Fall is the prettiest season in New England and one of the best moments to discover the natural beauty of Rhode Island, local farms and seasonal events. The trees are beautiful, the air is clear and the smell of Woodsmoke is in the air. The red, yellow and orange leaves float in your face and crackle under your feet. The apples are crisp and juicy, picked directly from the tree and you can indulge in apple cider donuts and everything related to pumpkin spices.
If you are looking for ways to take advantage of the season, these are our choices for the best things to do in Rhode Island in the fall.
Things to do in Rhode Island in the fall
You can also consult my recommendations on things to do in Rhode Island, Providence or Newport.
Apple
The apple picking season arrives early in Rhode Island, so go out before the orchards are all selected by the middle at the end of September. If you can visit during the week, you may be able to avoid the crowd, but make sure you always check the hours first and the dates when the choice apples are available. And if you miss the apple picking, you can always buy apples and apple related products from farm stands.
I have drawn up a list of the best apple orchards of Rhode Island and some of our family favorites include:
- Jaswell farm At the 50 Swan Road in Smithfield (USA Today recently appointed Jaswell’s one of the 10 best apple orchards in the United States)
- new York At 207 Arnold Street to neighbor Wrentham, my
Visit a pumpkin patch
Half of the pleasure of making a jack-o-latern is to choose the pumpkin of the pumpkin patch. Many rhode Island farms do everything to create a perfect fall experience, hay walks for farm animals, family craft trucks. This is also where you can fill up with other fall decorations such as mothers, hay, gourdes and corn stalks.
We have a list of the best pumpkin patches of Rhode Island, but here are some of my favorites:
- Phantom Farm in Cumberland – Every weekend, they organize different activities and we appreciate the stand of the farm, the outdoor sugar hut, the jute canvas labyrinth and the hay taking through the orchard.
- Adam’s farm In Cumberland, has really exploded in recent years with pumpkins, hayrides, farm animals, a labyrinth of hay, a labyrinth of corn, corn hole games and a tire playground, in addition to the farm. In addition, the way to the farm along the tank is magnificent during this time of year!
- Confreda Farms In the hope, it is always animated by hay walks, a labyrinth of corn, children’s walks, a catering area and even a haunted Grenouard.
Escape a labyrinth of corn
Corn labyrinths are no longer reserved for children. With many farms creating elaborate labyrinths and treasure hunts, corn labyrinths are fun for the whole family. With so many choices, I created a list of the best labyrinths of corn from Rhode Island.
Some include:
- Clark Farms in Wakefield
- Morris Farms in Warwick
- Salisbury Farm in Johnston
Eat apple cider donuts
For years, I was looking for the best apple cider donuts in Rhode Island and I finally found them at Hard Prested Cider Company in Jamestown. It is worth queuing to do them when they are hot and crisp, but if you can stop during the week they are open, you can avoid waiting time. While you are there, also try the apple cider slushes! I would say that they are even better than BF Clyde in Mystic, CT.
As a finalist, I also like apple cider donuts to Jaswell’s Farm.
Visit a farm or garden stand
Even if you do not pick apple or visit a pumpkin plot, stop at least in a farm stand or a gardening center to take the fall decor. The farmer’s daughter In South Kingstown, is particularly Instagrammable with pumpkin screens.
Browse the Scituate Art Festival
Taking place every year on the weekend of Columbus day, the Scituate Art Festival Brought together more than 200 artists and craftsmen in a picturesque and rural setting with musical entertainment and local foods and festivals.
After spending the afternoon or morning navigating, it is pleasant to take a tour through this part of RI, narrow country roads and past lakes and rivers to enjoy the foliage.
Browse the spectacular jack-o-lantern
Each year, the Roger Williams Zoo in Providence welcomes one of the largest Jack-O-Lantern screens in the Northeast with more than 5,000 artistically carved pumpkins, including at least 125 sculpted to match the theme of the year Spectacular jack-o-latern.
Make sure you book your ticket online early because they sell and tickets are not sold at the door. It is also better to go during the week and at the start of the season to avoid the longest lines.
Frighten
If you like a frightening leap or frightening and macabre frightening, take friends and head to one of the dread festivals after Dark from Rhode Island. Frightening acres At Confreda Farms is one of the most popular “lair” in Rhode Island with a dark harvest hay pipe, a funeral ground haunted on the cornfield and the “Bayou curse”. Tickets can be purchased online.
You can also be frightened 13th world In Diamond Hill Park in Cumberland (formerly haunted.) You can even pay an additional cost for a necklace that says that the monsters are ok to touch you – I don’t know why you would like this, but that’s an option.
Pan
If the shot of the leaves is what you have in mind for a fall out, jump into the car and make a panoramic road through the Rhode Island. My favorite in the fall is through the west of Rhode Island along Route 102 and the reservoirs and lakes of Johnston and Smithfield.
Hike
After a trip, it’s time to get out of the car and go a nice fall hike. I have drawn up a list of some of my favorite walking and hiking trails in Rhode Island, but you can also use Alltrail To find some that correspond to your interests and capacities.
Autumn is also a good time for the observation of birds in the south of Rhode Island, in particular in the nature of the preserves such as Sachuest National Point Wildlife Refuge in Middletown, the Ninigreret Wildlife Refuge in Charlestown and the Napatree Point conservation zone in Watch Hill.
Ghost
Combine history with frightening vibrations on a Ghost visit of Providence. We recently tour with US Ghost Adventures and learned the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe, characters from HP Lovecraft Stories, a Brown university building which was once a military hospital, and even a fear of vampires in Providence in the 1600s. This visit on foot from College Hill can give you chicken flesh.
THE Providence Riverboat Company He has also associated himself with Providence Ghost Tours to offer haunted boat trips through Providence that tells similar stories.
Attend an autumn festival
Farms, cities and local cities trot to celebrate fall in Rhode Island. Here are some funny fall festivals to put on your calendar:
- Norman bird sanctuary Fall Festival with bag races, hay walks, mud pits, war and prize -fighting matches with prizes
- Giant pumpkin producers from southern New England weigh in Rries Farm in Warren with food trucks, family fun and, of course, giant pumpkins
- Fall The Columbus Day weekend in Woonsocket is the largest fall festival in the North Rhode Island
- Bowen’s Wharf seafood festival In Newport serves fresh and local seafood, including fish tacos, lobster rolls, hoppers, boosts, fried calamars, clams, oysters, signature cocktails and cold beer, accompanied by live music and family pleasure
- Newport Manansons wines and gastronomy festival in September
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