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This Weekend

October 30 – November 1

Halloweekend

It's Halloween weekend! Connecticut is busy with trick-or-treating events, costume parties, kids' activities, costumed bar crawls and lots of haunted happenings.

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Halloween Costume Contest - Featuring Loosey LaDuca

Halloween Costume Contest - Featuring Loosey LaDuca

Halloween Costume Contest - Featuring Loosey LaDuca

Halloween Costume Contest - Featuring Loosey LaDuca

HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST - Featuring Loosey LaDuca

Halloween Brew Maze

Halloween Brew Maze

Halloween Brew Maze

Halloween Brew Maze

Halloween Brew Maze at Lyman Orchards Corn Maze

Lyman Orchards Corn Maze

MEGA METACOMET HALLOWEEN THRILLER

MEGA METACOMET HALLOWEEN THRILLER

MEGA METACOMET HALLOWEEN THRILLER

MEGA METACOMET HALLOWEEN THRILLER

Mega Metacomet Halloween Thriller

Haunt the bars in Hartford with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in Hartford with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in Hartford with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in Hartford with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

The Halloween Bar Crawl - Hartford

The Halloween Bar Crawl - Stamford

The Halloween Bar Crawl - Stamford

The Halloween Bar Crawl - Stamford

The Halloween Bar Crawl - Stamford

The Halloween Bar Crawl - Stamford

Hibernian Association Inc

Haunt the bars in New Haven with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in New Haven with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in New Haven with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in New Haven with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

The Halloween Bar Crawl - New Haven

Free Family Dun Day: Halloween Spooktacular at the MATT

Free Family Dun Day: Halloween Spooktacular at the MATT

Free Family Dun Day: Halloween Spooktacular at the MATT

Free Family Dun Day: Halloween Spooktacular at the MATT

Family Fun Day: Halloween Spooktacular!

Mattatuck Museum

An adult and children in Halloween costumes, with a dog in a pink shirt

An adult and children in Halloween costumes, with a dog in a pink shirt

An adult and children in Halloween costumes, with a dog in a pink shirt

An adult and children in Halloween costumes, with a dog in a pink shirt

Halloween on the Hill

Hill-Stead Museum

Community Day Event

Community Day Event

Community Day Event

Community Day Event

Access for All Community Day | Halloween at the Museum

New Britain Museum of American Art

Graveyard at night with pumpkin and cat

Graveyard at night with pumpkin and cat

Graveyard at night with pumpkin and cat

Graveyard at night with pumpkin and cat

Halloween: Treasures 'n' Treats

Visitor Center, Slater Memorial Museum

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

The Bijou Theatre

trumbull halloween

trumbull halloween

trumbull halloween

trumbull halloween

Halloween Dance Party!

Kids and adult play slingshot in Haunted Carnival theme at Fork Plus Band in Bristol, Connecticut

Kids and adult play slingshot in Haunted Carnival theme at Fork Plus Band in Bristol, Connecticut

Kids and adult play slingshot in Haunted Carnival theme at Fork Plus Band in Bristol, Connecticut

Kids and adult play slingshot in Haunted Carnival theme at Fork Plus Band in Bristol, Connecticut

Halloween Eve Slingtacular!

Fork+Band Slingshot

illustration of mushrooms

illustration of mushrooms

illustration of mushrooms

illustration of mushrooms

Walktober: Halloween Mushrooms at the HEEP with Karen Monger

Hillside Environmental Education Park, UConn Storrs

Kid in Halloween costume riding a black pony

Kid in Halloween costume riding a black pony

Kid in Halloween costume riding a black pony

Kid in Halloween costume riding a black pony

Trick or Treat on Horseback

Barre Equestrian

Tiny Trick or Treat Graphic with info on it.

Tiny Trick or Treat Graphic with info on it.

Tiny Trick or Treat Graphic with info on it.

Tiny Trick or Treat Graphic with info on it.

Tiny Trick-or-Treat at the Barnes!

