Seasonal & Holidays

There’s Still Time To Catch Fall Festivals Near Rancho Santa Margarita

Fall is in full swing and so is apple-picking, Oktoberfest, pumpkin patch, and haunted house season around Orange County.

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The changing colors of autumn provide a scenic background for fall and harvest festivals, which have contests ranging from apple bobbing and pumpkin carving to lumberjack contests and Halloween parades.
The changing colors of autumn provide a scenic background for fall and harvest festivals, which have contests ranging from apple bobbing and pumpkin carving to lumberjack contests and Halloween parades. (Lisa Frost/Patch)

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — Fall is a great time to get outside in California and take in the rich offering of festivals.

The changing colors of autumn provide a scenic background for fall and harvest festivals, which have contests ranging from apple bobbing and pumpkin carving to lumberjack contests and Halloween parades.

Fall is also the season for corn mazes, pumpkin patches, Oktoberfests and apple orchard visits.

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Here are a few festivals and events in the Rancho Santa Margarita area worth putting on the calendar:

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