Fall Festivities 2023

The top three winners of 2022 Saratoga Giant Pumpkinfest. Photo Courtesy of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce

Heading into eighth year, Saratoga Giant PumpkinFest has become a pretty big deal – Fall Festivities

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Edinburg resident Wayne Seelow began growing giant pumpkins about 13 or 14 years ago after his friend Todd… Read more »

Don’t forget the donuts!: Guide to the Capital Region’s cider donut offerings – Fall Festivities

CAPITAL REGION – Fall in upstate New York can be symbolized by one quintessential crop: apples. Whether you want to… Read more »

Capital Apple & Wine Festival attendees sample wine at the Altamont Fairgrounds.

Traditions endure at Altamont’s Apple & Wine Festival – Fall Festivities

ALTAMONT – If you head to the Capital Apple & Wine Festival in Altamont, you might just see as many… Read more »

One of the scary characters at Liberty Ridge Farm.

Celebrate Spooky Season: Haunted jaunts across the Capital Region – Fall Festivities

CAPITAL REGION – Adrenaline junkies, paranormal investigators and history buffs alike can enjoy getting their spines tingled by an abundance… Read more »

FILE - The St. George Hellenic Dancers perform during the St. George 2018 Greek Festival

Three-day Schenectady Greek festival will see music, dancing, ‘400 pounds of lamb’ – Fall Festivities

SCHENECTADY – Readying the Capital Region’s largest celebration of Hellenistic culture for hungry crowds requires thyme and patience. Lemon, garlic,… Read more »

Beer, pie and bluegrass on tap at Albany’s Hops & Harvest Festival – Fall Festivities

ALBANY – Local craft beer, Grammy-nominated bluegrass music and a pie-eating contest will all be part of the annual Hops… Read more »

Adirondack Balloon Festival organizer Mark Donahue holds up a poster from the 1976 festival, one of hundreds of items of memorabilia he has retained through the years as a balloon enthusiast, in the basement of his Queensbury home.

Celebrating 50 years: Adirondack Balloon Festival takes flight Sept. 20-24 – Fall Festivities

QUEENSBURY – The Adirondack Balloon Festival will celebrate its 50th year later this month. The annual event will take place… Read more »

Visitors take a ride on the MooMooChooChoo at Ellms Family Farm in Ballston Spa.

Ballston’s Ellms Family Farm works hard to remain ‘big tradition’ for community – Fall Festivities

BALLSTON – The sprawling campus of Ellms Family Farm has a little bit of everything: zip lines, apple cannons, jumping… Read more »

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