Jack O' Lanterns, Thanksgiving Events, Trivia Night, Polar Express Train, Gingerbread House Competition, and More: New England Fall Events Top Picks for Nov 3rd-8th, 2016

Once Halloween is in the books for the year, the fall event schedule begins to narrow as folks turn their attention towards Thanksgiving. We're never happy to see our beloved harvest events fall festivals draw to a close!

We've pulled together a list of some worthwhile activities and events for this weekend and we hope you will enjoy them.

Thank you all for your support of New England Fall Events all season long! We were proud to increase our fall event listings this year to include 1800 individual New England events on our schedule over 32% more than last year!

Our local farms, museums, theatres, community centers, seasonal businesses, and local attractions keep raising the bar each season and we continue to be impressed by the variety of ways to celebrate our favorite time of year. 

Thank you to New England's small farms and festival organizers enough for welcoming New England Fall Events and sharing their bounty with us. We have baked your apples into pies, snacked on your cinnamon doughnuts, carved your pumpkins, laughed on your hayrides, gotten turned around in your corn mazes, sipped your mulled cider, and created a lifetime of memories at your farms and festivals. What a wealth of local bounty we have in our little corner of the country!

Two Noteworthy Winter Holiday Events...in November!

Before we sign off for the season, we'd like to tip our cap to two special upcoming events that have a winter holiday theme but take place in November.

The first comes up this weekend--the Annual Boston Christmas Festival and Gingerbread House Competition held at the Boston Seaport World Trade Center Friday through Sunday November 4th-6th. Sure, families are welcome but this shopping extravaganza is intended for adults as it's a very popular, well-attended, annual shopping tradition for many New Englanders. We attended for the first time last year and were impressed by the variety of booths, crafts, makers, goodies, and more that were offered. If you are looking for unique gifts or to check off your holiday shopping early in the season, you will want to make a beeline to this festival. 

Even more delightful was the impressive Gingerbread House Competition which auctions off these eye-popping gingerbread displays to fundraise for Housing Families, an important local organization supporting families in transition.

We wrote a soup-to-nuts article about our experience at this festival which will give you a complete overview of the experience, offer strategies for getting the most from the event, family tips, and even super affordable parking alternatives! Read "Gingerbread Houses and Holiday Shopping at the Boston Christmas Festival."

The Polar Express Train Ride is one of the most beloved family traditions in the area and RI's Blackstone Valley is host to the only Polar Express Train in New England this year! 

With dates starting in November and running from November 18th through December 23rd, you will want to book tickets ASAP as this special event sells out every year. We had a memorable visit last year and continue to appreciate the professionalism, thoughtfulness, and sweet details that this event producer delivers with every event they put on (see our coverage from the American Girl Train Ride for more).

With holiday songs, games, entertainment, a personal visit from a certain bearded someone, picture opportunities with said bearded guy (skip the mall!) and a special Polar Express themed gift, this is a special way for families to celebrate the season with their kiddos.

As we like to do, we have a complete article chronicling our Polar Express Train Ride experience and to answer your questions, help you plan ahead, and give you a full idea of what fun the train ride has in store for you. Read "A Magical Ride to the North Pole on the Polar Express Train."

New England Fall Events' Top Recommendations for this Weekend's Fall Fun

As the fall event season draws to an end, there are still a few fall and harvest related activities lined up during the next week. You'll find a smattering of more events on our website and during the coming weeks (but the event calendar seems to go into hibernation as we approach Thanksgiving).

Here are our Weekend's Top Picks (and you'll find even more online).

