You can eat delicious cider donuts, pick the perfect pumpkin from a local farm’s pumpkin patch, or even take a stroll along one of the beautiful beaches Rhode Island has to offer.
The smallest state in the country has plenty of opportunities to explore and experience some of the state’s best activities. Here’s our 10 of our favorite things to do during the Fall season:
Confreda Farms
This farm offers the ultimate fall experience with a Fall Fest! This event has something for everyone, including hayrides, train rides, carnival rides, picking your own pumpkins, a corn maze, and tomato cannons. Later in the season, it turns into Scary Acres, Rhode Island’s largest haunted scream park.
Confreda Greenhouses & Farms (confredafarms.com)
Chepachet Day Trip
A day trip to Chepachet! Start on the diesel-powered train at Harmony Products that takes you through the picturesque woods…truly a unique experience. Then head on down to Main Street and stroll through all of the local antique/gift shops… including America’s longest running general store – Brown & Hopkins. You can even get some penny candy from their penny counter. Last stop – Mulberry Vineyards for a wine tasting at their beautiful location.
Harmony Railway & Gift Shop (harmonyriproducts.com)
Brown and Hopkins Country Store – Brown & Hopkins Country Store (shopbrownandhopkins.com)
Mulberry Vineyards – Handcrafted Wine, Wine Tastings
Napatree Point Conservatory
Napatree Point juts out from the Watch Hill area in Westerly, and is a wonderful place for a stunningly beautiful beach stroll or for great bird watching. This is a hot spot for shorebirds, and Hawks in early fall.
About Napatree – The Watch Hill Conservancy
Jaswell’s Farm
Fresh pressed and pasteurized apple cider made on the premises. First and only cider mill to pasteurize in Rhode Island. Candy, caramel, chocolate caramel and gourmet apples offered in season and by special order. “Fall Special” and iced apple cider topped with a fresh cider donut, whipped cream, caramel sauce and finished with some festive sprinkles – truly a fall treat!!
Jaswell’s Farm – Rooted In Family Tradition Since 1899 (jaswellsfarm.com)
Barden Family Orchard
Customers come to the orchard to pick their own apples, peaches, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, pumpkins and sunflowers. Families enjoy the freedom of roaming through the orchard during their visit. The “you pick” season extends from September with a large variety of white and yellow peaches and 9 varieties of apples, October with an additional 8 varieties of apples and pumpkins and into November with delicious late apples that will store for the winter.
Barden Family Orchard – Fruit, Orchard Farm
The Farmers Daughter
A Celebration Of Harvest for all ages! The Harvest Festival will run every weekend starting September 21st to October 27th 10:00am to 4:00pm. Activities include: Pony Rides, Antique Tractors, Pumpkin Painting, Furry Animal Friends, Scavenger Hunt, Straw Bale Maze, Pumpkin Slingshot, Scarecrow Making, Pumpkin Bowling, Corn Maize, Pumpkin Patch Arcade, Pumpkin Checkers, Face Painting, Barrel Train Ride, Hay Rides, Pumpkin Putting, Sac Races, And of course FUN!
The Farmer’s Daughter (thefarmersdaughterri.com)
Phantom Farms
Are you looking for a relaxing farm experience? At Phantom Farms, you’re in for a treat! Picture yourself strolling through vibrant pumpkin patches, sipping on delicious fall-inspired coffee, and browsing through the charming shop filled with pies, flavorful syrups, and local honey. Don’t leave without picking up gorgeous mums to brighten your home!
The Autumn Fest
Autumnfest is a weekend festival held every year in Woonsocket, RI on Columbus Day weekend. Filled with music, crafts, food, amusement rides and a parade. Drawing in thousands of attendees each year, Autumnfest is the largest Fall Festival in Northern Rhode Island.
Pezza Farm
Get ready for a fall adventure at Pezza Farm! Go on a hayride, craft a scarecrow, savor hot apple cider, and feed the farm animals. The main event is the hayride, where you and the entire family pile into a wagon and set off for the pumpkin patch, where kids can pick their own pumpkins. You’ll even get to stop and feed the adorable cows some delicious corn! It’s a memorable experience for the whole family.
Swan Point Cemetery
Take a stroll through a cemetery for a spooky Fall activity. Swan Point Cemetery is considered to be one of the foremost garden cemeteries in the United States. Among the two hundred acres of Swan Point, you will find the final resting places of some of Providence’s most notable people, politicians, governors, Civil War veterans, artists, and writers. One of the cemetery’s most famous occupants is H.P. Lovecraft.
