Genesee Country Village & Museum Agricultural Fair

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Genesee Country Village & Museum
Phone: 1-518-538-6822
Celebrate the bountiful Western NY harvest as the Museum shines in its finest fall colors! Enjoy livestock and cooking demonstrations, entertainment for the whole family, and browsing for unique finds at the market in the tradition of the country fairs of days gone by. Learn more and purchase tickets at https://www.gcv.org/events/ag-fair/

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

World's Largest Garage Sale

Phone: 1-518-623-2161
With more than 500 vendors stretching the length of Main Street and throughout many of Warrensburg’s residential neighborhoods, the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce presents the annual World’s Largest Garage Sale. Shoppers will find new and old items, antiques, collectibles, toys, and much, much more! You will have no problem finding something to eat in Warrensburg, as there are street food vendors EVERYWHERE - selling everything from chicken wings, and BBQ ribs to gourmet chicken pitas and home baked goods. RAIN OR SHINE - SUN UP TO SUN DOWN!

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Syracuse Inner Harbor Fest

Phone: 315-663-2100
Email: innerharbor@corcompanies.com
Friday Sept. 29th: 4pm - 10pm; Saturday Sept. 30th: 8am - 10pm; Sunday Oct. 1st: 11am - 7pm

Enjoy the Syracuse Inner Harbor and all it has to offer at this three-day festival that features carnival rides, food trucks, craft beer, craft vendors, yard games and and dragon boat races to benefit Clear Path for Veterans.

Cazenovia Art Trail

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3554
The Cazenovia Art Trail is a self-guided tour of working artists and their studios in the village and surrounding countryside of Cazenovia. It's a unique opportunity to meet painters, sculptors, potters, photographers and crafts people in their studios where they bring their works to life. Visitors will experience a diverse collection of artists and their works as well as nature’s display of fall colors in and around Cazenovia.

Bicycle routes for all ability levels are available on the website for anyone wishing to explore the Art Trail by bike. Artists are prepared to hold any artwork purchased by bikers so they can pick it up at a later date.
Special points of interest along the 2023 Art Trail include the Cazenovia Farmers’ Market for local produce and homemade goods, Saturday only, and The Pompey Historical Society, featuring handmade dolls of master doll maker Nancy Papini.

The event is free and open to the public and you can download a map of the Art Trial on their website.

Apples and Wine Festival

Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Weed Orchards & Winery
Phone: 1-845-236-9890
Email: erica@weedorchards.com
A special experience where guests can pick-your-own apples, enjoy delicious apple food and drink specials, hear live music, and soak in beautiful views. Afternoon hayrides available! Ticket fee covers admission to the farm and winery on festival weekends.

Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods

Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Email: info@bethelwoodscenter.org
The Harvest Festival is an annual fall farmer's market hosted at Bethel Woods Center and is much-loved by our community and the surrounding Catskills and greater upstate NY region. Every Sunday, the six-week long fall festival celebrates the bounty of local farms, talent of local artisans, flavor of homemade specialty food items, and also features live music by regional musicians, food trucks, crafts, special offerings, and more.

Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: Fall Foliage Excursion

Host/Presenter: Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad
Phone: 1-607-432-2429
Take a picturesque ride through the Susquehanna River Valley. Travel along the tranquil Susquehanna River, through farm fields with beautiful views, and forests with colorful foliage. Food and beverages for sale on board. The train departs from the Milford train depot at 1 p.m. and is 2 hours long.

Mohawk Hudson Folklife Festival

Time: 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Washington Park Lake House
Phone: 518-346-7008
Celebrate the moving tapestry and rich cultural traditions of the Capital Region. The Mohawk Hudson Folklife Festival is a family-friendly, outdoor festival that celebrates the diverse communities of the region. The festival includes music and dance performances, foodways demonstrations, and artisan demonstrations. The event includes food trucks offering varied cuisines. Rain or shine!

Colors in the Catskills Fall Festival Series

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Hunter Mountain
Phone: 800-486-8376
FREE Admission. Saturday, Sunday: Oct 01 - Oct 16; 11am-6pm Saturdays, 11pm-5pm Sundays

Our FREE Hunter Fall Festivals are back this October featuring live entertainment and food in the beauty of the great northern Catskills surrounded by lush fall foliage. Our modern celebration of the harvest features numerous vendors, a DJ, the Sam Adams Stage & tent, and live bands. Scenic skyride will be open, weather permitting with ticket purchase required. There are no VIP packages for this event. Festival opens at 11am all days. N

Cirque Italia Water Circus

Email: charles@cirqueitalia.com
HAVE YOU EVER HAD SUCH A VIVID DREAM YOU THOUGHT IT WAS REAL? Cirque Italia has pulled out all the stops this year to take you on a magical dream adventure. Trust us CENTRAL VALLEY, this is one escapade you cannot afford to miss!

Have you ever wished you could turn back time? To go back to a simpler, happy time filled with sock hops, drive-in theaters, muscle cars, and thick sideburns? Well get out your poodle skirts and leather jackets!
Cirque Italia’s Gold Unit performers can’t wait to take you back to a time when hula hoops and soda fountains were abundant, Elvis Presley dominated the airwaves, greased hair was all the rage, and street racing was a parent’s greatest concern! Come along for the ride when a 1950s-obsessed adolescent falls

The Woodstock Film Festival

Phone: 845-679-4265
Email: info@woodstockfilmfestival.org
Widely acknowledged as one of the premiere independent film festivals in the U.S, this special festival will be celebrated in Woodstock, Saugerties and Kingston, NY. For more than two decades, the festival has brought together thousands of filmmakers, film lovers, artists, and musicians through the annual festival and outstanding year-round programming, which includes premiere screenings, panels, screenwriting workshops, youth film lab, and outstanding special events in New York's Hudson River Valley region.

This year’s festival will feature a diverse lineup of in-person screenings, talks and other special events from today's hottest indie talents. There will also be an online program of shorts, feature-length films and live-streamed panels that can be watched from home.

MacKenzie-Childs Artisan Crafts Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Phone: 315-364-7127
Email: artisancraftfestival@mackenzie-childs.com
The annual MacKenzie-Childs Artisan Crafts Festival will be held at the company’s headquarters in Aurora, NY. This outdoor, juried festival will draw 150+ artisans and highlight handmade creations to customers and fans of MacKenzie-Childs. This experiential weekend also includes hands-on craft experiences, demonstrations, and our first-ever Tent Sale with thousands of discounted items. Admission is free and a variety of Food Trucks will be on hand.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Schuyler County Farm Tour Weekend

Phone: 607-535-7161
Email: dlc297@cornell.edu
Discover a variety of Schuyler County farms when they open their doors to the public, offering tours, tastings, hayrides, demonstrations, apple picking, shopping, and opportunities to meet the farm animals. These authentic farm experiences are entertaining and informative, fun for families, couples, or anyone! Guests can purchase all sorts of goodies from the farms, including produce, hand-crafted cheeses, apples, veggies, jams, cider, donuts, pies, and alpaca products.

Agricultural Fair

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Phone: 585-538-6822
Email: info@gcv.org
Join us for our annual Agricultural Fair at GCV&M, coming up Saturday, September 30, and Sunday, October 1! Celebrate the bountiful Western NY harvest as the Museum shines in its finest fall colors! Enjoy livestock and cooking demonstrations, entertainment for the whole family, and browsing for unique finds at the market in the tradition of the country fairs of days gone by.

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Handcrafted Octoberfest at Rhinebeck

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 845-516-4342
Email: ola@quailhollow.com
The Octoberfest with a creative twist returns to Rhinebeck next weekend — and it offers much more than beer-guzzling and polka-dancing. Produced by Quail Hollow Events and again voted one of the top Contemporary Craft Shows nationwide by Sunshine Artist Magazine, the fest is centered around the concept of handmade and infused with harvest energy and Oktoberfest staples.

Visitors will delight in the creations of over 100 artists & makers, surrounded by fall features for the whole family. Festival highlights include ongoing live music in the entertainment tent, horse-drawn carriage rides, an expansive petting zoo, a weigh-in of what may be the state’s largest pumpkin, traditional German dances, and family lawn games.

God's Free-man, Book Talk with Ted Freeman

Time: 2:00 PM
Phone: 315-252-0339
Email: admin@willard-chapel.com
Join us as Ted Freeman discusses his book God’s Free-Man, An American Tale of Perseverance: A Life in Service
Tickets are $10 per person. The Chapel is handicapped accessible through its north entrance off Seymour Street. Tickets are available at Willard Chapel 17 Nelson St. Auburn, NY.

