I love fall, it’s my favorite time of year. No bugs, no mugginess and yet, still plenty to do in the Annapolis Valley

So here, in no particular order are my favorite 25 harvest-y things to do next month

1. Sept/Oct. Pick Apples
2. Jump on  a hay ride at Willowbank U Pick, 110 Starr’s Point Loop, Port Williams ( available during apple picking season- mid Oct.)
3. Bike the Harvest Moon Trail which runs from Grand Pre to Annapolis Royal
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5.  Visit a Farmer’s Market to choose your own fresh veggies
6. Thursdays until October 31st  2:30 pm Wolfville Food Tour, Wolfville
7. Pick Your Own Pumpkins Dempsey’s Corner Farm-they have other great things to do to, such as feed baby calves

   

8.  Until Oct 31 Corn Maze- Davison’s Farm,1119 Falmouth Dyke Road, Falmouth,and Noggins’s Farm, 100089 Hwy #1 Greenwich
9. Oct 3rd, 7:30 pm Gravely Ghost Walk, Clock Park, Wolfville
10. Oct 5th,10 am 35th Annual Pumpkin Weigh-Off Dill Family Farm @400 College Road, Windsor
11.  Oct 5th 10 am-1 pm Kentville’s Harvest Festival Centre Square

    

12. Take a paddle along Mersey River or Keji Lake. Whynot Outfitters at Kejimkujik National Park and Historic Site are open until Oct 21 for canoe & kayak rentals if you don’t have your own.
13. Oct 5th-27th-Kentville’s Pumpkin People
14. Oct 13 Ride the Rails on a miniature train. Trecothic Creek & Windsor Railway is located on Centennial Drive, Windsor
15. Oct 14 Peruse the goods at Horton High School’s Annual Harvest Craft Fair, 9 am-3 pm, 75 Greenwich Road S
16. Oct 12-2-4 pm Port & Chocolate Tasting @ Sainte Famille Winery 11 Dudley Park Lane, Falmouth
17. Weekends until October 13th- Magic Winery Bus Wolfville
18.  Oct 19th 4-6 pm Milford Harvest Fest Milford House 5296 Hwy 8 South Milford
19. Oct 19th 4:30-6:30 pm Ham, Bean & Potato Scallop Supper White Rock Community Hall
20. Oct 20-27th  Feeling daring? How about a Haunted Corn Maze  at  Evans Family Farm,13808 Hwy 1, Wilmot
21. Oct 22nd-27 Devour The Film Food Fest Windsor, Wolfville, Kentville
22. Take a hike and pick some colored leaves for a fall centerpiece-try Crystal Falls.
    
23. Try some yummy gelato at Fox Hill Cheese  Port William
24. Enjoy a glass of local cider at Maritime Express Cider,325 Main St. Kentville
25.  Oct 28th Pumpkin Carving Party Woodville Community Centre 342 Bligh Road, Woodville,