Rochester, NY is filled with festive activities that will help you make the most of the fall season. Check out this list of things to do and to add to your autumn bucket list.

 

PICK A PUMPKIN

Long Acre Farms | Stokoe Farms | Wickham Farms

 

SEE THE CHANGING COLORS AT A LOCAL PARK

Cumming Nature Center | Genesee Country Village & Museum Nature CenterRochester + Monroe County Parks

 

VISIT A FARMER'S MARKET

Brighton Farmers Market | City of Rochester Public Market | La Marketa at The International Plaza | South Wedge Farmers Market

 

CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN IN STYLE

Halloween at the Market | HalloweenFest | Halloween Bar Crawl

 

ENJOY A PERFORMANCE AT THE THEATRE

Blackfriars Theatre | Geva Theatre Center | OFC Creations Theatre Center | Rochester Broadway Theatre League

 

ATTEND A FALL FESTIVAL

Fall Festival & Amazing Maize Maze | Fall Harvest Festival | Harvest Fest | HalloweenFest

 

GET CIDER + DONUTS

Long Acre Farms | Schutt's Apple Mill | Stokoe Farms | Wickham Farms

 

HONOR ROCHESTER'S CIVIL RIGHTS HEROES

Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

 

CELEBRATE OKTOBERFEST

Fairport Oktoberfest | Rails & Ales Oktoberfest | Sager-Stoneyard Oktoberfest Weekend

 

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.  | Red White and Brew of Rochester

Fairport Brewing Company | Genesee Brew House | Nine Spot Brewing | Red White and Brew | Rohrbach Brewing Company | Sager-Stoneyard Pub | Strangebird | Three Heads Brewing 

Black Button Distilling | Iron Smoke Distillery

 

ENJOY SPOOKY SEASON

RMSC After Dark | Spirits of the Past: A Walk in the Dark

 

CREATE OR LEARN SOMETHING NEW

Rochester Brainery | Writers & Books

 

SPEND A DAY ALL ABOUT PLAY

The Strong Museum

 

SEE THE STARS

RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium

 

ADMIRE LOCAL ART ON FIRST FRIDAY

The Hungerford | Image City Photography Gallery

 

LEARN ABOUT SENECA HISTORY & CULTURE

Ganondagan State Historic Site

 

COZY UP WITH A COFFEE

Joe Bean Coffee Roasters | Locals Only | Neutral Ground | RoCoCo Coffee | Village Bakery and Café

 

BIKE ONE OF ROCHESTER’S SCENIC TRAILS 

Best Trails For Biking

 

SEE A FILM

Dryden Theatre | The Little Theatre | ImageOut Film Festival

 

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN 5,000 YEARS OF ART HISTORY

Memorial Art Gallery

 

PLAY AT THE OLDEST MINI-GOLF COURSE IN NEW YORK

Parkside's Whispering Pines Miniature Golf

 

SHOP UNTIL YOU DROP 

Malls | Boutiques | Speciality Shops 

 

TAKE A FITNESS CLASS 

Roc City Circus | RocVentures Climbing Gym

 

CRAFT A CUSTOM, FALL-SCENTED CANDLE

Scents by Design

 

PLAN A SPA DAY

Ape + Canary | The Del Monte Lodge Renaissance Rochester Hotel & Spa | The Spa at Woodcliff

 

BROWSE THROUGH A NEARBY MUSIC STORE

Bernunzio Uptown Music | Record Archive | The House of Guitars

 

TASTE SOMETHING NEW 

Best Local Spots | Group Dining | Fine Dining | Breakfast & Brunch

 

VISIT HIGH FALLS—ROCHESTER'S 96 FOOT DOWNTOWN WATERFALL

High Falls 

 

GO FISHING 

Fishing Guide 

 

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