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Rev it Up at NAPA Super Dirt Week

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Oswego Speedway
Phone: 1-315-342-0646
Email: contact@oswegospeedway.com
NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week is Racing’s Biggest Party, A New York Tradition, showcasing the best drivers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic as they tackle the historic Steel Palace at the Oswego Speedway. Get ready for the the thunder of the best race car drivers in the country competing in one of the Northeast’s most historic and prestigious motorsports events of the year. The annual pilgrimage for thousands of race fans from across the United States and Canada runs October 2-8, 2023. Super DIRT Week celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, was awarded the 2015 Newsmaker of the Year Award and the 2011 National Speedway Directory Outstanding Annual Short-Track Event.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Rev it Up at NAPA Super Dirt Week

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Oswego Speedway
Phone: 1-315-342-0646
Email: contact@oswegospeedway.com
NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week is Racing’s Biggest Party, A New York Tradition, showcasing the best drivers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic as they tackle the historic Steel Palace at the Oswego Speedway. Get ready for the the thunder of the best race car drivers in the country competing in one of the Northeast’s most historic and prestigious motorsports events of the year. The annual pilgrimage for thousands of race fans from across the United States and Canada runs October 2-8, 2023. Super DIRT Week celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, was awarded the 2015 Newsmaker of the Year Award and the 2011 National Speedway Directory Outstanding Annual Short-Track Event.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Rev it Up at NAPA Super Dirt Week

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Oswego Speedway
Phone: 1-315-342-0646
Email: contact@oswegospeedway.com
NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week is Racing’s Biggest Party, A New York Tradition, showcasing the best drivers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic as they tackle the historic Steel Palace at the Oswego Speedway. Get ready for the the thunder of the best race car drivers in the country competing in one of the Northeast’s most historic and prestigious motorsports events of the year. The annual pilgrimage for thousands of race fans from across the United States and Canada runs October 2-8, 2023. Super DIRT Week celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, was awarded the 2015 Newsmaker of the Year Award and the 2011 National Speedway Directory Outstanding Annual Short-Track Event.

Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival

Host/Presenter: Tupper Arts Center
Phone: 1-518-359-5042
Share in the beauty and spirit of this historic lumberjack town amid the majestic Adirondack Mountains in full fall foliage when artists from across the United States and Canada converge for the Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival.
The festival takes place over the course of four days, during which painters will be able to venture through the town and the surrounding woods, and will conclude with a gallery and sale at the Tupper Arts Center.

History on Tap: Oswego Market House

Time: 7:00 PM
Phone: 315-343-4711
Email: caroline.lamie@parks.ny.gov.
Oswego City Historian Mark Slosek leads the next “History on Tap” program on Wednesday, Oct. 4 with a discussion about the history and future of the Oswego Market House. Slosek’s presentation, “The Oswego Market House, Old City Hall: Past, Present, and Future” features an illustrated PowerPoint program that delves into the history of one of the Port City’s most illustrious buildings. Staff members of developer Ed Alberts will join Slosek to discuss
proposed re-development plans for the structure.

For more information about the “History on Tap” programming, contact Fort Ontario State Historic Site Office Manager Caroline Lamie at 315-343-4711 or caroline.lamie@parks.ny.gov. Updates and program information will be posted on the Friends of Fort Ontario Facebook page.

Admission is free.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Woodstock Farm Festival

Time: 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Phone: 845-901-5970
Email: reynoldsmer@gmail.com
Join us every Wednesday May - October for the Woodstock Farm Festival! Enjoy local purveyors, prepared foods, events and music every week.

The League of Extraordinary Red Heads: Night of the Walking Red

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Phone: 518-274-2723
Email: info@extraordinary.red
Join The League of Extraordinary Red Heads for our annual “Night of the Walking Red” bash this fall at Ryan’s Wake Public House overlooking the Hudson River at 403 River St. in Downtown Troy, N.Y. Raise a glass and toast with hundreds of fellow gingers on the deck. At 7ish, there will be a special musical performance by Sofia Courts, an extraordinary red haired 17-year-old singer-songwriter on the cusp of a national breakout. Sofia will perform her two hit singles.

**Group photo @ 6:15 p.m. sunset. **

(Please plan your day accordingly so you don’t miss the group photo).

This is event is free and open to all.

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Rev it Up at NAPA Super Dirt Week

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Oswego Speedway
Phone: 1-315-342-0646
Email: contact@oswegospeedway.com
NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week is Racing’s Biggest Party, A New York Tradition, showcasing the best drivers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic as they tackle the historic Steel Palace at the Oswego Speedway. Get ready for the the thunder of the best race car drivers in the country competing in one of the Northeast’s most historic and prestigious motorsports events of the year. The annual pilgrimage for thousands of race fans from across the United States and Canada runs October 2-8, 2023. Super DIRT Week celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, was awarded the 2015 Newsmaker of the Year Award and the 2011 National Speedway Directory Outstanding Annual Short-Track Event.

Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival

Host/Presenter: Tupper Arts Center
Phone: 1-518-359-5042
Share in the beauty and spirit of this historic lumberjack town amid the majestic Adirondack Mountains in full fall foliage when artists from across the United States and Canada converge for the Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival.
The festival takes place over the course of four days, during which painters will be able to venture through the town and the surrounding woods, and will conclude with a gallery and sale at the Tupper Arts Center.

Joe Gatto - A Night of Comedy at the Syracuse Oncenter

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater
Phone: 315-435-2121
Joe Gatto, a well-known comedian, actor, and producer, is best known for the hit TV shows “Impractical Jokers” and “The Misery Index.” He is one of the founding members of The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe who has toured with a live comedy show to sold-out crowds across the world, including legendary arenas, such as Madison Square Garden in New York and the O2 Arena in London.
Joe also is a co-host of the “Two Cool Moms” Podcast and has also appeared on hit podcasts including This Past Weekend with Theo Von, What A Joke with Papa and Fortune and Life is Short with Justin Long.

Fort Ontario Law & Disorder Lantern Tours

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Historic Fort Ontario
Phone: 315-343-4711
Fort Ontario State Historic Site hosts “Law and Disorder” lantern tours Thursdays, Oct. 5 and 12. Each event begins at 7 p.m. inside the old stone fort located at 1 E. Fourth St. in Oswego. The tours feature costumed interpreters who lead participants in an exploration of the chaotic events in Fort Ontario’s history in the hope of uncovering why so many spirits seem to linger there.

Tickets for the tours are $20 and can be pre-purchased in the museum gift shop or by calling the fort at 315-343-4711 during regular business hours. Tickets at the gate will be offered first come, first serve until the tour is at capacity. Tours take place outdoors, rain or shine, after dark and may include up to a mile of walking, so participants are asked to dress accordingly. Children aged under 8 years are not permitted and parental discretion is advised for all others.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Michael Crissan LIVE @ Bullfinch Brewpub | Destiny USA!

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Email: michelle@albertsgroup.net
Live music from 6 PM - 9 PM!
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Michael Crissan is a singer and songwriter from Syracuse! He plays a large variety of songs on acoustic guitar and harmonica with an energetic and rhythmic feel. Genres range from rock, folk rock, and a little country. Head over to Bullfinch Brewpub and enjoy covers from The Beatles, Neil Young, the Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Jason Mraz, Dave Mathews, and much more!
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Bullfinch Brewpub is a locally owned restaurant and brewery located in the level 1 canyon in the Destiny USA mall. 306 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13204

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Rev it Up at NAPA Super Dirt Week

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Oswego Speedway
Phone: 1-315-342-0646
Email: contact@oswegospeedway.com
NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week is Racing’s Biggest Party, A New York Tradition, showcasing the best drivers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic as they tackle the historic Steel Palace at the Oswego Speedway. Get ready for the the thunder of the best race car drivers in the country competing in one of the Northeast’s most historic and prestigious motorsports events of the year. The annual pilgrimage for thousands of race fans from across the United States and Canada runs October 2-8, 2023. Super DIRT Week celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, was awarded the 2015 Newsmaker of the Year Award and the 2011 National Speedway Directory Outstanding Annual Short-Track Event.

Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival

Host/Presenter: Tupper Arts Center
Phone: 1-518-359-5042
Share in the beauty and spirit of this historic lumberjack town amid the majestic Adirondack Mountains in full fall foliage when artists from across the United States and Canada converge for the Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival.
The festival takes place over the course of four days, during which painters will be able to venture through the town and the surrounding woods, and will conclude with a gallery and sale at the Tupper Arts Center.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Lake George Village Oktoberfest

Time: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-518-260-2025
Every October, The heart of Lake George is transformed into a Bavarian-style street fair as we celebrate the arrival of Fall in the Adirondacks.. Entry to the three-day event is free! Along with nonstop German and polka music to get your feet tapping and keep you dancing, there will be traditional dancers, Adirondack Brewery beer garden, local artisan vendors, carnival rides, bratwurst, crafts, knackwurst, keg tossing, weisswurst, potato pancakes, stein hoisting, pony rides, local wine, dancing chickens, fall foliage, and more. Rain or shine.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

'Cuse Cabaret - A New Show of Songs about Syracuse & CNY

Email: gatespringproductions@gmail.com
Join us for a hilarious night of comedy songs celebrating the quirks and charms of Syracuse and Central New York! Get ready to laugh your socks off at the 'Cuse Cabaret happening at CNY Jazz Central on East Washington Street in Syracuse, NY, USA. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind in-person event that will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. Come and enjoy an evening filled with catchy tunes, witty lyrics, and uproarious performances that pay tribute to our beloved city and its unique culture. Grab your friends and get ready for a night of side-splitting entertainment!

Quilts Unlimited

Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Phone: 315-369-6411
Email: kmayo@viewarts.org
This year’s juried exhibition will feature quilts created by some of the country's finest quilters and fiber artists working today. The quilts on display demonstrate a range of techniques and designs from traditional quilting to contemporary art quilts. Each stunning quilt reflects the artist's commitment to design, creativity and skill. The result is an extraordinary exhibition of quilts.

'Cuse Cabaret - A New Show of Songs about Syracuse & CNY

Time: 7:30 PM
Phone: 315-454-2832
Email: gatespringproductions@gmail.com
Join us for a one-of-a-kind event that will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. Enjoy an evening filled with catchy tunes, witty lyrics, and uproarious performances that pay tribute to our beloved city and its unique culture. Oct 6 & 7@7:30pm & Oct 8 @2:00pm

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future - Opening Reception

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

Jazzy R&B Vibes in Syracuse!

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 212-729-8372
Email: info@acuteinflections.com
You’ve probably seen NYC's jazzy, sassy, yet classy couple on HBO or Amazon, but this is your chance to see Acute Inflections in person! They’re coming to Providence, and if you like everything from Erykah Badu to Billie Holiday, you'll love grooving to their sultry sound. Their powerful arrangements of Jazz and R&B songs and soul-stirring originals have landed them on Hulu, NPR, and at the Top of the Jazz Charts, and their couple's banter will definitely get you laughing!
Tickets are selling quickly for their concert, so prepare for a fun and enchanting event!

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Rev it Up at NAPA Super Dirt Week

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Oswego Speedway
Phone: 1-315-342-0646
Email: contact@oswegospeedway.com
NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week is Racing’s Biggest Party, A New York Tradition, showcasing the best drivers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic as they tackle the historic Steel Palace at the Oswego Speedway. Get ready for the the thunder of the best race car drivers in the country competing in one of the Northeast’s most historic and prestigious motorsports events of the year. The annual pilgrimage for thousands of race fans from across the United States and Canada runs October 2-8, 2023. Super DIRT Week celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, was awarded the 2015 Newsmaker of the Year Award and the 2011 National Speedway Directory Outstanding Annual Short-Track Event.

Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival

Host/Presenter: Tupper Arts Center
Phone: 1-518-359-5042
Share in the beauty and spirit of this historic lumberjack town amid the majestic Adirondack Mountains in full fall foliage when artists from across the United States and Canada converge for the Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival.
The festival takes place over the course of four days, during which painters will be able to venture through the town and the surrounding woods, and will conclude with a gallery and sale at the Tupper Arts Center.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Lake George Village Oktoberfest

Time: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-518-260-2025
Every October, The heart of Lake George is transformed into a Bavarian-style street fair as we celebrate the arrival of Fall in the Adirondacks.. Entry to the three-day event is free! Along with nonstop German and polka music to get your feet tapping and keep you dancing, there will be traditional dancers, Adirondack Brewery beer garden, local artisan vendors, carnival rides, bratwurst, crafts, knackwurst, keg tossing, weisswurst, potato pancakes, stein hoisting, pony rides, local wine, dancing chickens, fall foliage, and more. Rain or shine.

Fall Fun on the Farm - Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards
Phone: 1-716-772-2211
Held weekends in September and October, Fall Fun on the Farm features apples & pumpkin picking, live music, brew pub and brew garden, wine and cider tasting, food, corn maze, playground and jungle gym, petting zoo, goat races, mega slide and more! Tickets required on weekends September 4th - October 30th as well as Labor Day and Columbus Day - Free Admission Monday-Friday

Barn Star’s Fall Antiques at Rhinebeck

Host/Presenter: Dutchess Country Fairgrounds
Phone: 1-845-876-4000
This Hudson Valley antique show features more than 125 exceptional exhibitors in three buildings where shoppers will find treasures from 18th century to mid-century modern. Browse through antiques from cultures of the world including Oriental rugs to fine, designer and costume jewelry; American and Continental furniture; Asian arts, military and nautical antiques, Native American jewelry and artifacts, Shaker, vintage décor and much, much more.

Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: Fall Foliage Excursion

Host/Presenter: Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad
Phone: 1-607-432-2429
Take a picturesque ride through the Susquehanna River Valley. Travel along the tranquil Susquehanna River, through farm fields with beautiful views, and forests with colorful foliage. Food and beverages for sale on board. The train departs from the Milford train depot at 1 p.m. and is 2 hours long.

Little Falls Cheese Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Phone: 1-914-471-6462
The Little Falls Cheese Festival invites you to celebrate the legacy of cheese to Discover and enjoy booth after booth of delicious, intriguing and savory New York State artisan and farmstead cheeses – more than 120 different cheeses! There will also be locally made artisan foods and craft beverages as well as live music and entertainment along with other vendors. Visit what was once the cheese capital of the United States when the price of cheese in Little Falls influenced the price of cheese as far away as Europe. Today, a wide range of high quality artisanal and farmstead cheeses are still produced in the Mohawk Valley.

Oktoberfest at Thousand Islands Winery

Time: 11:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Thousand Islands Winery
Phone: 315-482-9306
In keeping with the German tradition, the annual Oktoberfest at Thousand Islands Winery offers authentic German cuisine, from The Wurst Haus and plenty of wine and special Oktoberfest beer selections. For entertainment, Thousand Islands Winery® provides live music all day and performances by authentic German dancers. The Oktoberfest also includes a farmer’s market, hayrides, and the annual grape stomping competition. The staff will be decked out in dirndl dresses & Lederhosen and a variety of Oktoberfest merchandise will be on sale.

Lafayette Apple Festival

Recognized as one of the primary apple producing regions of Upstate New York, this family-oriented event celebrates the fall harvest season with more than 500 crafters, special events, rides, competitions and, of course, delicious apple treats. The festival’s backdrop of rolling hills and colorful fall foliage creates a memorable setting for one of the northeast's premier arts and crafts show and brings in more than 90,000 visitors each year.

Come and view some of the most original scarecrows ever created, meet the Apple Queen and check out the local favorite, the Apple Pie competition.
Apple pancake breakfast starting at 7 a.m. Saturday & Sunday

Cooperstown Fall Fling

Host/Presenter: Rotary of Cooperstown
Email: cooperstownfallfling@gmail.com
This fall event offers a fun-filled day with local vendors, music, food, and much more. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cooperstown, the Fall Fling will showcase the best that Autumn in Cooperstown has to offer from local pumpkins and hot cider, to arts and entertainment. And it's FREE! Parking is available and the fling is a walkable distance from downtown Cooperstown.

Gore Mountain Master Craft Harvest Fest

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Gore Mountain
Phone: 1-518-251-2411
Along with gorgeous fall foliage and spectacular photo ops, this two-day FREE event features homemade and hand-crafted items on display and for sale. Items featured in the series may include food items, photography, paintings, pottery, jewelry, soaps, wood products, paper and fabric crafts, wine & spirits, and more! There will be live performances both days of take along one of our scavenger hunt game cards or participate in a fun hiking challenge. While you’re there, plan to enjoy a relaxing scenic skyride, head off on a hiking excursion, tackle the mountain's challenging downhill biking terrain, or throw a round of disc golf under a cool canopy of hardwoods.

The Big Sip at Bethel Woods

Time: 1:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Email: info@bethelwoodscenter.org
This two-day craft beverage festival celebrates the finest wineries and distilleries in the region with live music featuring Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Back to the Eighties Show with Jessie’s Girl & more!

