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Your 2024 Guide to Fall Family Fun

All your Rochester Westside Fall Farms, Attractions, Recipes and More!

By Macaroni KID September 17, 2024

Fall is here, and Halloween is just around the corner. That means Rochester Westside is bursting with spook-tacular family fun! Whether you're searching for the perfect family-friendly pumpkin patch, fall festival, or trunk or treat event, Macaroni KID Rochester Westside has everything you need to plan your ultimate fall and Halloween fun.

A special THANK YOU to Stokoe Farms for helping us to make this guide possible being our 2024 Fall Family Fun Guide Sponsor! 


Family-Friendly Fall Attractions Open All Season Long

These local farms, corn mazes, and haunted attractions are open multiple weeks during the season, offering the perfect blend of fall fun and Halloween thrills:

  • Blodgett Family Farm
  • West Wind Farms (at Blue Barn Cidery)
    • Address: 928 Manitou Road Hilton, New York 14468
    • Details: Apple Picking and Farm offers a family-friendly corn maze and U-Pick pumpkin patch in the Fall. We believe in eating, shopping, drinking, and buying locally.
    • More Info: https://www.westwindupick.com/
  • Powers Farm Market 
    • Address:161 March Rd. Pittsford NY 14534
    • Details:  fresh baked goods, homemade ciders, pumpkin specialties, and other country-crafted goodies. Featuring a massive 4-acre corn maze filled with twists and turns featuring a large look-out tower halfway through your adventure. It’s also one of the best times to explore our famous teepees and legendary Halloween Hayrides. 
    • More Info: https://www.powersfarmmarket.com/seasonal-events/fall
  • Stokoe Farms
    • Address: 656 South Road Scottsville, NY 14546
    • Details: With 40+ Activities, Hayrides, Pumpkins, the areas Largest Petting Zoo, Candy Cannon, The Canine Spectacular, and Special Events, a day at the farm is a matchless experience!
    • More Info: https://stokoefarms.com/pages/pumpkin
  • Wickham Farms
  • Cobble Creek Farms
  • Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum Pumpkin Patch Train Rides
    • Address: 282 Rush Scottsville Road Rush, NY 14543
    • Details: Ride our vintage trains to the pumpkin patch, where every child takes home a free pumpkin. Tour our exhibits, see Lionel trains, and visit the friendly petting zoo!
    • More Info: https://rochestertrainrides.com/event/pumpkinpatch-1/
  • Genesee Country Village & Museum
    • Address: 1410 Flint Hill Road | Mumford, NY 14511
    • Details: Throughout the month of October the GCVM will be hosing special Spooky events
    • More Info: https://www.gcv.org/

Family-Friendly Fall and Halloween Events in and around Westside Rochester

  • Fall Fest at the Seneca Park Zoo
    • Address: 2222 Saint Paul St, Rochester, NY 14621
    • Details: Throughout the month of October the Zoo will be decorated for the season with things like pumpkins, apples, mums, and more!
    • More Info: https://senecaparkzoo.org/fallfest/



  •  Many fall and Halloween events are still being announced. We will add events as they come in, so please check back often for updates! 
  • Do you know of a 2024 family-friendly fall or Halloween event in or around Rochester Westside that isn't listed here? Please submit your event here to let us know about it!
  • We always recommend confirming details before heading out to an event.

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Check back often, as we’re adding more Halloween events and spooky fun happening in Rochester Westside all season long!