Fall Time Harvest Festivals for Kids in New York

You know that fall is in the air when Central Park is littered with orange pumpkins.  Whether you want to stay in the city or head out to a real farm.  Here are some fun harvest time festivals that your kids will love.

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Halloween in Central Park
Manhattan, NY
October 9-31
12:00pm - 8:00pm
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Several events make up this Halloween celebration in Central Park - Harlem Meer Social Hour - Pumpkin Carving for Adults (October 15), Pumpkin Carving for Families (October 23), Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Sail (October 25), Halloween Crafts (October 29), and Spooks at Belvedere Castle (October 30). 

Enjoy a haunted house, pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving, hay rides, walkabout characters, live entertainment  and so much more  at the Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Sail.

Review of Central Park with Kids

Children's Fall Festival at Queens County Farm Museum
New York, Queens, NY
October 25
11:00am-4:00pm
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Youngsters are invited to wear their costumes, visit our haunted house, enjoy traditional games like sack races and trinkets-in-the-haystack, go on pony rides, and visit the petting zoo. Professional character look-a-likes will visit to add to the fun. Craft vendors will display and sell fall items.  Food and country western music and dancing will make this event fun for people of all ages. $5.00 per person.  Pick your own pumpkin the whole month of October.

Review of Queens County Farm Museum

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Fall Harvest Festival at the Highland Park
New York, Queens/Brooklyn, NY
October 17
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Highland Park's Fall Harvest Festival will highlight the traditions of an American Harvest celebration with a Native American theme featuring the RedHawk Indian Arts Council, “Flumpa and Friends” Science Rocks, Puppets in the Park, country music and wildlife show. Families can have fun with interactive recreational games, crafts, as well as a trivia and pie eating contest. You can also enjoy a hayride while listening to Native American stories.
October 24

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Cobblestone Farm Winery Pumpkin Festival
Romolus, NY
October 17 and 18
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Enjoy pumpkin picking, carving, and decorating, Other activities for kids include hay Rides and all sorts of pumpkin rewards. All costumed children and their parents will be rewarded with treats.

Review of Cobblestone Farm Winery with Kids

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Looking beyond New York, check out other harvest time events around the country

• Harvest Festivals for kids in New Jersey
• Harvest Festivals for kids in Connecticut
• Harvest Festivals for Kids in Seattle
• Harvest Festivals for kids in the San Francisco Bay Area