Fall is here! There are plenty of fun events and activities for families looking to celebrate all things fall whether it be in person or virtual! From pumpkin picking and corn mazes to Halloween-themed events and storytimes, there's something for everyone.
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| 🍎 PICK YOUR OWN APPLES, 🎃 PUMPKIN PATCHES & 🌽 CORN MAZES |
NOTE: Always call ahead to confirm field conditions and crop availability due to weather.
Apple picking is not available this season due to Spring frosts and freezes according to their web site. But they WILL have pumpkins! Blue Jay grows their pumpkins offsite, but they have a festive fenced-in area that displays a very large amount of pumpkins that you can select from. They also provide wheelbarrows for easy transporting from the "patch" to the checkout stand. No reservations required and there is no fee to park. Pumpkin Patch and PYO Apples Tuesday - Sunday 11AM-4:30PM. The market is open 11AM-5PM Mon-Fri and 10AM-5PM on weekends for cider, pies and donuts!
Beautifully situated along scenic Route 302, Castle Hill Farm is well known in the area as a family destination for fall fun! Its 7-acre corn maze is wildly popular with a different themed design each year. They even do a night-time flashlight maze the last weekend of October. You can usually catch live music on weekends and the kids will love visiting with the farm animals! Corn maze: $13/person. Hayride Adventure to feed the cows: $6/person. Kids 3 and under are free. The corn maze and pumpkin patch along with hayrides will continue on weekends from 10a-5p. Cash or Check accepted only. FLASHLIGHT Corn Maze 10/26 5:30-9PM; $20/person.
This family-owned farm is one of the area's premier pumpkin growers for over 20 years, specializing in large, jack-o-lantern style pumpkins along with winter squash and gourds of all sizes. Pumpkin picking from the patch is offered on weekends in October.
The Corn Maze at Twins BBQ, Brookfield
Located at 401 Federal Road next to Twins BBQ. Each visitor receives a map to help guide them through the maze - a one-mile stretch of pathways and hundreds of decision points. Plus 10 trivia questions related to the corn maze theme which help you choose the right direction at each of the ten main crossroad stations within the maze. There are Corn Cops in the maze for extra guidance and assistance if needed. There is a shorter, kid-friendly path within the maze. Open Tuesday-Friday 1:30pm to 5:30pm, weekends 10:30am to 5:30pm: Link to reserve a time slot and buy tickets.Prices are $13 per person. Children under 2 are free.
Jesse Lee Church Pumpkin Patch, Ridgefield
Jesse Lee Pumpkin Patch is operated by the church and community volunteers. All proceeds support the church ministries and the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, where the pumpkins are grown and harvested. The Pumpkin Patch will be open through Thursday, October 31st at the following times: Weekdays (Monday – Friday) from 2 P.M. – 6 P.M., Saturday and Sunday from 10 A.M. – 6 P.M., Columbus Day (10/14) from 10 A.M. – 6 P.M.
Head over to Jones Family Farms in Shelton for a wide selection of pumpkins, squashes and gourds. Plus, enjoy farm walking trails, a mini corn maze, and beautiful photo ops. Book your picking time online (though not required). Opening weekend is Sept. 21-22. Then open daily through Halloween from 12-5PM. Weekend pricing is $13. Weekday admission is $5. 50% of the fee ($5 on weekends and $2.50 during the week) equals 1 "pumpkin credit" which you can use to save money on the purchase of pumpkins, squashes and/or gourds. Entry fee includes corn maze and pumpkin path, educational displays and much more. Children 2 and under can enter and enjoy hayrides for free. Hayrides are an additional fee and offered on weekends.
Families will love March Farm! Open now for PYO Apples, Corn Maze and Wagon Rides. Tickets for the Corn Maze are $5/person. Ages 3 and under are FREE. Tickets must be purchased at the PYO Apple tent at Hilltop. Wagon rides stops include the corn maze and pumpkin patch: $3/person. Ages 3 and under are FREE. Be sure to visit the Hayloft Playscape with the kids - a 30,000 square foot activity space surrounded by a 450-foot tricycle track and other fun features like hay bale hills and climbing walls. Also don't miss the Pondside Animal Yard where the kids can see the goats! Open now for Pick-Your-Own Apples weekends only 10AM-4:30PM. Also, the Corn maze is now open weekends 10:30-4:30pm; Pumpkins are across from the Farm Store! PYO Pumpkins coming soon!
