Showing posts with label pumpkin patches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pumpkin patches. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns Boston, Ghostly Gatherings, Spooky Zoo, Halloween Events, Trick or Treating and More: New England Fall Events Top Picks for Oct 26-Nov 1st


One of the most popular family holidays of the year is upon us--Halloween!
Hard to believe it's the end of October already and we admit  we're sad to see our favorite seasons drawing to a close but we plan to make the most of it while we can.


We adore Halloween as much as you and there is no better place that captures the spirit of this holiday than our beautiful New England. Our region hosts dozens of Halloween events for kids and adults alike so check our events calendar to see what's happening near you.
This week you'll see an abundance of Halloween fun and your biggest challenge just may be deciding between so many great ways to celebrate!

Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns - FOUR Nights Only (Thursday-Sunday)
This Thursday marks the debut of Boston's huge new Jack O'Lantern event called Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns. This highly-anticipated event features over 5,000 carved jack o'lanterns on display and four carving stations to observe the skills of their 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 leading to Halloween (this Thurs Oct 27th - Sunday 30th) so we recommend buying tickets ASAP.
Bonus: this event is held indoors which means it's also open during  the DAY--a great option for families with younger children.
Find links to sign up for discount ticket codes on our Rise event page.


Never too late to pick pumpkins at a local patch!
As you know by now, New England Fall Events makes it so easy to find a local pumpkin patch for carving your jack-o-lanterns in time for Halloween! Add the various community pumpkin carving contests and pumpkin displays to the mix of your pumpkin-buying needs and you will certainly need to stock up on more than a few!

We have state-by-state guides and maps to all your local farms featuring pumpkin patches and PYO pumpkins.
Here are New England Fall EventsPumpkin Patch Guides for ConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireRhode Island, and Vermont.

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Still time to find your costume for upcoming Halloween events, costume parties, and masquerade fun! 
Visit our sister site Halloween New England for all your local Costume and Halloween Stores needs
We are always happy to tip people off to our sister website Halloween New England which offers guides to finding your state's Costume and Halloween stores. We have lists of locally owned, year-round, as well as many seasonal pop up stores to make it easy! 

Here are Costume and Halloween Store guides for ConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireRhode Island, and Vermont.

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

We're all Halloween, all the time this weekend! No matter your age, you can enjoy the spirit of the season with family events, costume parades, costume contests, Halloween festivals, adult Halloween activities, and more.  Here are our Weekend's Top Picks (as always, you'll find even more online). 
Here are our recommended activities for October 26th- November 1st, 2016:

Not Too Scary Ghostly Gathering and Pumpkin Roll

Canton, MA         Click for details
Thursday, October 27th, 2016

RISE of the Jack O'Lanterns
Boston, MA
Thursday through Sunday, October 27th - 30th, 2016

Haunted Attic Tours of The Old Manse
Concord, MA          Click for details
Thursday and Friday, October 27th & 28th, 2016

Jack O'Lantern Spectacular at the Roger Williams Zoo
Providence, RI
Nightly through Sunday, November 6th, 2016

Ghosts on the Banke
Portsmouth, NH          Click for details
Friday and Saturday, October 28th & 29th, 2016

Frightful Friday Stories at Gore Mansion
Waltham, MA         Click for details
Friday, October 28th, 2016

Hoots and Howls at VINS Nature Center
Quechee, VT         Click for details
Saturday, October 29th, 2016

Spooky Zoo
Providence, RI         Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 29th & 30th, 2016

Spooktacular! at the Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Bridgeport, CT         Click for details
Saturday, October 29th, 2016
A-Mazing Halloween Party at Escobar's Farm
Portsmouth, RI         Click for details
Saturday, October 29th, 2016 (rain date: 10/30)

Halloween Pet Parade and Costume Contest

Boston, MA         Click for details
Saturday, October 29th, 2016

Pumpkin Carving in the Park
Walpole, MA         Click for details
Saturday, October 29th, 2016
Tea Time with Madeline at Edaville USA
Carver, MA         Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 29th & 30th, 2016

Dia de Los Muertos - Evening Celebration
Cambridge, MA         Click for details
Saturday, October 29th, 2016

Dia de Los Muertos - Family Celebration
Cambridge, MA         Click for details
Sunday, October 30th, 2016
Shelburne Museum Trick or Treating Haunted Happenings
Shelburne, VT         Click for details
Sunday, October 30th, 2016

An Atomic Age Halloween
New Haven, CT         Click for details
Sunday, October 31st, 2016

Tricks, Treats, and Treasures
Salem, MA         Click for details
Monday, October 31st, 2016

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

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

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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: ConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireRhode 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 ConnecticutMaine,
MassachusettsNew HampshireRhode 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 ConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireRhode 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.

