Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Fall on Long Island hits different. The air off the Sound turns crisp, the farm stands fill with pumpkins and every weekend suddenly has a plan. From Oceanside to Oyster Bay, this is the season we wait for all year.
So we rounded up the ten things every Long Islander needs to make the most of it. Some you can pick up down the road. One you can send to someone you love without ever leaving your couch.
The number one fall must have on Long Island this year comes in a box. Spoonful of Comfort ships homemade style soup care packages straight to someone's door, and it is the coziest gift you can give this season.
Each package comes with two quarts of soup, six fluffy dinner rolls, six fresh cookies, a keepsake ladle and a personal note. Flavors include chicken noodle, tomato basil, loaded baked potato, garden vegetable and chicken and wild rice. The fall lineup adds seasonal touches like pumpkin chocolate chunk cookies and a cozy candle.
Why it belongs at the top of every Long Islander's list:
Packages start around $99. For the ultimate splurge, the Cooking Comforts package adds an enameled Dutch oven, apron and kitchen linens.
Send a Spoonful of Comfort package today
Skip the supermarket bin. Hicks Nursery in Westbury has daily pumpkin picking and a hay maze, plus visits from Otto the Ghost on select weekends. Down on the South Shore, Dees' Nursery in Oceanside runs its fall festival weekends through October 31 with pumpkin painting and a petting zoo.
Heritage Farm and Garden in Muttontown is a North Shore favorite for a reason. Corn maze, farm animals and pumpkin decorating make it an easy afternoon with the kids, and its festival runs through November 1.
Every Long Islander owes themselves one drive out East in the fall. Harbes Family Farm has three spots in Riverhead, Mattituck and Jamesport with pumpkins, a corn maze and weekend live music. Maze lovers should also stop at Lewin Farms in Calverton, which changes its four acre design every year. Finish with a late lunch in Riverhead and you have the perfect Saturday.
You don't need to drive upstate for foliage. Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay and Old Westbury Gardens put on a show every October and early November. Bring a thermos and take it slow or check out the programs built to further your connection with nature.
The Long Beach boardwalk is at its best when the summer crowds are gone. A good fleece or a cozy throw makes a sunset walk by the ocean the best free outing of the season.
Crisp mornings call for something warm in your mug before the LIRR or the drive in on the Southern State. Coffee capsules from Artuzzi and GloryBrew let you stock up on bold roasts and cozy flavors like vanilla and caramel without waiting in the coffee shop line. Tie a box with a ribbon and you have an easy hostess gift for every fall get together.
Once the clocks fall back on November 1, the evenings stretch out. A rechargeable Glocusent neck reading light wraps around your shoulders and lights up the page without waking anyone else. Grab a stack of books from your local library and settle in.
When the heat clicks on and the wind picks up off the water, your skin feels it first. A Pure Daily Care facial steamer turns a quiet Sunday into a spa night at home, and Maree collagen sheet masks and creams help put the moisture back. Light a lavender candle and call it the perfect night.
The best fall finds are often right in our own downtowns. Rockville Centre, Malverne, Glen Cove, Long Beach and Oceanside are full of local shops ready for the season. Every dollar spent there keeps our communities strong heading into the holidays.
Long Island fall is short and sweet, so make the most of every weekend. Pick the pumpkin, walk the gardens and drive out east. And when someone you love needs a little warmth, send them a Spoonful of Comfort.