Colors in the Catskills Fall Festival Series

Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Hunter Mountain
Phone: 800-486-8376
FREE Admission. Saturday, Sunday: Oct 01 - Oct 16; 11am-6pm Saturdays, 11pm-5pm Sundays

Our FREE Hunter Fall Festivals are back this October featuring live entertainment and food in the beauty of the great northern Catskills surrounded by lush fall foliage. Our modern celebration of the harvest features numerous vendors, a DJ, the Sam Adams Stage & tent, and live bands. Scenic skyride will be open, weather permitting with ticket purchase required. There are no VIP packages for this event. Festival opens at 11am all days. N

Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Liberty Ridge Farm
Phone: 518-664-1515
As the sun sets over Liberty Ridge, they farm turns into a haunted nightmare featuring 5 haunted attractions, all at 1 location. Each attraction is scarier than the one before, sure to leave everyone who enters trembling with fear.

Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm also features a Psychic Sideshow featuring the thrills and excitement of a carnival midway, a Backyard Grill offering a selection of food, and more.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

'Cuse Cabaret - A New Show of Songs about Syracuse & CNY

Email: gatespringproductions@gmail.com
Join us for a hilarious night of comedy songs celebrating the quirks and charms of Syracuse and Central New York! Get ready to laugh your socks off at the 'Cuse Cabaret happening at CNY Jazz Central on East Washington Street in Syracuse, NY, USA. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind in-person event that will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. Come and enjoy an evening filled with catchy tunes, witty lyrics, and uproarious performances that pay tribute to our beloved city and its unique culture. Grab your friends and get ready for a night of side-splitting entertainment!

'Cuse Cabaret - A New Show of Songs about Syracuse & CNY

Time: 7:30 PM
Phone: 315-454-2832
Email: gatespringproductions@gmail.com
Join us for a one-of-a-kind event that will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. Enjoy an evening filled with catchy tunes, witty lyrics, and uproarious performances that pay tribute to our beloved city and its unique culture. Oct 6 & 7@7:30pm & Oct 8 @2:00pm

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

Putnam Fall for Dance

Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Phone: 1-845-228-2685
Email: Putnamcountydanceproject@gmail.com
Putnam Fall for Dance” highlights American Modern Dance pioneers as well as contemporary new works at Arts on the Lake, Saturday, Oct. 7th & Monday, Oct. 9th, 2023. Arts on the Lake will showcase dancers on the Boyd Family Concert Lawn dance stage for the first ever “Putnam Fall for Dance”. Putnam Fall for Dance has two unique performances. A Saturday matinee presents established companies: Putnam County Dance Project (PCDP), Dances by Isadora/NYC, and the The Erick Hawkins Dance Company, while the Monday performance features new and in-progress works by a variety of regional choreographers followed by conversation. The Second Day of the Putnam Fall for Dance project brings "Open Stage", a showcase for new and in-progress works by a variety of regional choreographers followed by conversation and commentary

Fall Harvest Cruise-In

Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Phone: 518-332-0538
Email: cfyfejohnston@aol.com
The Mayfield Historical Society's Annual Fall Harvest Cruise-In will feature antique, hot rod, and vintage vehicles. Admission is free to all Cruise-In participants and the general public. Musical entertainment will be provided by Aaron Mittler. The 1810 Rice Homestead with its 1790 cabin and Loom Room will be open for free tours. The event features spinning and wool rug braiding demos, hot dogs with locally iconic Le’s Snack Bar Secret Meat Sauce, cider and donuts, make-your-own-sundaes, farm produce and pumpkins, artwork by local artist Linda Finch, and locally sourced honey and homemade soaps from Brett’s Farmstead.

Project Locksley LIVE @ Bullfinch Brewpub | Destiny USA!

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Email: michelle@albertsgroup.net
Live music from 6 PM - 9 PM!

Project Locksley is an acoustic group that plays a fun, upbeat set of popular songs that people of all age groups will enjoy. Come down to Bullfinch Saturday July 1st at 6pm for delicious food and beer while listening to live music.

Bullfinch Brewpub is a locally owned restaurant and brewery located in the level 1 canyon in the Destiny USA mall. 306 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13204

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Rev it Up at NAPA Super Dirt Week

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Oswego Speedway
Phone: 1-315-342-0646
Email: contact@oswegospeedway.com
NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week is Racing’s Biggest Party, A New York Tradition, showcasing the best drivers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic as they tackle the historic Steel Palace at the Oswego Speedway. Get ready for the the thunder of the best race car drivers in the country competing in one of the Northeast’s most historic and prestigious motorsports events of the year. The annual pilgrimage for thousands of race fans from across the United States and Canada runs October 2-8, 2023. Super DIRT Week celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, was awarded the 2015 Newsmaker of the Year Award and the 2011 National Speedway Directory Outstanding Annual Short-Track Event.

Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival

Host/Presenter: Tupper Arts Center
Phone: 1-518-359-5042
Share in the beauty and spirit of this historic lumberjack town amid the majestic Adirondack Mountains in full fall foliage when artists from across the United States and Canada converge for the Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival.
The festival takes place over the course of four days, during which painters will be able to venture through the town and the surrounding woods, and will conclude with a gallery and sale at the Tupper Arts Center.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Lake George Village Oktoberfest

Time: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-518-260-2025
Every October, The heart of Lake George is transformed into a Bavarian-style street fair as we celebrate the arrival of Fall in the Adirondacks.. Entry to the three-day event is free! Along with nonstop German and polka music to get your feet tapping and keep you dancing, there will be traditional dancers, Adirondack Brewery beer garden, local artisan vendors, carnival rides, bratwurst, crafts, knackwurst, keg tossing, weisswurst, potato pancakes, stein hoisting, pony rides, local wine, dancing chickens, fall foliage, and more. Rain or shine.

Fall Fun on the Farm - Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards
Phone: 1-716-772-2211
Held weekends in September and October, Fall Fun on the Farm features apples & pumpkin picking, live music, brew pub and brew garden, wine and cider tasting, food, corn maze, playground and jungle gym, petting zoo, goat races, mega slide and more! Tickets required on weekends September 4th - October 30th as well as Labor Day and Columbus Day - Free Admission Monday-Friday

Lafayette Apple Festival

Recognized as one of the primary apple producing regions of Upstate New York, this family-oriented event celebrates the fall harvest season with more than 500 crafters, special events, rides, competitions and, of course, delicious apple treats. The festival’s backdrop of rolling hills and colorful fall foliage creates a memorable setting for one of the northeast's premier arts and crafts show and brings in more than 90,000 visitors each year.

Come and view some of the most original scarecrows ever created, meet the Apple Queen and check out the local favorite, the Apple Pie competition.
Apple pancake breakfast starting at 7 a.m. Saturday & Sunday

Gore Mountain Master Craft Harvest Fest

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Gore Mountain
Phone: 1-518-251-2411
Along with gorgeous fall foliage and spectacular photo ops, this two-day FREE event features homemade and hand-crafted items on display and for sale. Items featured in the series may include food items, photography, paintings, pottery, jewelry, soaps, wood products, paper and fabric crafts, wine & spirits, and more! There will be live performances both days of take along one of our scavenger hunt game cards or participate in a fun hiking challenge. While you’re there, plan to enjoy a relaxing scenic skyride, head off on a hiking excursion, tackle the mountain's challenging downhill biking terrain, or throw a round of disc golf under a cool canopy of hardwoods.

The Big Sip at Bethel Woods

Time: 1:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Email: info@bethelwoodscenter.org
This two-day craft beverage festival celebrates the finest wineries and distilleries in the region with live music featuring Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Back to the Eighties Show with Jessie’s Girl & more!

Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: Fall Foliage Excursion

Host/Presenter: Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad
Phone: 1-607-432-2429
Take a picturesque ride through the Susquehanna River Valley. Travel along the tranquil Susquehanna River, through farm fields with beautiful views, and forests with colorful foliage. Food and beverages for sale on board. The train departs from the Milford train depot at 1 p.m. and is 2 hours long.

