Fall Festival Sept. 14 – Oct. 27, 2024
Sept. 14 – Oct. 27, 2024
FREE PARKING & ADMISSION | DAILY & WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
Fall Festival Pay-One-Price Wristband
Weekends Sept 14 – Oct 27 PLUS holidays:
Thurs.-Fri. Oct. 3 and 4 (Rosh Hashanah)
Mon. Oct. 14 (Columbus Day)
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Package deal includes:
– Unlimited hay maze for the day
– One sand art activity
– One mum + pot decorating activity
– One mystic pumpkin decorating activity
SAVE TIME, BUY P.O.P. WRISTBANDS ONLINE!
Get your weekend P.O.P. wristbands to the Fall Festival in advance. No need to choose a date. Buy your wristbands online, at least a day in advance of your visit, and pick up in store at customer service when you are ready.
Weekends & Holidays Only. Weather permitting. In case of inclement weather, please call us to confirm 516-334-0066.
Hay Maze Only Ticket
$8 per person unlimited (ages 2 and under free)
Available every day, seven days a week in-store only
Hay Maze Instagram Contest
Enter our Hay Maze Instagram Contest for a chance to win a $50 Hicks Gift Card! LEARN MORE >>
Weekend activities and hay maze are outdoors. In case of inclement weather, please call us to confirm that Festival is open before you come in: 516-334-0066
Fall Food Favorites
Available for purchase, Sept. 14 – Oct. 27
Country Kitchen: open daily 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Bring home a taste of fall harvest with some of your favorite treats found in the Country Kitchen including our fudge dipped and cider donuts, homemade pies, New York State apples, apple cider, fudge, kettle corn, character cookies, and more.
Hicks Food Truck: open weekends and holidays only 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Serving fresh and tasty chicken tenders, hot dogs, French fries, and beverages.
Our Famous Fresh Roasted Corn: available weekends and holidays only 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
HERE’S WHAT’S FREE
Fun for the entire family!
- Corn hole
- Scarecrow ring toss
- Connect 4
- Bowling
- Tic Tac Toe
- More than 14 photo op stations including our ‘pumpkin patch’
and everything listed below!
Meet & Take Pictures with Otto the Ghost
Weekends and Holidays only Sept 21 – Oct 27 FREE
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 – 4 p.m.
Otto’s Animated Halloween Story
Daily Sept. 14 – Oct. 31 FREE
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Our animated children’s Halloween story is a walkthrough experience that has been delighting kids for decades! A new story every year emphasizes the value of friendship and being of service to others. This year’s story, “Otto’s Favorite Fall Adventure” follows Otto, our famous friendly ghost and his friends as they get ready for Halloween.
Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to our annual Long Island Cares food drive. Drop-off at the end of the animated children’s story journey. “Let kids be kids instead of being hungry.” Learn more at licares.org
Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off
Sunday, October 6 FREE
Entries accepted 10 am – 10:45 am; Judging begins promptly at 11 am.
Watch as local pumpkin growers compete for prizes. Everyone who has grown a pumpkin, no matter what its size – is encouraged to bring it to the competition and show off their growing skills. Alongside prizes for the three heaviest pumpkins, we’ll recognize the ‘Rookie of the Year’ and the ‘Best Pumpkin Grown by a Child’ (under 15). Every participating child will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Weigh-Off Prizes:
- 1st place: $500
- 2nd place: $300
- 3rd place: $200
- Rookie of the Year: $100
- Best Pumpkin Grown by a Child: $50 (ages 15 years old and younger)
Please note: Contestants who need help unloading their pumpkins must arrive at the nursery no later than 10am.
Pet Parade & Costume Competition
Wednesday, October 16 FREE
Registration begins at 4:30pm
Parade starts at 5 p.m.
The pet parade is back! Bring your pets in their Halloween costume to Hicks Nurseries for our sixth annual Pet Parade and Costume Competition! Travel down a decorated path to meet Otto the Ghost for a chance to win a Hicks Nurseries Gift card.
- First place: $150 gift card
- Second place: $100 gift card
- Third place: $75 gift card
- Honorable mention: $50 gift card
- Every pet gets a participation ribbon plus more surprises!!
Please help support pets by bringing pet food, new toys, cat litter, leashes and other items to donate to Long Island Cares for pets in need. Learn more about Long Island Cares Baxter’s Pet Pantry.
Please note: Hicks Nurseries reserves the right to use photos of all the participants taken during the event.
Fall Harvest: Fall Plants & Decorations
Welcome fall into your home and garden with a mosaic of fall flowering plants, chrysanthemums, cabbage, pumpkins, seasonal vegetables, and holiday decorations.
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