Almanac · LI · Fall 2026

A long island
fall.

Apple country up the North Fork, pumpkin patches in Riverhead, hayrides, fall festivals, and the year's best foliage drives.

Sep 22 – Dec 20
Fall on LI

Worth the drive.

  • Apple picking on the North Fork
  • Pumpkin patch + hayride afternoon
  • Cider donuts straight from the press
  • Foliage drive across the South Shore
Events · Fall

Happening this fall.

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Holiday
Paid
Gateway's Haunted Playhouse at The Gateway
Gateway's Haunted Playhouse

Sep 25–Nov 1 (Fridays and Saturdays September 25 - October 31, Sundays October 4 - November 1, and Wednesdays and Thursdays October 8 - 29, 2026; opens 7 p.m.)

General admission $44 online, $54 at the door; fast pass and funhouse extra

Festival
Paid
Heritage Farm & Garden
Heritage Farm & Garden Fall Festival

Sep 26–Nov 1 (Daily, September 26 - November 1, 2026, 10:00am-4:30pm)

$15 weekday package; $25 Saturday, Sunday and holiday package; crafts $5 each

Holiday
Paid
Darkside Haunted House
Darkside Haunted House

Oct 2–Nov 1 (Fridays and Saturdays October 2 - 31, Sundays October 4 - November 1, Thursdays October 15 - 29, and Wednesday, October 28, 2026; opens 7 p.m.)

$40 online in advance, $50 on site

Holiday
Paid
Halloween House Long Island
Halloween House Long Island

Oct 2–Nov 1 (Daily)

Timed-entry tickets sold online in advance

Holiday
Paid
Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts
Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns

Oct 2–Nov 1 (21 select nights, October 2 - November 1, 2026; timed tickets)

Timed tickets sold online; kids 2 and under free

Holiday
Paid
Center for Science Teaching & Learning
Spooky Fest at CSTL

Oct 2–Oct 25 (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, October 2 - 25, 2026, 6PM - 9PM)

Non-Scary Tickets $22; All-Attraction Tickets $27

To do

Fall '26
Go pumpkin picking
Navigate a corn maze
Apple picking
Visit a haunted house
Hayride

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the fall list

Bucket list · 6 to-dos

The fall
bucket list.

6 hand-picked things to do before the season turns. Cross items off as you go, then send a card when your family finishes the list.

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