Colors in the Catskills Fall Festival Series

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Hunter Mountain
Phone: 800-486-8376
FREE Admission. Saturday, Sunday: Oct 01 - Oct 16; 11am-6pm Saturdays, 11pm-5pm Sundays

Our FREE Hunter Fall Festivals are back this October featuring live entertainment and food in the beauty of the great northern Catskills surrounded by lush fall foliage. Our modern celebration of the harvest features numerous vendors, a DJ, the Sam Adams Stage & tent, and live bands. Scenic skyride will be open, weather permitting with ticket purchase required. There are no VIP packages for this event. Festival opens at 11am all days. N

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

'Cuse Cabaret - A New Show of Songs about Syracuse & CNY

Email: gatespringproductions@gmail.com
Join us for a hilarious night of comedy songs celebrating the quirks and charms of Syracuse and Central New York! Get ready to laugh your socks off at the 'Cuse Cabaret happening at CNY Jazz Central on East Washington Street in Syracuse, NY, USA. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind in-person event that will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. Come and enjoy an evening filled with catchy tunes, witty lyrics, and uproarious performances that pay tribute to our beloved city and its unique culture. Grab your friends and get ready for a night of side-splitting entertainment!

'Cuse Cabaret - A New Show of Songs about Syracuse & CNY

Time: 7:30 PM
Phone: 315-454-2832
Email: gatespringproductions@gmail.com
Join us for a one-of-a-kind event that will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter. Enjoy an evening filled with catchy tunes, witty lyrics, and uproarious performances that pay tribute to our beloved city and its unique culture. Oct 6 & 7@7:30pm & Oct 8 @2:00pm

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

Jazz on the Terrace

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Phone: 607-292-3920
Email: dlwinery@gmail.com
Come embrace the Fall foliage with one of the best views of Keuka Lake. Enjoy Domaine LeSeurre wines, jazz music by the Dennis Winge Ensemble, and French inspired bites by Chris B's food truck.

No reservations necessary.

Game Day Brunch @ Bullfinch Brewpub | Destiny USA!

Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Email: michelle@albertsgroup.net
EGGS & KEGS
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Join us for game day brunch on October 8th to watch the Buffalo Bills vs the Jacksonville Jaguars. Game starts at 9:30am, bar opens at 10.
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Bullfinch Brewpub is a locally owned restaurant and brewery located in the level 1 canyon in the Destiny USA mall. 306 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13204

Schenectady County Fall Foliage Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Phone: 518-374-0263
Email: paul@primeaufahey.com
Schenectady County Historical Society partners with Schenectady County to present the Schenectady County Fall Foliage Festival at the Mabee Farm Historic Site. Is there anything better than the smokey scent of the blacksmith's forge, the yearly bounty of pumpkins, and the magnificent colors of fall foliage set against the Mohawk River? The event includes family fun activities will include horse-drawn hayrides, pony rides, a petting zoo, Border Collie herding demonstrations, blacksmithing and woodworking demonstrations, pumpkin painting, kid games and crafts, local craft and food vendors, craft beer, live music, and more.

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Apples, Apples, Apples!

Time: 10:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Phone: 1-518-538-6822
What better way to celebrate autumn than with Apples, Apples, Apples! There will be hands-on activities, and demonstrations all day long in the Historic Village. Plus, all kids 12 and under are FREE! ! This event features activities, talks, crafting, and demonstrations all day in the Historic Village and Nature Center.

A Disappearance in Dead Creek

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Schroeppel Historical Society Presents ‘A Disappearance in Dead Creek’
Phone: 315-695-6641
The Schroeppel Historical Society hosts “A Disappearance in Dead Creek,” a presentation focuses about a man who went missing in 1908 and the mysterious
circumstances surrounding his disappearance.

Steve McMahon leads the presentation and discussion on the unsolved disappearance, including the discovery of the missing man’s suitcase and the revelations that unfolded as a result. The mysterious findings include a potential link to the attempted murder of the missing man’s boss, who was a millionaire horse breeder.

The event is free and open to the public, but donations are greatly appreciated. Refreshments will be provided courtesy of the Schroeppel Historical Society.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

Putnam Fall for Dance

Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Phone: 1-845-228-2685
Email: Putnamcountydanceproject@gmail.com
Putnam Fall for Dance” highlights American Modern Dance pioneers as well as contemporary new works at Arts on the Lake, Saturday, Oct. 7th & Monday, Oct. 9th, 2023. Arts on the Lake will showcase dancers on the Boyd Family Concert Lawn dance stage for the first ever “Putnam Fall for Dance”. Putnam Fall for Dance has two unique performances. A Saturday matinee presents established companies: Putnam County Dance Project (PCDP), Dances by Isadora/NYC, and the The Erick Hawkins Dance Company, while the Monday performance features new and in-progress works by a variety of regional choreographers followed by conversation. The Second Day of the Putnam Fall for Dance project brings "Open Stage", a showcase for new and in-progress works by a variety of regional choreographers followed by conversation and commentary

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Dinner Train Series

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Adirondack Scenic Railroad - Utica Union Station
Phone: 1-800-819-2291
Step aboard the Adirondack Express for a Dinner and Train ride from Utica’s Union Station to Remsen. Enjoy a hand-crafted menu from an local chef Patrick O’Connor, owner of Feast & Festivities by O’Connor’s. Includes one complementary drink! Seating options include First Class with table seating and attendant or Diamond Class with 1920s booth style seating. The upper level of the Dome Car provides 360 views of the Adirondacks! Please visit the website for menu and details.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

Woodstock Farm Festival

Time: 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Phone: 845-901-5970
Email: reynoldsmer@gmail.com
Join us every Wednesday May - October for the Woodstock Farm Festival! Enjoy local purveyors, prepared foods, events and music every week.

Happy Hour with Cinnamon Jones @ Record Archive - Oct 11

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Phone: 585-727-4119
Email: bruceehandelman@gmail.com
Join Cinnamon Jones as she brings her innovative blend of Gospel and Blues, Jazz and Pop, R & B and Soul to Record Archive’s legendary Wednesday Happy Hour in The Backroom Lounge! Starts at 5PM, Live music runs 6-8PM.  Arrive early to assure yourself of a seat.

Who is CINNAMON JONES? “Sugar and spice may be nice, but ‘Cinnamon’ is good for your Soul.”  Behold the very essence of an unadulterated phenomenon of talent. Cinnamon was designed to leave an indelible impression for all to admire. She embodies an unequaled exhibition of love and dedication for the art of music which shows through her innovative blend of genres.  Cinnamon’s Soul / R&B / Gospel / Jazz / Funk is instantaneously appealing

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Fort Ontario Law & Disorder Lantern Tours

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Historic Fort Ontario
Phone: 315-343-4711
Fort Ontario State Historic Site hosts “Law and Disorder” lantern tours Thursdays, Oct. 5 and 12. Each event begins at 7 p.m. inside the old stone fort located at 1 E. Fourth St. in Oswego. The tours feature costumed interpreters who lead participants in an exploration of the chaotic events in Fort Ontario’s history in the hope of uncovering why so many spirits seem to linger there.

Tickets for the tours are $20 and can be pre-purchased in the museum gift shop or by calling the fort at 315-343-4711 during regular business hours. Tickets at the gate will be offered first come, first serve until the tour is at capacity. Tours take place outdoors, rain or shine, after dark and may include up to a mile of walking, so participants are asked to dress accordingly. Children aged under 8 years are not permitted and parental discretion is advised for all others.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

Jason on Guitar LIVE at Bullfinch Brewpub - Destiny USA!

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Email: michelle@albertsgroup.net
Live music from 6 PM - 9 PM!

Jason Fingerman is a local musician, based out of Liverpool, who has been playing classic rock covers at Syracuse area brew pubs since 2021. He's also appeared at the New York State Fair and the Lafayette Apple Fest. He plays a broad range of covers, from Black Sabbath and AC/DC to James Taylor and Billy Joel.
Bullfinch Brewpub is a locally owned restaurant and brewery, located in the level 1 canyon in the Destiny USA mall. 306 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13204

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Beer & Wine Train on the Adirondack Rail Road

Time: 6:30 PM, 6:45 PM
Host/Presenter: Adirondack Scenic Railroad - Utica Union Station
Phone: 1-800-819-2291
Watch the scenic countryside roll by while sipping on the best wines and brews on this New York beer and wine train. Travel from Utica’s Union Station north to Remsen Station, enjoying a selection of quality drinks along the way. This almost three-hour train tour from Utica is a great way to spend a relaxing evening as you chug along. This week's musical guest: The Old Main.
Passengers receive a complimentary beer or wine glass (glass only – beverage not included) with each regular adult ticket purchase. Duration: 2.5 hours

Fall Country Folk Art Craft Show

Time: 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great New York State Fair
Phone: 248-634-4151
Friday, 5-9pm; Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday 10am to 4pm

Stop by for great farmhouse style home and holiday décor, up cycled goods, handcrafted furniture, rugs, floral designs, repurposed treasures, lighting, framed art, jewelry, apparel, fashion accessories, gourmet foods & much, much more! Can’t wait to see your bright smiling faces when we open the doors!!! More show information & discount coupons at: www.CountryFolkArt.com

Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Liberty Ridge Farm
Phone: 518-664-1515
As the sun sets over Liberty Ridge, they farm turns into a haunted nightmare featuring 5 haunted attractions, all at 1 location. Each attraction is scarier than the one before, sure to leave everyone who enters trembling with fear.

Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm also features a Psychic Sideshow featuring the thrills and excitement of a carnival midway, a Backyard Grill offering a selection of food, and more.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

FUSION anti-gala fundraiser

Time: 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 518-935-4858
Email: casey@albanybarn.org
Celebrate all things (un)lucky & Friday the 13th at FUSION, Albany Barn Inc's anti-gala fundraising event.
Deliciously devilish food & drinks provided by your favorite local restaurants, wickedly fun art installations curated by our in-house artists, spine-chilling tunes to dance the night away to by local DJ Intell Haysfield, and so much more. All funds raised will support The Barn's mission of providing safe & supportive space and services to artists, helping them turn their craft into a career.

Mark Nanni LIVE @ Bullfinch Brewpub | Destiny USA!

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Email: michelle@albertsgroup.net
Live music from 6 PM - 9 PM!
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Mark Nanni has been playing music for over 25 years and is a multi-SAMMY’s, (Syracuse Area Music Awards) winner! Playing hundreds of solo performances annually Mark's style is influenced by jam, rock, pop, soul, clues, country, and jazz.

Bullfinch Brewpub is a locally owned restaurant and brewery, located in the level 1 canyon in the Destiny USA mall. 306 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13204

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Fall Country Folk Art Craft Show

Time: 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great New York State Fair
Phone: 248-634-4151
Friday, 5-9pm; Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday 10am to 4pm

Stop by for great farmhouse style home and holiday décor, up cycled goods, handcrafted furniture, rugs, floral designs, repurposed treasures, lighting, framed art, jewelry, apparel, fashion accessories, gourmet foods & much, much more! Can’t wait to see your bright smiling faces when we open the doors!!! More show information & discount coupons at: www.CountryFolkArt.com

Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Liberty Ridge Farm
Phone: 518-664-1515
As the sun sets over Liberty Ridge, they farm turns into a haunted nightmare featuring 5 haunted attractions, all at 1 location. Each attraction is scarier than the one before, sure to leave everyone who enters trembling with fear.

Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm also features a Psychic Sideshow featuring the thrills and excitement of a carnival midway, a Backyard Grill offering a selection of food, and more.

Fall Fun on the Farm - Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards
Phone: 1-716-772-2211
Held weekends in September and October, Fall Fun on the Farm features apples & pumpkin picking, live music, brew pub and brew garden, wine and cider tasting, food, corn maze, playground and jungle gym, petting zoo, goat races, mega slide and more! Tickets required on weekends September 4th - October 30th as well as Labor Day and Columbus Day - Free Admission Monday-Friday

Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: Fall Foliage Excursion

Host/Presenter: Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad
Phone: 1-607-432-2429
Take a picturesque ride through the Susquehanna River Valley. Travel along the tranquil Susquehanna River, through farm fields with beautiful views, and forests with colorful foliage. Food and beverages for sale on board. The train departs from the Milford train depot at 1 p.m. and is 2 hours long.

Fort Ontario Ghost Hunt with CNY Ghost Hunters

Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Historic Fort Ontario
Phone: 315-343-4711
Friends of Fort Ontario and Central New York Ghost Hunters are presenting their annual Ghost Tours Fundraiser at historic Fort Ontario - renowned for ghost activity! Tickets are available for pre-sale only! $20.00 Pre-sale Only! One Night Only! Hunts start every 25-30 minutes. You must pick a time slot. Bring flashlights & cameras. Rain or dark event. Dress warm & wear good footwear. There will be stairs & uneven grounds. this event is not for small children. (8 & up) Call or stop in to Fort Ontario during regular business hours or payment may be taken over the phone. This is a fundraiser, no refunds!

Get your photo taken with a "Ghost" for a small fee!

Colors in the Catskills Fall Festival Series

Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Hunter Mountain
Phone: 800-486-8376
FREE Admission. Saturday, Sunday: Oct 01 - Oct 16; 11am-6pm Saturdays, 11pm-5pm Sundays

Our FREE Hunter Fall Festivals are back this October featuring live entertainment and food in the beauty of the great northern Catskills surrounded by lush fall foliage. Our modern celebration of the harvest features numerous vendors, a DJ, the Sam Adams Stage & tent, and live bands. Scenic skyride will be open, weather permitting with ticket purchase required. There are no VIP packages for this event. Festival opens at 11am all days. N

Adirondack Brewery Oktoberfest

Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Adirondack Brewery
Phone: 1518-668-0002
Adirondack Brewery offers a day full of all things Oktoberfest with the beautiful Lake George Fall foliage as your backdrop. Enjoy nonstop Polka Music, Adirondack Brewery Beer Garden, Bratwurst, Dancing, Knackwurst,
Keg Tossing, Weisswurst, Potato Pancakes, Stein Hoisting, New York State Guest Breweries, Costume Contest (see website for details and prizes), Endless Beer Sampling, Local Wine, Craft Cider, Cornhole, Dancing Chicken, Fall Foliage, Artisan Cheese, and so much more!

Toyfest

Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Host/Presenter: CNY Promotions
Phone: 607-753-8580
Toyfest boasts 120 vendor tables and 2 autograph guests. Hall of Famers Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Tito Santana. This show will have Modern and Antique Toys, Comics, Funk Pops, Action Figures, Pokémon and a whole lot more.

Located in the C&S Companies Science & Industry Building.

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

Sarah's Country Barn's Fall Fest

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: sarahscountrybarn@gmail.com
Join us on Saturday, October 14th, 2023 from 9 AM to 5 PM for Sarah’s Country Barn’s inaugural Fall Fest taking place at the Ontario Fireman’s Exempt Field. This incredible event will allow guests to shop local creators and makers from the upstate New York area.

Vendors will showcase their handmade goods and products from ceramic dishware and wooden decor to delicious pastries. Entrance to the festival is $1.00 and children 5 and under are free - all proceeds benefit the Wayne Central Education Foundation. The SCB Fall Fest is the perfect opportunity to get ahead of your holiday shopping list or snag the piece of fall decor you’ve been dreaming of. Delicious bites and music by Doze Guyz Entertainment will keep the fun going all day.

SCB Fall Fest

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Phone: 585-402-6942
Email: sarahscountrybarn@gmail.com
The first annual SCB Fall Fest will be held at Ontario Fireman's Exempt Field (1840 Route 104, Ontario NY) on October 14th 9a-5p.
Attendance Entrance Fee: $1- all proceeds being donated to the Wayne Central Education Foundation
What to expect:
40+ Amazing local handmade artisans.
Yummy Food- Rob's Kabobs Terry's Tips and Beef, The Busted Yolk and the local boy scouts troop will be serving hotdogs and we also have baked goods vendors!
Music by Doze Guyz Entertainment 9a-2p

Jimmy Wolf Live @ Bullfinch Brewpub | Destiny USA!

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Email: michelle@albertsgroup.net
Live music from 6 PM - 9 PM!

Jimmy Wolf is an award-winning singer/songwriter and guitarist. He has brought new and exciting energy to the world of Blues for the past 3+ decades. Jimmy likes to mix Delta-Chicago Blues, 50s Rock and R&B with chainsaw guitar to deliver a soulful music experience.

Bullfinch Brewpub is a locally owned restaurant and brewery, located in the level 1 canyon in the Destiny USA mall. 306 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13204

Batty About Books at The Children's Museum at Saratoga!

Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Phone: 518-584-5540
Email: sydnie@primeaufahey.com
Are you ready to go "Batty About Books?" Join us this Saturday, October 14, for an event that celebrates the magic of reading! Our "Batty About Books" event is the perfect opportunity to dive into a world of imagination, adventure, and mystery. Activities kick off at 11:00am and 3:00pm, so grab your little bookworms and join us for a day of literary fun that's sure to be a page-turner!

Heroic Corn Maze Outdoor Adventure

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ticonderoga
Phone: 1-518-585-2821

Every Tuesday-Sunday from July 29-October 15

Share time with family and friends while exploring a unique corn maze located on the shores of Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga. Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun as you look for history clues among towering stalks of corn! Find clues connected to our story as you make your way through the maze! The Heroic Corn Maze is included in Fort Ticonderoga admission! The Heroic Maze is designed to be challenging but still allows visitors to exit quickly if needed. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience!

