Fall celebration is primal. Crops are harvested, the trees are putting on their colors, the air is crisp — it’s time to break out the heavy hoodies and kindle the evening campfires. Fall is energizing; most of us grew up gearing up for back-to-school, but even before there was school, it was time to gear up for back-to-winter. Get your festive on by filling your belly with great food and drink, and your heart and mind with amazing memories that will keep you warm all winter long.
BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Weekends from August 27 through October 1
Bethel Woods celebrates Harvest Festival every weekend with over 80 regional vendors, a delectable array of food trucks, corn and hay mazes, live music, and a Creative Learning Tent where you can make craft projects to take home. The weekend of October 7-8, it’s time for the Big Sip, a celebration of adult beverages with over 50 different beverage vendors, live music, food court, and plenty of local crafts, artisanal and specialty foods to sample and buy.
200 Hurd Road, Bethel
845-583-2000,
bethelwoodscenter.org
DELAWARE COUNTY VINTAGE BASE BALL ASSOCIATION COWTOWN SCRAMBLE
Saturday, Septmeber 3 to Friday October 13
The Delaware County Vintage Base Ball Association will be holding its Annual Cowtown Scramble tourney from Saturday, September 3, to Friday, October 13, at Creamery Field Vintage Baseball Park in Bovina Center. Vintage teams play using the various rules, customs, and equipment of the 1800’s. Men and women play with wooden bats and no gloves (in some cases) and period-accurate attire.
delcovintagebaseball.org
ART AT MONTGOMERY ROW
September 5 to October 30
Montgomery Row in Rhinebeck will be showing “Kaleidoscope-Colorful Collages” by Sandy Fraiman, September 5, to October 30.
6422-6423 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck
845-876-0543,
montgomeryrow.com/art
“PURPLE HAZE” AT THE DORSKY MUSEUM
September 9 through December 10
The Dorsky at SUNY New Paltz will exhibit “Purple Haze: Art and Drugs Across the Americas” from September 9 through December 10. The exhibit, curated by Estrellita Brodsky with ANOTHER SPACE, examines the Americas’ ambiguous relationship with drugs and their representation in the media and the public imagination through works by multigenerational international artists in a broad range of media, including video, photography, and installation.
1 Hawk Dr, New Paltz,
845-257-3844,
newpaltz.edu/museum
MAGICRAFT: AUTUMNAL EQUINOX GATHERING AT MENLA
September 21 to 25
Weaving concepts from magic, herbalism, and ceremony/celebration into a balanced, creative, and receptive expression of our humanness as nature itself. Menla’s powerful lead gardener, Iquwah, will share her deep wisdom and unique expression, born of a lifetime spent with nature. Participants will craft their own personally informed expressions of connection with nature as well as co-create with the group a reborn celebration of the Goddess.
845-688-6897,
menla.org/retreat/magicraft-autumnal-equinox-gathering
19TH ANNUAL CAULIFLOWER FESTIVAL
September 23
Margaretville celebrates the 19th Annual Cauliflower Festival on September 23. Fun will include cauliflower for sale (of course!), a Pure Catskills tent, Town of Middletown Historical Society children’s activity tent, a unique selection of vendors and shopping options, quilting demonstrations, live music and food vendors, plus the 1903 Auto Run Drive-In with its vast array of classic cars.
margaretvillecauliflowerfestival.org
BLUEGRASS, JAZZ & THE DOORS TRIBUTE
September 10 & September 30th
Colony Woodstock celebrates live music and comedy darn near every day — check their calendar for the packed schedule in the beer garden and ballroom. For example, they’re hosting bluegrass (Bluegrass Clubhouse) and jazz (Peter Einhorn) in the beer garden September 10; on September 30, come out to a Doors tribute with Feast of Friends.
22 Rock City Road, Woodstock
845-679-7625,
colonywoodstock.com
MOUNTAINTOP OKTOBERFEST
September 22-24
Mohonk Mountain House will host their first-ever Oktoberfest this year from September 22-24, immersing resort guests in German culture, food and music, starting with a Tapping Ceremony and Cannon Commencement. Vist website for details.
1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz
866-858-6646,
mohonk.com/events
DELHI HARVEST FESTIVAL
Saturday, September 23
Delhi Harvest Festival takes over Main Street, Delhi and Courthouse Square on Saturday, September 23. Local shops and businesses will be open on Main Street, and vendors and farmers will sell their produce, products and locally made goods at Courthouse Square.
Main Street, Delhi
facebook.com/delhinyharvestfestival
ANNUAL GRAPE STOMPING FESTIVAL
September 23-24 & September 31-October 1
Robibero Winery is holding its annual Grape Stomping Festival September 23-24 and September 31-October 1. Come get your feet dirty, play some lawn games, and sip some Caramel Apple Sangria. Kids under 12 Stomp for free. Live Music Saturday & Sunday 2pm-5pm. Enjoy wine tasting, wine by the glass/ bottle, craft NYS beer and craft cocktails, wood-fired pizza, a bonfire nd more. This is a family friendly/pet friendly event.
714 Albany Post Road, New Paltz
845-255-9463,
robiberofamilyvineyards.com/event
WOODSIST FESTIVAL
September 24 & 25
Arrowood Farms presents the Woodsist Festival, featuring 16 live bands, on September 23-24 at its lovely, laid-back Accord brewery. Enjoy two days of live music, great local food vendors, craft beer, and other activities.
236 Lower Whitfield Road, Accord
845-253-0389,
woodsistfestival.com
KELDER’S FARM FALL HARVEST CELEBRATION
September 23 through October
Kelder’s Farm will be hosting its Fall Harvest Celebration starting September 23 and lasting till October. Pick apples, pick your perfect pumpkin, and enjoy the Corn Maze and all the rest of the agritainment fun of the farm.
