Amazing Maize Maze at Queens County FarmQueens
Saturdays and Sundays 11 to 4 through November 1
The only corn maze in New York City, three acres of it, and you finish on a bridge where you can see the whole maze.
Fall in New York City1 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
The little stuff, by town2 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
Fall in Queens
Queens County Fair
October 3 and 4
An old fashioned farm fair in the city with blue ribbon contests, pie eating, hayrides and live music.
Halloween on the Farm
Saturday, October 31
Kids games, hayrides and a petting zoo on Halloween.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in New York City6 things
Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. The train show and the zoo lights use timed tickets, so book early.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeManhattan
Thanksgiving morning, November 26 · check the date
The giant balloons and floats and Santa at the end, and people get there super early for a spot.
Rockefeller Center Christmas TreeManhattan
lit in early December, up through mid January (last year lit Dec 3) · check the date
The big tree with 50,000 lights and a crystal star, and it's lit all day and all night on Christmas Eve.
Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan
late October with the holiday market through early January · check the date
A free ice rink in the middle of Manhattan surrounded by over 180 little holiday shops.
NYBG Holiday Train ShowBronx
mid November through early January · check the date
Trains running through tiny New York landmarks all made out of bark and leaves and seeds.
Bronx Zoo Holiday LightsBronx
select nights late November through early January · check the date
Hundreds of glowing animal lanterns all through the zoo.
Dyker Heights Christmas LightsBrooklyn
from the weekend after Thanksgiving into early January, best from dusk to 9 · check the date
A Brooklyn neighborhood where the houses go completely over the top with life size Santas and music.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend0 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
New York City fall and Christmas questions
Is there a corn maze in New York City?
Yes, the Amazing Maize Maze at Queens County Farm, weekends through November 1, 2026.
When is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2026?
Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 2026.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.