The Barnes Museum

Kids trick or treating in front of the Buckingham Hall House

Kids trick or treating in front of the Buckingham Hall House

Kids trick or treating in front of the Buckingham Hall House

Kids trick or treating in front of the Buckingham Hall House

Community Trick or Treat

Mystic Seaport Museum

TRUNK OT TREAT

TRUNK OT TREAT

TRUNK OT TREAT

TRUNK OT TREAT

Freedom Road Harley Davidson

Leave the candy hunting to the kiddos—this Monster Ball is strictly for grown-up ghouls (18+)! 🦇

Leave the candy hunting to the kiddos—this Monster Ball is strictly for grown-up ghouls (18+)! 🦇

Leave the candy hunting to the kiddos—this Monster Ball is strictly for grown-up ghouls (18+)! 🦇

Leave the candy hunting to the kiddos—this Monster Ball is strictly for grown-up ghouls (18+)! 🦇

Monster Ball Adults Only Climb

The Adventure Park at Storrs

Halloween Candy Hunt

Halloween Candy Hunt

Halloween Candy Hunt

Halloween Candy Hunt

Oct 23 – Nov 1

The Great Escapology Halloween Candy Hunt

Escapology Danbury

20 lit Jack O' Lanterns displayed in the underground caverns of the copper mine at Old New-Gate.

20 lit Jack O' Lanterns displayed in the underground caverns of the copper mine at Old New-Gate.

20 lit Jack O' Lanterns displayed in the underground caverns of the copper mine at Old New-Gate.

20 lit Jack O' Lanterns displayed in the underground caverns of the copper mine at Old New-Gate.

Sep 25 – Oct 31

"Light into the Dungeon:" A Jack O' Lantern Experience

Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine

Haunted Hikes at Flanders Nature Center,

Haunted Hikes at Flanders Nature Center,

Haunted Hikes at Flanders Nature Center,

Haunted Hikes at Flanders Nature Center,

Haunted Hike at Flanders Nature Center

Flanders Nature Center

Owloween

Owloween

Owloween

Owloween

Meigs Point Nature Center

Jack-O-Lantern Contest

Jack-O-Lantern Contest

Jack-O-Lantern Contest

Jack-O-Lantern Contest

Jack-O-Lantern Contest

The Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens

Promotional graphic for the Jack O'Lantern Jamboree at EverWonder Children's Museum. Saturday, Oct 31, from 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Promotional graphic for the Jack O'Lantern Jamboree at EverWonder Children's Museum. Saturday, Oct 31, from 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Promotional graphic for the Jack O'Lantern Jamboree at EverWonder Children's Museum. Saturday, Oct 31, from 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Promotional graphic for the Jack O'Lantern Jamboree at EverWonder Children's Museum. Saturday, Oct 31, from 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

2026 Jack O'Lantern Jamboree

EverWonder Childrens Museum

Hallowed History Lantern Tour, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford

Hallowed History Lantern Tour, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford

Hallowed History Lantern Tour, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford

Hallowed History Lantern Tour, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford

Hallowed History Lantern Tour

Cedar Hill Cemetery

A picture of a few sheds for sale at a Home Show or Expo.

A picture of a few sheds for sale at a Home Show or Expo.

A picture of a few sheds for sale at a Home Show or Expo.

A picture of a few sheds for sale at a Home Show or Expo.

Oct 31 – Nov 1

The 47th Annual Fall Home Show

The Connecticut Convention Center

Wethersfield Trolley Rides Fall

Wethersfield Trolley Rides Fall

Wethersfield Trolley Rides Fall

Wethersfield Trolley Rides Fall

Wethersfield Trolley Rides

Newtown Farm Crawl

Newtown Farm Crawl

Newtown Farm Crawl

Newtown Farm Crawl

Oct 31 – Nov 1

Newtown Farm Crawl

Multipe Farms in Newtown

pinocchio

pinocchio

pinocchio

pinocchio

Oct 31 – Nov 21

Playhouse on Park

Mohegan Sun

Mohegan Sun

Mohegan Sun

Mohegan Sun

RUSH: Fifty Something

Mohegan Sun Arena

A group of people celebrating apples in an orchard, with a large fire behind them

