October Events | Foliage & Fall Festivals

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…

With the pandemic still lingering, events may be canceled or postponed. Check websites before heading to event.

Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival 2022

• September 30 – October 2, 2022
• 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 2022 Apple Harvest Festival hosts plenty of apples, local produce, fresh baked goods, family entertainment, games, rides, prizes and live performances on two stages. Shop from over 60 different handcrafting artisans along Cayuga Street at the fall craft show which includes jewelry, ceramics, home decor, body care, specialty gifts, unique sculpture, clothing and so much more.

2022 Hilton Apple Fest

• October 1-2, 2022
• 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 (Sat), about 125 craft booths and 24 food booths at this weekend event.

2022 Montour Falls Harvest Festival

• October 1, 2022 (noon-7:15pm)
• 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.

Lincoln Hill Farms HalloweenFest – Canandaigua

• October 1, 2022
• Lincoln Hill Farms – 3792 NY 247, Canandaigua, NY
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• Lincoln Hill Farms HalloweenFest is a family-friendly outdoor, illuminated walking trail of your favorite Halloween exhibits and displays, along with food, bar and pumpkin specials. October 1 HalloweenFest features live music by The Skycoasters.

Hunt Country Harvest Festival

• October 1, 2022
• Hunt Country Vineyards – Branchport, NY
• Enjoy delicious wines, drinks and snacks from Hunt Country Vineyards, Grape Stomping, trolley rides through the vineyards, axe throwing, horseshoe pit, live music, and more at the Hunt Country Harvest Festival.
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GCVM Fall Festival & Agricultural Fair

• October 1-2, 2022
• 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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The Great Cortland Pumpkinfest

• October 1-2, 2022
• 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.

Genesee Valley Hunt Races Fall Festival – Geneseo

• October 8, 2022
• 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.

Fall Festival at Deer Haven Park – Romulus

• October 8, 2022 (10am-6pm)
• Deer Haven Park – 5479 NY 96A, Romulus, NY
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• The First Annual 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.

2022 Cohocton Fall Foliage Festival

• October 8-9, 2022
• 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 2022

• October 8-10, 2022 – 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 8-9, 2022
• 5330 Rowland Rd. Lafayette, NY
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• The Lafayette Apple Festival features free entertainment, family fun, rides, food vendors, shops, and much more. Fireworks at 6:30 on Saturday.

Bristol Mountain Fall Festival

• October 8-9, 2022
• 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.

Great Pumpkin Walk – Ontario Pathways trail

• Unfortunately canceled for 2022 🙁
• Free parking at the Ontario County Fairgrounds, County Rd 10. Canandaigua, NY
• Take a 1 mile walk along the Ontario Pathways trail through hundreds of twinkling, hand-carved pumpkins. Refreshments stop along the way. Suitable for all ages. Strollers are allowed. No pets allowed.

Finger Lakes Beer Festival

• October 28-29, 2022
• Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
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• Finger Lakes Beer Festival features over 50 New York State craft breweries and cideries. Enjoy live music, food, beer and friends.

Fall into Canandaigua | Canandaigua, NY

• October 29, 2022 (11am-3pm)
• 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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