October in New York is a beautiful time. There are plenty of weekend activities and fun things to do in the Fall in the Finger Lakes. Along with leaf peeping scenic drives to view the spectacular fall foliage in the rolling hills of the Finger Lakes, there are many harvest festivals, events and things to do to celebrate the beauty and bounty that the Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York has to offer. Along with apple picking, pumpkin farms, hot air balloon rides, farmers markets and wine tours, there are many harvest festivals, Fall Festivals, street fairs, arts & crafts shows, and beer & wine events and activities going on around the Finger Lakes. Find out what’s going on in the Finger Lakes this weekend…
Events may be canceled or postponed. Check websites before heading to event.
Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival
- September 29 – October 1, 2023
- The Ithaca Commons – Ithaca, NY
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- Ithaca’s Apple Harvest Festival is a three day celebration of food, fun, and apples. The 2023 Apple Harvest Festival hosts plenty of apples, local produce, fresh baked goods, family entertainment, craft fair, games, rides, prizes and live performances.
Fall Festival at Deer Haven Park – Romulus
- September 30, 2023
- Deer Haven Park – 5479 NY 96A, Romulus, NY
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- The Fall Festival at the historic Seneca Army Depot at Deer Haven Park features food, raffles, craft vendors, petting zoo, open-wagon tours, military vehicles and equipment, and a live civil war campsite with re-enactors.
Hilton Apple Fest
- Sept 30 – October 1, 2023
- Hilton, NY
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- Hilton Apple Fest celebrates the apple harvest season with a weekend of free family entertainment including a craft show, an auto show, craft booths and food booths.
GCVM Fall Festival & Agricultural Fair
- Sept 30 – October 1, 2023
- Genessee Country Village- Mumford, NY
- The Genessee Country Village Fall Festival event features a farmers market tent along with livestock and baking competitions. Entertainment things-to-do include a Punch & Judy puppet show, live music, vintage baseball teams, and… goats.
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Montour Falls Harvest Festival
- October 7, 2023 (noon-7:30pm)
- Montour Falls, NY
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- Montour Falls Harvest Festival features live entertainment, craft and food vendors, a community bonfire and a spectacular fireworks display cascading over the 156-foot Shequaga Falls located in the center of the Village of Montour Falls.
The Great Cortland Pumpkinfest
- October 7-8, 2023
- Courthouse Park, Church Street, Cortland NY
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- Enjoy arts and crafts vendors, children’s games and activities, live music, food and drink, beer tent, antique tractors, hay rides, pumpkins, exhibits and displays at The Great Cortland Pumpkinfest.
Cohocton Fall Foliage Festival
- October 6-8, 2023
- Town and Village Greens, Cohocton, NY
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- The Cohocton Fall Foliage Festival is always held the first full weekend in October on the Cohocton Town and Village Greens and features many Arts, Crafts, Flea Market, Antique and Food Vendors, as well as a petting zoo, car show and free horse drawn wagon rides and more fun things to do. The Cohocton Fall Foliage Festival has entertainment in the gazebo all weekend long. Saturday highlights the Cohocton Fall Festival’s big parade, with many local high school bands participating.
Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show and Sale
- October 7-9, 2023 – Columbus Day Weekend
- Perry Village Park
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- Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show and Sale features over 300 artisans displaying their wares along with many food vendors, live entertainment, and other fun activities for the entire family. The Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show on Columbus Day Weekend features some of the country’s finest visual and performing artists, artisans, and crafts people, and some of the best pottery, paintings, quilts, fiber arts, handcrafted jewelry, photography, furniture, decorative painting, dried floral arrangements, packaged specialty foods, and so much more. Letchworth Arts and Crafts Show is held at the Perry Village Park (3 miles from the Perry Entrance to Letchworth State Park and 1 mile from Silver Lake.)
Lafayette Apple Festival
- October 7-8, 2023
- 5330 Rowland Rd. Lafayette, NY
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- The Lafayette Apple Festival features free entertainment, family fun, rides, food vendors, shops, Petting Zoo, and much more.
Bristol Mountain Fall Festival
- October 7-8, 2023
- Bristol Mountain, Bristol, NY
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- Come to the Bristol Mountain Fall Festival event and enjoy the fall foliage of the Finger Lakes along with food, wine, beer and crafts vendors, and live music. While you are at the Bristol Mountain Fall Festival you should take a skyride on the chair lift to the summit of Bristol Mountain to view the spectacular fall colors around Canandaigua Lake.
Genesee Valley Hunt Races Fall Festival – Geneseo
- October 14, 2023
- 3320 Nations Rd., Geneseo, NY
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- The Genesee Valley Hunt Races Fall Festival is like an old-fashioned country fair with a race track instead of a midway. Tailgate and watch sanctioned steeplechase races over timber jumps. There are stick horse races and pony rides for the kids, food and drink vendors, wine and craft beer tasting, shopping, music and more. There are also Terrier and wiener dog races, a jumping contest, agility courses, sled dog demos, and the Parade of the Genesee Valley Hunt foxhounds.
Ontario Pathways Pumpkin Walk – Canandaigua
- October 14, 2023
- Ontario County Fairgrounds, Canandaigua, NY
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- The ghosts return to the Ontario Pathways Pumpkin Walk for a night of spookiness and fun. Stroll a mile-long path lined with hundreds of glowing jack-o-lanterns. 6:30-9pm. Admission is $5
Fall into Canandaigua | Canandaigua, NY
- October 28, 2023
- Downtown Canandaigua, NY
- Fall into Canandaigua is a Celebration of Fall with Festival Family Fun. Visitors enjoy a host of Fall-Themed Activities such as Pumpkin Decorating, Kids Costume Parade and Contest, Horse Drawn Wagon Rides, Musical Petting Zoo, Magic Shows, and Family Friendly Activities
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