Fall Festival
October 17, 2026 · 10 AM
Dyckman House Museum, Manhattan
The annual Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Fall Festival includes animation and optical-illusion crafts, fresh-pressed cider, live music and dancing, lawn games, and free access to the museum, Hessian Hut and exhibitions.
Create fall-inspired animations and thaumatropes, dance to live musicians, play lawn games, and explore the museum and historic Hessian Hut free of charge.
The Annual Fall Festival returns to Dyckman Farmhouse Museum with exciting new activities plus the all-time favorites you've been waiting all year for: Unleash your inner artist with fall-inspired stop motion animations and mind-bending optical illusions! Yes, you read that right! Come create your very own thaumatropes and spin your drawings to life! Sip on apple cider fresh from the press and crafted right before your eyes! Dance to LIVE MUSIC performed by your favorite local musicians! Enjoy some neighborly competition! Put your steady hand to the test with giant Jenga and see how long your tower can last! We'll have plenty of lawn games out for anyone up for a challenge... Explore our historic Hessian Hut and the iconic Dyckman Farmhouse Museum FREE OF CHARGE! Come experience the magic of our latest contemporary exhibition by Jamaican-American artist Jhanique Lovejoy, collections-based exhibition on Revolutionary War history in Inwood, and permanent collection objects showcasing early Upper Manhattan history. Freshly popped popcorn? Sign me up!