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Celebrate Fall & 'National Pumpkin Day' (10/26) with some great pumpkin picking ideas, hay rides, mazes and more in the Huntington/Five Harbors Area and beyond.

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Long Island Fall Fun Guide: Festivals, Pumpkins, Hay Rides, Mazes & More!

 Huntington, NY ranks #2 best places to visit in the Fall - USA Today

Find your favorite pumpkin picking spot below with options at nurseries and farms. Be sure to check out all of the fun options that each spot has this autumn season. 

 🎃Pumpkin Fun Facts  

  • Pumpkins can be grown on every continent except Antarctica
  • United States produces about 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins each year
  • Suffolk County was the states largest pumpkin producer in 2013
  • There is a Great Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC) 
  • Heaviest pumpkin in America in 2022 was from Anoka, Minnesota and weighed 2,560 pounds
  • The same pumpkin was also awarded the world's largest jack o'lantern title.

Fall Festivals

Pumpkins, Mazes, Hay Rides & More!


Centerport/Greenlawn

Deckers Nursery

Find your fall decor and the perfect pumpkin or gourd

Huntington

Main Street Nursery

Halloween sale, pumpkins and hay maze are tons of fun at this popular Huntington nursery.

Elwood Pumpkin Farm

Hayrides are available as well as a child corn maze.

Melville

White Post Farms 

Choose your perfect pumpkin, enjoy a hayride and so much more! White Post Farm also includes great gifts and garden/home decor.

Schmitt Family Farm

Enjoy pumpkin picking, hay rides, farm animals and even find Halloween decor. There is also a haunted mansion and a 7-acre corn maze.  The Haunted Mansion and two other attractions become super spooky .

Just outside the Five Harbors

Heritage Farm & Garden

Choose from a wonderful assortment of fall plants and pumpkins. Also check for delicious goods from Jericho Cider Mill.  Heritage Farm & Garden also has numerous related lectures and discussions related to fall gardening and plant care.

Hicks Nursery

Find Otto the Ghost and share your pictures. Find a great pumpkin, pick a spooky plant, enjoy the beautiful fall plants and animals, or meet the farm animals.

Beyond the Five Harbors

Harbes Family Farm

Multiple locations including Mattituck, Riverhead and Jamesport. Open daily with wine tasting, barnyard adventure, farm stand, pumpkin picking and more. Check all of their locations for special events and information.

Stakey's Pumpkin Farm

Located in Aquebogue, Stakeys has something for the whole family including a flower shop, pumpkin picking, hay rides, corn maze, face painting, snack shop and more. 

Helens Greenhouses & Flower Farm

Located in Aquebogue, Helen's features U-Pick Pumpkins, fresh vegetables, mums, tractor & horse hay rides.

Krupski Vegetable & Pumpkin Farm

Located in Cutchogue, featuring hay rides, house-made jams, salsas and dressings, haunted corn maze and barn, hay pit and plenty other things to keep all members of the family happy.