The last fully operational farm in Trumbull, Plasko's Farm has a nursery, country store, bakery and a creamery. Fall family fun includes a corn maze and pumpkins! The annual corn maze is open to the general public every weekend from September 30th through November 5 from 10am-6pm (last ticket sold at 5:30pm). No reservation is required. Pumpkins are plentiful and the farm also fully stocks a variety of squash, gourds, Indian corn, corn stalks and many more fall decorative accessories.
This family farm has been in operation since the 1920's and is a favorite pick-your-own fruit destination for many families in Connecticut. Fall is a great time of year to visit, not only for picking apples, but the pumpkins, corn stalks and other fall decor make for a great backdrop for photos! Be sure to visit their famous "Cereal Bowl" - the kids will love it! They get to play, explore hay-bale tunnels, and make “corn angels.” The market and animal farm is open 7 days a week, 9AM-5PM.
Locals love this small, family-run farm in beautiful Redding. In operation for 35 years, their focus is on making maple syrup (live demos offered in March), fall vegetables and pumpkin season. Pick your own pumpkins and gourds off the vine or choose one at the farm stand. Visit the barnyard animals or take a stroll through the meadow path. The farm stand is stocked with apples, cider, maple syrup and candy. Open weekends in October including Monday the 14th from 10AM to 5PM.
Also, visit our Guide to Pick-Your-Own Apple Orchards.
| 🍁 FESTIVALS, 5Ks, TRAIN RIDES AND FOLIAGE WALKS |
🐶 Bark in the Park @ Bennett Memorial Park (Sat. 9/21)
🎉 Newtown Arts Festival @ Fairfield Hills Campus (Sat. 9/21)
🌿 Fall Guided Hike and Stream Habitat Exploration @ Woodcock Nature Center (Sun. 9/22)
👟Trekking Together @ Nick Parisot Memorial Trail in Wilton, CT (Sun. 9/22)
🎃 Ridgefield's Annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off @ Ballard Park (Sun 9/22)
🍁 Fall Festival/Opening Weekend @ Castle Hill Farm (Sat 9/28 - Sun 9/29)
🏮🐯 GLOW Wild Lantern Festival @ CT Beardsley Zoo (Thursdays through Sundays, Sept. 26 through Dec. 15)
⚙️ 🍁 Fall Festival @ CT Antique Machinery Association (Fri 9/27 - Sun 9/29)
🌻 42nd Annual Family Nature Day @ White Memorial Conservation Center (Sat 9/28)
🍎🍏4th Annual Apple Festival @ The New Milford Green (Sat. 9/28)
🍀 Greater Danbury Irish Festival @ CityCenter Green (Sat. 9/28-Sun 9/29)
🎶 Rocking the Hook Concert @ Sandy Hook Heritage Park (Sat 9/28)
🚒 Fire Prevention Day + Oktoberfest🍂 @ Georgetown Volunteer Fire Company (Fri 10/4)
4th Annual Farm Day @ Happy Acres Farm (Sat 10/5)
🍂Hollandia Nurseries🍂 Fall Festival (Sat 10/5 - Sun 10/6)
🍁 Bethel Autumn Craft Festival @ Bethel Municipal Center Lawn (Sat 10/5)
🚂 All aboard "The Husking Bee"🎃Pumpkin Patch Train @ Danbury Railway (Every Sat/Sun in October)
