Rochester, NY is filled with festive activities that will help you make the most of the fall season. Check out this list of 30 things to do and to add to your autumn bucket list.
1. PICK A PUMPKIN
Long Acre Farms | Stokoe Farms | Wickham Farms
2. SEE THE CHANGING COLORS AT A LOCAL PARK
Cumming Nature Center | Genesee Country Village & Museum Nature Center | Rochester + Monroe County Parks
3. VISIT A FARMER'S MARKET
Brighton Farmers Market | City of Rochester Public Market | La Marketa at The International Plaza | South Wedge Farmers Market
4. CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN IN STYLE
Halloween at the Market | HalloweenFest | Halloween Bar Crawl
5. ENJOY A PERFORMANCE AT THE THEATRE
Blackfriars Theatre | Geva Theatre Center | OFC Creations | Rochester Broadway Theatre League
6. ATTEND A FALL FESTIVAL
Fall Festival & Amazing Maize Maze | Fall Harvest Festival | Harvest Fest | HalloweenFest
7. GET CIDER + DONUTS
Long Acre Farms | Schutt's Apple Mill | Stokoe Farms | Wickham Farms
8. HONOR ROCHESTER'S CIVIL RIGHTS HEROES
No Soil Better Frederick Douglass Tour | Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
9. CELEBRATE OKTOBERFEST
Bristol Mountain Oktoberfest | Fairport Oktoberfest | Oktoberfest | Rails & Ales Oktoberfest | Sager-Stoneyard Oktoberfest Weekend | Webster Oktoberfest
10. VISIT YOUR FAVORITE WINERY, BREWERY, OR DISTILLERY
20 Deep Winery | Casa Larga Vineyards | Deer Run Winery | Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery | Jojo Bistro & Wine Bar | Living Roots Wine & Co. | New York Kitchen | Red White and Brew of Rochester
Fairport Brewing Company | Genesee Brew House | Nine Spot Brewing | Red White and Brew | Roc Brewing Co. | Rohrbach Brewing Company | Sager-Stoneyard Pub | Strangebird | Young Lion Brewing | Three Heads Brewing | Copper Leaf Brewing
Black Button Distilling | Iron Smoke Distillery
11. ENJOY SPOOKY SEASON
The Enchanted Forest | RMSC After Dark: Villain’s Ball | Haunted Stroll
12. CREATE OR LEARN SOMETHING NEW
Rochester Brainery | Writers & Books
13. SPEND A DAY ALL ABOUT PLAY
14. SEE THE STARS
15. ADMIRE LOCAL ART ON FIRST FRIDAY
The Hungerford | Anderson Alley Artists Studios | Image City Photography Gallery
16. LEARN ABOUT SENECA HISTORY & CULTURE
Ganondagan State Historic Site
17. COZY UP WITH A COFFEE
Joe Bean Coffee Roasters | Locals Only | Neutral Ground | RoCoCo Coffee | Village Bakery and Café
18. BIKE ONE OF ROCHESTER’S SCENIC TRAILS
19. SEE A FILM
Dryden Theatre | The Little Theatre | ImageOut Film Festival
20. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN 5,000 YEARS OF ART HISTORY
21. PLAY AT THE OLDEST MINI-GOLF COURSE IN NEW YORK
Parkside's Whispering Pines Miniature Golf
22. SHOP UNTIL YOU DROP
Malls | Boutiques | Speciality Shops
23. TAKE A FITNESS CLASS
Compass Cycle & Flow | Roc City Circus | RocVentures Climbing Gym
24. CRAFT A CUSTOM CANDLE
25. PLAN A SPA DAY
Ape + Canary | The Del Monte Lodge Renaissance Rochester Hotel & Spa | The Spa at Woodcliff
26. BROWSE THROUGH A NEARBY MUSIC STORE
Bernunzio Uptown Music | Record Archive | The House of Guitars
27. TASTE SOMETHING NEW
Best Local Spots | Group Dining | Fine Dining | Breakfast & Brunch
28. VISIT HIGH FALLS—ROCHESTER'S 96 FOOT DOWNTOWN WATERFALL
29. GO FISHING
