Take your pick at at a local orchard | Events

Bite into a crunchy, just picked apple and you can taste one of the best flavors of the fall season.

The Hudson Valley has the perfect climate for apples with over 25 varieties grown throughout the region.

As the days turn crisp, so do their apples. Spend a colorful autumn day picking McIntosh, Macoun, or a super delicious Prime Red at farms located up and down the Hudson River.

Apple-themed events are a harvest favorite, and the Founders Day Celebration on September 11th in Castleton is a big one. Goold Orchard is commemorating their 100th anniversary with apple picking, wine tasting, family activities, music, and more.

Goold’s Brookview Station Winery in Schodack also offers fresh apple cider, warm cider donuts and a chance to pick your own applies in their orchards.

So, come, take your pick and enjoy the harvest and apple themed events in your area.