We rounded up the best things to do in Bergen County and beyond on our weekend PLAYlist!
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What: Zoo Boo 2020
Why: Zoo trick or treating, train rides and more activities sell out quickly, so get your tix soon.
When: Saturday October 24-Saturday October 31, 10 am-5 pm, $6, tickets on sale October 5, 9 am at the zoo
Where: Bergen County Zoo, 216 Forest Ave., Paramus
Events Not To Miss:
What: Parents Night Out
Why: Drop off the kids for hiking crafts and games and enjoy a night out – or in.
When: Friday October 9-Saturday October 10, 5:30-9 pm
Where: Tenafly Nature Center, 313 Hudson Ave., Tenafly
Why: Cars, pumpkins, music and crafts
When: Friday October 9, 5-10 pm, Saturday October 10, 9 am-10 pm, Sunday October 11, 9 am-8 pm
Where: Park Ave. & Railroad Ave., East Rutherford
What: Lowe’s Build & Grow
Why: Celebrate fire safety month with a take home fire truck.
When: Saturday October 10, until 8 pm
Where: Lowes, 2000 Bergen Town Center, Paramus
Why: Enjoy handmade crafts, food, music, canoe rides, crafts and more.
When: Saturday October 10, 10 am-5 pm
Where: Demarest Nature Center, 90 Park St., Demarest
Why: The super-popular life-like dino experience from the comfort of your car.
When: Now through Sunday October 11, 9 am-8 pm, $49 per vehicle
Where: MetLife Stadium Lot E, 1 MetLife Stadium Dr., East Rutherford
What: Pumpkin Decorating
Why: Give your pumpkin some flair with stickers, fabric and more.
When: Wednesdays October 14, 21, 28, 10 am-1 pm hourly sessions, $12
Where: Abma’s Farm, 700 Lawlins Rd., Wyckoff
Why: Catch the Spookley the Square Pumpkin flick and and PYO pumpkin.
When: Fridays through October 23, 6:30 pm, $25, reservations required
Where: Demarest Farms, 244 Wierimus Rd., Hillsdale
Why: Pack the car for a spook-less drive through Halloween scenes.
When: Now through Sunday November 1, 11 am-9 pm
Where: Stew Leonard’s, 700 Paramus Park, Paramus
What: Pick Your Own Apples
Why: Because no pandemic can take away apple picking season.
When: Now through Saturday October 17, 8 am-5 pm
Where: Demarest Farms, 244 Wierimus Rd., Hillsdale
What: Scarecrow Making
Why: Get Halloween-ready! Pillow case, hay and markers provided, BYO clothes.
When: Tuesdays through October 20, 1 pm-4 pm on the hour, 45 minute sessions, $15
Where: Abma’s Farm, 700 Lawlins Rd., Wyckoff
Why: Take a hayride to the patch for perfect pumpkin picking.
When: Now through Saturday October 31, 1-5 pm weekdays, 9 am-4 pm Saturdays, $17
Where: Abma’s Farm, 700 Lawlins Rd., Wyckoff
What: Pick Your Own Pumpkins
Why: Pick your perfect pumpkin as fall gets underway.
When: Now through Sunday November 1, 3-3:30 pm weekdays, 9 am-4:30 pm weekends
Where: Demarest Farms, 244 Wierimus Rd., Hillsdale
What: Pumpkin Picking
Why: Make memories at Secor’s safe storefront pumpkin patch.
When: Now through Saturday October 31, 9 am-5 pm
Where: Secor Farms, 85 Airmont Ave., Mahwah
Why: Make science and art an important part of your child’s fall learning.
When: Now through Saturday October 31, check schedule to register and for availability
Where: Westfield Garden State Plaza, One Garden State Plaza, Paramus
What: Fall Fun Festivities
Why: Get lost in the Snow White maze and pick a pumpkin, plus more fun.
When: Open Daily 8 am-5 pm
Where: Lupardi’s Nursery, 75 Blanch Ave., Closter
If you’re heading out of Bergen:
Why: Explor fave childhood stories from Peter Rabbit to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie through play.
