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Fall Foliage Eco Paddle Tours at Black Hall Outfitters Old Lyme
Fall Foliage Eco Paddle Tours will be held on September 1st until November 1st at Black Hall Outfitters in Old Lyme. Looking for an unforgettable way to spend your autumn days? Look no further, come out and paddle with us and experience an amazing Fall day on the water. The summer might be over but this is the best time of the year to be here in beautiful Old Lyme CT, paddling on the Great Island Nature Preserve. The fall…
Pumpkintown U.S.A. at Pumpkintown East Hampton
Pumpkintown U.S.A. will be held on September 21st through October 31st from 10 am to 5 pm at Pumpkintown in East Hampton, weather permitting. The pumpkinheads first appeared at Paul’s & Sandy’s Too in East Hampton Connecticut in 1990 with the arrival of Leroy Butternut and Penelope Parton. Their population grew with each passing year, and the people of East Hampton welcomed each new resident with open arms. In 1993, when their population reached 38, the pumpkinheads asked Paul &…
The Haunted Graveyard at Lake Compounce Bristol
The Haunted Graveyard will be held at Lake Compounce on Friday, Saturday, and Sundays from 5 pm until 10 pm, with the exception of October 12th, 19th, and 26th when the Haunted Graveyard will open at 4 pm. Rides open at 5pm, and The Haunted Graveyard gates open at dusk to take you on a terrifying 1 mile journey through darkly glittering catacombs to an eerie graveyard, to a vampire’s haunt, to a witch’s lair, then onto a misty lake…
Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours at the The Mark Twain House & Museum Hartford
The Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours will be held October 11th and 12th, 17th and 19th, and the 24th through the 26th from 6 pm to 9 pm at the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford. Filled with haunted history, dark tales, and Victorian traditions surrounding seances and spiritualism, these nighttime tours are as educational as they are goosebump-inducing. Filled with haunted history, dark tales, and Victorian traditions surrounding seances and spiritualism, these nighttime tours are as educational as they…
Downtown Mystic Ghost Strolls
The Mystic Ghost Strolls will be held from September 28th - November 30th on Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 pm October 28th and 30th in Downtown Mystic. The beautiful seaside town is filled with lore and tales that are sure to send a chill up your spine and leave you wondering who walks among us in the dead of night. Where does the famous giggling ghost visit dining guests? What curse haunts the landscape of Mystic? Who keeps watch over the…
Trail of Terror in the Forsaken Forest Wallingford
The Trail of Terror will take place on September 28th, October 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 25th, 26th, and the 27th starting at 7 pm in the Forsaken Forest in Wallingford. 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. The…
Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Park
The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular will be on October 3rd to November 3rd from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm at Roger Williams Zoo and Carousel Park in Providence, Rhode Island. Celebrate the wonders of New England and all its glory and magic at the nationally acclaimed Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular presented by Citizens Bank at Roger Williams Park Zoo. Feast your senses on autumn’s beauty, winter’s swirling snow, spring’s first blossoms and summer’s ocean breezes intricately carved on thousands of pumpkins displayed along the…
The First Annual Pumpkin Place at Nature’s Art Village Salem
The First Annual Pumpkin Place event will run every Friday through Sunday in October from 5 pm to 10 pm at the Nature's Art Village in Salem. Nature's Art Village is hosting our first annual, month long, Halloween Event called, "The Pumpkin Place"! Event Description: The Dinosaur Place by day will turn into The Pumpkin Place by night! The event starts from the ticket booth and following our 1600 feet of Raptor Bay trail (Raptor Bay Trail is the trail…
Nightmare Acres Windsor, Connecticut
Nightmare Acres Opening Night will be held in October on Fridays and Saturdays, from 7 pm to 11 pm at Nightmare Acres in Windsor. Can you navigate the Nightmare Corn Maze while the creatures of the night secretly, surround you in the darkness? Will you be able to hold yourself together or will you too succumb to the madness of the maze and its inhabitants? Find out this Halloween season. Join us and let your nightmares become reality! Lights Out…
Rails to the Darkside at the Connecticut Trolley Museum Windsor
Rails to the Darkside will be held on October 4th to October 26th on Fridays and Saturdays from 7 pm to 9:30 pm at the Connecticut Trolley Museum in Windsor. As the fall chill fills the air, on the darkest of nights, mournful cries of the abandoned dead are heard on the tracks at the Connecticut Trolley Museum. Come for a scare if you dare...the next trolley ride is an express to the Darkside! During this haunted experience, ride vintage…
Pumpkin Patch Trolley at the Connecticut Trolley Museum Windsor
