I Love Lucy Grape Stomp @ Southern Connecticut Wine Co
Southern Connecticut Wine Co. 65 S Colony Street, WallingfordGourmet Food Trucks @ Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets
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Beardsley Zoo Scarecrows on Parade
Local classrooms are invited to build a scarecrow to showcase on Zoo grounds in the month of October. Come see our Scarecrow “Exhibit” on the Greenhouse Lawn, and vote for your favorites at Boo at the Zoo on October 29. To sign up to build or sponsor a scarecrow, visit beardsleyzoo.org. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo is closer than ... Read more
I Love Lucy Grape Stomp @ Southern Connecticut Wine Co
Have you ever wanted to stomp grapes like Lucille Ball? We are giving you the chance for free! Join us at SoConn and step inside our barrel of grape skins, make an appointment to get your hair and make-up by Frenchie's Salon and take a selfie or get your photo snapped by our professional photographer. ... Read more
Beardsley Zoo Bat Week
Learning opportunities are available for zoo guests all week at the Beardsley Zoo. Come visit the Vampire bats! Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo is closer than you think and open daily from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Adult admission (ages 12 & older) is $15.00; children (ages 3 -11) is $12.00, senior admission (62 and older) is $11.00 and ... Read more
Walk of Horror East Lyme
The Walk of Horror walk will be held at the Smith-Harris House in East Lyme. Come prepared to be scared. This walk is not for young children or the faint-of-heart! Donations get you in for Free. Cash donations will go to Friends of Smith-Harris House. Non perishable food items will go to the East Lyme ... Read more
Beardsley Zoo Howl-O-Ween
Calling all ghosts and goblins! Don’t miss our annual Halloween-themed evenings, featuring activities and attractions geared toward guests ages 8-15 (although brave younger children have found the event enjoyable!) Brave children (and parents) can enter Beardsley Zoo's haunted attractions: The Haunted Hayride, Farmer Beardsley’s Farmstead, and the Ghastly Greenhouse. Younger guests can enjoy magic shows, ... Read more
Gourmet Food Trucks @ Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets
Gourmet Food Trucks @ Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets
Gourmet Food Truck Court at Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets are located across from J.Crew Factory & Bose stores. Enjoy a wide selection of gourmet food from our local food trucks on weekends, April 1 thru December 31.* GOURMET FOOD TRUCKS @ Clinton Crossing Sugar Bakery Cupcake Truck Food Extrovert Meriano's Cannoli Truck Munchies Food Truck ... Read more
Meet the New LIS Soundkeeper at New Haven Museum
Meet the New LIS Soundkeeper at New Haven Museum
There’s a new “sheriff” patrolling Long Island Sound (LIS), and he’s a fish and wildlife biologist. Armed only with a passion for protecting the biological, physical, and chemical integrity of the Sound and its watershed, Bill Lucey - the region’s newly appointed soundkeeper - will share details of his critical mission in a free presentation at the ... Read more
Cards Against Humanity and Tequila Tournament Hartford
Cards Against Humanity and Tequila Tournament Hartford
Grab a partner and come find out who it the sickest of them all. 3 teams of two per match. Most combined points win prizes for the evening. Top 3 teams (partners) face off in the final competition. So far winner chooses from a $100 Gift card or a Bottle of Tanteo Jalapeno Tequila and very ... Read more
Seasonal Tap Takeover @ Plan B Glastonbury
Seasonal Tap Takeover @ Plan B Glastonbury
Welcome Fall with a seasonal tap takeover full of Oktoberfest and Pumpkin beers! German-inspired Menu & Seasonal Drafts on tap ALL DAY at Plan B in Glastonbury RSVP on Facebook Draft Line-Up Includes: Southern Tier Cold Pressed Coffee Pumpking Back East Octoberfest Cisco Pumple Drumkin Goose Island Goose Fest Bier Sam Adams Oktoberfest Shiner Octoberfest ... Read more
Animal Camouflage with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
