By Lauryn Johns
Must Pick the Perfect Pumpkin
No October is complete without a trip to the pumpkin patch! Grab a cart and wander the fields at Cullen Pumpkin Farm in search of the perfect one, then make a day of it with their free corn maze, plenty of fall photo ops and weekend wagon rides. Little ones can even hop aboard the Pumpkin Express for an extra dose of fall fun.
Cullen Pumpkin Farm
Open Daily, 10:00am – 6:00pm
587 Cullen Road in Richfield Springs
Free Admission
cullenpumpkinfarm.com
Must Get a Little Spooky
Step inside one of the region’s most famously haunted historic homes during Hyde & Shriek! Take a candlelit journey through the shadowy halls of Hyde Hall, where ghost stories and apparitions have lingered for more than two centuries. With chilling new tales and hauntings awaiting this year, are you brave enough to enter?
Hyde & Shriek! Candlelit Ghost Tours
October 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 30th & 31st 2026
267 Glimmerglass State Park Road in Cooperstown
hydehall.org
Must Sip Something Seasonal
Nothing tastes quite like fall in Upstate New York like a crisp apple cider! Head to Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard to sip their own hard ciders and apple wines, grab a flight in the Tasting Room and find a new fall favorite. Then, take it outside and soak up an October afternoon along the Millpond Boardwalk.
Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard
288 Goose Street in Fly Creek
Farm Winery & Tasting Room
flycreekcidermill.com
Fall into Some Fun
Celebrate the season at Gloversville’s 14th Annual Fall Fest! Trail Station Park comes alive with pumpkin painting, games, bounce houses, music, food and dozens of local vendors. Stick around for trick-or-treating and the costume contest to round out an afternoon packed with family-friendly fall fun.
14th Annual Gloversville Fall Fest
Saturday, October 10th, 11:00am – 4:00pm
Trail Station Park in Gloversville
Get Married!
Okay, this one might be a little specific! After six years together, two pups, a new-to-us home, countless adventures and now months of planning, list-making, dress fittings and approximately one million tiny decisions… it’s finally time to marry my best friend! And really, what better month to start our next chapter than our absolute favorite one?