🍂 New Milford's 5th Riverfest @ Young's Field (Sat-Sun 10/5-10/6)
🏃🏻♀️ Race for Catherine @ Fairfield Hills Campus (Sun 10/13)
🍂 Fall Festival @ Walnut Hill Community Church (Sat 10/12)
🐶 7th Annual Pets in the Park @ Danbury Town Park (Sun 10/13)
🎈Ridgebury Day @ The Ridgefield Golf Course (Sun 10/13)
🌽🐐🎃Night on the Farm @ Shortts Farm in Newtown, CT (Sun 10/13)
🏵️Yankee Fair + 🧺 Barn Sale @ Congregational Church of Brookfield (Sat 10/19)
🍁Fall in💗Love with Ridgefield (Sat 10/19)
🌽Harvest Festival 🔬Science +🌳 Nature Day @ New Pond Farm (Sat. 10/19)
🍁 HollowFest @ Great Hollow Nature Preserve (Sat. 10/19)
🪵🧚Forest Fairytales Festival @ Candlelight Farm Stable (Sat. 10/19 & Sat 10/26)
🎃 Children's Pumpkin Festival @ First Church Bethel (Sat. 10/19)
🍂 Fall Craft Fair by Newtown United Methodist Church @ Reed Intermediate School (Sat 10/19)
🍂Harvest Fest @ St. Rose of Lima School (Sat 10/19)
🎃 🏃🏽♂️ Halloween 5K @ Brookfield Municipal Center (Sun 10/20)
🚶♂️➡️ Evening Woodland Walk @ New Pond Farm (Fri 10/25)
🍂🛻Fall Fest @ Ridgebury Farm in Ridgefield (Fri 10/25)
🍁Annual Fall Festival @ Faith Church New Milford (Sat 10/26)
👻 Boo at the Zoo @ CT Beardsley Zoo (Sat 10/26)
🎃 Kids Nature Night: Halloween Hike @ Great Hollow Nature Center (Sat. 10/26)
🐍🦉Not So Spooky Anymore @ Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary (Sun 10/27)
| 👻 HALLOWEEN PARTIES, CELEBRATIONS, PARADES |
🩻Skary Skelebration Kid's Night Out @ Everwonder Museum (Fri Oct 4)
👻 Spooktacular Night Out @ Newtown Community Center (Fri 10/11)
🎃 Halloween Family Trivia Night @ Brookfield Library (Thurs 10/17)
🎃 Jack-o-Lantern Jamboree @ EverWonder Children's Museum (Sat 10/19)
🍂 Harvest Sensory Pop-Up @ Brookfield Municipal Center Bandstand (Sat 10/19)
👻 Beasties and Besties Halloween Bash @ Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Sat 10/19)
🎃🍀 Children's Samhain "Irish Halloween" Celebration @ Greater Danbury Irish Center (Sun 10/20)
🎃🦉Halloween Hoot n' Howl @ Newtown Community Center (Fri 10/25)
🏒 🎃Halloween Costume Contest w/Danbury Hat Tricks @ Danbury Arena (Fri 10/25)
🎃 Halloween Theater & Improv Games for Tweens and Teens @ Brookfield Library (Sat 10/26)
👻 Stew's Spooktacular Costume Breakfast (Sat 10/26)
🎃 Halloween Party @ Kidz Klub, Danbury Fair Mall (Sun 10/27)
🎃🪄Halloween Magic Show w/ Magician Matt Matthews @ Mark Twain Library (Mon 10/28)
🎃👻Halloween Spooktacular @ Bethel Library (Tues 10/29)
🎃 Halloween Party @ Ridgefield Library (Wed 10/30)
🎃Halloween Storytime and Parade @ Ridgefield Library (Wed 10/30)
👻 Halloween Parade @ Newtown Community Center (Thurs 10/31)
🎃 Teens: The Count, The Castle, & The Curse: A Haunted Halloween RPG Adventure @ Danbury Library (Thurs. 10/31)
| 🎨 ART/CRAFT/SCIENCE/CULINARY WORKSHOPS |
🎨🎃Haunt & Paint @ New Fairfield Library (Wed 10/9)
🧙🏻♀️Cozy Cups & Crafts: Miniature Witch’s Cupboards @ Burnham Library (Thurs 10/10)