Here are our recommended activities for November 3rd - 8th, 2016:

Jack O'Lantern Spectacular at the Roger Williams Zoo

Providence, RI      Click for details

Nightly through Sunday, November 6th, 2016

Christmas Festival and Gingerbread House Competition

Boston, MA       Click for details

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, November 4th-6th, 2016

Not sure what to expect? Read our article "Gingerbread Houses and Holiday Shopping at the Boston Christmas Festival"

RI Comic Con 2016

Providence, RI       Click for details

Friday through Sunday, November 11-13th, 2016

CraftWestport 

Westport, CT       Click for details

Saturday and Sunday, November 5th & 6th, 2016

Quince Festival at White Silo Winery

Sherman, CT       Click for details

Saturday, November 5th, 2016

Three Centuries of Thanksgiving Tour at Strawbery Banke

Portsmouth, NH       Click for details

Saturdays and Sundays, November 5th & 6th, 2016

Wagon Ride Weekends at Billings Farm & Museum

Woodstock, VT       Click for details

Saturday and Sunday, November 5th & 6th, 2016

Bounty: Thanksgiving at Old Sturbridge Village

Sturbridge, MA       Click for details

Saturday and Sunday, November 5th & 6th, 2016

Dog Days at Old Sturbridge Village

Sturbridge, MA       Click for details

Saturday and Sunday, November 5th & 6th, 2016

Take a Swing at Cancer Trivia Night

Framingham, MA    Click for details

Thursday, November 10th, 2016

Holidaze: The Real Story of Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas Exhibit
Guilford, CT       Click for details
Wednesday through Sundays,
now through December 11th, 2016

Pumpkin Patches, Costumes, Scarecrows, Pirates, ASD-Friendly Museum Night, Fairytale Ball and More: New England Fall Events Top Picks for Oct 12-18

As we head arrive mid-month, it's a fantastic time for fall events while the weather is nice and the New England foliage a feast for the eyes. There is no better time for a day-trip to explore a different area of your state or a neighboring one! Nothing makes us happier than a wandering road through picturesque areas of Connecticut or Vermont in search of an off-the-beaten path fall festival.Take back roads, not the highway, and soak up the fall color while you can.

As always, New England Fall Events has a number of events this weekend to give you just the excuse to hit the road!

New England Apple Season - Varieties Galore!

No matter which orchard you choose, there are so many varieties to choose from right now. The pickings are great at apple orchards large and small. As always, New England Fall Events has your complete guides, features, maps, and contact details for your local or destination-area New England PYO apple orchards.

Here are your quick links to our apple picking guides: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Visit our sister site for all your Local Costume and Halloween Stores

If you are working on getting your family's costumes together for Halloween, please remember to visit our companion website Halloween New England has a complete list of locally-owned costume stores as well as a number of pop-up seasonal stores.

Many costume stores are small-business owners who have been serving your community for years by providing costumes for every occasion beyond Halloween. It's easy to overlook that that a number of costume stores aren't just for Halloween--people require costumes for school plays, seasonal fairs, meet-and-greets, princess parties, holiday parties, and many other special occasions. The locally-owners, year-round stores understand the full range of quality, durability, budget and more so they are worth seeking out for costumes that are unusual, special, or will last.
Locally-owned costume stores may even offer costume rentals which is a nice perk which you are unlikely to see offered with pop up and seasonal-only Halloween stores.

Here are your state-by-state Costume and Halloween store guides for Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Pumpkin Patches are Popping Up Everywhere!

The color orange is such a feast for the eyes and we can't get enough see our beloved color everywhere and anywhere we go at this time of year!
Visit your local pumpkin patch where you can pick up your squash of choice, color, and shape. We make it easy to support your local small farms with PYO Pumpkins.

Here are  New England Fall Events' Pumpkin Patch Guides for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Providence's Jack O'Lantern Spectacular is Open 7 Nights a Week until Nov 6th! 
The Jack O'Lantern Spectacular at The Roger Williams Park and Zoo is a sight to behold! With thousands of carved pumpkins to feast your eyes on, there are 32 nights total to check out this event, Better yet, it is open nightly which means there are many options to swing down to Providence to see it first-hand. The 2016 presentation titled “American Treasures,” will celebrate our nation’s history and culture through the rich lens of commemorative postage stamps. Since the Postal Service began in the 1850s, commemorative stamps represent key events, places and cultural icons in thousands of extraordinary works of art. Visitors to the Spectacular will experience these images in special scenery where they are transformed into intricate carvings on illuminated pumpkins. Event details.

Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns comes to Boston at the end of the month - FOUR Nights Only!!

