LI Fall Day Trips Guide: Orchards, Farms, Festivals, and Family Getaways 2026

The best things to do this fall on Long Island includes incredible harvest festivals, apple picking, pumpkin patches, and winding our way through a corn maze with the kids!

In this guide to fall fun on Long Island, we're also sharing our favorite day trip ideas and weekend getaways, perfect for all those fall school holidays.

Best Long Island Fall Events and Activities
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, known for an eclectic blend of acrobats, jugglers, and vaudeville acts, is coming to Stony Brook. Photo courtesy of the circus
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Fall is a great time to go pumpkin picking on the East End. Photo by the author
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Two kids share a caramel apple. Photo by Meghan Rose
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