Spring Festivals, Flowers & Family Fun

The annual Spring Outdoors connects you to lands, waters, and trails in The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, including some properties not normally accessible to the public. Enjoy interesting features and stories from the Spring Equinox on March 20 until the Summer Solstice on June 21.

Come see over 40,000 snowdrops, crocuses, daffodils, tulips, alliums and other blooms at Bridgeport’s colorful Colorblends House & Spring Garden beginning in early April.

The Hollister House & Garden in Washington's opening day is April 15. Celebrate springtime with a new season in the gardens.

With its season starting April 1, Halfinger Farms located in Higganum allows visitors to pick your own daffodils. Spend an afternoon outside while picking your own flowers.

Come see thousands of blooming daffodils and enjoy the day's activities, including open-hearth cooking in the Colonial kitchen, tours of the historic 308-year-old Denison manor house in Mystic.

New Haven's Cherry Blossom Festival takes place Sunday, April 19 and commemorates the planting of 73 cherry trees in 1973. Featuring live entertainment, arts and crafts, and a great range of food, this all-afternoon celebration is not one to miss.

Spend a day outdoors with nature activities, scavenger hunts, and exploring the grounds of the historic Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown during the annual Daffodil Day on April 26.

Attend the Connecticut Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival on April 25 in North Haven, an agricultural and educational experience for all that was started in 1909 by the Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association. Learn about sheep farming and items produced by small farms and businesses, including fiber, tools, soaps, dyes, finished goods, local cheese, and more.

Delight in springtime and 600,000 blooming daffodils at the Daffodil Festival at Meriden's Hubbard Park on May 2 & 3. It's a festival of fun for the entire family, with arts and crafts, live music, fireworks, carnival rides, a parade, a food tent, and more to enjoy.

Farmington's Hill-Stead Museum hosts its annual May Market featuring premium exhibitors, rare and unusual plants, demonstrations and more.

Cheer for spring at the Dogwood Festival at Fairfield's Greenfield Hill - a community celebration of food, flowers, and fun on May 9 & 10.

The Killingly Spring Fest in mid May has Davis Park blooming with activities, including a 5K Road Race.

Wicked Tulips Flower Farm in Preston invites guests to pick their own bouquet of tulips. Enjoy a spring day outdoors at the historic farm, estimated to open on April 22.

Enjoy the iconic beach town of Madison as it wakes up for spring. Follow the daffodil trail through downtown Madison and around to the shoreline.