19 Fall Activities in New Tecumseth (2026)

Looking for fall activities in New Tecumseth – Beeton, Alliston or Tottenham? You’re in the right place! With small communities surrounded by farmland and agriculture, we have an abundance of fall activities in the New Tecumseth area. From pumpkin patches and scenic hikes, harvest festivals, ghost tours, there’s a lot of really fun stuff going on in our little corner of Ontario during fall.

I ake part in outdoor and indoor fall activities in Alliston, Beeton and Tottenham every year and have compiled a list of all the 15 best things there are to do this fall 2026 in New Tecumseth and surrounding areas. Here are some quick dates to write down on your calendar! See details on timing, pricing, where to get tickets + more on the above events with a star below*

• Daily until October 31st*: 12th Line Creepers
• September 18th -20th*: Beeton Fair
• September 20th – October 26th*: Fall Fest at Murphy’s
• September 26th – October 18th* (various dates) Fall colours train ride on the South Simcoe Railway
• October 23rd and 24th: Haunted Stream Train Ride on the South Simcoe Railway
• September 5th through October 31st: Barrie Hill Farms Fall Festival (weekends)
• September 17th – end of October*: Fall Fest at Laura’s Farm Stand
• October 3rd – October 31st*: Halloween & Harvest Village at Drysdale’s Tree Farm
• October 23rd -Rocky Horror Picture show at the Circle Theatre
• October 24th, 29th, 30th and 31st*: Ghost Walks of New Tecumseth

In addition to these special organized events above, there are other suggestions for ways to enjoy fall in New Tecumseth, such as fall hikes, pumpking patches, apple picking, special fall themed drinks, and meals with a view of the foliage. Scroll below for details on the above events, and other unique ideas for ways to enjoy the fall season with your family.

19 Fun Fall Activities in New Tecumseth to Get into the Spirit

1. Beeton Fall Fair

Location: Downtown Beeton
Dates: September 18th -20th

The Beeton Fall Fair is one of the oldest agricultural fairs in Canada and has been running since 1857. There are rides, farm animals, and displays of artwork and baked goods that people have submitted for judging. The Beeton Fall Fair for 2026 will be held on the weekend of September 19th. The timing of events throughout the fair weekend can be found here.

2. Halloween & Harvest Village at Drysdale’s

6635 Simcoe County Rd 56, Egbert, ON
Dates: October 3rd -31st

For $18/person on weekends from October 3rd – 31st (Saturday and Sunday only), there’s a fun family fall festival at Drysdale’s Tree Farm with wagon rides, pumpkin picking, fall colours and marshmallow roasting. For $25/person after 7pm on the same dates, people age 13+ (younger at parents’ discretion) can come for a more ‘scary’ experience that is intended for older folks. The last wagon ride is at 9:15 pm each day that the fair is on.

3. Check out the 12th Line Creepers

7311 12th Line, Alliston

Drive past a farm on the 12th Line, just south of Alliston, to see an annual display of some seriously creepy scarecrows and Halloween decorations. The owner of the property that 12th Line Creepers is on , Nikki, is very passionate about Halloween and is always finding new creative additions to add to her display, which is quite impressive and only becomes more so every year. The spooky setup starts in mid-September and runs until at least Halloween.

In addition to the spooky decorations, there is are self-serve pumpkins for sale at the 12th Line Creepers.Bring extra cash and/or phone to e-transfer for pumpkins. It’s an honour system and the pumpkins are always great condition and well priced. This also helps support the family who puts on this unique local Halloween attraction

4. Visit Murphy’s Fall Festival

5141 County Rd 10, Alliston
Dates: September 20th – October 26th

Murphy’s is a family farm in Alliston that features a popular fall festival every year, and sells fall-themed foods and treats in their shop. You can drop into Murphy’s at any point to grab some of their fresh baked fall treats, such as pies, soups, cookies, and produce such as squash and pumpkins. Their pecan pie is especially popular at our Thanksgiving (and even Christmas) dinners.

At the fall festival, you can walk through their pumpkin patch to choose from a variety of multicoloured pumpkins of different sizes, take wagon rides, walk through the cornfield maze, play on the playground, and bounce on the giant trampoline. For these activities, you would pay an entrance fee. But, if you don’t want to take part in the fall fest, you can visit their farm shop any time without paying an admission fee.

5. Go on a Haunted Walk

Locations: Alliston, Beetong and Tottenham (see meeting address locations below)
Dates: October 24th, 29th, 30th and 31st

Ghost Walks in New Tecumseth (Alliston, Beeton and Tottenham) have become very popular in the past couple of years. The stories are so well researched and told by enthusiastic and knowledgeable storytellers. You get to hear about the history of the towns and some of their more sinister pasts and stories, some of which, even as a lifelong resident I didn’t know about.

