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Fall Festival Guide for York, PA

2019 Fall Festivals, Fall Crafts, & Fall Fun for York, Pennsylvania

By Jessica Newcomer, Publisher & Editor of york.macaronikid.com October 9, 2019


Looking for Fall Family Fun in York? We've got you covered with Fall Fests, Hayrides, all things pumpkin, and all thing fall fun in York, PA! 

Check back often, we will be adding more fall fun! Get a FREE kid-friendly event calendar for York, PA full of festivals, fairs, activities, events and more! Sign up by clicking HERE!

SEPTEMBER

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Friday, September 27th:

FREE Family Campout Night @ Rocky Ridge - York, PA

Saturday, September 28th:

Fall Fest @ Flinchbaugh's Orchard and Farm Market - Hellam, PA

FREE Fall Festival @ Heritage Hills - York, PA

Fall Fest @ Smysers Farm - York, PA

2019 Pawpaw Festival of York County @ Horn Farm Center - Hallam, PA

Fall MAKER Fest @ Michaels - York, PA

FREE Saturday in the Park @ Springettsbury Park - York, PA

Pick Your Own Apples & More

Little Brushes Paint Event - Halloween Spooks @ Pinot's Palette

Oktoberfest @ Knickers Pub & Grill - York, PA

FREE September Public Tour Day @ Here With Us Farm Sanctuary - Seven Valleys, PA

Fall Harvest Days & Pumpkin Picking at Country Barn

Flashlight Maze & Campfire Nights

FREE Pumpkin Fest @ Stauffers of Kissel Hill - York, PA

Sunday, September 29th:

Cowboy - Cowgirl Photo Shoot @ The Curious Little Playhouse - York, PA

2019 Pawpaw Festival of York County @ Horn Farm Center - Hallam, PA

MAKE break Fall Floral Pumpkin @ Michaels - York, PA

FREE Beginner Mushroom Identification @ Nixon Park - York, PA

FREE Pumpkin Fest @ Stauffers of Kissel Hill - York, PA

Fall Fest @ Smysers Farm - York, PA


OCTOBER

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Tuesday, October 1st:

FREE Wetland Wonders Homeschool Field Trip @ Nixon Park - York, PA

Wednesday, October 2nd:

FREE Wetland Wonders Homeschool Field Trip @ Nixon Park - York, PA

Friday, October 4th:

First Friday Drop Off (Playcare) @ The Curious Little Playhouse - York, PA

FREE October First Friday in Royal Square @ York, PA

FREE First Friday October @ York, PA

FREE First Friday @ Heritage Hills - York, PA

FREE First Friday @ York County History Center - York, PA

Saturday, October 5th:

FREE Fire Plane @ Home Depot - York, PA

FREE Fall Fest with FREE Wagon Rides @ Miller Plant Farm - York, PA

Kids Club® Craft @ Michaels

FREE Hawkwatch Drop-in Program @ Rocky Ridge County Park - York, PA

Wine and Arts Fall Fest @ Flinchbaugh's Orchard and Farm Market - Hellam, PA

Fall Fest @ Smysers Farm - York, PA

Fall Fest @ York School of Technology

FREE Family Fun Fest @ Lehr Park - Dover, PA

Great Pumpkin Event @ Michaels - York, PA

Pick Your Own Apples & More

Fall Harvest Days & Pumpkin Picking at Country Barn

Farm to Table Harvest Festival

Flashlight Maze & Campfire Nights

FREE Pumpkin Fest @ Stauffers of Kissel Hill - York, PA

Sunday, October 6th:

Pumpkin Painting @ Hueter's Greenhouses - York, PA

FREE Fall Colors Hike @ Nixon Park - York, PA

FREE Pumpkin Fest @ Stauffers of Kissel Hill - York, PA

Fall Fest @ Smysers Farm - York, PA

Tuesday, October 8th:

Beatles and Beetle Sculpture Workshop @ Creative York - York, PA

Friday, October 11th:

Robin Hood @ Phineas Davis School - York, PA

Saturday, October 12th:

