Guide to Annual Halloween Activites

Sag Harbor is a small town on the east end of Long Island, a two-hour drive from New York City. It's part of the area known as the Hamptons, a famous resort area known for its beauty, beaches and history of artist residents such as Jackson Pollock, as well as plenty of current celebrity residents. Despite this glamorous reputation, there are plenty of small-town annual Halloween activities in Sag Harbor, for kids and families. From pumpkin picking to costume parades, homemade cider and donuts, here are a few of the annual Halloween activities you can enjoy in Sag Harbor, New York.

First, you'll want to pick a pumpkin. There are a number of u-pick patches in this region, but a special favorite is the Milk Pail farm. They have a vast patch of on-the-vine and pre-picked pumpkins including giant pumpkins, a variety of small multi-colored gourds, cooking pumpkins and medium-sized pumpkins perfect for carving jack-o-laterns with carving tools you can buy in downtown Sag Harbor at the hardware store or the 5&10 Variety Store. When you've loaded a wheelbarrow with the pumpkins of your choice, you can purchase your items along with some of the Milk Pail's special homemade cider and donuts.

Another great farm activity is corn mazes, of which there are several in this area. This is a really fun, special seasonal activity. A corn maze is where a field of corn grows around a twisting path. The corn is planted in Spring, than the path is mowed once it has reached a medium height, and spray is applied to the path to keep it from growing over, and the corn grows high walls around it. Corn mazes are like hedge mazes, which are a long-standing tradition that became popular in 15th century Europe, especially England.