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Apple Picking Season at Applewood Orchards

Applewood Orchards 176 Johnson Road, Rensselaer Falls

Season listing — not a single-day event. Applewood Orchards is open daily 10 AM–5 PM through September and October: U-pick fruit, a corn maze, a pumpkin patch, a playground, and […]

Apple Picking Season at Behling Orchards

Behling Orchards 114 Potter Road, Mexico

Season listing — not a single-day event. Worth the drive to Mexico, NY (Oswego County): five generations growing fruit since 1947, nearly 80 apple varieties, old-fashioned rack-and-cloth cider, a kids’ […]

Clayton Scarecrow Contest

Downtown Clayton Riverside Drive, Clayton

The Clayton Chamber of Commerce's annual Scarecrow Decorating Contest turns downtown Clayton into an open-air scarecrow gallery each fall — local businesses and residents build creative scarecrows that the Village […]

Free

Spooky Dash

Remington Park Fort Drum

Start time TBA for 2026 — the Fort Drum MWR Fun Runs page confirms Oct 24 at Remington Park but lists no start time (run times subject to change). 2025's […]

The Great Pumpkin Race 5K Walk/Run

Lewis County Fairgrounds Pavilion 5485 Bostwick Street, Lowville

Get festive at The Great Pumpkin Race 5K Walk/Run! This fall race at the Lewis County Fairgrounds features costume prizes, door prizes, and post-race refreshments. Race-day registration is about $40 […]

$40
Ongoing

Fall Weekends at Kaneb Orchards

Kaneb Orchards 182 Highland Rd, Massena

Season listing — not a single-day event. Kaneb Orchards is open Friday through Sunday, 10 AM–5 PM, through the fall season: 36 apple varieties, fall-only hard cider from their cider […]

Tiny Art Show at the Arts Center

Sackets Harbor Arts Center 119 West Main Street, Sackets Harbor

The Arts Association of Northern New York presents its annual Tiny Art Show at the Sackets Harbor Arts Center — a juried exhibition of small works, with 2D pieces no […]

Free

Bite Night Haunted Infirmary

Clarkson Hall Potsdam

The Clarkson University Physician Assistant Program brings Bite Night Haunted Infirmary to Clarkson Hall for two nights of frights — guests make their way through a haunted infirmary filled with […]

$15

12th Annual Scarecrow Scuttle 5K/10K & Family Fun Run

Old McDonald's Farm 14369 County Route 145, Sackets Harbor

Lace up your running shoes for the 12th Annual Scarecrow Scuttle at Old McDonald's Farm — a 5K, 10K and untimed Family Fun Run/Walk that supports people with developmental disabilities […]

$50

Augustinian Academy Craft Fair

Augustinian Academy 317 West St, Carthage

Handmade crafts and local vendors fill Augustinian Academy for its fall craft fair — a good stop for early holiday shopping in Carthage. Admission details weren't posted with the announcement; […]

Boo at the Zoo

Zoo New York 1 Thompson Park, Watertown

Zoo New York's Halloween celebration returns to Thompson Park for a second weekend, this year with a new dinosaur theme. The zoo stays open on its regular hours with trick-or-treat […]

$12

TILT Annual Halloween Hike

Zenda Farms Preserve 38973 Zenda Rd, Clayton

A Halloween-season walk at Zenda Farms Preserve, the Thousand Islands Land Trust's 405-acre preserve outside Clayton, where the MacFarlane Trail loops the meadows. Registration is requested — sign up through […]

Phantoms in the Park

Canton Village Park Park Place, Canton

Get into the Halloween spirit with Phantoms in the Park! Canton Village Park hosts free, family-friendly Halloween activities put on by local businesses, organizations, and college groups. A fun midday […]

Free

4th Annual HalloweenVille

Downtown Sackets Harbor Sackets Harbor

The 4th Annual HalloweenVille takes place on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm in downtown Sackets Harbor, NY […]

Free

Trick or Treat 2026

Downtown James Street James Street, Alexandria Bay

Dress the kids in costume and head to downtown James Street for the Alexandria Bay Chamber of Commerce's Trick or Treat 2026 — an afternoon of trick-or-treating at local shops […]

Free

Spooktacular at Hawkins Point

Hawkins Point Visitor Center 21 Hawkins Point Rd, Massena

Join the New York Power Authority for Spooktacular at Hawkins Point, a Halloween celebration at the Hawkins Point Visitor Center […]

Swan Bay 10th Annual Spooktacular

Swan Bay Resort & Marina 43616 NY-12, Alexandria Bay

Swan Bay's Halloween night turns ten: trick-or-treating from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, then haunted hayrides from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Public admission is priced per vehicle — $50 early bird, […]

$50 – $60

LoKo Arts Festival of Lights

SUNY Potsdam Academic Quad & Minerva Plaza Potsdam

SUNY Potsdam's LoKo Arts Festival of Lights lights up the Academic Quad and Minerva Plaza on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 6:00pm to 6:30pm. A brief evening light display in […]

Frederic Remington Art Museum Haunted House

Frederic Remington Art Museum 303 Washington St, Ogdensburg

The Remington museum turns haunted house for one night: $10 for adults, $5 for ages 5–18, and free for children under 5. Families with younger kids can come earlier — […]

$5 – $18

Forest of Fear: Zombie Outbreak

Outskirts 1812 14211 Dodge Ave, Sackets Harbor

Outskirts 1812's haunted trail returns with a Zombie Outbreak theme for four nights only. Tickets are sold in the tent starting at 6:00 PM, and the trail runs from dark […]

The Brighton Beat

Clayton Opera House 403 Riverside Dr, Clayton

An Afrobeat, New York jazz, and New Orleans brass-funk band that has been touring the East Coast since 2010 headlines the annual benefit for Clayton's Jazz in the Classroom program […]

$25 – $35

Party 4 A Cause Annual Costume Party

1812 on the River by 1812 Brewing Co. 500 Newell Street, Watertown

Pull on your best costume and dance the night away for a good cause at the Party 4 A Cause Annual Costume Party, a charity costume-party fundraiser featuring live music […]

$28.52

Laughs on the Harbor

Sackets Harbor Ballroom 103 West Main St, Sackets Harbor

Live stand-up returns to the Sackets Harbor Ballroom for two nights, and this one benefits the home team — Laughs on the Harbor is a fundraiser for the Sackets Harbor […]

$30 – $120