👻 Mini Ghost Pillow Craft @ Brookfield Library (Thurs. 10/10)
🧙🏻♀️Cozy Cups & Crafts: Miniature Witch’s Cupboards @ Burnham Library (Thurs. 10/10)
🎃Teen Halloween Window Painting (Fri 10/11)
🧪 Teens: Lotions, Potions, Elixirs, & Bath Salts @ Brookfield Library (Sat. 10/12)
🎃🍂October Kids Zone @ JCPenney Danbury Fair (Sat 10/12)
🧪 Teens: Lotions, Potions, Elixirs, & Bath Salts @ Brookfield Library (Sat 10/12)
👻 Peek-A-Boo Mini Camp @ The Pottery Factory (Mon 10/14)
👻 🕸 Haunted Forest Crafts @ The Ridgefield Library (Mon 10/14)
🍬👻🎨Sweet & Spooky Treats Canvas Panting @ Create Escape Studio (Mon 10/14)
🦇Spooky Creature Craft @ The New Fairfield Library (Wed. 10/16)
🥼🧪Spook-tacular Science @ Danbury Library (Thurs 10/17)
👻🎨Halloween Ceramic Kids Paint Night @ The Giggling Pig in Bethel, CT (Thurs. 10/17)
🏠👻Haunted Gingerbread House @ Newtown Community Center (Fri 10/18)
🪄 Teens: Harry Potter Robotics Workshop @ Mark Twain Library (Fri 10/18)
🧙🪄Hogwarts Academy @ Burnham Library (Sat 10/19)
🍂 Harvest Sensory Pop-Up @ Brookfield Municipal Center Bandstand (Sat 10/19)
🧪STEM Potion Play Pop Up @ Brookfield Municipal Center Bandstand (Sat. 10/19)
🧙🪄Hogwarts Academy @ Burnham Library (Sat 10/19)
🍂🍪Family Fall Cookie Making @ Workspace CT (Thurs. 10/24)
🎃 Food Explorers: Pumpkin Donuts @ Danbury Library (Thurs 10/24)
🎃 Teen Hangout: Stuffed Felt Jack-O-Lantern @ The Ridgefield Library (Fri 10/25)
🪴🎃 Make a Halloween-themed succulent @ Danbury Library (Mon 10/28)
🎃🧪 Potion Play @ Sherman Library (Wed 10/30)
🎃🍪Cubscouts Halloween Cookie Decorating @ Workspace CT (Wed 10/30)
| 🍁 SCARECROW MAKING |
🍁 Scarecrow Decorating Workshop @ Brookfield Town Hall Bandstand (Thurs. 10/3)
🐦 5th Annual Scarecrow Contest @ Fairfield Hills (Sat 10/26-10/30)
| 🎃 PUMPKIN CARVING/PAINTING/DECORATING |
🎃Pumpkin Palooza @ Stew Leonard's Danbury (Sat/Sun Oct. 12/13)
🎃🎨Pumpkin Painting @ Newtown Community Center (Sun 10/20)
🎃🎨Spooky Pumpkin Painting @ Danbury Library (Mon 10/21)
🎃 Teens: Paint a Mini Pumpkin & Enjoy a Magical Potion Bar @ Brookfield Library (Thurs 10/24)
🎃 🎨 Pre-K Pumpkin Painting @ Burnham Library (Fri 10/25)
🎃 Paint a Pumpkin for the Special Olympics @ Kids Kingdom Playground
| 🍿 MOVIES, SHOWS & STORYTIMES |
🎃 Alphabet Celebrations: Halloween @ Danbury Library (Weekly on Tuesdays Oct. 1 - 22)
🎃 🎥 Family Halloween Movie Night: Beetlejuice @ Brookfield Library (Thurs. 10/3)
📒🧙 Storytime and Author Book Signing: The Knitting Witch @ Barnes & Noble (Sat. 10/5)
🏴☠️ STORY PIRATES @ Ridgefield PLAYHOUSE (Sat. 10/5)
🍁 Rake 'n Roll Fall-Themed Rhythm & Reading Program @ Danbury Library (Wed. 10/9)
📒 Storytime and Author Book Signing: A Split Second @ Barnes & Noble (Sat. 10/12)
🎥 Movie: Coco @ The Ridgefield Library (Mon 10/14)
👻 There's a Ghost in this House @ The Ridgefield Library (Wed/ 10/16)
🎪 Do Portugal Circus @ Danbury Fair Mall (10/18-10/27)