The Ghost Walks in New Tecumseth are free of charge, and run at the end of October. (With other random events sprinkled throughout the year as well.)
All ages are welcome at the Ghost Walks, but some of the stories might be a bit scary for younger kids who are old enough to understand them. Some of the stories involve self-harm. No reservation is required, simply show up!

Ghost Walks of New Tecumseth 2026 Dates (see meeting locations below)

Saturday, October 24th: Alliston 4pm and 7pm
Thursday, October 29th (all at 8pm) : Historic Alliston, Alliston Business District, Beeton and Tottenham
Friday, October 30th (all at 8pm) Historic Alliston, Alliston Business District, Beeton and Tottenham
Saturday, October 31st: same as the 30th

Go to one of the following places at the above dates and times for your Ghost Walk:

• Historic Alliston: Museum on the Boyne (pictured above) – 250 Fletcher Crescent
  Alliston Business District: SW Corner of Victoria st E and Centre street
• Beeton: Muddy Water Hotel – 25 Main Street West.
• Tottenham: Taste of Freedom Restaurant – 24 Mill Street West

6. Visit Laura’s Farm Stand

5590 Simcoe County Rd 27 in Cookstown
Dates: September 17th – end of October

Laura’s Farm Stand is one of the most festive fall places around. The owner, Laura transforms the beautiful sunflower fields from late August into a family fall set up starting in September. You can buy pumpkins, do a corn maze, get cute family photos in front of the Instagrammable photo ops that are set up in the field, and buy produce and candy corn from the market.

‘The Pumpkin Patch’ at Laura’s Farm Stand is typically open from mid-September until October 31st. It’s become much larger over the years, and draws a lot of people from all over. Their caramel popcorn is to die for!

7. Go apple picking

Apple picking is often available from August through to October, depending on the variety. Apples are nutritious, easy snacks for kid’s lunches, can be included in so many fall recipes. Plus, by going to pick apples, you are supporting a family farm! Unfortunately, there aren’t any apple-picking orchards right in New Tecumseth (that are open to the public), but there are several apple farms within a 15-30 minute drive where you can pick apples.

Here are the places closest to New Tecumseth that are known for providing good apple-picking experiences.

• Albion Orchards Apple Farm & Country Market (23 minutes from Tottenham) Featured in Chateline magazine! Open from 10am – 6pm every day except Sundays. Pick-your-own is first-come first served and no dogs allowed on the property. A variety of apple varieties are available, depending on the month. Cost is $25 for 10 lb bags, or $45 for a 20 lb bag.*
• Barrie Hill Farms (30 minutes from Alliston) There are a range of apple varieties depending on the time, as well as a market where you can buy other farm produce. The cost for pick your own apples is around $2lb.*

8. Visit a pumpkin patch

We’re lucky to be surrounded by so much farmland, and fall is the harvest season. Here are the places nearby where you can visit a pumpkin patch:

• Murphy’s in Alliston – always have a beautiful scenic patch with any colour pumpkin you can imagine; rather than enter the patch, you can grab a pumpkin from the piles outside their store if you’re short on time
• Webber’s Pumpkin Corner in Loretto, a cute pumpkin patch and market
• Albion Orchards Apple Farm & Country Market, south of Tottenham- while they do apple picking, they have a pumpkin patch too
• Barrie Hill Farms – they have every fruit imaginable, so of course there’s a pumpkin patch

9. Ride the Halloween/Fall Colours train

Location: South Simcoe Railway in Tottenham
Dates: September 26th – October 18th (fall colours), and October 23rd and 24th (Halloween)

The South Simcoe Railway runs special fall colours excursions from late September to the end of October. In case you didn’t know, its a 1920s locomotive that’s over 100 years old now!

The fall colours excursions are held on weekends between September and October, and run a few times per day. It makes a scenic round trip from Tottenham to Beeton, passing the Beeton creek. Each ride is an hour long and allows you to ride in the old-fashioned coach as you enjoy the colourful foliage of the landscape.

The weekend before Halloween, there will also be a Halloween train ride where passengers are encouraged to dress in costume, and there are prizes for best children’s and adults’ costumes on each trip, as well as candy given out. Tickets for fall-colour ride s go on sale September 8, 2026, and tickets for the Halloween train are on sale October 1st. Buy from the South Simcoe Railway website here.*

10. See Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Circle Theatre

Every year, the Circle Theatre features A Rocky Horror Picture Show as a special before Halloween. It’s a special and anticipated tradition in town that’s been going on for years, and people often go all out for it, even dressing up.

The Circle Theatre is a single-screen movie theatre in the heart of Alliston that has been running since 1938, and its the perfect spot for a spooky movie. The date for their 2026 showing of Rocky Horror is Friday, October 23rd. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased on their website here, or at the door if there’s space.

11. Get photos in front of a spooky display

Tottenham and Beeton always have the most impressive fall displays. The display is different every year, but almost always includes festive Halloween decorations. There are usually places to sit built into the display, so people can sit in costumes and get photos with the display.

