The fall season is a favorite in York County! Check out our sampling of things to do this month to celebrate the changing of the seasons! For more upcoming events, check out our event calendar!
Enjoy the local harvest!
- Find the perfect pumpkin to bring home -- Whether you enjoy decorating with pumpkins or carving them up for some spooky fun, you can find the ideal gourd in York County!
- Pick-Your-Own Apples -- Is there anything better than spending a crisp fall day picking your own apples? Maybe enjoying the first bite of your bounty!
- Browse a Local Farmers Market -- If picking your produce isn't your thing, don't worry. York County's many farmer's markets will do the work for you.
Sample the Season!
- Enjoy the Pumpkin Patch Special on the Stewartstown Railroad -- Take a train ride in the changing fall colors to the Pumpkin Patch!
- Find a pumpkin beer on the Good Libations Trails -- Or any fall brew will do. With so many breweries to explore, you'll find something fitting of autumn.
- Enjoy libations at Yorktoberfest - A day of frothy ales, PA wines, unique vendors, fun food, and wandering minstrel entertainment.
- Get active with a Haunted Wine Run at Adams County Winery -- Lace up your running shoes and enjoy a 5k run through the vineyard of Adams County Winery.
- Check out the Stewartstown Night Market -- A family-friendly community event that celebrates all things local: food, music, crafts, and more!
- Take one of the various fall themed train rides on the Northern Central Railway -- A family friendly, fun, and festive treat for everyone!
- Farmer’s Fair Dill’s Tavern -- Pumpkins, apple butter, and fresh cider — it’s harvest season! Celebrate the 109th anniversary of Farmer’s Fair at Dill’s Tavern from October 14-19. Enjoy demonstrations and festivities, including activities for children and living history encampments.
All Aboard!
- Cowboy Train Rides -- Transport yourself to the Wild West in this event celebrating cowboy and cowgirl culture! Ride along with our locomotive with “the most reckless class of outlaws in the wild country,” and prepare for an experience straight out of the most beloved cowboy films -- compete with train robberies, shootouts, live performances, and more!
- Pumpkin Patch Train Ride -- Take a train ride in the changing fall colors to the Pumpkin Patch! Every passenger is invited to pick their own pumpkin to take home (while supplies last). This train ride is about 1 ½ hours long.
- Halloween Express -- All aboard ghosts, goblins, princesses, superheroes! All riders are encouraged to come dressed in their Halloween costume to enjoy this ride to Glen Rock.
- Ghost Tracks & Campfire Frights -- Get ready for fascinating kid-friendly ghost tales by narrator Nancy Pritt as you voyage down the tracks and through the woods to Seitzland, PA.
- Fall Foliage Express -- Come and take a relaxing ride and see the fall colors in the beautiful Deer Creek Valley.
Family Fun!
- Maize Quest -- Find your way through nine acres of corn at the Maize Quest before taking on a collection of people-sized puzzles. You can spend an entire fall day here.
- More Maze Fun -- Explore huge corn mazes at Flinchbaugh's, Mt. Airy Orchards, and Corn Cob Acres. Each maze is for families and friends who want to wander corn fields' paths, while enjoying spectacular fall festivities!
- Trunk or Treat at the Markets at Shrewsbury -- After visiting the decorated vehicles, stop inside The Markets to visit some of the food merchants for autumn-inspired, pumpkin baked goods!
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire -- Discover mirth and merriment at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. This annual extravaganza featuring jousting nights, colorfully costumed figures, and 35 acres of a themed village.
- Hike, Bike the trails – Get out and stay active even as the temperatures dip with a walk or bike ride along some of the best trails in the state.
- Check out Codorus State Park and Gifford Pinchot State Park for some great outdoor fall activities. Walk, hike, bike, or do water sports that are sure to fill your autumn day with fun.