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7 kid-friendly Halloween events near Rochester with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 6 towns. The earliest to open is Fall Festival at Wickham Farms, on September 11. Every one is suggested for all ages and rated no more than 2 of 5 ghosts on our scare scale. 1 list free admission.
Long-running corn maze farm near Macedon with weekend fall festival tickets covering the mazes, wagon and cow train rides and a big outdoor play area, plus Friday night Moonlight Mazes.
Penfield farm fall festival with apple and pumpkin picking, jumping pillows, hayrides, train rides, mini golf and farm animals.
Big weekend harvest festival on a Scottsville farm with wagon rides, a large petting zoo, a corn maze, a candy cannon and dozens of play activities.
Free city-run trick-or-treat night at the Public Market, where community groups hand out candy from the vendor sheds.
Short vintage train rides to the museum's pumpkin patch, where each child picks a free pumpkin, plus exhibits, model trains and a petting zoo.
Evening Halloween event at the zoo with costumes, trick-or-treating, animal encounters, crafts, storytimes, a bone graveyard and a kids' dance band.
Two-day autumn festival at the ski resort near Canandaigua, timed with peak foliage.
Fall Festival Weekends at Long Acre Farms, Fall Festival at Bristol Mountain, Fall Festival at Wickham Farms, Halloween at the Market, Pumpkin Patch Train Rides, Spooktacular at Seneca Park Zoo, and 1 more. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Fall Festival at Wickham Farms on September 11, 2026.
Fall Festival Weekends at Long Acre Farms, Fall Festival at Bristol Mountain, Fall Festival at Wickham Farms, Halloween at the Market, Pumpkin Patch Train Rides and Stokoe Farms Harvest Fest are rated 1 of 5 ghosts: not scary.
Fall Festival Weekends at Long Acre Farms, Fall Festival at Wickham Farms and Stokoe Farms Harvest Fest, all suggested for all ages.
Yes: Halloween at the Market lists free admission on the official site.
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