Looking for a fall festival in New York to sip some cider, take a scenic chairlift ride or catapult pumpkins into a major waterway?
We've got you. Here are some fun and out-of-the ordinary options for fall festivals in New York state.
Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
Through Nov. 8, this popularHudson Valley Halloween light show is among the best. Each fall, the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is held at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor estate in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County.
Each year, more than 7,000 pumpkins are transformed into colorful, hand-carved sculptures and displays, creating a walk-through Halloween experience.
The Blaze has been one of the region's most popular seasonal events since it opened in 2005.
Flaming Leaves Festival
Immerse yourself in the season's vibrant reds, oranges, and yellows
at the Flaming Leaves Festival at the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, Essex County.
The event - held Oct. 10 and 11 - is during peak foliage season within New York's Adirondack region.
Attendees can dance to live music, explore craft, food, and beer vendors and take in the splendor of the season as elite ski jumpers soar overhead among a backdrop of the high peaks at one of the premier ski jumping events of the season, the FIS Continental Cup.
Ellicottville Fall Festival
This Cattaraugus County village hosts an annual fall festival on Oct. 10 and 11 that transforms the community into a blocks-long arts and crafts show with local vendors, unique shops and festival foods.
Attendees can take a scenic chairlift ride at Holiday Valley resort and take in the stunning red, orange and yellow leaves that cover nearby hills. Live music and local brews are aplenty.
This year is a more traditional festival than most listed but this year's event has reached a major milestone - the festival's 50th anniversary.
Punkin' Chunkin Festival
Head to the waterside village of Clayton, Jefferson County, on Oct. 17 for the community's annual Punkin' Chuckin festival.
At the annual autumn festival teams create giant medieval-style catapults and trebuchets to launch pumpkins into the St. Lawrence River. (There's a youth division and adult competition.)
The event also includes numerous family-friendly activities, a farmer's market and a town wide barbeque contest.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Unique fall festivals to visit across New York state