FREE Fall Fun Fest @  York, PA

FREE Fall Fest @ Leg Up Farm

Fall Fest @ Flinchbaugh's Orchard and Farm Market - Hellam, PA

8th Annual Boo Run Run 5k & Kids' Fun Run

FREE Fall Fest with FREE Wagon Rides @ Miller Plant Farm - York, PA

FREE Hawkwatch Drop-in Program @ Rocky Ridge County Park - York, PA

DIY Pumpkin Succulent Centerpiece @ Stauffers of Kissel Hill - York, PA

The Lion King: Presented by YWCA York's Synchro Swimming Team @ YWCA - York, PA

YorkToberFest @ York Expo Center - York, PA

Spooky Magic Show

Robin Hood @ Phineas Davis School - York, PA

Fall Fest @ Smysers Farm - York, PA

Pumpkin Walk @ Heritage Rail Trail - Seven Valleys, PA

Thriller at the Theatre @ DreamWrights - York, PA

FREE Public Star Watch @ John Rudy County Park Observatory - York, PA

Pick Your Own Apples & More

Fall Harvest Days & Pumpkin Picking at Country Barn

Flashlight Maze & Campfire Nights

FREE Trunk or Treat @ First Presbyterian Church of York

Sunday. October 13th:

Unicorn Photo Sessions @ Atomic Bounce

Pumpkin Painting @ Hueter's Greenhouses - York, PA

2nd Annual Color Us Panthers 5K

The Lion King: Presented by YWCA York's Synchro Swimming Team @ YWCA - York, PA

FREE Apple Cider Day @ Wallace-Cross Mill - Felton, PA

Fall Fest @ Smysers Farm - York, PA

FREE Stream Discovery @ Nixon Park - York, PA

Robin Hood @ Phineas Davis School - York, PA

Monday. October 14th:

Fall Fest @ Flinchbaugh's Orchard and Farm Market - Hellam, PA

Wednesday, October 16th:

Halloween Community Paint Night @ Union Lutheran Church - York, PA

Thursday, October 17th:

Succulent Pumpkin Workshop @ Miller Plant Farm - York, PA

Friday, October 18th:

Eastern Division TCA's York Train Show @ York Expo Center - York, PA

The Haunting of Hill House @ The Belmont Theatre

Creatures Of The Night @ Zoo America

Saturday, October 19th:

Foraging - Wild Soups @ Horn Farm Center - Hellam, PA

Eastern Division TCA's York Train Show @ York Expo Center - York, PA

1st Responders Fall Fest @ Flinchbaugh's Orchard and Farm Market - Hellam, PA

Fall Fest @ Hueter's Greenhouses - York, PA

Fall Fest @ Flinchbaugh's Orchard and Farm Market - Hellam, PA

FREE Hawkwatch Drop-in Program @ Rocky Ridge County Park - York, PA

FREE BARk's 3rd Annual BARktoberfest @ Miller Plant Farm - York, PA

FREE WYB Community Garden Harvest Fest - West York, PA

Open House @ Miniature Railroad Club of York

Trick or Treat @ Turkey Hill Experience - Columbia, PA

FREE Trunk or Treat @ Advent Lutheran Church - York, PA

Fall Fest @ Smysers Farm - York, PA

The Haunting of Hill House @ The Belmont Theatre

Pick Your Own Apples & More

Fall Harvest Days & Pumpkin Picking at Country Barn

Pumpkin Trail 

Flashlight Maze & Campfire Nights

Seedling Squad: Little Jar of Horrors @ Stauffers of Kissel Hill - York, PA

Halloween Costume Open Skate @ York Ice Arena

New York Symphony: Frankenstein: The Original Film with Live Orchestra @ Appell Center - York, PA

FREE Trunk or Treat @ Pleasureville United Methodist Church - York, PA

St. Joseph's School Fall Festival @ Red Lion, PA

Creatures Of The Night @ Zoo America

Sunday, October 20th:

FREE 45th Annual Oyster Festival @ York County History Center - York, PA

Pumpkin Painting @ Hueter's Greenhouses - York, PA

FREE Touch A Truck @ York JCC

Fall Fest @ Smysers Farm - York, PA

Trick or Treat @ Turkey Hill Experience - Columbia, PA

Trunk or Treat @ Mt. Zion Church

The Haunting of Hill House @ The Belmont Theatre

Creatures Of The Night @ Zoo America

Monday, October 21st:

