fall

Brooklyn Park, MN (WIBX) - The Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation is hoping to add a new color to the fall palette - pink.

Now that autumn is here every roadside stand, farmers market and grocery store has apple cider for sale. But where can you go to see the cider pressed and bottled on site? We've channeled our inner-Johhny Appleseed to find the best cider mills in Central New York...

Into antiques and collectibles? Then you'll want to attend the Salt City Autumn Antiques Show , Saturday, October 20th and Sunday October 21st at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. I know this show very well, so I can say with confidence that this is an excellent antiques event and one you don't want to miss.

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The City of Utica has released its fall green waste collection schedule.

If you are a "leaf peeper" this is the time of year you live for. The changing colors of the leaves around upstate New York is a thing of beauty and  only observable for a few short weeks every autumn. This weekend my wife and I drove up Route 28 to Inlet and the colors were at peak and magnificent. If you plan to do some "leaf peeping" this might come in handy.

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The Utica Zoo is offering "Edzoocation" courses for visitors young and old beginning Friday.

Ready to give your yard a festive fall look? The first stop should be at an area Pumpkin Patch. With the skills of Linus tracking down the Great Pumpkin, we went searching for the best pumpkin patches and farms in Central New York.

Pumpkin patches, pumpkin fests and corn mazes are staples of early fall. Grab a warm apple cider and check out the listings of great pumpkin patches and pumpkin fest in Cooperstown, Norwich, Oneonta and all of central New York.

No, they're not crop circles, but as we get ready for the 2012 Halloween season right around the corner, we thought we'd round up all of the goodies that you can go to and maybe even take the little tykes to for a season of fall fun and scares!