The Pumpkin Patch Trolley will be held starting October 4th on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10 am to 4:30 pm at the Connecticut Trolley Museum in Windsor. Pumpkin Patch is a family fun filled adventure where you ride on a trolley car out to the pumpkin patch field and each child can pick out a FREE pumpkin. Additionally, when you return back to the Museum you can decorate the pumpkins, play in the corn box, visit the Fire Truck…
Nightmare Acres in South Windsor
Nightmare Acres will be held on October 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th from 7 pm to 11 pm in South Windsor. Join us and let your nightmares become reality! Our regular attraction is open October 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, & 26 Lights Out event is November 1st and 2nd. All scares, All sounds, All Darkness. Your group gets one glow stick to navigate through the darkness. This year we're also offering…
Hollywood Arms (Center Stage Theatre)
Hollywood Arms is a warmhearted, coming-of-age play by Carol Burnett and her daughter, Carrie Hamilton. Based on the great comedian’s memoir One More Time, this revealing stage version is an entertaining, moving, and sometimes zany look onto Burnett’s not-so Hollywood-land childhood Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. – October 4th through October 19th Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. – October 6th, 13th, and 20th Thursday at 7:00 p.m. – October 17th Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for students.…
Dark Manor Haunted House & Graveyard Baltic
The Dark Manor Haunted House and Graveyard will open from October 4th through November 2nd at the Dark Manor Haunted House in Baltic. This event will be open Thursdays through Sundays from 6:30 pm to 12 am. Step into The Manor and experience the ghastly entities that haunt its tormented halls. Many are driven mad by the terror lurking in every shadow; their desperate screams echoing endlessly down twisting corridors, heard only by the desolate Connecticut countryside. Should you manage…
Cornmaze at Plasko’s Farm Trumbull
The Cornmaze will be held every weekend until October 31st from 10 am to 6 pm at Plasko's Farm in Trumbull. Every summer our family brainstorms potential designs to carve into our 4.5 acre corn field, then work tirelessly to bring that idea to life. Each year the maze features a brand new innovative & interactive mystery to be solved. The end result is always a wild labyrinth of bewildering twists & turns through ten foot corn stalks which is fun for all age groups! It’s an…
Oktoberfest Cruises at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
The Oktoberfest Cruises at the Maritime Aquarium will be held on October 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th starting at 5 pm and departing by 5:30 pm. These adults-only cruises will showcase two different breweries each Saturday. Sample and enjoy the breweries' flagship and seasonal products, while taking in the gorgeous sights on Long Island Sound. Each 90-minuted cruise are timed to include the setting autumn sun and, with luck, a dazzling western sky reflecting the water. Get back in time…
Pumpkin Patch at the Shoreline Trolley Museum East Haven
Pumpkin Patch at the Shoreline Trolley Museum will be held on October 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 26th, and the 27th from 11 am until 3:45 pm each day. Trolleys depart every 20-20 minutes to the Pumpkin Patch and no reservations are needed. Bring the kids to the Pumpkin Patch, the museum’s non-spooky fall event for young children and families. Enjoy glorious fall foliage as you ride a vintage trolley car to the Patch. Each child selects their own…
24th Annual Scarecrows Along Main Street Weathersfield
The 24th Annual Scarecrows Along Main Street will be held from October 5th to November 3rd along Main street in Weathersfield. It's never too early to start thinking about Scarecrows along Main! Sponsored by the Old Wethersfield Shopkeepers Association. Scarecrows will be “on parade” along Main Street in the historic district of Old Wethersfield from Saturday, October 5th through Sunday, November 3th, 2019. All ages are invited to come and be creative!
Things that Go Bump in the Night at the Nathan Hale Homestead Coventry
Things That Go Bump in the Night will be held on October 10th and 11th, the 17th and the 18th, and the 24th and 25th starting at 7 pm at the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry. Advanced Ticket Purchase is required. Tickets are $25.00 The evening features a special candlelight tour, room-by-room, all the way up to the dark and dreary attic. Hear the traditional, long standing Homestead ghost stories and the Hale staff’s spooky Homestead stories, as featured on…
Not-So-Scary Halloween Hay Rides at Ray of Light Farm East Haddam
The Not-So-Scary Halloween Hay Rides will be held on October 11-12, 18-19, 26-27 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm at Ray of Light Farm in East Haddam. Come join us for our annual Halloween Hay Rides! Perfect for children (and adults) of all ages. Cost: $7 per person (under 18 months old free) Hay rides will be held weather permitting. You may purchase tickets at door, but we highly recommend purchasing tickets beforehand to avoid the possible long waiting time!…
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