October
5 fabulous activities for the entire family
to enjoy!
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Take a trip out to Bethel Woods for their Harvest Festival. There will be special attractions this year as they celebrate their silver anniversary. Harvest Festival Activities include a tortoise sanctuary, a live mural artist, circus performers, axe-throwing, live giant pumpkin carving, a roaming magician, live butter sculpture carving by Jim Victor & Marie Pelton Sculpture, plus corn & hay mazes. For more information check out their website https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/events/harvest-festival-week-6
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Punkin Chunkin’ (Thousand Islands-Seaway) Ever wondered what happens to the pumpkins that don’t turn into carved jack-o’-lanterns? Clayton’s Punkin Chunkin’ has the answer! Watching pumpkins catapult through the air into the St. Lawrence River just might be The most fun you can have with a pumpkin. Their website is
https://www.1000islands-clayton.com/punkinchunkinclayton/
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Ulster Park, NY is home to the historic 1793 manor where you can take part in the Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Attractions. This unique, immersive experience includes a theatrical one-mile hayride, corn maze, escape rooms, and more. More info: headlesshorseman.com
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Celebrate Oktoberfest Have a craving for Beer. Brats. and Lederhosen. Well then Bear Mountain in upstate New York has you covered. Oktoberfest Activities include volksmusic, corn hole and ring toss, a bounce house castle with air slides, and more. Check out their website at https://visitbearmountain.com/special-events/oktoberfest/
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The perfect Halloween mood experience – Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Enjoy an evening of immersion at Sunnyside as master storyteller Jonathan Kruk recites sections of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the ultimate Halloween tale, for fans old and new. Performances are every weekend from mid-September to mid-November https://hudsonvalley.org/events/irvings-legend/