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GUIDE: Fall Festivals, Apples/Pumpkins, Trick-or-Treat & More!

Your go-to Guide to enjoying Autumn in the Danbury-Bethel-Ridgefield area!

By Meghan Friedland, Editor/Publisher Macaroni Kid Danbury-Bethel-Ridgefield, CT October 14, 2016
Fall is here! This is one of the busiest seasons for Macaroni Kid as there are lots of local events to add to our calendar for families looking to celebrate all things fall. From apple picking and hayrides to corn mazes and trick-or-treating, we've got you covered. Be sure to check back often!
 
Hayrides, Corn Mazes, Apples, Pumpkins
NOTE: Always call ahead to confirm field conditions and crop availability.
Blue Jay Orchards, Bethel
Tarrywile Park, Danbury (Oct. 17-21 only)
Warrups Farm, Redding
The Hickories, Ridgefield
Castle Hill Farm, Newtown 
Outhouse Orchards, North Salem, NY
Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard, Croton Falls, NY
Lyman Orchards, Middlefield, CT
Stew Leonards, Danbury, CT 
 
Festivals
Harvest Festival, New Pond Farm (10/15)

Fall for Ridgefield, Main St. (10/15)
Howl-o-Ween, Beardsley Zoo (10/15-16, 10/22-10/23, 10/29- 10/30)
Fall Harvest Weekend, Stamford Museum & Nature Center (10/15-10/16)
Fall Festival at Goddard School Danbury (10/29)

Fall Festival at Woodcock Nature Center (10/29)
 
Halloween Parties, Movies & Ghost Stories
Halloween Hay Bale Theater, Stew Leonards (10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28)
Halloween Dress Rehearsal, Disney Store Danbury (10/15, 10/22)
Halloween Breakfast w/Stew Leonards Characters (10/22)
Monster Mash Costume Party Stepping Stones (10/22)
Halloween Storytime, Barnes & Noble (10/22)
Ghosts of Ridgefield (10/22)
Halloween Ghost Tour, Bethel (10/28)

Halloween Kids Breakfast Bash, Chick-Fil-A Brookfield (10/29)
4th Annual Woodland Halloween, Westbrook Nature School (10/29)
Halloween Fun & Games, Danbury Library (10/29)
Halloween Party at Tot Town (10/29 & 10/30)

Halloween Bash, EverWonder Children's Museum (10/30)

Costume Parade, The Goddard School Danbury (10/31)
Trick-or-Treating
Aqua-Scarium, Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk (10/22, 10/29, 10/31) 
Trick-or-Treat with Stew Leonards Characters, Danbury (10/27)

Halloween Walk, Ridgefield (10/29)
Trick-or-Treat Street, Bethel (10/29)

Trunk-or-Treat Street, Redding (10/29)
Trick-or-Treat at the Danbury Fair Mall (10/31)

Trick-or-Treat at Brookfield Town Hall (pre-register) (10/31)
Trick-or-Treat, Goddard School Danbury (10/31)
#AldrichHalloween2016, The Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield (10/31)
Trick-or-Treat at the Danbury PD (10/31)
Free Ice Cream at Stew Leonards (for kids in costume), (10/31)
Halloween on the Green, Danbury (10/29)




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