A group of people celebrating apples in an orchard, with a large fire behind them

A group of people celebrating apples in an orchard, with a large fire behind them

A group of people celebrating apples in an orchard, with a large fire behind them

Orchard Wassail at Yankee Cider Co

Yankee Cider Barn

Vintage Vixens - Happy Hippie Hit Fest

Vintage Vixens - Happy Hippie Hit Fest

Vintage Vixens - Happy Hippie Hit Fest

Vintage Vixens - Happy Hippie Hit Fest

Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center

Reproduction thatched Longhouse with fire ring in foreground

Reproduction thatched Longhouse with fire ring in foreground

Reproduction thatched Longhouse with fire ring in foreground

Reproduction thatched Longhouse with fire ring in foreground

A Celebration of the Indigenous People of Connecticut

New Pond Farm Education Center

Boneheads Key Art

Boneheads Key Art

Boneheads Key Art

Boneheads Key Art

Boneheads Hilarious Haunted House

University of Bridgeport

Orchard Trials Haunted House

Orchard Trials Haunted House

Orchard Trials Haunted House

Orchard Trials Haunted House

The Orchard Trials: Haunted House at Lyman Orchards

Lyman Orchards Evidence of Evil Haunted Attraction

Other Weekend Highlights

Live Music & Concerts

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John Ciambriello

John Ciambriello

John Ciambriello

John Ciambriello

Friday Night Live Music Series Featuring John Ciambriello at 1741 Pub & Grill

1741 Pub & Grill

The Best of Duran Duran and INXS Tributes

The Best of Duran Duran and INXS Tributes

The Best of Duran Duran and INXS Tributes

The Best of Duran Duran and INXS Tributes

Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center

Shakedown Citi

Shakedown Citi

Shakedown Citi

Shakedown Citi

Infinity Music Hall

Alpaca Gnomes

Alpaca Gnomes

Alpaca Gnomes

Alpaca Gnomes

THE ALPACA GNOMES Live in Costume!

Infinity Music Hall

Fairs & Festivals

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Fair Weather Farms Fall Festival & Corn Maze 2025

Fair Weather Farms Fall Festival & Corn Maze 2025

Fair Weather Farms Fall Festival & Corn Maze 2025

Fair Weather Farms Fall Festival & Corn Maze 2025

Sep 12 – Nov 1

Fair Weather Growers Fall Festival & Corn Maze 2026

Bishop's Fall Festival

Bishop's Fall Festival

Bishop's Fall Festival

Bishop's Fall Festival

Sep 5 – Nov 1

Bishop's Fall Festival

Bishop's Main Orchard

Glow Wild 2026 Dragon Lantern at Beardsley Zoo

Glow Wild 2026 Dragon Lantern at Beardsley Zoo

Glow Wild 2026 Dragon Lantern at Beardsley Zoo

Glow Wild 2026 Dragon Lantern at Beardsley Zoo

Oct 1 – Dec 20

GLOW Wild Lantern Festival

Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo

Corn Maze

Corn Maze

Corn Maze

Corn Maze

Sep 5 – Oct 30

Celebrate America’s 250th — Farm Style!

The Farm's Fields

Art Museums, Galleries & Festivals

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Norwich and the Revolution main graphic

Norwich and the Revolution main graphic

Norwich and the Revolution main graphic

Norwich and the Revolution main graphic

May 9 – Dec 31

Norwich Stories of the American Revolution

Slater Memorial Museum

OPEN STUDIOS NEW HAVEN 2026

OPEN STUDIOS NEW HAVEN 2026

OPEN STUDIOS NEW HAVEN 2026

OPEN STUDIOS NEW HAVEN 2026

Oct 1 – Nov 1

OPEN STUDIOS NEW HAVEN 2026

Open studios and art events across the city all through October!

