Hicks Nurseries Fall Festival

Hicks Nurseries, Long Island’s premier garden center is celebrating the fall season with its 49th Annual Fall Festival September 14 through October 27, 2024. This autumnal festival has been a family tradition for generations of New Yorkers, in the heart of Nassau County.

On weekends and holidays, a $25 Pay one Price wristband will get you:

• Unlimited hay maze for the day
• One sand art activity
• One mum + pot decorating activity
• One mystic pumpkin decorating activity

For those planning ahead, Fall Festival wristbands can easily be purchased online and used any weekend day. The hay maze is open daily and costs $8 per person for an unlimited day pass.

Visitors can enjoy fall food favorites daily including fresh NY State apples, apple cider, candy apples, kettle corn, cider donuts, fudge dipped donuts, homemade pies, Hicks famous fudge and cookies. On weekends and holidays, the Hicks Food Truck will be open serving freshly made chicken tenders, hot dogs, French fries and beverages. Freshly roasted local corn is a staple and a must try.

Admission and parking to the festival is free with many daily kid-friendly activities that are free as well including an animated children’s story walk-through experience, corn hole and other lawn games, and many Instagram worthy photo ops throughout the garden center among the thousands of pumpkins, fall plants, corn stalks and fall décor. Hicks Nurseries’ most famous resident, the ever-friendly Otto the Ghost, appears on weekends and holidays for meet & greets and free pictures.

Hicks Nurseries continues to support Long Island Cares with its annual collection of non-perishable food item donations during the festival. The drop-off is located at the end of the animated children’s story. It is an important initiative that helps Long Islanders in need. In addition, pets in need benefit from food and other pet related donations that are accepted from kind donors during the pet parade.

For more information, please visit Hicks Nurseries Fall Festival.