Fall in Mt Kisco — The Weekends Worth Showing Up For

We've watched this town shift into fall enough times to know: there's always more happening than anyone thinks. Between the farmers markets that run deep into the season, the foliage, the Halloween parades and the school calendars, autumn in Mt Kisco and the towns around it is one of the better-kept secrets in Westchester.

We keep a running list at the shop for our own reference — customers come in asking "is the market still going?" or "where's good for a fall walk?" — so we wrote it down.

Here's what's on our fall calendar. Consider it your open invitation.

Farmers markets, still running

The good news: our local markets keep going well past Halloween, and two of them go into winter.

  • Mount Kisco Farmers & Makers Market — Sundays, 11 AM to 3 PM, at Kirby Plaza by the train station, through November 22. Our hometown market. Local produce, makers, and in October, a kids' Halloween costume parade.
  • Chappaqua Farmers Market — Saturdays, 8:30 AM to 1 PM, at the Chappaqua train station, running into December. Apples, cider, honey, bread — worth the short drive.
  • John Jay Homestead Farm Market in Katonah — Saturdays, 9 AM to 2 PM, through November 21. While the Homestead is being restored, the market has moved into downtown Katonah at 190 Katonah Avenue (Lot 2).
  • Muscoot Farm Market — Sundays, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM, through November 15, at the farm on Route 100 in Katonah. Bring the kids; the animals are half the reason to go.
  • Pleasantville Farmers Market — Saturdays, 8:30 AM to 1 PM, at Memorial Plaza by the train station. It runs year-round outdoors, with shorter hours in winter.

If you're stopping by any of these, walk with a cup of cider. The fall produce is at its best right about now.

Foliage weekends (mid-October is peak)

Peak color in northern Westchester usually lands in mid-to-late October, give or take a week depending on the year. If you're planning a walk or a drive:

  • Marsh Sanctuary in Mt Kisco — a quiet, free preserve on Sarles Street with a few miles of trails, right in town. Great for a Saturday morning.
  • Merestead in Mt Kisco — a historic county estate on Byram Lake Road. The grounds and trails are open daily, free, and lovely in October.
  • Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River — the county's biggest park, and more of a destination. The color there is something else.
  • Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Pleasantville — miles of carriage roads made for a slow autumn walk.

Bring a camera. Come home hungry. That's the routine.

Halloween, pumpkins and the glow

Every town does its own thing, and late October fills up fast:

  • Mount Kisco Farmers & Makers Market costume parade — the kids' Halloween parade at our Sunday market.
  • Chappaqua's Ragamuffin Parade & Carnival — New Castle Rec & Parks' Halloween tradition at the Chappaqua train station, usually a late-October Sunday.
  • Katonah Halloween Parade — run by the Katonah Village Improvement Society; a proper small-town parade.
  • The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson — thousands of hand-carved pumpkins, select nights through November 8. Book ahead; it sells out.

Check each town's website for this year's exact dates. For the pumpkins themselves: Stuart's Farm in Granite Springs is our favorite pick-your-own, and Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm in Yorktown Heights is the stop for apples, pumpkins and fresh cider. Both a short drive, both worth it.

Music on a fall afternoon

Caramoor in Katonah moves indoors for the season with intimate Sunday-afternoon concerts in the Rosen House — a lovely way to spend a gray October afternoon. Their calendar has the lineup.

The school-events season

Local high schools drive a huge amount of activity in fall — homecomings, football games, plays and concerts. The big four in our delivery area:

  • Fox Lane High School (Bedford)
  • Horace Greeley High School (Chappaqua)
  • John Jay High School (Cross River)
  • Byram Hills High School (Armonk)

If you have a student athlete, actor or musician performing this fall — a congratulations bouquet is a genuinely nice thing to walk in with.

Wedding-venue season

Fall is peak wedding-planning season — couples booking for next year tour venues now. A few local names worth knowing:

  • Bedford Post Inn (Bedford) — a small, intimate inn that hosts weddings of up to about 120 guests.
  • The Kittle House Inn (Chappaqua) — the historic Kittle House, newly renovated and reopened under new owners this year.
  • Whitby Castle at Rye Golf Club (Rye) — a bit of a drive, but stunning.

Most venues post their open-house dates on Instagram. If you're thinking about wedding flowers for 2027, we'd love to talk — the earlier the better. Our Weddings & Events page has more.

The quiet weekends

Not every fall weekend has to be an event. Some of our favorites are the ones where you just walk downtown Mt Kisco on a Saturday morning, grab a coffee at Mimi's Coffee House on South Moger Avenue or Little Pink Cup on Main Street, and wander. The town is small, the seasons are visible, and the pace is slower than it feels in the city an hour south.

Come by the shop while you're out. We're at 322 East Main. There's usually something in the cooler worth taking home — this month, that's our fall flowers.

Coming up in November

November brings the first big holiday push — Thanksgiving centerpieces, the start of wreath season, and the NYBG Holiday Train Show opening in the Bronx on November 14. Thanksgiving is November 26 this year; we're closed that day, so plan your table flowers early. We'll write about it closer to the date.

Until then: October's the good part. Don't miss it.

Four Seasons Flower Shop is at 322 East Main Street, Mt Kisco. Open Monday through Friday 9 to 4, Saturday 9 to 1. (914) 666-7240.

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