While we're talking pumpkins, this Halloween season marks the debut of a huge new Jack O'Lantern event in Boston called Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns. This much-anticipated event will feature over 5,000 carved jack o'lanterns on display and four carving stations to observe the skills from these master pumpkin carvers. You'll find combination displays, giant pumpkins, 3D sculpted pumpkins, and a mini carving factory. Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns will only be open for FOUR nights over the weekend leading to Halloween (Thurs Oct 27th - Sunday 30th) so we recommend buying tickets early as this will most certainly sell out. Find links to sign up for discount ticket codes on our Rise event page.

The Wallingford Scarecrow Festival is coming up this weekend!

One of our favorite annual October events returns this weekend! This Saturday, October 15th is the date for the Wallingford CT Scarecrow Festival --a super family-friendly festival which is free of charge to attend.

If you attend the Wallingford Scarecrow Festival, give yourself enough time to visit the Make-Your-Own-Scarecrow station where for only $10 you are given access to everything you need--a scarecrow stake, milk jug "head", endless clothes and accessories to make your scarecrow special and unique (all included!). It delighted us to return home with our own scarecrow to stand guard on our yard for the duration of the fall. In addition to the scarecrows, you'll find food trucks, vendors, hayrides, pumpkin patch, pumpkin and fall-themed games, crafts, moon bounce and much more. As is common, most "extras" like games and crafts do cost a few dollars extra but are kept affordable and every dime contributed towards their fundraiser.
Read about our visit to the Wallingford Scarecrow Festival complete with family tips!

New England Fall Events' Top Recommendations for October 12th- 18th, 2016

As we approach the peak of the fall event season, take advantage while you can! After this weekend, you'll start to see more Halloween-focused activities and fewer farm festivals and outdoor harvest fun. Here's our Weekend's Top Picks (as always, you'll find even more online at our website). 

Wee Faerie Village presents A Flutter in Time
Old Lyme, CT         Click for details
Wednesday through Sunday, October 12th - 30th, 2016
Click for more Fairy and Princess Fall Events in New England.

Halloween Hike at Boo Meadow Brook
Worcester, MA         Click for details
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Click for more Moonlight and Sunset Fall Events.

Taste of Haymarket
Boston, MA        Click for details
Friday, October 14th, 2016

Nautical Nightmares at Mystic Seaport
Mystic, CT         Click for details
Friday and Saturday, October 14th & 15th, 2016.

Twilight Hike at Sholan Farms
Leominster, MA          Click for details
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Read about New England Fall Events' visit to Sholan Farms in our article "Family-Friendly Twilight Hiking at Leominster's Sholan Farms"
Click for more Moonlight and Sunset Fall Events.

Goffstown Pumpkin Weigh-off and Regatta
Goffstown, NH         Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 15th & 16th, 2016

Maine Fall Foliage Kayak Tour
Freeport, ME         Click for details
Saturday, October 15th, 2016
Click for more Moonlight and Sunset Fall Events.

Roktoberfest: A Beer, Bacon and Bands Festival
Vergennes, VT         Click for details
Saturday, October 15th, 2016

Wallingford Scarecrow Festival
Wallingford, CT         Click for details
Saturday, October 15th, 2016
Read why this is a favorite event of New England Fall Events!

Mansfield Pup Crawl - FREE
Storrs, CT          Click for details
Saturday October 15th, 2016
Click for more Dog-friendly Fall Events.
Click for Dog-friendly Apple Orchards.

Children's Fairies and Pirates Parade at King Richard's Faire
Carver, MA         Click for details
Friday through Sunday,  October 14th -16th, 2016
Find everything you want to know about the KRF experience in our  article "King Richard's Renaissance Faire Offers Costumed Charm and Good Cheer"

Especially for Me! Free Evening at the Children's Discovery Museum for Families with Children on the Autism Spectrum
Acton, MA          Click for details
Saturday, October 15th, 2016

Wellfleet OysterFest

Wellfleet, MA          Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 15 & 16th, 2016

Connecticut Renaissance Faire
Norwich, CT         Click for details
Saturdays and Sundays, October 1st- 30th, 2016

FairyTale Fall Ball
Kingston, MA     Click for details
Sunday, October 16th, 2016

Full Moon Hike: Thomas Miner Preserve
Stonington, CT          Click for details

Sunday, September 16th, 2016
Click for more Moonlight and Sunset Fall Events.

