Fall events in Boston
Fall in Boston: festivals, fairs, Halloween events and harvest weekends across Greater Boston.
Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18
Fri, Oct 23 to Sun, Oct 25
Fri, Oct 30 to Sun, Nov 1
Fri, Nov 6 to Sun, Nov 8
Saturday, October 31
10am to 12pm, every Saturday$10
Weir River FarmWeir River Farm's Halloween program for families, running Saturday mornings in October. Kids wear costumes, meet the barnyard animals, join a scavenger hunt, make a seasonal craft and take home a sweet treat. Sessions run 10 to 11 AM and 11 AM to noon; tickets are $10 for nonmembers and $5 for members, free for children under 2. Sensory-friendly sessions are offered on select Saturdays.
10am to 3pm, one of 9 datesFree
Smolak FarmsNorth Andover's famous farm turns its fall weekends into a festival with rotating themes. Pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, and flowers, hayrides, the cow train, live music, face painting, an animal playground, and the farm stand's cider donuts and fresh apple cider. No entry ticket; activities are priced individually.
10am, through Nov 1$147.48
CambridgeSideFast, flat USATF-certified course along Memorial Drive past MIT and Harvard Stadium, with a 5K on Oct 31 and half marathon on Nov 1. Benefits local charities; spectating is free.
6:30 to 11pm, through Oct 31
Connors FarmDanvers farm's haunted Halloween attraction on select October nights. Wander the Haunted Fields, a nighttime trail populated by eerie beings and scary sights, or brave the Flashlight Maze, a corn maze navigated by flashlight in the dark. Gates open at 6:30 pm; the haunting runs about 7 to 11 pm.
8 to 10:30pm$10
John Hale HouseHalloween-night double feature from Historic Beverly. First, spooky storytelling inside the atmospheric Hale Farm, then a candlelit walking tour through Beverly's Ancient Burial Ground among weathered headstones and winding paths.
9am to 10pm, through Oct 31Free
SalemThe world's largest Halloween celebration, filling downtown Salem for the entire month of October. Walking tours, seances, costume events, vendor fairs, haunted attractions, and parades, with hundreds of individual events across the city. The 2026 season is part of Salem's 400th anniversary year, with extra programming all month. Individual events carry their own times and prices; check the event calendar for specifics.
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