FREE Public Night Sky Viewing @ Lehr Park

Thursday, October 24th:

FREE Halloween Treat Trail @ YMCA- York, PA

The Haunting of Hill House @ The Belmont Theatre

Friday. October 25th:

Thomas, Mavis & the Strasburg Spooktacular @ Strasburg Railroad

Family Fun Night: Bounti-Fall Harvest @ York YMCA

The Haunting of Hill House @ The Belmont Theatre

Creatures Of The Night @ Zoo America

Saturday, October 26th:

Halloween Spooktacular @ Flinchbaugh's Orchard and Farm Market - Hellam, PA

FREE Pumpkin Fest @ Central Market - York, PA

Thomas, Mavis & the Strasburg Spooktacular @ Strasburg Railroad

Clay Monsters @ Creative York - York, PA

MAKE break Halloween Slime @ Michaels - York, PA

Spooky Party @ The Curious Little Playhouse - York, PA

Trick or Treat @ Turkey Hill Experience - Columbia, PA

Fall Fest @ Smysers Farm - York, PA

FREE Kids Trick-or-Treat & Costume Party @ Leg Up Farmers Market - York, PA

Free Bubble Festival at Dover PA Halloween in the Park

FREE Halloween in the Park @ Lehr Park

FREE Community Halloween Party @ Union Lutheran Church - York, PA

The Haunting of Hill House @ The Belmont Theatre

Fall Harvest Days & Pumpkin Picking at Country Barn

Flashlight Maze & Campfire Nights

FREE Trick or Treat @ Market District - York, PA

Trunk or Treat in Windsor

Creatures Of The Night @ Zoo America

Classic Chills Film Fest - The Adams Family @ Hershey Theatre

Classic Chills Film Fest - Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Hershey Theatre

Sunday, October 27th:

Thomas, Mavis & the Strasburg Spooktacular @ Strasburg Railroad

Pumpkin Painting @ Hueter's Greenhouses - York, PA

FREE Halloween Parade @ York, PA

Trick or Treat @ Turkey Hill Experience - Columbia, PA

Fall Fest @ Smysers Farm - York, PA

The Haunting of Hill House @ The Belmont Theatre

FREE Trunk or Treat with Free Hot Dogs & Games

Creatures Of The Night @ Zoo America

Monday, October 28th:

Open House @ Miniature Railroad Club of York

FREE Halloween Parade @ Red Lion, PA

FREE Indoor Trick or Treat at Luther Memorial Church - York, PA

Thursday, October 31st:

FREE Trick or Treat @ Brown’s Orchards & Farm Market

FREE Trick or Treat @ Red Lion, PA

Trunk or Treat with Firetruck @ St. Mark's - York, PA

Trunk or Treat @ Pathway Community Church

FREE Trick or Treat Night in York Township @ York, PA

FREE Trunk or Treat @ Hayshire United Church of Christ - York, PA

NOVEMBER:

Friday, November 1st:

FREE Nature Play Drop-Ins @ Nixon Park - York, PA

York Fall Home Show @ York Expo Center - York, PA

Creatures Of The Night @ Zoo America

Saturday, November 2nd:

FREE Nature Play Drop-Ins @ Nixon Park - York, PA

York Fall Home Show @ York Expo Center - York, PA

Seedling Squad: Thank You Notes @ Stauffers of Kissel Hill - York, PA

Pumpkin Demolition Day @ Barnyard Kingdom - Lancaster, PA

Creatures Of The Night @ Zoo America

Sunday, November 3rd:

York Fall Home Show @ York Expo Center - York, PA

Creatures Of The Night @ Zoo America

Friday, November 8th:

FREE Nature Play Drop-Ins @ Nixon Park - York, PA

Saturday, November 9th:

FREE Nature Play Drop-Ins @ Nixon Park - York, PA

Foraging - Roots for Wild Coffee & More @ Horn Farm Center - Hellam, PA

Old Bear Painting Workshop @ Creative York - York, PA

Friday, November 15th:

FREE Nature Play Drop-Ins @ Nixon Park - York, PA

Saturday, November 16th:

FREE Nature Play Drop-Ins @ Nixon Park - York, PA

Cat Yoga @ SPCA

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