Ballet Spooktacular
Old Saybrook, CT          Click for details
Saturday  and Sunday, October 15th & 16th, 2016

Baypath Humane Society Paws & Claws 5k
Hopkinton, MA        Click for details
Sunday, October 16th, 2016
Click for more Dog-friendly Fall Events.
Click for Dog-friendly Apple Orchards.

Heading out for some fall fun this weekend? 
Need help mapping out where to go? New England Fall Events’ state page maps are handy for scrolling and spotting farms near home or near your road-trip destination.
Find Orchard and fall attraction maps for Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine,
Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Remember, always call ahead before heading out to PYO as some farms will adjust their hours for weather or they close to allow more time for fruit to ripen.

Pumpkin Fests, Corn Mazes, PYO Apples, Fairies, Hobbits, Giant Puppets, Cornhole Tourney, Oktoberfests and More: New England Fall Events Top Picks for Oct 5-11

When New England Fall Events takes a peek at the events calendar and we see all the delicious, quirky, memorable, and traditional events and festivals lined up, we know all this local outdoor goodness is just what our site was truly made for!

Peak PYO Apple Season is Upon Us--Get Picking!!!

It's all apples all the time these days! Apple Festivals, Apple Days, apple pies, applesauce, and apple picking!
Look for McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun and Liberty apples are still hanging around in southern New England while Northern Spy, Golden Delicious, Gala, Pink Beauties, Creston, early-Fuji, Empire, Jonamacs, and Primas are the show-offs right now.

If you're curious about "antique" apples you might check out Smolak Farms' antique apple orchard or pop by Old Sturbridge Village this weekend for their Apple Days Festival which offers heirloom apple tastings and you can try your hand apple picking in their orchard with a long "fruit picker" for fun!

As always, New England Fall Events has your complete guides, features, maps, and contact details for your local or destination-area New England PYO apple orchards. Here are your quick links to our apple picking guides: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Pumpkins are Everywhere - Find a Local Pumpkin Patch!

Fun in the Pumpkin Patch

Everywhere you turn you will see piles of gorgeous pumpkins of every size, shape, and personality! What better sign of fall is there?

Your local pumpkin patch is likely to be in full swing too so support your local small farmers by popping by their pumpkin patch to load up on pumpkins for your home, front steps, centerpiece, flower vase, pie, carving, and pumpkins for toasting seeds---shall we go on?

Here are  New England Fall Events' Pumpkin Patch Guides for CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT.

Corn Mazes are Wonderful Outdoor Fun for Families

Wojcik Farm Corn Maze

If you haven't treated yourself to a corn maze yet this fall we ask, what are you waiting for?

We're always surprised by how many New Englanders have never enjoyed a corn maze so if that sounds like you, please don't wait another year to explore one!

Most corn mazes have a different themed design every year and many will incorporate statues, surprises, characters, signs, and props that support that year's theme--imagine coming across the Tin Man while inside a Wizard of Oz theme corn maze. Not only do the goodies or puzzles inside the maze fit the theme but the paths through the giant cornfield will create a picture as seen with a birds-eye view.

Escobar Farm Corn Maze Map

You might be given a map to carry with that overhead maze pattern to help you guide your way or you may just wing it as most people seem to enjoy. Some mazes will have puzzles to solve, clues to find, raffles you can enter when you discover hidden boxes within the maze, and more. It's common that there will be a tall bridge somewhere within the maze where you can pause to get a view of the whole maze from a different vantage point and soak up the scenic moment.

Kids and adults alike will have fun and if you call ahead to a farm, you can often get an idea how long it might take to go through. Some, like Sterling, MA Davis MegaMaze could take up to 3 hours to get through whereas local farms like Portsmouth, RI's Escobar Farm has two smaller, adjacent corn mazes so you can complete one and decide if you'd like to re-enter to complete the second (perfect if you have little ones and aren't sure what you're in for).

