There’s Still Time To Catch Fall Festivals Near Parsippany

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Fall is a great time to get outside in Parsippany 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 and apple orchard visits. Read more: Where To Find A Pumpkin Patch Near Parsippany

Parsippany's Fall Festival took place last month for the first time in three years because of prior COVID-19 cancelations. If you missed the event or you're still in the mood to celebrate the season, there's plenty more going on throughout the area.

Here are a few festivals and events in the Parsippany area worth putting on the calendar:

• Fall Festival 2022 at Wightman Farms
  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, at Wightman Farms, Morristown
• Bottle Hill Day 2022
  • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 15, in Madison
• South Orange Downtown Fall Festival
  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 15, at Spiotta Park (20-32 Village Plaza, South Orange)
• Borough of Lodi 2022 Fall Fest
  • 12 p.m. Oct. 15 (fireworks at 7 p.m.), at Memorial Drive, Lodi
• Paramus Centenniel Harvest Festival
  • 2-6 p.m. Oct. 15, Paramus Public Library (116 E. Century Rd., Paramus)
• Wayne Valley Fall Craft Show
  • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 16, at Wayne Valley High School (551 Valley Rd.)
• Fall Craft/Vendor Fair
  • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 22, at First Reformed Church of Lincoln Park (60 Chapel Hill, Lincoln Park)