Animal Camouflage with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
See how animals disguise themselves from predators at Halloween and throughout the year! The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center will be here at the library with live creatures to demonstrate the camouflaging properties of several different species. Space is limited for this free program. RSVP Here
Halloween Trick or Trunk East Lyme
Halloween Trick or Trunk East Lyme
Come for the treats, stay for the spooky tales as part of the Town of East Lyme’s “Trick or Trunk” Halloween program! The first floor of the Smith-Harris House will be lit by candlelight, while several slightly-creepy, but not too scary, local and regional folktales are shared. This event is perfect for families with young ... Read more
Dinner & Cigar Evening @ Saltwater Grille
Dinner & Cigar Evening @ Saltwater Grille
Once again, Saltwater Grille is hosting an evening of good food and friends. Bring your own cigar or purchase a cigar from their selection of cigars. The regular dinner menu will be served and they wil also have a fabulous 20oz – 28 day dry-aged Certified Angus Porterhouse for $55. Just added specials! * Half ... Read more
Free College Planning and Financial Aid Workshop
Free College Planning and Financial Aid Workshop
Sean Flynn, a Financial Advisor with Essex Financial and certified college planning specialist, will lead this workshop. With education costs rising year after year, paying for college is a concern for most families. Additionally the financial aid process can be confusing, intimidating, and often frustrating. In this one-hour workshop Mr. Flynn will share which colleges ... Read more
Author Erik Ofgang Book Event
Author Erik Ofgang Book Event
Bethel's Byrd's Books, noted as a champion of Connecticut authors, histories, and tales, brings author Erik Ofgang to Pour Me Coffee & Wine Cafe in downtown Danbury on Thursday, October 26th at 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The fast-fine eatery, located at 274 Main Street, is the perfect setting in which Erik, with his new book Buzzed: Beers, Booze and ... Read more
A Lilac Girls Polish Christmas @ Bellamy-Ferriday
A Lilac Girls Polish Christmas @ Bellamy-Ferriday
Join us on Sunday, December 10th for a special day celebrating the holidays and the work of social philanthropist Caroline Ferriday, the inspiration for New York Times bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly’s novel Lilac Girls at the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden. Experience the Hay, Caroline’s beloved Connecticut home, staged in the traditional Polish fashion as ... Read more
Putnam Downtown Trick or Treat Night
Putnam Downtown Trick or Treat Night
Putnam’s Downtown Trick or Treat night is a costume celebration every year! Children and parents alike dress up in full Halloween regalia, and go trick or treating to all the local businesses throughout downtown Putnam. Get your costumes on and come to Discover Putnam, Connecticut on Friday October 27 from 5 to 7pm. Trick or ... Read more
Chester’s Annual Halloween Carnival & Haunted Cemetery
Chester’s Annual Halloween Carnival & Haunted Cemetery
Chester's Annual Halloween Carnival & Haunted Cemetery is open to the public, this year’s Halloween Carnival in downtown Chester is sure to be the best one yet. Bring your lively spirit and best costumes for an evening of fun, games and community celebration for the entire family. Admission to the carnival is FREE, with tickets ... Read more
Walktober: Antient Ghosts of Norwichtown
Walktober: Antient Ghosts of Norwichtown
The Norwich Historical Society hosts an annual ghost tour through the Colonial Burial Ground in Norwichtown on the Friday before Halloween. As dusk approaches, stroll through one of Norwich's oldest graveyards and hear local ghostly legends. Admission: $5.00 Facebook Event Page More details at norwichhistoricalsociety.org Tours are limited to 90 participants (three tours with 30 people ... Read more
Tales of Horror and Death: A Night Tour @ Hoyt-Barnum House
Tales of Horror and Death: A Night Tour @ Hoyt-Barnum House