Dozens of Corn Mazes in New England

This year RI's Escobar Farm features a "RI ComicCon themed Super Hero" design and Mike's Maze in central MA has a theme called "See America". Riverview Farms in CT has you covered with all kinds of fun at their corn maze including additional farm activities like a petting zoo and an ice cream shop!

Gaines Farm in Vermont hosts a 7-acre "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" design celebrating 50 Years of the Peanuts. With its location just 1.5 miles over the Massachusetts border, Gaines Farm is a snap to get to whether you live in central MA, Connecticut or Vermont. We have a full list of New England Corn Mazes at our website so you can easily search by state.

CT's Pumpkins on the Pier is returns to Milford this Saturday!

Pumpkins on display at the Milford CT
Pumpkins on their Pier event.

Pumpkins on the Pier is one of our favorite family-friendly festivals of the season. Featuring pumpkin displays (some carved, some decorated/painted) local families, small businesses and others contribute to this showcase of our season's iconic squash. The displays are featured all along the Walnut Beach pier so you can walk on the pier over the water to see the dozens of funny and clever pumpkin displays. The pier is well-fenced and you can feel safe walking your children out to see the pumpkin displays.

Back on the beach, away from the water, there are dozens of games, pumpkin carving, pumpkin activities, games, a pumpkin patch costume contests, and more activities under the giant pavilion or on the stage. Read about what you can expect from the Pumpkins on the Pier Festival (plus family tips).

Where is New England Fall Events Headed this Weekend?

Giant Puppets at Night Fall Hartford

With so much going on over the long weekend we're keeping all our options open to see how we can fit as much in as possible.
We've definitely circled Hartford's Night Fall for this Saturday! We'll be swinging through CT for a few days and nights so we'll see how many day and nighttime events as we can get to!

With Halloween before us we're also getting into the spirit of more nighttime and Halloween-focused events so we'll be checking out local flashlight corn mazes and a couple ghost tours while we can! Our companion website Halloween New England has all your guides to nighttime events, attractions, haunted houses, night hayrides, Salem attractions, costumes, and Halloween fun.

New England Fall Events' Top Recommendations for this Weekend's Fall Fun

During the long weekend will offer you no shortage of fantastic local events. If you're headed out of town to a neighboring New England state, New England Fall Events makes it super easy to see what's happening in your getaway area.

This is one of the biggest fall events weekends of the year so please don't pass up the opportunity to support your local farms, seasonal attractions, and community festivals of every size and shape. We've narrowed down our long weekend's Top Picks (and you'll find even more online). 

New England Fall Events' Top Recommendations for October 5th- 11th, 2016

Wee Faerie Village presents A Flutter in Time
Old Lyme, CT         Click for details
Wednesday through Monday, October 5th - 10th, 2016
Click for more Fairy and Princess Fall Events in New England.

Damariscotta PumpkinFest and Regatta
Damariscotta, ME          Click for details
Friday through Monday, October 7th-10th, 2016

Milford NH Annual Pumpkin Festival
Milford, NH          Click for details
Friday through Sunday, October 7th-9th, 2016

Stargazing Night at Frosty Drew Observatory
Charlestown, RI          Click for details
Friday, October 7th, 2016
Click for more Moonlight and Sunset Fall Events.

Star Party at the Northern Skies Observatory 
Peacham, VT          Click for details
Friday, October 7th, 2016
Click for more Moonlight and Sunset Fall Events.