Fort Ticonderoga is proud of its agricultural history with gardens dating to 1756. Today, the formal display King’s Garden, educational Discovery Gardens, apple orchards, and farmland including the Heroic Corn Maze, highlights our commitment to sustainable modern farming practices.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Fall Country Folk Art Craft Show

Time: 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great New York State Fair
Phone: 248-634-4151
Friday, 5-9pm; Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday 10am to 4pm

Stop by for great farmhouse style home and holiday décor, up cycled goods, handcrafted furniture, rugs, floral designs, repurposed treasures, lighting, framed art, jewelry, apparel, fashion accessories, gourmet foods & much, much more! Can’t wait to see your bright smiling faces when we open the doors!!! More show information & discount coupons at: www.CountryFolkArt.com

Fall Fun on the Farm - Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Becker Farms & Vizcarra Vineyards
Phone: 1-716-772-2211
Held weekends in September and October, Fall Fun on the Farm features apples & pumpkin picking, live music, brew pub and brew garden, wine and cider tasting, food, corn maze, playground and jungle gym, petting zoo, goat races, mega slide and more! Tickets required on weekends September 4th - October 30th as well as Labor Day and Columbus Day - Free Admission Monday-Friday

Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: Fall Foliage Excursion

Host/Presenter: Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad
Phone: 1-607-432-2429
Take a picturesque ride through the Susquehanna River Valley. Travel along the tranquil Susquehanna River, through farm fields with beautiful views, and forests with colorful foliage. Food and beverages for sale on board. The train departs from the Milford train depot at 1 p.m. and is 2 hours long.

Colors in the Catskills Fall Festival Series

Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Hunter Mountain
Phone: 800-486-8376
FREE Admission. Saturday, Sunday: Oct 01 - Oct 16; 11am-6pm Saturdays, 11pm-5pm Sundays

Our FREE Hunter Fall Festivals are back this October featuring live entertainment and food in the beauty of the great northern Catskills surrounded by lush fall foliage. Our modern celebration of the harvest features numerous vendors, a DJ, the Sam Adams Stage & tent, and live bands. Scenic skyride will be open, weather permitting with ticket purchase required. There are no VIP packages for this event. Festival opens at 11am all days. N

Collectorsfest Sports Memorabilia & Collectible Show

Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Phone: 315-472-5478
Our shows are the biggest shows in upstate New York and consist of sports memorabilia, race memorabilia, sports and non-sports cards, autographs, beanie babies, comics, starting line up, toys, and a whole lot more. Our show will have up to 120 tables of all types of collectibles. We have some new and different vendors setting up each show from all over the northeast & Canada. Located in the C&S Companies Science & Industry Building

Spooky Island New York

Time: 4:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Email: info@spookyislandny.com
GET READY! Spooky Island is coming to the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds this fall! Experience a Halloween carnival unlike any other! You'll experience:
3 SPINE-TINGLING scare zones, 2 HORRIFYING haunted houses, a horror VENDOR hall, DELICIOUS food and drink concession offerings, FUN FILLED carnival rides and all of our little monster offerings listed below.
For our little monsters, visit us before 6pm for a not-so-scary Halloween carnival that includes trick or treating, kid-friendly carnival rides and games, light-on monster-free walk-throughs of our haunted house with kid-friendly ghost stories and spooky fun activities for the whole family!
You won't want to miss out on this one of a kind experience. Visit if you dare...
Happy haunting!

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

Cello & Piano Recital

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Phone: 315-252-0339
Email: admin@willard-chapel.com
Join the Wada Family for the Cello & Piano Recital. Tickets are $10 per person. The Chapel is handicapped accessible through its north entrance off Seymour Street. Tickets are available at Willard Chapel, 17 Nelson Street, Auburn, NY during our regular hours Wednesday-Friday 11 AM – 4 PM or call 315-252-0339 to reserve seating.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

ADK Quilt Conference

Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Phone: 315-369-6411
Email: kmayo@viewarts.org
Join us at View on October 16-18 for the ADK Quilt Conference. Experience quilting in many forms, learn new tips, tricks, and techniques from nationally renowned quilters, and connect with fellow fabric artists. Tuesday Package - $250, Wednesday Package - $225, Complete 3 Day Package - $400

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

ADK Quilt Conference

Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Phone: 315-369-6411
Email: kmayo@viewarts.org
Join us at View on October 16-18 for the ADK Quilt Conference. Experience quilting in many forms, learn new tips, tricks, and techniques from nationally renowned quilters, and connect with fellow fabric artists. Tuesday Package - $250, Wednesday Package - $225, Complete 3 Day Package - $400

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

ADK Quilt Conference

Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Phone: 315-369-6411
Email: kmayo@viewarts.org
Join us at View on October 16-18 for the ADK Quilt Conference. Experience quilting in many forms, learn new tips, tricks, and techniques from nationally renowned quilters, and connect with fellow fabric artists. Tuesday Package - $250, Wednesday Package - $225, Complete 3 Day Package - $400

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Email: info@hudsonvalley.org
Select Dates from September 15 - November 19: Visit website for exact dates and times.

Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans. Witness more than 7,000 spooky, hand-carved pumpkins illuminate the grounds at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. Complete with synchronized lighting and an original soundtrack, this one-of-a-kind event is not to be missed!

New for 2023, see our twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel and take in our gourd-eous circus sideshow!

Fall Festival at Long Acre Farm

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-986-4202
Open every weekend in the fall and Columbus Day Monday

Long Acre Farm invites you to visit and enjoy pumpkins, amazing corn mazes for adults and special ones for kids, hayrides, a cow train ride, wine tasting and more. The BBQ Grill is open every weekend and other fall favorites available include cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, pumpkin ice cream and fudge, apple pies and more!

Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration

Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-315-662-3355

Every weekend from September 16 - October 22

The Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration runs every weekend from mid-September through October and features ongoing activities, special events and festival entertainment for all ages and interests. Tackle a challenging and huge corn maize, pick your own apples, take a wagon ride to the pumpkin field or the apple orchard. Enjoy cider making demonstrations, playgrounds, Critz Critter Animal Area, Cow Train, the Tasting Room with beer, wine and hard cider, Gift Shop, Cafe, entertainment, live music and special events. Some, but not all activities are also available during the week.

The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Great Pumpkin Farm
Phone: 716-759-1929
Open every day from September 16-October 31, 10am - 7pm

Come find all your favorite family fun fall things to do at one of Upstate New York’s largest Fall Festival. There will be the Cornmaze, Boo Barn, Amusement Rides, Cow Train, Jumping Pillows, Magic Show, Halloween Store, Bakery, Cider & Donuts and much more…and plenty of great food! Come out and buy pumpkins, gourds, stalks and more. During the week the Pumpkin Palace is open where you can buy Halloween decorations and gifts, old-fashioned candy, apple cider and baked goods (Sorry! Donuts are only made on the weekends!). Weekdays are free admission except for Columbus Day and each festival weekend has a theme with special activities!

LEGOLAND New York Brick-or-Treat

Host/Presenter: LEGOLAND New York Resort
Open select Saturdays & Sundays | September 16 to October 29

Brick-or-Treat - the not-so-spooky Halloween party built for kids - will bewitch LEGOLAND® New York Resort with tons of candy, an all-new show line up, never-before-seen exclusive LEGO® characters, and more! Each of LEGOLAND New York’s seven themed lands will be “tricked” out with Halloween décor and will feature special kids’ entertainment, costume contests, bricktastic characters and of course trick-or-treating!

Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth

Email: info@hollowedharvest.com
The Capital Region's only Jack-O'-Lantern festival, returns in a new an exciting format known as "Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth." The Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth features hundreds of intricately carved Jack-O'-Lanterns that offer a new twist on the magic of the Hollowed Harvest. Experience amazing carvings, a stunning Jack-O'-Lantern tunnel and playful animations come to life right before your eyes - all at a new location in Schenectady, NY!

Please note this version of Hollowed Harvest is a different experience than the outdoor variety (a fan favorite in other locations) and optional hands-on pumpkin carving where you can roll up your sleeves and get into the spirit of Halloween by carving your very own masterpiece!

While the Hollowed Harvest: Wicked Labyrinth is always a family-friendly event, we have partnered with The Castle of Terror at this location for those looking for a scare!

