: a pleasure ride usually at night by a group in a wagon, sleigh, or open truck partly filled with straw or hay
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Julian Farm and Orchard hosts a Harvest Fest in September and October, with apple and pumpkin picking, hayrides, axe-throwing, and a cider pressing demonstration, among other family-friendly activities.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
While typical October activities like haunted hayrides and pumpkin patch visits may feel far off from the hustle and bustle of New York, the city has its own crop of spooky activities to get in the spirit.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Trick-or-treating, costume contests, hayrides for $5, a corn maze, pie eating contest and more than 70 food and craft vendors.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
With hayrides, apple picking, and football comes the arrival of October Prime Day, which is back this week for its third year in a row.
—Madison Yauger, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
While typical October activities like haunted hayrides and pumpkin patch visits may feel far off from the hustle and bustle of New York, the city has its own crop of spooky activities to get in the spirit.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Trick-or-treating, costume contests, hayrides for $5, a corn maze, pie eating contest and more than 70 food and craft vendors.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
With hayrides, apple picking, and football comes the arrival of October Prime Day, which is back this week for its third year in a row.
—Madison Yauger, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Hayride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hayride. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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