Oktoberfest - Loon Mountain
Lincoln, NH           Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 8th & 9th, 2016

Stratton Chili Cook-off and Brew Fest
Stratton Mountain, VT           Click for details
Saturday through Monday, October 8th-10th, 2016

Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Frerichs Farm
Warren, RI           Click for details
Saturday, October 8th, 2016

Fall Foliage Festival at Waterville Valley
Waterville Valley, NH           Click for details
Saturday through Monday, October 8th-10th, 2016

Old Sturbridge Village presents Dig In: A Field to Table Festival
Sturbridge, MA           Click for details
Saturday through Monday, October 8th-10th, 2016

New Hampshire Fall Festival
Portsmouth NH          Click for details
Saturday, October 8th, 2016

Cranberry Harvest Celebration
Wareham, MA          Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 8th & 9th, 2016

Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival
Bethlehem, CT           Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 8th & 9th, 2016

King Richard's Renaissance Faire
Carver, MA         Click for details
Saturday through Monday, October 8th-10th, 2016
Find everything you want to know about the KRF
experience in our  article "King Richard's Renaissance
Faire Offers Costumed Charm and Good Cheer"

Fairy and Hobbit House Festival Fundraiser
Lee, NH           Click for details
Saturday through Monday, October 8th-10th, 2016
Click for more Fairy and Princess Fall Events in New England.

Annual North American Wife Carrying Championship
Newry, ME           Click for details
Saturday, October 8th, 2016

Pumpkins on the Pier Festival
Milford, CT          Click for details
Saturday, October 8th, 2016 (rain date: Oct 9th)
Read why we love Pumpkins on the Pier and find family tips!

Fall Festival at Dog Mountain
Johnsbury, VT           Click for details
Saturday, October 8th, 2016
Click for more Dog-friendly Fall Events.
Click for Dog-friendly Apple Orchards.

Maine Fall Foliage Canoe Tour
Durham, ME          Click for details
Saturday, October 8th, 2016
Click for more Moonlight and Sunset Fall Events.

Night Fall Hartford
Hartford, CT          Click for details
Saturday, October 8th, 2016

Anthony Bourdain at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Mashantucket, CT          Click for details
Saturday, October 8th, 2016

New England Cornhole Championship
Newry, ME         Click for details
Sunday, October 9th, 2016

Harpoon Octoberfest
Windsor, VT         Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 8th & 9th, 2016

Prescott Park Chili Cook-Off
Portsmouth, NH         Click for details
Sunday, October 9th, 2016

Heading out for some fall fun this weekend? 

Need help mapping out where to go? New England Fall Events’ state page maps are handy for scrolling and spotting farms near home or near your road-trip destination.
Find Orchard and fall attraction maps for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Remember, always call ahead before heading out to PYO as some farms will adjust their hours for weather or they close to allow more time for fruit to ripen.

Pirates in CT, Cranberry Day, Pet Weekend, Sunset Kayaking, Pumpkins Aglow, Scavenger Hunts and More: New England Fall Events Top Picks for Sept 28-Oct 4

The grand staircase mural at the
Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT

The weekend weather couldn't have been dreamed up any better than we've had in recent weeks! Honestly, Mother Nature has been very very good to us lately and we hope that she will continue to bestow this crisp, cool, sunny weather as long as possible!

New England Fall Events has been taking full advantage of every moment of the season with the many outdoor festivals and events that we've circled on our calendar. We reminded yet again how lucky we are to enjoy celebrate this time of year and how much is right at our fingertips.

More PYO Apples varieties! And (some) Honey Crisps

Apple Picking at George Hill Orchards

Every day brings updates of more apple varieties ready for pick-your-own harvesting. There are a number of farms that have opted out of PYO this year and even a few farms that didn't have any luck with their apple crop. It may take a little extra digging to find exactly which varieties are picking at a given orchard but we have links to contact info for every PYO orchard in New England so don't be afraid to get in touch with them.

Although some New Englanders have been picking the ever popular Honey Crisps this past week, they are nearing the end of that variety soon. The good news is there are PLENTY of other varieties to look for at this time of year!

Look for McIntosh, Cortland, Golden Delicious, Gala, Fuji, Jonagolds to top the list at most places. Some orchards such as Easy Pickins in CT have Macoun, Macs, Cortland and even still have PYO raspberries and (limited) fall blueberries! Kimball Fruit Farm in Pepperell, MA has you covered with apples, mums, pumpkins, donuts and everything else you think of when it turns to fall. 

