From flying raptors to medieval delights, and from harvests to Halloween, the fall is a time to celebrate family, nature, and the great outdoors. Here’s a list of upcoming autumn celebrations!
Sunday, September 23, 2018
36th Annual Queens County Fair & The Amazing Maize Maze
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Enjoy pie eating and corn husking contests, pig races, hayrides, carnival rides, and midway games, and more! Find your way out the 3-acre corn maze!
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Fall Harvest Fair
at Harlem Grown 134th Street Farm, Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for our scavenger hunt, a jam-making activity, honey tasting from our very own bees, and much more. Make sure you don’t miss out and RSVP now!
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Little Red Lighthouse Festival
at Little Red Lighthouse (in Fort Washington Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse with readings of the eponymous children’s book, fishing clinics, live music, food and art vendors, Urban Park Ranger presentations, and activities for all ages!
Free!
Family Day
at St. Catherine’s Park, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us and Council Member Ben Kallos for a fun afternoon of crafts, games, inflatables, transformation face painting, an obstacle course, carnival booths, sports, a photo booth, and more!
Free!
Sunday, September 30, 2018
34th Annual Medieval Festival
at Margaret Corbin Drive and adjacent lawns (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
11:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Fort Tryon Park is transformed into a medieval market town; visitors are greeted by authentic period music, dance, magic, and minstrels. The festival concludes with a thrilling joust between four knights on horseback.
Free!
Fall Feast
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Harvest, cook, and eat potatoes that were planted in our garden back in May. You can also challenge friends and family to potato sack races!
