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Events Not to Miss:
What: Zoo Boo
Why: It's spooky season at the zoo, so grab your tix for some Halloween fun.
When: Friday October 18-Sunday October 20, check schedule for daily times
Where: Bergen County Zoo, Paramus
What: Hillsdale Oktoberfest
Why: Music, food, and brews are on tap.
When: Friday October 18, 6:30-9:30 pm
Where: Beechwood Park, Hillsdale
Why: Take a tour in the dark and hear the ghost stories at night.
When: Select days Friday October 18-Sunday October 27, 6:30 and 7:45 pm
Where: The Hermitage, Ho-Ho-Kus
Why: Join Poppy and Branch for some food and fun.
When: Saturday October 19, 10 am
Where: American Dream, East Rutherford
What: Artisan Market
Why: Stop and shop unique handmade gifts from more than 25 artists ahead of the holidays.
When: Saturday October 19, 12-7 pm
Where: Bergen Town Center, Paramus
What: Pumpkin Painting Party
Why: Let kids be artistes at this festive pumpkin party.
When: Saturday October 19, 1-3 pm and 3:30-5:30 pm
Where: Qb's Bar and Grill, Dumont
What: Hanging With the Herps
Why: Meet two reptiles and amphibians as you learn about the creatures.
When: Saturday October 19, 2-3 pm
Where: Tenafly Nature Center, Tenafly
What: Great Fall Festival
Why: The annual event is back with live music, hikes, nature crafts, food trucks, and more.
When: Sunday October 20, 1-3 pm
Where: Flat Rock Brook, Englewood
What: Tenafly Fall Festival
Why: The seasonal celebration has a costume contest, DJ, and live performances.
When: Sunday October 20, 12-5 pm
Where: Huyler Park, Tenafly
Why: Treat yourself to some street fair shopping while the weather's still warm.
When: Sunday October 20, 11 am-5 pm
Where: River Rd., Fair Lawn
What: Apple Cider Making
Why: Make and learn about the fall-friendly drink.
When: Sundays through October 20, 2 pm and 3:30 pm
Where: Tenafly Nature Center, Tenafly
What: Alex Van Halen
Why: Meet the Van Halen drummer as he signs his new book, Brothers.
When: Tuesday October 22, 6 pm
Where: Books & Greetings, Northvale
Why: Head to the farm for fall fun including hayrides, pumpkin picking, and more.
When: Now-Sunday November 3, 3-4:45 pm weekdays, 9:30 am-4 pm weekends
Where: Secor Farms, Mahwah
Why: Get ready for Halloween and take a hayride to the patch.
When: Thursdays-Fridays, 3-4:30 pm, Saturdays-Sundays 8 am-4:30 pm
Where: Demarest Farms, Hillsdale
Why: Celebrate fall with hayrides, farm animals, and pumpkins.
When: Now through Saturday November 2, 1-4:30 pm weekdays, 9 am-4 pm Saturdays
Where: Abma's Farm, Wyckoff
What: Circus Vasquez
Why: Enjoy some high-flying, eye-popping fun at the circus.
When: Now through Monday October 28, check schedule for daily times
Where: Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus
If You're Heading Out of Bergen
What: Harvest Festival
Why: City Green's fall fest brings pumpkin picking, nature crafts, and more.
When: Saturday October 19, 11 am-2 pm
Where: Eastside Park, Patterson
What: Fall Festival
Why: Pause from shopping for activities for them: face painting, balloon twisting, crafts, and a puppy parade.
When: Saturday October 19, 11 am-2 pm
Where: The Shops at Nanuet, Nanuet
Why: It's time to shop handcrafted jewelry, artwork, and more.
When: Sunday October 20, 10 am-5 pm
Where: 551 Valley Rd., Wayne
What: Fall Fest
Why: Fall arrived at LSC, bringing trick-or-treating, a potions lab, indoor train, Halloween laser show, and more with it.
When: Now through Sunday November 3, 10 am-5 pm
Where: Liberty Science Center, Jersey City
Why: Spooky season starts with 6,000+ Jack-O'-Lanterns and a fall festival.
When: Now through Sunday November 3, times vary
Where: Skylands Stadium, Augusta
What: Fall Harvest Festivals
Why: Enjoy live music while you pick your own goodies, plus wagon rides, a corn maze, and more.
When: Weekends through Sunday October 27, 9 am-4:15 pm
Where: Fishkill Farms, Hopewell Junction
What: The Great Pumpkin Train
Why: All aboard for a ride to the pumpkin patch for some fall fun.
When: Now through Tuesday October 29, 10 am-4 pm
Where: Delaware River Railroad Excursions, Phillipsburg
What: Fall Harvest Weekend
Why: PYO apples and pumpkins, enjoy a corn maze, and grab some farm-fresh treats.
When: Weekends through Sunday October 27, 11 am-5 pm
Where: Donaldson Farms, Hackettstown
What: Great Pumpkin Festival
Why: There are dozens of family-friendly fall activities including a corn maze, boo barn, and new this year — baseball speed throw.
When: Now through Sunday November 3, 10 am-6 pm
Where: Heaven Hill Farm, Vernon
What: 2024 Fall Festival
Why: Think: hay maze, pumpkin bowling, horse lasso, and more farm fun to celebrate the season.
When: Now through Sunday November 3, 10 am-5 pm
Where: Happy Day Farm, Manalapan
Why: This lit event has thousands of Jack-O-Lanterns plus more boo-tiful displays.
When: Now through Sunday November 17, select times available
Where: Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson
What: Boo at the Zoo
Why: Take a break from the animals and enjoy a Halloween maze, creepy crawly mystery wall, mind reading, and more not-so-scary fun.
When: Now through Sunday October 27, select times throughout the day
Where: Bronx Zoo, Bronx
Upcoming Events:
What: Fall Harvest Festival
Why: Dress them up for trick-or-treating, face painting, balloons, and so much more.
When: Saturday October 26, 10 am-2 pm
Where: Tice's Corner, Woodcliff Lake
