Apples, pumpkins, and all sorts of Octoberish things
- Francie Healy
- Sep 26
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 29
If you feel like taking a lovely autumn road trip out of the city around Thanksgiving, you might visit some of the area’s orchards, pick your own apples, let the kids run free, and just breathe in the crisp fall air. Our team has some ideas about ways to celebrate this beautiful month. Here they are.
Cannamore Orchard at Crysler, Ont.
10 am to 5 pm until Oct. 12
1480 County Road 32, Crysler
Admission: $16 (Children under three, free)
Free parking
This is a family farm with children in mind. Pick apples, but have fun in other ways, too ‒ for example:
Riding on a covered wagon
Taking a trip on the cow-train
Using pedal cars
Visiting giant hedge mazes
Saying hello to the roaming chickens
Playing in the family activity area
Walking through the orchard
Skipping the apples and picking pumpkins (or both!)
More information here.
Applestock Orchard at Winchester, Ont.
9 am to 5 pm every day
1341 Merkley Rd, Winchester
Pick McIntosh apples by the pound and bring your own bags or boxes.
More information here.
Avonmore Berry Farm north of Avonmore, Ont.
9 am – 5 pm until Oct. 31
Corner of County Road 15 and 4th Concession Road (one mile north of Avonmore)
Pick apples and pumpkins! The farm is another ideal place for families, with:
A children’s play area
A pantry full of sweets
Weekend wagon rides
More information here.
Ferme Dagenais at Embrun, Ont.
Monday to Friday: 10 am to 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am to 3 pm
1155 Stevens Road, Embrun
This farm has a large variety of organic apples. It’s inspired by old time farms of the past with cows, sheep, goats, pony, donkey, ducks and laying hens.
These are the apples you can choose and the dates when they can be picked:
Nova Mac: Red apples, Nova Scotia MacIntosh. Up to Oct. 10.
Liberty: Red apples with the sweet MacIntosh taste. Good storage length. Up to Oct. 10.
Purple Passion: Red flesh apple for making juice or cooking; not for eating fresh. Up to Oct. 20.
Freedom: Red and juicy; taste like heritage apples. Up to Oct. 23.
Nova Easy Grow: Firm apples similar to Cortland. Sweet taste; low acidity. Up to Oct. 23.
More information here.
Mountain Orchards at Mountain, Ont.
Weekdays, 10 am to 5 pm; Weekends, 9 am to 5 pm until Oct. 19
10175 Clark Road, Mountain
Admission and parking are free
Specializing in 10 apples including Ambrosia, Cortland, Silken and Lobo…and there are also these special family features:
Wagon Rides (on weekdays)
Corn Maze
Playground
Forest Trails
Straw Jump
More information here.
McGregor’s Orchard at Renfrew, Ont.
704 Clifford Sideroad, Mcnab/Braeside
a small family-owned-and-run business growing a variety of apples, including:
HoneyCrisp
Ruby McIntosh
Pioneer McIntosh
Cortland
Lobo
Paula Red
Empire
Freedom
More information here.
More October activities:
Metcalfe Fair
Oct. 2 to 5
Village of Metcalfe
2821 8th Line Road
Midway Hours of Operation:
Thursday: 4 pm to 11 pm
Friday: 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
One last chance before winter to go to the fair!
Enjoy livestock and horse shows, demolition derby, stepdancing and fiddling competitions, homecraft exhibits, antique machinery, horse and tractor pulls, and more.
More information here.
Pumpkinfest
Proulx Maple & Berry Farm at Cumberland, Ont.
Saturdays and Sundays and Thanksgiving Monday: 10 am to 5pm;
Until October 26
1865 O'Toole Rd
$20.55 to $21.60
It’s an annual family event in celebration of fall, including
Face painting
Hay structure
Play structures, tree house and slides
Several giant outdoor play parks
Mazes and corn field mazes
Family-friendly wagon ride through the mysterious forest
Visit the petting farm: touch, feed and learn
Inflatable structures
…and of course, you can pick your own pumpkins!
More information and tickets here.
Here’s to a beautiful October, plenty of sunshine, fresh apples, pumpkins and family time…and a Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Lagois.
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