5755 Route 209, Kerhonkson
845-626-7137,
keldersfarm.com/event/fall-harvest-celebration
FULL MOON CORN DINNER
Saturday, September 30th, 5-9pm
Prospect Hill Orchards is hosting a Full Moon Corn Dinner, part of their ongoing collaboration with Simple Earth Cuisine, on September 30. Your evening starts with a tractor ride to the hill with the valley view, where the full moon rises on cue in the star-studded night sky to illuminate the joy of seasonal mocktails, an eight-course menu, and Hudson Valley wines and ciders.
340 Milton Turnpike, Milton
simpleearthcuisine.com/full-moon-dinners/
HUDSON VALLEY GARLIC FESTIVAL
September 30 & October 1
Saugerties welcomes the 35th Annual Hudson Valley Garlic Festival on September 30, devoted to the charms of the “Stinking Rose” and featuring live music, crafts, a marketplace and lots of chef demos and lectures..
Cantine Memorial Complex, Saugerties
845-246-3090,
hvgf.org
HUNTER MOUNTAIN RESORT OKTOBERFEST
September 30-October 1, October 7-8, October 14-15
Hunter Mountain Resort will be hosting its splendid Oktoberfest on three weekends: September 30-October 1, October 7-8, and October 14-15, featuring German-themed live music, beer tents, food trucks, kids games, the Doxie Derby, hiking, scenic skyrides and more.
Hunter, NY
518-263-4223,
huntermtn.com
“QUIET AS IT’S KEPT”
Opening October 6
The Art Effect in Poughkeepsie presents “Quiet as It’s Kept,” an international Black art exhibition, opening on October 6 at the Trolley Barn Gallery. quiet as it’s kept is an exhibition of Black art of exceptional quality that explores the depths of the Black experience and reveals its complex roots. From landscapes to surrealism, from digital art to sculpture, from traditional to innovative; this show will prove that Black art is as unique as Black people.
489 Main Street, Poughkeepsie
trolleybarn.org
TASTE OF THE CATSKILLS FESTIVAL
October 7 & 8
Taste of the Catskills Festival, happening in Delhi on October 7-8, will feature a variety of vendors including farmers, value-added food producers, and restaurants; attendees will learn how food travels from farm to fork during a funfilled autumn weekend of workshops for kids and adults and enjoy the larger-than-life Catskill Puppets all weekend long. Arm-of-the-Sea Theatre will perform on Sunday.
53 Main Street, Delhi
tasteofthecatskills.com
ANNUAL ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULL
September 23
Saunderskill Farm will roll out its Annual Antique Tractor Pull on Sunday, October 8, with tractors and food galore: an old-school stone boat, a BBQ, a 50/50 drawing and three classes of pulling competition.
5100 Route 209, Accord
845-626-2676,
saunderskill.com/events/
HAUNTED HUGUENOT STREET
October 13-14, 20-21, 27, 28, 29
Historic Huguenot Street presents Haunted Huguenot Street, an immersive history tour that’s designed to put a shiver in the season for adults and teens, opening on Friday October 13. Guests will be immersed in the mysterious, true case of the Budd family’s attempted murder. Nearly 250 years ago, someone tried to poison the family that ran New Paltz’s first hotel. The crime, aftermath, and trial gripped the attention of the region, yet the story was almost lost to history...until now. The interactive, hour-long tour invites you to help solve the case once and for all.
81 Huguenot Street, New Paltz
845-255-1660,
huguenotstreet.org
“PEACE, LOVE AND PUMPKINS”
October 16-29
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts will be reveling in “Peace, Love and Pumpkins,” an evening outdoor walk featuring thousands of unique, hand-carved jack-o-lanterns and glowing pumpkin art, displays featuring Woodstock festival icons, dinosaurs, mermaids, witches, and much more, from October 16-29 each evening that isn’t a Friday. Friday Night Frights, NOT recommended for children, are an entirely different experience—full of spirits and creatures that prowl in the darkness—and will be happening on October 20 and 27.
845-583-2000,
bethelwoodscenter.org/events/peace-love-pumpkins
WOOL & FOLK FESTIVAL
Friday, October 20
Stone Ridge Orchard is having a Wool & Folk Festival on Friday, October 20. The diverse, inclusive, and extraordinary fiber community will come together to enjoy music, food, and 100 vendors.
3012 Route 213, Stone Ridge
518-263-4223,
woolandfolk.com
FALL FAMILY FUN WEEKENDS
October 1-30
Wallkill View Farms in New Paltz will be celebrating the harvest with Fall Family Fun Weekends throughout October. Come pick your pumpkins, enjoy free hayrides and kids’ activities, lose yourselves in the Corn Maze and munch on apple cider donuts.
15 Route 299 West, New Paltz
845-255-8050,
wallkillviewfarmmarket.com/pickyourown
HOWL’OWEEN COSTUME DOG PARADE
October 29
Pause Dog Boutique in Rhinebeck will hold a Howl’oween Costume Dog Parade on October 29.
Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck
845-532-0676,
pausedogboutique.com/events
WREATH FINERIES AT THE WINERIES
November 18-19
Shawangunk Wine Trail will be hosting its annual harvest/holiday celebration, Wreath Fineries at the Wineries, on November 18-19, December 2-3, and December 9-10. A dozen participating wineries will participate; pick your cluster of four to visit and receive a commemorative holiday ornament from the Shawangunk Wine Trail, a tasting glass, a handmade grapevine wreath (while supplies last) and four unique tasting experiences, each of which will gift you a commemorative ornament of their own.
845-256-8456,
shawangunkwinetrail.com/wreath-fineries-at-the-wineries/