As always, New England Fall Events has your complete guides, features, maps, and contact details for your local or destination-area New England PYO apple orchards. Here are your quick links to our apple picking guides: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. As picking conditions and crop availability is fluid, always check with the farm before heading out.

New England Fall Events' Top Recommendations for this Weekend's Fall Fun.
With the number of fun and charming events and festivals going every weekend it keeps getting harder to whittle down our Top Picks to just a handful. Thankfully, these are just a few of the many terrific events listed on every New England state’s Fall & Activities guide and Food & Harvest Festival Guide.

Here are our recommended activities for September 28-October 4, 2016

The Big E
West Springfield, MA     Click for details
Wednesday through Tuesday, September 28th-October 2nd, 2016
Plan ahead with New England Fall Events' essential "Complete Guide to The Big E"

Sunset Kayak at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
Edgartown, MA        Click for details
Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
Click for more Moonlight and Sunset Fall Events.

Art In the Orchard at Park Hill Orchard
Easthampton, MA        Click for details
Wednesday through Sunday, September 28 - October 23, 2016

Linden Place Museum Scavenger Hunt
Bristol, RI        Click for details
Wednesday through Saturday, September 28 - October 1st

Peacham VT Fall Foliage Festival 
Peacham, VT        Click for details
Thursday, September 29th, 2016

Stargazing Night  at Frosty Drew Observatory
Charlestown, RI        Click for details
Friday, September 30th, 2016
Click for more Moonlight and Sunset Fall Events.

Topsfield Fair
Topsfield, MA        Click for details
Friday through Tuesday September 30th - October 4th, 2016

Moonlight Tours of the Mansion at the Gore Place
Waltham, MA        Click for details
Friday, September 30th, 2016
Click for more Moonlight and Sunset Fall Events.

RocktoberFest Vermont
Morrisville, VT        Click for details
Saturday, October 1st, 2016

Nature's Open House - Fairy House Tour

Farmington, CT        Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 1st & 2nd, 2016

Maine Fall Foliage Kayak Tour
Freeport, ME        Click for details
Saturday, October 2nd, 2016
Click for more Moonlight and Sunset Fall Events.

King Richard's Renaissance Faire
Carver, MA        Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 1st & 2nd, 2016
Read about our visit to KRF and find faire-going tips in
"King Richard's Renaissance Faire Offers Costumed Charm and Good Cheer"

Cape Cod Cranberry Day
East Sandwich, MA        Click for details
Saturday, October 1st, 2016

Exeter Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival 
Exeter, NH        Click for details
Saturday, October 1st, 2016

Taking the Mystery Out of Mushrooming
Smithfield, RI        Click for details
Saturday, October 1st, 2016

Pet Weekend at the CT Renaissance Faire
North Haven, CT         Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 1st & 2nd, 2016
Click for more Dog-friendly Fall Events.
Click for Dog-friendly Apple Orchards.

Pumpkins Aglow at Edaville USA
Carver, MA         Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 1st & 2nd, 2016

Mystic CT Pirate Invasion
Mystic, CT         Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 1st & 2nd, 2016

Day of the Dead Scavenger Hunt and Party in the Pines
Taunton, MA         Click for details
Sunday, October 2nd, 2016

Halloween Party for Individuals with Autism and their Families
Warren, RI         Click for details
Sunday, October 2nd, 2016

Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival
Tunbridge, VT          Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 1st & 2nd, 2016

Trot for Special Tots 5K Race & 1-mile Fun Run/Walk
Andover, MA          Click for details
Sunday, October 2nd, 2016

NH Food Truck Festival
Portsmouth, NH          Click for details
Sunday, October 2nd, 2016

East Hill Farm's Oktoberfest Dinner with Oompah Music
Troy, NH         Click for details
Sunday, October 2, 2016
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Heading out for some fall fun this weekend? 
Need help mapping out where to go? New England Fall Events’ state page maps are handy for scrolling and spotting farms near home or near your road-trip destination.
Orchard and fall attraction maps for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Remember, always call ahead before heading out to PYO as some farms will adjust their hours for weather or they close to allow more time for fruit to ripen.