Out on the Farm: An All-Ages Upstate NY Queer Fall Festival2025-10-10T14:53:07-04:00

Spend a crisp queer fall day (and night) out with cider donuts, apples, pumpkins, live music, a special farm-fresh cabaret + more

Saturday October 4, 2025

2p – 10p

Bad Seed Hard Cider • Highland , NY

All Ages • Dogs Welcome

Thank You to Our Community Partners

Out on the Farm 2025 is being made possible thanks to the support of these fabulous organizations. Please consider supporting the organizations that support our LGBTQ+ community.

Westchester Medical Center
I LOVE NY LGBTQ
iHeart Media • KISSFM + Q92
Ulster County Tourism
Upstate Modernist
Hudson Valley Credit Union
Third Eye Associates

Last year nearly 1,000 of y’all joined us to celebrate the season.

Here’s what to expect from Out on the Farm 2025:

Fall Festival

Celebrate the season with a community-focused afternoon of family-friendly activities, food trucks, live music, a farm market, bar drinks, and more.

Pro tip: Pack a blanket and rock a picnic around the orchard pond

2p – 7p

Food Trucks + Cold Drinks

Come hungry (and thirsty!) – four on-site food trucks will be serving up pizzas, paella, burgers, donuts & more while Bad Seed’s bar offers up sodas, hard cider, beer, wine, and cocktails with their namesake apple vodka.

2p – 8p

Family-Friendly Fun

Cozy up for story time with Katarina Mirage and local author Dan Poblocki, let your imagination wander with a make-and-take craft station, or get glow up with glitter hair extensions & face painting – all designed especially for the young (and young at heart).

3p – 4p

Live Music from the Minorikeys

Non-traditional parties meets social justice. The multi-instrumental, multi-vocalist Minorikeys rocked the crowd at Pride in the Sky 2025 and are bringing the band back for Out on the Farm.

3p – 6p

Bushels + Pecs Farm-Fresh Cabaret

As the sun goes down the adult entertainment shines with an all-star cast of burlesque, drag and vocal performers taking the stage for a rootin’ tootin’ hoedown fitting of a queer fall festival.

7p – 8p

Orchard Disco: Out on the Farm Edition

DJ Biscuit TMFS will be spinning pop, disco, and a few surprises to get the full spectrum of our community dancing under the stars.

8p – 10p

Thanks for an Amazing Event!

Activities for the Young (and Young at Heart)

Grab a seat and cozy up to Drag Story Hour with Katarina Mirage, presented by The Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center.

Make-and-take some crafts with The Dutchess Pride Center and Woodstock Pride.

Get a glow up with glitter hair extensions and face painting.

Upstate Modernist
Hudson Valley Credit Union
Third Eye Associates

Bushels + Pecs: A Farm-Fresh Cabaret

This ain’t your grandma’s hoedown! Bushels + Pecs assembles an all-star cast for a show that’s part burlesque, part drag, part live vocals, and lots of surprises. Hosted by the Hudson Valley’s crimson kiss of chaos, Ginger Maraschino, the show will feature performances by:

Bushels + Pecs is being presented as part of the Out on the Farm 2025 program – the show is included with admission to the festival.

Dance the Night Away

Have a twirl with the full spectrum of our community at our Orchard Disco: Out on the Farm Edition as we all shake it to the pop + disco beats of DJ Biscuit TMFS.

Grab Your Tickets Now

Thank you for an amazing 2025 Out on the Farm. We’ll see y’all next year!

Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers.

Are Pets Allowed at Out on the Farm?2025-09-06T21:58:21-04:00

Yes, well behaved pets on a leash are welcome at the Bad Seed Hard Cider Tap Room.

What if it Rains?2025-09-06T21:52:44-04:00

We’re of course putting out all of the good vibes to manifest a perfect day, but in the event of inclement weather we will reschedule Out on the Farm 2025 to Sunday October 5th. If we do have to reschedule we will communicate that 48 hours before the event starts.

Will Alcohol Be Available During Out on the Farm?2025-09-06T21:49:00-04:00

Yes! Bad Seed Hard Cider’s bars will be open and serving throughout the festival. They will have a variety of draught hard ciders, canned beer, canned wine, cocktails made with their signature apple vodka, plus non-alcoholic beers and sodas.

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