Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that everyone has a wonderful long weekend ahead. I’m looking forward to lots of family time and turkey dinner. Admittedly, I’m not really making the dinner this Thanksgiving. I’m going the easy (and delicious) route and ordering the Farm Boy Thanksgiving Meal. We’ve done it before and it’s pretty great! Has anyone else tried it?

Looking ahead to the long weekend, Fall Rhapsody is on in Gatineau Park. This is the busiest weekend of the year for Gatineau Park so if you go, I recommend going early and expect crowds. Be sure to check out my post with all the best tips for Fall Rhapsody. Apple picking is also still going on at Mountain Orchards, and of course its a great weekend for pumpkin patches and Halloween fun.

Saturday:

• Last Market Day – Cumberland Farmer’s Market, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm (final market day of the season)
• The Annual Biology Butterfly Show – Biology Department, Carleton University, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (over 1300 live exotic butterflies are released into the Nesbitt Biology Building greenhouses. The public is invited to come visit these beautiful creatures and learn more about them)
• Thanksgiving Weekend at the Farm – Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Come see farm machinery on display — and watch a baler in action. Meet the museum’s turkeys and discover different fall produce, featured in tasty recipes for all to sample. Get creative crafting reusable beeswax food wraps)
• Fall for Merrickville: Farm and Art Market – Heritage Stables, Merrickville, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (Local vendors will have handmade art, pottery, clothing, crafts and tasty treats for everyone to enjoy. Plus family fall photo mini sessions and hay rides.)
• Pontiac Country Fair – Luskville Falls, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (mini farm, musical obstacle challenge, live entertainment, artistic workshop for kids)
• Anishinabe Nibin – Gatineau Park Visitor Centre, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (a great opportunity to learn more about the traditional Algonquin way of life, as well as a chance to see artisans at work. Demonstrations on how to build a birch bark canoe , how to make snowshoes and more)
• Pumpkinfest – Proulx Maple and Berry Farm, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (wagon ride through the mysterious forest, Face-painting, Hay structures, tree house and slides, several giant outdoor play parks
  mazes & corn field mazes) 
• Haunting Season – Saunders Farm, 10:00 – 6:00 pm (hedge mazes, haunted house, haunted hayride, jumping pillows, play structures, puppet shows, food and more)
• Family Fun Weekends – Cannamore Orchard, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm (pick a pumpkin, ride the cow train, pedal cars, family activity area, hedge mazes)
• Kreative Kids Craft Show – Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (Jewelry, SLIME, Hair accessories, Rainbow Loom Creations, Paintings, Drawings, Locally roasted Coffee, Baked goods and so much more)
• Pumpkinferno – Upper Canada Village, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (spectacular display of more than 7000 carved pumpkins)

Sunday:

• The Annual Biology Butterfly Show – Biology Department, Carleton University, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (this is the final day for this Butterfly Show)
• Thanksgiving Weekend at the Farm – Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Come see farm machinery on display — and watch a baler in action. Meet the museum’s turkeys and discover different fall produce, featured in tasty recipes for all to sample. Get creative crafting reusable beeswax food wraps)
• Zoo Crew October Drop-In – 5721 Osgoode Main St, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (Open Drop in – all ages – come and hang out with the animals. 40 mins shows each hour with loose time in between. $5 per person)
• Camp Fortune Fall Activities – Camp Fortune, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (make a brunch reservation at the restaurant, take a scenic chair lift ride over the tree tops, hiking trails accessible)
• Pontiac Country Fair – Luskville Falls, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (mini farm, musical obstacle challenge, live entertainment, artistic workshop for kids)
• Anishinabe Nibin – Gatineau Park Visitor Centre, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (a great opportunity to learn more about the traditional Algonquin way of life, as well as a chance to see artisans at work. Demonstrations on how to build a birch bark canoe , how to make snowshoes and more)
• Pumpkinfest – Proulx Maple and Berry Farm, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (wagon ride through the mysterious forest, Face-painting, Hay structures, tree house and slides, several giant outdoor play parks
  mazes & corn field mazes) 
• Haunting Season – Saunders Farm, 10:00 – 6:00 pm (hedge mazes, haunted house, haunted hayride, jumping pillows, play structures, puppet shows, food and more)
• Family Fun Weekends – Cannamore Orchard, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm (pick a pumpkin, ride the cow train, pedal cars, family activity area, hedge mazes)
• Pumpkinferno – Upper Canada Village, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (spectacular display of more than 7000 carved pumpkins)

Monday:

• Thanksgiving Weekend at the Farm – Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Come see farm machinery on display — and watch a baler in action. Meet the museum’s turkeys and discover different fall produce, featured in tasty recipes for all to sample. Get creative crafting reusable beeswax food wraps)
• Camp Fortune Fall Activities – Camp Fortune, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (make a brunch reservation at the restaurant, take a scenic chair lift ride over the tree tops, hiking trails accessible)
• Pontiac Country Fair – Luskville Falls, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (mini farm, musical obstacle challenge, live entertainment, artistic workshop for kids)
• Pumpkinfest – Proulx Maple and Berry Farm, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (wagon ride through the mysterious forest, Face-painting, Hay structures, tree house and slides, several giant outdoor play parks
  mazes & corn field mazes) 
• Haunting Season – Saunders Farm, 10:00 – 6:00 pm (hedge mazes, haunted house, haunted hayride, jumping pillows, play structures, puppet shows, food and more)
• Family Fun Weekends – Cannamore Orchard, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm (pick a pumpkin, ride the cow train, pedal cars, family activity area, hedge mazes)
• Pumpkinferno – Upper Canada Village, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (spectacular display of more than 7000 carved pumpkins)