They used to be held at the four corners in Tottenham, and there may be a small installation there this year. But its probably a good idea to walk down the street to the Fire Hall. Recently, these displays have been located at the fire hall in Tottenham and/or at the library in Beeton.

12. Trick or Treat the Monster Mash

Downtown Alliston
Date: TBA

The Monster Mash is one of my favourite Halloween/fall events in Alliston. Aside from the potato festival, the Monster Mash is the only other time of year that Victoria Street in Alliston is closed. Adults can enjoy a leisurely walk and shopping on Victoria street and at the Farmer’s Market, while kids can wear their costumes and trick-or-treat at the local businesses.

13. “Frightfully Fun” in Beeton and Tottenham

Date: TBA

Local businesses in Beeton and Tottenham will be open for trick-or-treating on the weekend before Halloween. Get the kids into costume and have them visit businesses in the community – they’ll enjoy meeting staff around town and getting some early Halloween treats. We can’t wait to see all the little ones in their costumes!

14. Have a meal with a view

Riverview restaurant at the Nottawasaga Inn is extra pretty in fall with the views of the colourful foliage in the golf course. (The food is pretty good as well!)

Afterwards, you can take a stroll through the wedding garden, which is extra colourful in fall and used for many fall wedding photoshoots. As long as it’s not a weekend and booked for a wedding, then you are welcome to take a stroll to enjoy the vibrant fall colours in the wedding garden. There are benches to relax on, and a beautiful wooden wheel and stream flowing through it – very relaxing.

For more information about Riverview Restaurant and to see the menu, click here.

15. Drive up to Barrie for a Ghost Tour

Location: Downtown Barrie
Dates: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 7pm

A small business called Scary Company is running ghost tours in downtown Barrie. Unlike the New Tecumseth Ghost Tours, these ones are NOT free, however, they seem very well run. They cap groups at 20 people, and the tours are over an hour long. I’m planning on giving them a try this year.

The ghost tours are recommended for adults and older children only, as the stories are on the scarier side. The cost is $27.99 for adults and teens (no price is displayed for kids.) They offer hertiage tours as well which would be suitable for all ages. Book on their website

16. Have a High Tea

What better way to warm up on a chilly fall day than to try a high tea with sandwiches and traditional English desserts? The Lady Sadie Tea Room at the British shop in Allistin offers a traditional, cozy High Tea experience – perfect for the chilly weather.

I went with a group and it was fantastic. They’re open from Tuesday through Sunday from 11:30 and 3pm. Be sure to reserve in advance.

17. A Day on the Farm Sheldon Creek Dairy

Sheldon Creek Dairy, just outside of Alliston, has been hosting “A Day on the Farm” events every few months for the past year which are a hit with local families. There are vendors, games, a playground for young kids, a farm store to shop at, and plus – you can meet the cows. Best of all? Its free of charge!

So far, their scheduled “Day on the Farm” event will be on September 26th, and more dates may be added in October. Once they come available, you can register for free on their website.

Tip: Based on our recent experience at Sheldon Creek, there is normally only 1-2 outhouses available and a lot of people. If you have young children, then I would bring a portable potty for them to use just in case!

18. Go for a hike to enjoy the fall foliage

There are so many places nearby to enjoy a fall hike, you can get beautiful views without having to drive up to Algonquin or even Mono Cliffs. Whether you’d prefer a leisurely stroll or a more challenging hike, here are some places much closer to enjoy striking fall colours in the area:

• The Beeton Creek – Lots of spots to hike the Trans Canada Trail that winds its way through Beeton and Tottenham, see a PDF of the map here
• The Beattie Pinery Provincial Park – Beautiful scenic spot in Alliston; there are two entrances on the 13th line, but the western entrance brings you to an opening where there are spectacular colours in peak fall
• Boyne Stormwater Pond Trail in Alliston, across from the subdivision with Alliston Union Public School. There’s a pond with a dirt path going around it, it would be a short walk to get outside and enjoy some colours
• Tottenham Conservation Area loop trail which goes along the pond, see map here
• The Gibson Hills – private property generously open to the public by the Gibson family, popular for family fall photoshoots too. If doing the loop, it would be about a 45 minute walk from start to finish

19. Try a fall-themed drink

As the weather starts to cool, there’s nothing like cozying up with a cup of your favourite fall-themed coffee. Most of us love our Timmies and Starbucks for their famous fall drinks, but why not give one of our locally-owned small businesses a try? Check out the following places for a drink to warm up your day:

• Northern Blush on Victoria st in Alliston
• Henriette’s in Beeton
• Pink Peony in Alliston

Final Thoughts on Fall Activities in New Tecumseth

I hope that this article has left you with lots of ideas for ways to enjoy fall in New Tecumseth. There’s so much to do in our area to embrace the season’s beauty. Taking part in these local fall events helps us get outdoors to enjoy the season of colourful leaves and crisp weather, and support small businesses! Next: Check out Christmas events in New Tecumseth during the months of November and December!