Fall in Flagstaff With Kids: Your 2026 Season Guide
Fall in Flagstaff means gold aspens, pumpkin patches, Oktoberfest, and a downtown Halloween trail. Here's how to plan the season with kids, from foliage drives to rainy-day backup plans.

Butcher & deli • Lunch • $$
Arizona's first exclusively local, whole-animal butcher shop, and the deli side turns out some of the best sandwiches in town. You can watch them carve sides of beef and pork through the front window, and everything — pastrami, roast beef, bacon — is made in-house. The pastrami's been the #1 seller since they opened in 2014. Sandwiches are huge (two people can easily share), and they come with house-made potato chips. They also have a specialty soda fountain with flavors like black cherry and tarragon. Vegetarian and vegan options available if someone in your group doesn't eat meat. Craft beer and Arizona wine on tap. Located in a historic building on Route 66.
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110 E Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
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www.propermeats.comFall in Flagstaff means gold aspens, pumpkin patches, Oktoberfest, and a downtown Halloween trail. Here's how to plan the season with kids, from foliage drives to rainy-day backup plans.
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