🍎🍁🧣 Harvest Moon Orchard Day Escape 🌲🚋

# 🍎🍁🧣 Harvest Moon Orchard Day Escape 🌲🚆

Join us for a beautiful fall day of apple picking, hayrides, live music, cider donuts, food, and Hudson Valley scenery at Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard in North Salem, NY! 🍏🍂✨
📅 Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
⏰ Meet-up Time: 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
📍 Meet-up Spot: McDonald’s, 18 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017
📞 Host: Steven – 646-238-9910
🎉 Wepa! Let’s go apple picking together! 🍎🍏

## 🚉 NYC Meet-up & Metro-North Trip

We’ll meet in front of McDonald’s at 18 E 42nd Street, directly across from Grand Central Terminal.
🕥 Meet-up: 10:30 AM
⏳ We will wait until: 10:45 AM
⚠️ Please arrive on time. At 10:45 AM, we’ll head into Grand Central together so everyone has enough time to get to the train.

### 🚆 Metro-North Itinerary

We’ll take the Metro-North Harlem Line toward Southeast.
🚆 Train: #9623 toward Southeast
📍 Depart: Grand Central Terminal
🕚 Departure: 11:14 AM
🚉 Destination: Croton Falls
🕧 Arrival: 12:37 PM
⏱️ Train ride: Approximately 1 hour 23 minutes
🚉 14 stops
🎫 The MTA currently lists the one-way off-peak adult fare at $16.00 for this trip.
👉 Everyone is responsible for purchasing their own Metro-North ticket.
Please purchase your ticket before boarding whenever possible.

## 🚕 Croton Falls → Harvest Moon

Once we arrive at Croton Falls Station at 12:37 PM, we’ll divide into groups of approximately 3–4 people and take Uber/Lyft or local cabs to the farm.
🍎 Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard
📍 130 Hardscrabble Road
North Salem, NY 10560
Croton Falls is one of the closest Metro-North stations to Harvest Moon, making the rideshare portion of the trip relatively short.
Everyone will split the cost of their group’s Uber/Lyft or cab.

## 🍎 Estimated Arrival at Harvest Moon

🚉 Croton Falls arrival: 12:37 PM
🚕 After gathering everyone and getting rideshares, we should arrive at Harvest Moon at approximately 12:50–1:00 PM.
That gives us several hours to enjoy the orchard and Fall Festival! 🍂🎃

## 🎟️ Harvest Moon Fall Festival

Harvest Moon’s Fall Festival is one of the most popular fall activities in the area.
Expect a fun afternoon featuring:
🍎 Apple picking
🚜 Hayrides
🎶 Live music
🎃 Pumpkin patch
🍩 Fresh apple-cider donuts
🥤 Apple cider
🍺 Hard cider available for adults
🍔 Food & BBQ vendors
🎡 Fun Zone activities
🌾 Farm activities
📸 Beautiful fall photo opportunities
🌳 Hudson Valley scenery

## 🍏 Apple Picking

Apple-picking bags are purchased separately from festival admission.
⚠️ Important: The entrance to the apple orchard closes at approximately 4:15 PM, so we will make sure everyone who wants to pick apples has plenty of time before the orchard closes.
Festival activities continue afterward.

## 🎟️ Tickets

🚨 October is peak season at Harvest Moon, and Saturdays can sell out.
Everyone attending should purchase their Harvest Moon Fall Festival ticket in advance.
✅ Choose:
📅 Saturday, October 10, 2026
👉 Do not wait until the day of the event to purchase your ticket.
Harvest Moon frequently sells out during peak fall weekends, and gate admission may be limited or unavailable.
Everyone is responsible for their own:
🎟️ Harvest Moon admission
🚆 Metro-North ticket
🚕 Share of Uber/Lyft or cab
🍎 Apple-picking bag
🍔 Food and drinks
🎃 Pumpkins or other farm purchases

## 🕓 Our Afternoon at the Farm

Our approximate schedule will be:
12:37 PM — Arrive at Croton Falls 🚉
12:40–1:00 PM — Uber/Lyft groups to Harvest Moon 🚕
Around 1:00 PM — Arrive at the farm 🍎
1:00–4:15 PM — Apple picking, hayrides, food, music & festival activities 🍂
4:15 PM — Apple orchard entrance closes
Afterward — Continue enjoying the festival before preparing to return to NYC

## 🚆 Return to NYC

Later in the afternoon, we’ll regroup and take Uber/Lyft or cabs back to Croton Falls Station.
From there, we’ll take the Metro-North Harlem Line back to Grand Central Terminal.
🚉 Croton Falls → Grand Central
The exact return train we take will depend on when the group is ready to leave, so we’ll coordinate that together during the event.

## 🌾 What to Bring

👟 Comfortable walking shoes — we’ll be walking around a farm and orchard.
🧣 Warm layers — October temperatures can get chilly, especially later in the afternoon.
📱 Fully charged phone
💳 Money/card for food, apples, transportation and farm purchases
🍎 Consider leaving some room to carry your apples home!
😊 And most importantly — bring good vibes and positive energy!

## ⚠️ Important Meetup Notes

Please be a serious RSVP if you sign up.
If your plans change, please update your RSVP as early as possible so someone else has an opportunity to attend.
⏰ We will only wait in front of McDonald’s from 10:30 AM until 10:45 AM.
At 10:45 AM, we are heading into Grand Central to prepare for our 11:14 AM train.
If you arrive late, you will be responsible for catching up with the group.
🚆 11:14 AM — Grand Central
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🚉 12:37 PM — Croton Falls
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🚕 Uber/Lyft to Harvest Moon
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🍎🍂 APPLE PICKING & FALL FESTIVAL! 🎃🚜
Get ready for a beautiful fall escape from NYC filled with apples, cider donuts, hayrides, music, food, laughter, and great company! 🍁❤️

### 🍎🍂 See you October 10 — WEPA! 🎉🍏🚆