🎃📙 Halloween Storytime @ Mark Twain Library (Mon 10/21)
👻 Goosebumps @ The Ridgefield Library (Wed 10/23)
🦉Things that go Bump in the Night @ Sherman Library (Wed 10/23)
🍿👻FREE Movie: Casper (Rated PG) @ Edmond Town Hall (Fri 10/25-Sun 10/27)
🎃 Halloween Theater & Improv Games for Tweens and Teens @ Brookfield Library (Sat 10/26)
🎃🪄Halloween Magic Show w/ Magician Matt Matthews @ Mark Twain Library (Mon 10/28)
🎃📚 Happy Halloween Storytime @ Mark Twain Library (Wed 10/30)
🎃 Halloween Storytime @ Danbury Library (Wed 10/30)
🎃Halloween Storytime and Parade @ Ridgefield Library (Thurs 10/31)
🎃📚Halloween Storytime @ Bethel Library (Thurs 10/31)
| 👻 GHOST STORIES/TOURS/SPOOKY TRAILS |
👻 There's a Ghost in this House @ The Ridgefield Library (Wed 10/16)
👻 Laser Fright Friday Night @ The Cave (Fridays in October)
😱 Forest of Fear @ St. Gregory the Great School (10/11 and every Fri/Sat thru Oct. 27)
👻 Haunted Trail (Ages 13 & Up) @ Harrybrooke Park (10/12 and Every Fri/Sat thru Oct. 26)
🕯️👻Paranormal Park Ghost Walk (Ages 10+) @ Richardson Park in Ridgefield (Fri/Sat 10/18-10/19; 10/25 - 10/26)
👻 Ghosts of Ridgefield @ Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center (10/25-10/27)
🌽🔦 Flashlight Corn Maze @ Castle Hill Farm (Sat 10/26 and 11/2)
🎃 Teens: The Count, The Castle, & The Curse: A Haunted Halloween RPG Adventure @ Danbury Library (Thurs. 10/31)
| 🎃 TRICK-OR-TREATING / DRIVE-THRUS |
🎃 Halloween Drive-Thru @ Stew Leonard's (Daily from Sept. 27th through Halloween)
🎃🐴 Trick-or-Treat with the Horses @ Rising Starr Horse Rescue (Fri/Sat/Sun 10/18 - 10/27)
🎃 Tricks & Treats Fest @ New Fairfield Town Hall (Fri 10/25)
🎃 Trick or Treat Street - Downtown Bethel (Sat 10/26)
🎃 Halloween Walk @ Downtown Ridgefield (Sat 10/26)
🎃🦇 32nd Annual Halloween on the Green @ CityCenter Danbury Green (Sat 10/26)
🎃 Open House & Trick-or-Treat @ Peter Parley Schoolhouse (Sun 10/27)
🍬🥳🎃Trick-or-Treat Party @ Castle Hill Farm (Sun 10/27)
🎃 Trick-or-Treat with Stew Leonard's Characters (Tues 10/29)
🎃🍭Trick-or-Treat Fun @ Danbury Library Plaza (Thurs 10/31)
🎃 Halloween Trick-or-Treat @ Sherman Library (Thurs. 10/31)
🎃🍭 22nd Annual Trick-or-Treat @ Brookfield Town Hall (Thurs. 10/31)
| 🎃 TRUNK-OR-TREATS |
🎃 🚘 Trunk-or-Treat @ Texas Roadhouse (Tues 10/22)
🎃 🚘 Halloween Trunk or Treat @ Regional YMCA Camp Greenknoll (Fri 10/25)
🎃🍭Trunk or Treat @ The New Milford Green (Sat 10/26)
🎃🍭Trunk or Treat @ Brookfield First (Sat 10/26)
🎃 🚒 Trunk-or-Treat @ Brookfield Volunteer Fire Dept. (Sat 10/26)
👻🍭 Trunk-or-Treat @ Newtown Community Center (Sun 10/27)
🐾🦴🍭 Pawesome Trunk or Treat @ Unleashed Doggy Daycare (Sun 10/27)
🎃 Free Ice-Cream Cone for Kids 12 & Under in Costume @ Stew Leonard's (Thurs 10/31)
🎃 Trunk-or-Treat @ Burnham Library (Thurs. 10/31)
🎃 🚘 Trunk-or-Treat with Ridgefield FD @ Lounsbury House (Thurs. 10/31)
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