Experience Halloween colonial style this October with a chilling tour of an authentic Stamford home that’s seen more than its share of hardship and misery. Interpreters at the Hoyt-Barnum House will relate stories of the horrific lives of Stamford founders in the 17th and 18th centuries. Get a glimpse of colonial life as you learn ... Read more
Halloween Bash at Guilford Mooring
Halloween Bash at Guilford Mooring
Guilford Mooring in Guilford, CT is teaming up with Stony Creek Brewery to throw a Tim Burton themed Halloween Bash on Friday, October 27 beginning at 9pm. The evening will include beer and cocktail specials, a late-night food menu, costume contests, prizes and giveaways and more! Cost: $10 cover charge, with a $3 donation from ... Read more
Essex Steam Train Half Marathon & 2-Person Relay
Essex Steam Train Half Marathon & 2-Person Relay
The Steam Train Half Marathon and 2 person relay is the only road race against a turn of the century steam train in the United States of America. Runners race the train while families and friends can ride the train and cheer on the runners as you leave the station together, again at the relay exchange ... Read more
Mad Scientist Pumpkin Painting Party in Niantic
Mad Scientist Pumpkin Painting Party in Niantic
Join the Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut for spooktacular science experiments, wickedly wonderful science demonstrations and pumpkin painting! 9:30am-4:30pm: Mini-Mad Scientist Stations. Children can get hands-on at one of our Mini-Mad Scientist Stations! 10am-4pm: Spooky Science Demonstrations. Our educator will morph into a mad scientist with demos every half hour starting at 10am. 11am-3pm: Pumpkin ... Read more
Panera Bread Spook-A-Thon @ Dodd Stadium
Panera Bread Spook-A-Thon @ Dodd Stadium
Mark your calendars! On October 28th from 10AM- 1PM Dodd Stadium is excited to announce for the seventh straight year with Panera Bread the 2017 Spook-A-Thon! Throughout the day there will be a "Family Costume Walk," hanunted clubhouse, costume contests and more. Plus all the proceeds will benefit local families battling cancer served by the ... Read more
Nod Hill Brewery Opening Day in Ridgefield
Nod Hill Brewery Opening Day in Ridgefield
Raise Your Glass and Smile…Ridgefield’s Nod Hill Brewery will Open Its Doors on October 28th Nod Hill Brewery, Ridgefield’s first craft brewery, will officially open for business and toasting on Saturday, October 28th from 12pm to 9pm. The brewery will be serving 7 different beers in full pours, flights, and growlers to go. “It has ... Read more
Middletown Craft Beer Bar Crawl
Middletown Craft Beer Bar Crawl
Enjoy your last weekend of October in Middletown, Connecticut for a Craft Beer Crawl you won't forget! Once again, there will have a great lineup of venues and breweries participating to supply you amazing limited, vintage, seasonal, core beers, & some limited casks! The event starts out strong at Hop Knot at 1PM and the ... Read more
Halloween Pet Parade in Southport Village at Pequot Library
Halloween Pet Parade in Southport Village at Pequot Library
Pets and owners can dress up on Saturday, October 28, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. and march behind the Southport Volunteer fire truck in the town-wide Halloween Pet Parade from the Five Corners in downtown Southport Village to Pequot Library’s Great Lawn. You don't need a pet to participate! The parade kicks off ... Read more
Trick or Treat on Main in Stafford Springs
Trick or Treat on Main in Stafford Springs
Come Trick or Treat up and down Main street in Stafford Spring on Saturday October 28, 2017. Shop owners will hand out goodies approximately 4pm until all the good treats are gone. Also take in all the great Scarecrows lining downtown as part of the 3rd Annual Stafford Garden Club Scarecrow Decorating Contest. Scarecrows will ... Read more
Monster Mash at Stepping Stones
Monster Mash at Stepping Stones