New England Fall Events_Wallingford Scarecrow Festival CT_Make Your Own Scarecrow 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 ConnecticutMassachusettsNew HampshireMaine,
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.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Cranberry Fest, Pumpkin Boat Races, Apple Days, Foliage Fun, Cheese Festival, and more: New England Fall Events Top Picks for Oct 7-13

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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!

Like you, we're fans of the season too and we never want to pass up a single moment to celebrate our beautiful region, this special season, and the people, communities, artists, and farms who bring us so many ways to appreciate the slow life and savor autumn's bounty.

Peak PYO Apple Season is Upon Us--Get Picking!!!
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Smolak Farms' Antique Apple Orchard
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: ConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireRhode Island, and Vermont.

Pumpkins are Everywhere - Find a Local Pumpkin Patch!
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Fun in the Pumpkin Patch
Nothing makes us happier than seeing MORE orange everywhere! No matter where you turn you will see piles of gorgeous pumpkins of every size, shape, and personality.

Your local pumpkin patch is likely to be in full swing too! Support your local small farms and pop by their pumpkin patch to load up on pumpkins for your home, pumpkins for your front steps, pumpkins for your centerpiece, pumpkins for your flower vase, pumpkins for your pie, pumpkins for carving, 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
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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.

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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).

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Nessralla Farm Corn Maze
This year RI's Escobar Farm features a "Pawtucket Red Sox" design and Mike's Maze in central MA has a full Alice in Wonderland theme. Nessralla Farm in Halifax, MA has a "Frozen" Corn Maze design featuring Anna and Elsa cut out plus some Olaf hay bales out front. 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 dinosaur theme and with its location just 1.5 miles over the Massachusetts border, Gaines is a snap to get to whether you live in central MA, Connecticut or Vermont. Maine's "Pumpkin Land" corn maze at Harvest Hill Farms is host to a "Farm Scene Investigation" or "FSI" to solve the mystery of where Farmer Joe disappeared to for a fun twist. We have a full list of New England Corn Mazes at our website so you can easily search by state.

Where have New England Fall Events Been Lately?
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Day of the Dead Scavenger Hunt
We had a wonderful weekend visiting Halifax MA's Nessralla Farm where they were in full swing with a pumpkin patch, a Frozen-themed corn maze, and bouncy houses and Bridgewater MA's CN Smith Farm had an orchard just busting with apples. Cranston, RI's Confreda Farm was busy running their nighttime haunted hayride and corn maze called Scary Acres.
We spent all day Sunday adventuring through southeastern MA at the day-long Day of the Dead Scavenger Hunt in Taunton, MA where we explored the history of the infamous Bridgewater Triangle and checked off a crazy list of scavenger hunt items and activities such as trying our hands at archery, eating a hot pepper, or finding a string of garlic. It was a blast and we can't wait to do it all again next year! 

Where is New England Fall Events Headed this Weekend?
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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 and if our schedule aligns just right you'll find us at the Topsfield Fair too!
With the Halloween season underway 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 sister website Halloween New England has all your guides to nighttime events, attractions, haunted houses, night hayrides, Salem attractions, costumes, and Halloween fun.

New England Foliage Report from our favorite foliage tracker Jeff-Foliage:
This week Jeff Foliage says "What we're seeing so far is seasonal temps and sunny days but the fall colors are slowly appearing across Northern New England....."  Click here to read Jeff's full report.

New England Fall Events_Cranberry Harvest Festival Wareham_AD Makepeace_HoneyNew England Fall Events' Top Recommendations for this Weekend's Fall Fun
The long weekend will offer you no shortage of fantastic local events. If you're headed out of town to another 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). 


