18th Annual Hoyt Farm Halloweekend Festival Held In Commack

COMMACK, NY — Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve hosted its 18th Annual Halloweekend on Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, the Town of Smithtown announced.

Roughly 1,200 town residents showed up across both days, as families enjoyed touring the festive preserve, playing games, winning prizes, engaging in the entertainment and fall fare, and enjoying the food.

"This is the most fun you can have with the whole family," Supervisor Ed Wehrheim said in a news release. "My grandkids are still talking about it days later. Jeff Gumin and his amazing team at Hoyt Farm treat every resident, young and old, like a member of their family. They truly outdid themselves this year!"

Each year, the team at Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve plans an "elaborate and memorable" Halloween festival for Smithtown families to enjoy, the town said. They create an atmosphere of good old-fashioned fall fun mixed with kid-friendly Halloween enjoyment.

"They devote countless hours to orchestrating the whole weekend of fun, which includes hay rides, pumpkin picking and decorating, spooky fun games, face painting, crafts, scavenger hunts and an unforgettable haunted house," the town wrote. "The staff joins in the fun, dressed in unforgettable costumes to greet kids and parents who are dressed in Halloween costumes as well. The team at Hoyt Farm believes that a successful festival is one in which adults become kids and children become superheroes and mythical beings inside a magical and unforgettable atmosphere."

The Hoyt Farm Halloweekend is for Smithtown residents only. The event includes a variety of seasonal games, crafts and entertainment.