Prepare for a hair-raising Halloween happening at Stepping Stones Museum for Children’s annual not-so-scary Monster Mash. Come dressed in your costume to have a monstrously good time meandering through a Halloween maze, playing Monster Games, making boo-tiful crafts and meeting live creepy creatures at the “Spooktacular Animal Adventure” presented by Animal Embassy. The exotic animal ... Read more
Owl-O-Ween Killingworth
Owl-O-Ween Killingworth
The 11th Annual Owl-O-Ween presented by volunteers from A Place Called Hope is happening on October 28th in Killingworth. This fun evening is by donation. All ages are welcome and we do encourage wearing your Costumes! It is Halloween afterall... This outdoor event takes place under the Pavillion at Parmelee Farm so dress appropriately. Restrooms ... Read more
BOO-reakfast at Mystic Aquarium
BOO-reakfast at Mystic Aquarium
Start a new spooky tradition at our Halloween-themed Pancakes with Penguins breakfast! Come in costume as you devour yummy pancakes drizzled in your choice of ooey, gooey toppings. Plus, you'll enjoy a visit from one of Mystic Aquarium's African penguins. This breakfast sells fast, so reserve your spot now! Breakfast is served buffet style from ... Read more
Danbury Macaroni Kid Halloween Kids Brunch
Danbury Macaroni Kid Halloween Kids Brunch
You're invited to a Macaroni Kid Halloween Kids Brunch at Pour Me Coffee & Wine Cafe in Danbury! Macaroni Kid, the go-to site for family-friendly events in greater Danbury, will celebrate the Halloween season with a kids' masquerade brunch at Pour Me Coffee & Wine Bar on Sunday, October 29th from 11:00am and 12:30pm. The event costs only $15 ... Read more
Operation Dog Guard Halloween Hound Raiser
Operation Dog Guard Halloween Hound Raiser
The canine part of Operation Dog Guard's Hound Raiser event will include Dog Costume and Doggie Dressage Suitability!! Canine Costume will start at NOON, with Doggie Dressage immediately afterwards. Horseless Horse Show for the kids (and kid-like adults) to follow. Dress up your dog and parade around the show arena! Grab some lunch, enter the ... Read more
Beardsley Zoo Boo at the Zoo
Beardsley Zoo Boo at the Zoo
A Spooktacular afternoon awaits at the Beardsley Zoo and includes harvest hayrides ($2 per person) and many other seasonal favorites! Enjoy crafts, story-time, cool critters, and of course, candy! Guaranteed to delight and fright all those who pass through. If you're under 12, in costume, and are accompanied by one paying adult, you get in ... Read more
Fairfield Musem Halloween on the Green
Fairfield Musem Halloween on the Green
The Fairfield Museum and History Center, in partnership with the Town of Fairfield, are presenting the 2nd Annual “Halloween on the Green” on Sunday, October 29 from 12pm-4pm behind the Fairfield Museum and next to the Historic Town Green at the corner of Beach and Old Post Roads. This family event will feature trick-or-treating, giveaways, displays in the historic buildings, ... Read more
Inn at Mystic Harbour House Pig Roast
Inn at Mystic Harbour House Pig Roast
The Inn at Mystic Harbour House is hosting their annual Pig Roast from noon to 6pm on October 29th. Food Starts at 1pm. There will be live entertainment all day. This is an event for the WHOLE FAMILY. Bring the kids, bring your friends, relatives and anyone you want to spend an amazing fall day with! ... Read more
Yoga on the Lawn @ ARTISAN Restaurant West Hartford
Yoga on the Lawn @ ARTISAN Restaurant West Hartford
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ARTISAN Restaurant in West Hartford will host A FREE Yoga class led by Annie Q. of The Yoga Shop of West Hartford and grace+GRIT Trunk Show by shop owner and Breast Cancer Survivor, Melissa Weinstock. There will be complimentary vegetable smoothies and light fare provided by ARTISAN Restaurant. ... Read more
Reality Check Presents The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Reality Check Presents The Real Housewives of New Jersey
$29 Tickets on sale: Wednesday, September 27th 3:00pm The Cabaret Theatre The cameras are off and it’s time to get real with the lovely ladies of The Real Housewives of New Jersey at Mohegan Sun. Join cast members Teresa Giudice, Siggy Flicker, Dolores Catania and Danielle Staub as they engage with fans during this tell-all ... Read more