When: Opens Friday October 9, 10 am-5 pm
Where: Liberty Science Center, 222 Jersey City Blvd., Jersey City
What: Trick or Treat Train
Why: Come in costume for trick-or-treating, characters, songs and stories.
When: Friday October 9-Saturday October 31, 6:30 pm, kids/$34.99, adults/$35.99
Where: New Hope Train Station, 32 W. Bridge St., New Hope
Why: Food trucks, music, crafts – cheers!
When: Saturday October 10-Sunday October 11, 12-5 pm
Where: Sunrise Lake at Lewis Morris Park, Morristown
What: Boo at the Zoo
Why: Magic, pumpkin carving, extinct animal graveyard, pumpkin trails and tons more.
When: Thursdays through Sundays through November 1, 10 am-4 pm
Where: Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx
What: The Great Pumpkin Train
Why: PYO pumpkin, visit the corn maze and enjoy the views.
When: Now through Sunday November 1, 11 am-3:30 pm, adults/$18, kids/$12
Where: Delaware River Railroad Excursions, 100 Elizabeth St., Phillipsburg
What: Fall Festival
Why: Tons of fall fun from a corn tunnel to tractor pull.
When: Now through Sunday October 25, 10 am-5 pm, $16
Where: Happy Day Farm, 106 Iron Ore Rd., Manalapan
What: The Corn Maze Train
Why: All aboard for a scenic ride to mazes, games and gemstone mining.
When: Now through Tuesday October 27, 11 am, 12:30 pm and 2 pm
Where: Delaware River Railroad Excursions, 100 Elizabeth St., Phillipsburg
Why: Halloween happiness in the form of thousands of Jack O’Lanterns set ablaze.
When: Now through Sunday November 1, ticketed timeslots, $30 per car
Where: Skylands Stadium, 94 Championship Pl., Augusta
Why: Down home fun with pick your own plus a corn maze, pony petting, corn cannon and treats.
When: Now through Saturday October 31, 10 am-5 pm
Where: Donaldson Farms, 358 Allen Rd., Hackettstown
What: Fall Fest
Why: Family fun inclues a cow train, corn maze, bounce pillow, and be sure to grab their fresh apple cider donut ice cream sandwiches.
When: Now through Saturday October 31, 10 am-5 pm, $10
Where: Tranquility Farms, 47 Decker Pond Rd., Andover
What: Home of the Legend
Why: Take a spooky tour and scavenger hunt while you explore the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
When: Now through Sunday November 8, $10-$12
Where: Washington Irving’s Sunnyside, 3 W Sunnyside Ln., Irvington
What: Hallowfest
Why: Spook-free by day, spooky by night, activities range from hay bale maze to lady of the lake cemetery.
When: Now through Sunday November 1, 2-10 pm
Where: Six Flags Great Adventure, 1 Six Flags Blvd., Jackson
Why: Set your night aglow with thousands of pumpkins to light up the night, plus interactive displays.
When: Now through Sunday November 1, Fridays-Sundays November 6-8, 13-15, 20-21
Where: Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 S Riverside, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
What: Autumn Harvest Festival
Why: Enjoy the scenic views plus pumpkins and apples, mazes and more.
When: Weekends through Sunday November 1, 9 am-5 pm, $25
Where: Wightman Farms, 111 Mt. Kemble Ave., Morristown
What: Fall Harvest
Why: Down home fun includes pedal cars, boo barn and haycrawl.
When: Now through Sunday November 8, 10 am-5 pm
Where: Heaven Hill Farm, 451 State Route 94, Vernon
What: Maze Fun Park
Why: There’s ton of safe, fall fun to be had from a giant corn maze to hayrides and games.
When: Now through Sunday November 8, 10 am-5 pm, $7.99-$17.99
Where: Stony Hill Farms, 15 North Rd., Chester
Upcoming:
Why: Safe trick-or-treating and more fall fall.
When: Saturday October 17, 10 am-2 pm
Where: Tice’s Corner, 441 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Woodcliff Lake
Why: Live music, pumpkin picking and food for every appetite.
When: Saturday October 17, 11 am-5 pm
Where: Memorial Park, 750 Wyoming Ave., Maywood
