A Food Filled Fall: Upcoming Fall 2025 Events

From harvest festivals to cooking demonstrations and climate workshops, there are a bunch of fun and informative events to look forward to this fall!

Plants to the People at Sunset Park Church
Organized By: Herban Cura
When: Saturday, September 6th
Event Duration: 1pm-4pm
About: Plants to the People distributes free herbal medicine in the form of fresh herbs to our communities in New York City.
Registration: Just show up!

Corn Fest
Organized By: Queens County Farm Museum 
When: Saturday, September 6th
Event Duration: 11am-5pm
About:  The museum is hosting Corn Fest to celebrate the grand opening of the Amazing Maize Maze. The event will be jam-packed with a-maize-ing activities, games, and food that will delight visitors of all ages. 
Registration: here 

Climate Week NYC
Organized By: the Climate Group 
When: Multiple (check the calendar at the registration link)
Event Duration: Multiple (check the calendar at the registration link)
About: A season full of various panels, workshops, and classes around the city focusing on the various intersections between climate and sustainability. 
Registration: here 

Fermentation Fest
Organized By: The GrownNYC Union Square Greenmarket 
When: Friday, September 12th
Event Duration: 10am-5pm
About: Explore the wide, wonderful, and fantastic world of fermentation. In collaboration with Norwich Meadows Farm, the festival brings together Greenmarket farmers, chefs, and scientists who all harness the ancient art of fermentation in their work.
Registration: Just Show Up!
Additionally, the GrowNYC Greenmarkets host book signings during the spring and fall. Check here for their upcoming fall schedule. 

Fall Harvest Fest
Organized By: Harlem Grown
When: Saturday, September 20th
Event Duration: 10am-3pm
About: Harlem Grown’s Fall Harvest Fair celebrates the end of the growing season and the last of the season’s harvest. 
Registration: here 

Harvesting a Decade: NYC Agriculture Collective’s Final Celebration 
Organized By: NYC Agriculture Collective
When: Thursday, September 25th
Event Duration: 4pm-8pm
About: A festive farewell celebrating ten years of the NYC Agriculture Collective’s hard work and dedication to urban agriculture!
Registration: here 

FLOCK: A Celebration of Regional Fiber
Organized By: The GrowNYC Union Square Greenmarket
When: Friday, September 26th
Event Duration: 10am-5pm
About: A celebration of regional, regenerative textile production that’s happening right here in New York! Produced with NY Fibershed and NY Textile Lab, there will be interactive demos so you can learn more about spinning, carding, weaving, natural dyeing, and more. 
Registration: Just Show Up!

45th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair
Organized By: GreenThumb
When: Saturday, September 27th
Event Duration: 12pm-4pm
About: NYC Parks GreenThumb and GreenThumb community gardeners celebrate the start of fall with workshops, live entertainment, healthy cooking demonstrations, and more! 
Registration: Just show up! But if you want to enter into their Fresh Chef contest, apply here!
Additionally, GreenThumb has programming and events going on throughout their various neighborhood gardens. Find more events here! 

Harvest Fair
Organized By: New York Botanical Garden Bronx Green-Up
When: Saturday, October 4th
Event Duration: 12pm-4pm
About: A Harvest Celebration filled with fun, free food catered by B-Blossom, contests for the best harvest, arts and crafts, face painting, and more to celebrate another successful and beautiful growing season! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet local environmental organizations, mingle with gardeners, and connect with community members who are passionate about nature and sustainability.
Registration: here 
Additionally, find other events and workshops at NYBG here.  

Cider Village
Organized By: The GrowNYC Union Square Greenmarket
When: Friday, October 10th
Event Duration: 10am-5pm”
About: Meet cideries from across New York State, sample and purchase their hard ciders, and learn about the techniques that go into perfecting each bottle. Plus, they’ll have apple pressing, apple cider demos, apple crafts, and more!
Registration: Just Show Up!

Fall Fest and Family Farm Day
Organized By: Brooklyn Grange and City Growers
When: Sunday, October 19th
Event Duration: 10am-3pm
About: Family Farm Day Activities, City Growers will be hosting farm-inspired activities for youth all day long. All programs are tailored to engage an intergenerational community.
Registration: here