Halloween Fun In Connecticut

Stroll through downtown Old Wethersfield and admire unique scarecrows lined throughout the street. Discover different themes, photo-ops, and a classic Halloween small town atmosphere.

Come dressed in your favorite Halloween attire and roam the village among creatures of the night, eerie characters, and fellow revelers ready to celebrate the season. Whether your costume is chilling, clever, or delightfully absurd, this is the weekend to show it off.

Enjoy a family-friendly festival celebrating its 22nd year with vendors, contests, entertainment, food, and games, including hay bale races with prizes and more.

The spectacle begins with zombies of all ages, as they stroll down the putrid runway for prizes.

With an array of family-friendly activities, this event features The Official Great Pumpkin, Annual Scarecrow Contest, craft and art vendors, fantastic live music, activities for the kids, special pumpkin themed menus and more.

Take a ride to the Pumpkin Patch! Kids can pick their own sugar pumpkin at the outdoor patch.  Take a self-guided tour of our decorated trolley barns

The Dinosaur Place once again transforms into a magical wonderland of Halloween lights, pumpkins, and friendly dinosaurs! The enchanting light displays will illuminate a trail and create a festive Halloween atmosphere.

Produced with New York-based Clockjack Productions, What Lurks Beneath: Ghost Ship unfolds across the Museum’s historic waterfront, where eerie stories and larger-than-life maritime characters create a mysterious world filled with strange encounters and secrets lurking beneath the surface.

Hiding in the woods at the end of a lonesome road is a world of fright and fantasy that will test one's mettle, temper one's cavalier courage, torment one's sanity, and taint one's soul. This vortex of dark entertainment is the Trail of Terror.

Lake Compounce Phantom Fall Fest invites you to do Halloween your way. Come early for family-friendly fun including the new Candy Corn Country Trick-or-Treat Trail, meet and greets with Spookley the Square Pumpkin, and a new K-Pop-inspired show, The Ghoul Girls. 

Then, at 6 p.m. the fear kicks into gear with five haunted houses, including Project Nightmare, the park’s most terrifying haunt yet, scare zones, fall themed bites, and more than 20 rides and attractions for one low price.

Nightmare on Main’s 2026 performance of "DARKNESS: Where Fear Lurks" comes to the Museum of Connecticut Glass in Coventry for six nights only. Come...let us show you how horrifying darkness can truly be…

Step into our world of haunted places where ancient legends and unforgettable characters are waiting to be discovered deep within the woods. Ride through legendary destinations filled with towering buildings, larger-than-life creatures, and unforgettable encounters.

The Manor is home to the ghastly entities that haunt its hallowed grounds. Many are driven mad by the terror lurking in every shadow; their desperate screams echoing endlessly down the twisting trail. Can you escape the darkness and terror of The Graveyard? Plunge into the shadows of the mausoleums while you are surrounded by undead creeps and chainsaw freaks, remorseless in their torment of anyone unfortunate enough to wander into their cold grasp.

The all-new event, including a pre-ride orientation and introduction to the plot, is an interactive 30-45 minute show/presentation combining a search for Sasquatch, thrills, theater, audience participation, and a heavy dose of comedy - where you help decide the outcome of this curated Bigfoot adventure.

This October, the frights return to Lyman Orchards with The Orchard Trials: Haunted House — Connecticut’s original Interactive Haunted Attraction. This isn’t your typical haunted house. It’s a fully immersive horror experience where you’re part of the story. Think you’re brave enough? Think again.