A miniature sized faerie house created by an artist sits on the front lawn of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut

A miniature sized faerie house created by an artist sits on the front lawn of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut

A miniature sized faerie house created by an artist sits on the front lawn of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut

A miniature sized faerie house created by an artist sits on the front lawn of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut

Sep 26 – Nov 1

Wee Faerie Village: Gemstone Station

Florence Griswold Museum

Mattatuck Museum on the green in Waterbury

Mattatuck Museum on the green in Waterbury

Mattatuck Museum on the green in Waterbury

Mattatuck Museum on the green in Waterbury

Jun 13 – Nov 1

Theodate Pope’s Highfield: A History

Mattatuck Museum

Kids (Things To Do with Kids)

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Imagination Playground

Imagination Playground

Imagination Playground

Imagination Playground

Sep 5 – Oct 31

Imagination Playground

Megalodon shark

Megalodon shark

Megalodon shark

Megalodon shark

May 9 – Dec 31

Sharks Exhibition

Connecticut Science Center

Celebrate all month long with us, with Spooky Glow Nights and haunted decorations all over the park!

Celebrate all month long with us, with Spooky Glow Nights and haunted decorations all over the park!

Celebrate all month long with us, with Spooky Glow Nights and haunted decorations all over the park!

Celebrate all month long with us, with Spooky Glow Nights and haunted decorations all over the park!

Haunted TreeTrails! Happy Halloween!

TreeTrails Adventures Mystic

Kids and adult play slingshot in Haunted Carnival theme at Fork Plus Band in Bristol, Connecticut

Kids and adult play slingshot in Haunted Carnival theme at Fork Plus Band in Bristol, Connecticut

Kids and adult play slingshot in Haunted Carnival theme at Fork Plus Band in Bristol, Connecticut

Kids and adult play slingshot in Haunted Carnival theme at Fork Plus Band in Bristol, Connecticut

Halloween Eve Slingtacular!

Fork+Band Slingshot

Nature & Outdoors

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Lyman Orchards

Lyman Orchards

Lyman Orchards

Lyman Orchards

Jun 15 – Nov 1

Pick your own at Lyman Orchards Open Daily

Lyman Orchards Pick Your Own Fields

Walktober 2026 cover

Walktober 2026 cover

Walktober 2026 cover

Walktober 2026 cover

Sep 19 – Nov 8

The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor

illustration of mushrooms

illustration of mushrooms

illustration of mushrooms

illustration of mushrooms

Walktober: Halloween Mushrooms at the HEEP with Karen Monger

Hillside Environmental Education Park, UConn Storrs

Haunted Hikes at Flanders Nature Center,

Haunted Hikes at Flanders Nature Center,

Haunted Hikes at Flanders Nature Center,

Haunted Hikes at Flanders Nature Center,

Haunted Hike at Flanders Nature Center

Flanders Nature Center

Foodie Events

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Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

murder

murder

murder

murder

Detective Murder Mystery Dinner

Water's Edge Resort & Spa

Singapore Hawker Stall

Singapore Hawker Stall

Singapore Hawker Stall

Singapore Hawker Stall

Singapore Hawker Stall

The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm

Pie Run

Pie Run

Pie Run

Pie Run

Lyman Orchards Pie Run: Kid Run, 5K & 5 Mile

Lyman Orchards Apple Barrel Farm Market

Nightlife Events

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A picture of the guest speaker, Joe Franke

A picture of the guest speaker, Joe Franke

A picture of the guest speaker, Joe Franke

A picture of the guest speaker, Joe Franke

Haunted Tales With Joe Franke at Yankee Cider Co

Yankee Cider Barn

spooky beats and eats

spooky beats and eats

spooky beats and eats

spooky beats and eats

Spooky Beats & Eats at 1741 Pub & Grill with DJ Kt Lay

1741 Pub & Grill

Haunt the bars in New Haven with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in New Haven with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in New Haven with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in New Haven with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

The Halloween Bar Crawl - New Haven

Haunt the bars in Hartford with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in Hartford with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in Hartford with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

Haunt the bars in Hartford with us at our Halloween Bar Crawl on Oct. 31st - don’t ghost us!

The Halloween Bar Crawl - Hartford

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