The Delaware County area is rich with year-round activities, most within an hour's drive.

There are five Ski areas, more than eight Golf Courses, two major reservoirs and many trout streams, with the famous Beaverkill Stream only 20 miles away. Year-round auction barns, flea markets, antique and craft shops fill most of the nearby villages.

The Soccer Hall of Fame, The Fenimore House, Farmer's Museum, Howe Caverns, and the famous Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame are all easy day trips from the Octagon B&B.

Summer signals the start of such events as the Clinton Canoe Regatta, Bluegrass Festival, 50's Revisited Weekend complete with car cruise, antique car shows, antique tractor show and pull, and town-wide sidewalk and yard sales.

The Delaware County Fair is held in August and is one of the best agricultural fairs in New York State featuring over 1,000 head of livestock, many exhibits, parade and demolition derby.

The Octagon Farm itself is an attraction. In spring the greenhouse overflows with hanging baskets, flowers and bedding plants. Summer brings fresh vegetables, fruits, and berries; many grown on the farm. In the fall you will find pumpkins, Indian corn, apples, fresh cider, homemade pies and bread, as well as spectacular fall color on the mountains.

The farm also has a collection of antique and collectible Allis-Chalmers tractors that are displayed on the ground and are featured in many of the local shows, parades, and other special events.