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Fredericton, New Brunswick
Fall in Fredericton
The season, sorted: ten new guides, the fixtures, and every date that matters.
The valley turns in the first two weeks of October, the orchards are picking now, the mazes open this weekend, and the City wants your leaves in paper bags on three specific weeks. This is the page to keep open until the first snow.
New for fall 2026
Ten guides, researched this week (plus the Halloween one)
Each one checked against the organizer, the farm or the province, with the dates that are posted and honest about the ones that are not.
Fall in Fredericton 2026, Week by Week: Every Date From Open Farm Day to the Santa Claus Parade
One dated calendar for Fredericton's fall 2026: the farm days, leaf pickups, races, festivals, hunting seasons, holiday closings, flu shots, time change, craft fairs and parades, week by week from September 20 to the first weekend of December, with what's confirmed and what's still to be posted.
🗺️ Things to do · 8 min · NewApple U-Pick Orchards Near Fredericton: The 2026 Season, Orchard by Orchard
Nine u-pick apple orchards within an hour of Fredericton for fall 2026: addresses, drive times, varieties, wagon rides, corn mazes, cider, and the one rule that saves a wasted trip.
🗺️ Things to do · 7 min · NewPeak Foliage 2026: When Fredericton's Leaves Turn, and the Best Drives, Walks and Lookouts
When the colour peaks in Fredericton and the Saint John River valley in 2026, the two scenic loops from the city (Mactaquac and Nackawic on 102 and 105; Gagetown and the ferry), and the in-town lookouts from Odell to Currie Mountain, with sunrise and sunset times.
🗺️ Things to do · 7 min · NewCorn Mazes, Pumpkin Patches and Farm Days Near Fredericton (Fall 2026)
The corn mazes, pumpkin patches, farm stands and scare mazes within an hour of Fredericton for fall 2026, with the dates that are posted, the ones that aren't, and the TikTok maze that turns out to be near Moncton.
🎪 Events & festivals · 6 min · NewKings Landing in Fall 2026: Military Muster, Thanksgiving at the King's Head Inn, and the Last Weekends
Kings Landing's last month of the 2026 season: Military Muster on September 26 and 27, Thanksgiving dinners at the King's Head Inn ($80, five dates, two seatings), admission and season-pass prices, and the October 12 closing.
🎪 Events & festivals · 6 min · NewThe Fredericton Fall Classic 2026: Race Weekend, and the Rest of Fall Running Season
The 43rd Fredericton Fall Classic, September 26 and 27, 2026: kids run Saturday, half marathon, 10K and 5K Sunday from Government House, fees, pickup, the flat river-trail course, last year's winners, plus the Terry Fox Run, Run for the Cure and the club runs that fill the fall.
🏙️ City life · 8 min · NewLeaf Pickup Weeks, Yard Waste and Getting the House Ready: Fredericton's Fall 2026 Checklist
The three fall yard-waste collection weeks in Fredericton for 2026 (September 21, October 26, November 16), the paper-bag rule, the 24-hour drop-off on Beek Court, the October 1 parking ban, studded-tire dates, oil tanks, rebates and the rink openings.
🏙️ City life · 7 min · NewFlu, COVID and RSV Shots in Fredericton This Fall: The 2026-27 Season, Explained
New Brunswick's 2026-27 fall vaccine campaign for Fredericton: the mid-October start (last year October 14, booking from October 3), who gets flu and COVID free, the adjuvanted senior flu shot, RSV for 75-plus and for infants, where to book, what to bring, and where kids under five go.
🏙️ City life · 7 min · NewHunting Season 2026 Around Fredericton: The Dates, the Rules, and What Hikers and Dog Walkers Need to Know
Every 2026 season date that matters around Fredericton (moose September 22 to 26, deer archery from October 5, firearms October 26 to November 22, grouse from October 1, Sunday hunting from October 18), the 400-metre rule that keeps the city out of it, hunter orange, and a plain plan for walking the woods this fall.
🎪 Events & festivals · 7 min · NewChristmas Craft Fairs and Holiday Markets Around Fredericton: The 2026 Dates, Weekend by Weekend
Every Christmas craft fair and holiday market in the Fredericton region for November and early December 2026, with confirmed dates (Northside Market Nov 14, Holly Jolly Nov 21 and 22, Santa's Side Hustle Nov 27 and 28, Christmas in the Village Nov 28 and 29), last year's dates for the rest, admission, and the vendor deadlines.
🎪 Events & festivals · 11 minHalloween in Fredericton: Trick-or-Treating, Pumpkin Patches and Haunts
Fredericton trick-or-treat times and best neighbourhoods, pumpkin patches, haunted attractions, cold-weather costume tips, plus where to buy candy in town.
Coming up
The next dates on the fall calendar
From the week-by-week guide. Deadlines and seasons as well as events, because the parking ban does not send invitations.
- Atlantic Open Farm Day and the Terry Fox Run
- First fall leaf pickup week (to the 25th)
- Kings Landing Military Muster; Fall Classic weekend
- Overnight parking ban begins; peak colour upriver
- Thanksgiving dinners begin at the King’s Head Inn
- CIBC Run for the Cure, Government House
- Thanksgiving; Kings Landing closes; free skating starts
- Flu and COVID shots open around now; studded tires legal
The fixtures
The fall guides that come back every year
Ask Freddy, fall edition