Here are our recommended activities for Oct 7-Oct 13:
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Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular at Roger William Zoo
Providence, RI     Click for details
Nightly, now through November 1st, 2015

Wee Faerie Village presents Whimsical Kingdoms
Old Lyme, CT     Click for details
Tuesday through Saturday, now through November 1st 2015

Topsfield Fair
Topsfield, MA     Click for details
Now through October 12th, 2015

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Night Fall Hartford
Hartford, CT     Click for details
Saturday, October 10th, 2015

Damariscotta PumpkinFest and Regatta
Damariscotta, ME     Click for details
Friday, October 9th - Monday, October 12th, 2015

HONK! 2015 Festival of Activist Street Bands
Somerville, MA     Click for details
Friday October 9th - Sunday, October 11th, 2015

Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Frerichs Farm
Highland Farm Holliston MA_New England Fall Events_Apple treeWarren, RI     Click for details
Saturday, October 10th, 2015

New Hampshire Fall Festival
Portsmouth NH     Click for details
Saturday, October 10th, 2015

Fall Festival at Dog Mountain
St. Johnsbury, VT     Click for details
Saturday, October 10th, 2015

Annual North American Wife Carrying Championship
Newry, ME     Click for details
Saturday, October 10th, 2015
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Prescott Park Chili Cook-Off
Portsmouth, NH     Click for details
Saturday, October 10th, 2015

Woodstock Foliage Walk
Woodstock, VT     Click for details
Saturday, October 10th, 2015

Annual Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival
Bethlehem, CT     Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 10 & 11th, 2015

Woonsocket Autumnfest
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Woonsocket, RI     Click for details
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, October 10-12th, 2015

Cranberry Harvest Celebration
Wareham, MA     Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 10th & 11th, 2015

Milford NH Pumpkin Festival - FREE
Milford, NH     Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 10th & 11th, 2015

Southington Apple Harvest Festival - FREE
Southington, CT     Click for details
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 9-11th, 2015
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Apple Days Festival at Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge, MA     Click for details
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, October 10th -12th, 2015

Fall Foliage Festival 
Waterville Valley, NH     Click for details
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, October 10th -12th, 2015

Wild Bill's Halloween Festival
Middletown, CT     Click for details
Saturday and Sunday, October 10 & 11th, 2015

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Annual Pumpkin Festival at Cedar Circle Farm
East Thetford VT     Click for details
Sunday, October 11th, 2015

Massachusetts Cheese Festival
Boston, MA     Click for details
Sunday, October 11th, 2015

New England Cornhole Championship
Newry, ME     Click for details
Sunday, October 11th, 2015

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Newburyport's Fall Harvest Festival
Newburyport, MA     Click for details
Sunday and Monday,  October 11 & 12th, 2015

An Evening With David Sedaris
Providence, RI     Click for details
Monday, October 12, 2015


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 ConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireRhode 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.


Monday, September 29, 2014

Quick and Easy Guide to Finding Pumpkin Patches across New England

Depending on the weather (and if you carve them) it's true that some may not make it all the way to Halloween. That's okay though, because  now you just have an excuse to go pick more pumpkins! Count us in!
It's pumpkin time! 

We put pumpkins everywhere--one on every doorstep, a centerpiece on the coffee table, next to the computer monitor, a sweet gourd on the kitchen sink windowsill to remind us to savor the moment...and the season. 

Nothing puts a smile on our face like a fat orange pumpkin so we are very happy to start picking out our pumpkins as soon as we can!


Remember, when you use this guide and purchase your pumpkins from the farms on our lists, you are supporting local food producers, small farms, contributing to the local economy, and reducing the carbon footprint--one pumpkin at a time. 


New England Fall Events has created guides for Pumpkin Patches
and PYO Pumpkins for every New England state. 

Click on your state for a quick link to your guide:






Friday, September 19, 2014

Quick-and-Easy Guide to PYO Apple Orchards across New England

An abundance of apples - More varieties ripen every week!
Are you headed apple picking this weekend? 

Looking to break out of your stand-by and try a new place? 

Need an excuse for a road trip? 

Can't wait to get started now that apple picking season is in full swing?

New England Fall Events has you covered with our state-by-state guides, our individual farm pages, lists of farm features, maps, directions and more!

Your Quick and Easy Guide to Apple Picking in New England:
(click on the link below for your state's guide)









Remember, we have state guides for Hayrides, Corn Mazes, and Pumpkin Patches too if you’re looking to expand your farm visit beyond apples!