Fright Fest at Darien Lake Theme Park

Time: 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
Phone: 1-585-599-4641

Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31; visit the website for exact dates and times

Fright Fest is back! By day, families can enjoy trick or treating throughout the park, along with other kid-friendly activities. But at night, Zombies roam the paths, turning this theme park into a scream park. Everywhere you step you’ll find new scares, haunted houses, mazes, and a “Spooktacular” laser light show. The fun and fright runs every weekend through the end of October.

Field of Horrors

Phone: 1-518-286-9663
Weekends and select dates from Sept. 23 - Oct. 31. Visit website for exact dates and times. (Sept. 23-24 is SNEAK PEAK weekend with special rates)

At the Field of Horrors, daring guests will get to experience several haunted attractions for the price of one! Explore the Mummy's Curse, get disoriented and perplexed in Insanity, make your way past the spirited residents to get out of the Condemned Manor - and that's just to start! For those brave enough, top off your night of terror at Dr. Morbid's Haunted House (not recommended for children younger than 10). Come face the “Walking Trail of Terror” where you will creep into the sadistic slaughterhouse of a deranged madman, only to be led out deeper into the field where you may encounter vicious killers on the loose or even his victims!

Need a break? Dive into delicious bites from our food vendors and enjoy the spooky vibes by our bonfires.

The Headless Horseman Haunts

Phone: 1-845-339-2666
Weekends Sept. 23-Oct. 29; Check website for exact days and times and to purchase tickets.

Named the #1 Haunted Attraction in America, it has been featured on The Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS Evening News, The Today Show's segment "Sara in the City" and several national magazines. The historic circa 1793 manor incorporates its more than sixty-five acres of naturally landscaped property including foreboding woods, surreal ponds, fruit orchards and more with a Headless Horseman Haunted Attractions that is a unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Gift shops and eateries will be open.

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Phone: 1-716-699-4839
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 29 - Oct. 29.

Jump on the scariest hayride in Western New York – if you dare! Nightmare Hayride is a 25-minute tractor drawn hayride that will lead you down a creepy haunted path with live scary creatures. But that's not all of the frightening fun! You will then have to make your way through the Gothic Chamber, Haunted Wooden Maze, and through the Haunted Barn with the Vortex Tunnel. Nightmare Hayride also offers a cook shack which serves up some spooktacular food! There are seven tractors running continuously, so no reservation is needed. There is a cost for admission (children 5 and under are free) and gives you access to all the haunted attractions.

Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Phone: 1-844-374-4481
Open every Friday & Saturday in October, as well as Sunday, October 8th & 29th.

Nestled in the back woods of Central New York. Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park offers a premier immersive Halloween experience. With four award-winning attractions, Frightmare Farms has become an annual tradition for those wishing to SCREAM. Since 2012, Frightmare Farms offers a season of screams using realistic sets and trained actors to create a nightmare adventure that will haunt your dreams. The haunted scream park features a haunted house, condemned trail and twisted labyrinth.

Cayo Industrial Horror Realm

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Cayo Industrial Horror Realm
Email: CayoIndustrial@gmail.com
Open every weekend in October as well as Oct. 31.

Get ready to enter a world of horror as you walk through Cayo Industrial's labyrinth of twisted walls exhibiting horrific encounters and thought-provoking imagery. This intense CNY Halloween attractions bills itself as a representation of horror, conspiracies, conflicts, pandemics and hidden agendas of the real world.

Zombie Zips at Mountain Ridge

Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Mountain Ridge Adventure Park
Phone: 1-518-227-1058

Every Friday and Saturday night in October!

Not for faint of heart (or kids), your Mountain Adventure nightmare will begin with a corpse-guided tour along a serial killer-infested forest before being hauled 70+ feet into the trees into complete, utter horror. Your zip line nightmare will launch you into in complete darkness along a screaming steel cable hundreds of feet along Mountain Ridge Adventure’s Zip Line Park – on not just one, but all 10 of the park’s zip lines! Not recommended for children younger than 14.

Beer & Wine Train on the Adirondack Rail Road

Time: 6:30 PM, 6:45 PM
Host/Presenter: Adirondack Scenic Railroad - Utica Union Station
Phone: 1-800-819-2291
Watch the scenic countryside roll by while sipping on the best wines and brews on this New York beer and wine train. Travel from Utica’s Union Station north to Remsen Station, enjoying a selection of quality drinks along the way. This almost three-hour train tour from Utica is a great way to spend a relaxing evening as you chug along. This week's musical guest: The Old Main.
Passengers receive a complimentary beer or wine glass (glass only – beverage not included) with each regular adult ticket purchase. Duration: 2.5 hours

Candlelight Concerts: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Time: 6:30 PM, 9pm
Phone: 315-463-9240
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Syracuse. Get your tickets now to discover Halloween-inspired music at The Palace Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight. Two showtimes: 6:30 and 9 p.m.

Check the website for the program lineup.

Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm

Time: 7:00 PM
Host/Presenter: Liberty Ridge Farm
Phone: 518-664-1515
As the sun sets over Liberty Ridge, they farm turns into a haunted nightmare featuring 5 haunted attractions, all at 1 location. Each attraction is scarier than the one before, sure to leave everyone who enters trembling with fear.

Nightmares at Liberty Ridge Farm also features a Psychic Sideshow featuring the thrills and excitement of a carnival midway, a Backyard Grill offering a selection of food, and more.

Moore Family Farm - Fall Festival

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Email: citysparkjb@gmail.com
Open weekends Sept. 30 through Oct. 29.

Come on out to Moore Family Farm this Fall for some good old fashion fun! We offer over 35 attractions which provides fun for all ages...some of which include a 5-acre corn maze, U-Pick pumpkins, apple cannons, wagon ride, jump pad, corn pit & more! A food truck & Treleaven Winery are on site daily serving food and beverages as well as our own donut trailer making fresh cider donuts. This years corn maze theme is Cortaca Jug, if you are a Cortland or IC Grad, please wear your colors proudly and be counted in the Cortaca Jug attendance battle happening this fall.

Our Special Event weekends are:
9/16-17 - Grandparents & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. Grandparents are FREE with paid grandchild admission. Teachers & School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID. 
9/23-24 - First Responders & Teacher Appreciation Weekend. First Responders, Veterans & Teachers/School Staff FREE gate admission with valid ID.  First Responder Vehicles on site 10am-1pm.
9/30-10/1 - College Weekend. Wear your college gear for discounted gate tickets.

Tomorrows: Artists Address Our Uncertain Future

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Phone: 585-461-2222
Email: info@rochestercontemporary.org
Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 6-9pm
On view October 6, 2023 - November 12, 2023; Open: Wed-Sun 12-5pm / Fri 12-9pm

‘Tomorrows’ considers how today’s artists engage with our swiftly changing world to contemplate how and where we go from here. Included in the exhibition is work from, Eva Davidova, [phylum] Carlos Castellanos, Johnny DiBlasi, Bello Bello, Jude Griebel, Eryk Salvaggio, and Sam Van Aken.

Image: Still from ‘Garden for Drowning Descendent’, an immersive, mixed reality participatory installation by Eva Davidova

$2 / Free For RoCo Members

Lil Pookie and The Zydeco Sensations - returns to Harmony House - Oct 20

Time: 7:15 PM - 11:00 PM
Phone: 585-727-4119
Email: zydjunky@gmail.com
Get ready to dance the night away as Lil Pookie & The Zydeco Sensations return to Harmony House on Friday, Oct 20, 2023! Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with lively music, infectious rhythms, and non-stop fun. Whether you're a seasoned zydeco enthusiast or new to the genre, this is a night you won't want to miss. Grab your friends, put on your dancing shoes, and get ready to groove to the soulful sounds of Lil Pookie & The Zydeco Sensations. See you there!

PRESENTED BY: Rochester Cajun Zydeco Network w/ SUPPORT from Lafayette Travel - www.lafayettetravel.com

Rocky Horror Picture Show 2023

Phone: 315-463-9240
Email: Admin@palaceeastwood.com
THIS IS AN INTERACTIVE event: there will be sprayed water, thrown items, loud noise! We welcome people 18 and up / 21 with valid ID card to be served.
Come dressed to impress with your best Rocky Horror or Halloween costume for the costume contest with Cash prizes! We will also have a Raffle, Photo Op, Live Band, Special Themed Drinks, and Food Trucks.

Tickets on Sale Now!

https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/palaceonjames/7304/event/1345278
Includes
Early entry admission to events room with private bar
Food, drinks and commemorative cup, Prop bag
Advance Sale only - $100 each
https://rockyhorroratpalaceonjames22.bpt.me/