoo.com/boo-at-the-zoo).
Fink’s Country Farm
Enjoy a day out with the kids on Eastern Long Island an hour and half outside of NYC, for an exciting full day of fall activities. On the weekends at Fink’s Country Farm, kids can pick their own pumpkins, enjoy hayrides and pony rides. Children can also get their face painted as well as get lost in the corn maze. There is a playground and kiddie train ride for those looking for more activities for their children to enjoy! Make sure to check out the farm stand and take home some treats and fresh produce! https://finksfarm.com/
The Great Jack-O-Lantern Blaze
If you want to do an activity with the family at night, head on over to The Great Jack-O-Lantern Blaze at Van Cortland Manor just outside of NYC on the Hudson. Tickets sell out fast to see this over the top event which takes place at an historic 18th century manor. 7,000 Jack-O-Lanterns are carved and decked out to the extreme, created by professional artists. The carvings are on display throughout the entire property all synchronized to lights and music. (https://hudsonvalley.org/events/blaze/).
Spooky Pumpkin Garden at the NY Botanical Garden
Walk along the spooky garden trail at the New York Botanical Garden, with scary pumpkins and ghostly scarecrows. This attraction is fun for all ages to get their scare on and provides a great educational experience for kids and adults to learn about bats. There is also a spooky puppet show in the gardens and on weekends pumpkin carving demonstrations to get your imagination flowing when carving your own pumpkin. https://www.nybg.org/event/scarecrows-pumpkins/
Halloween Celebration at the American Museum of Natural History
On October 26that the American Museum of Natural History, have your kids come dressed in their Halloween costumes and meet their favorite characters while roaming the exhibit halls. Trick-or-treating, arts and crafts and live performances will be going on throughout the day. So come join in on the Halloween Fun! https://www.amnh.org/calendar/halloween-celebration
Halloween Pumpkin Flotilla at Central Park
Nothing better than celebrating a fall night in central park. Have the family carve out spooky pumpkins the night before and drop them off the next day at the designated drop off area, for them be featured floating down the Harlem Meer, lit up at night. Space is limited as only 50 pumpkins get chosen to float down the pond on first come, first served bases. This is New York’s largest pumpkin flotilla and this magical event is certainty not one to miss. Before the launch starts, make sure to get there early to enjoy Halloween crafts, costume parade, and spooky stories. Please check out the website for further instructions detailing the Halloween Pumpkin Flotilla requirements. https://www.centralparknyc.org/events/individual-events/halloween.html
Annual: Village Halloween Parade
If you’re looking to do something with both family and friends on Halloween, join and march in New York City’s Annual: Village Halloween Parade. This is a fantastic event with music, dancers and all sorts of fun activities throughout the night. (https://halloween-nyc.com/).
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