From beautiful trees, hiking trails, zoos, museums, restaurants, farms, theatres and local Halloween events, enjoy everything Fall in CT has to offer. See my calendar for more events as well.
- Dress up and join the Stamford Museum & Nature Center’s costume parade during their Harvest Festival Weekend (Oct. 18-20)
- Meet and greet your comic book heroes at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk (Oct. 26)
- Take a hayride through the pumpkin patch Jones Family Farm (Shelton)
- Ride a vintage train through a restored 1903 station at the Danbury Railway Museum
- Play, explore and learn at the Stepping Stones Museum for Children’s new interactive exhibits
- Discover over 800 miles of fall foliage on the Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails that run throughout towns
- Check out Weston & Westport's Restuarant Week through October 19
- Check out Greenwich Restaurant Week which runs through Nov 13-19th
- Pick up fresh produce, baked goods and wide variety of local products at the New Canaan Farmer’s Market.
- Appreciate the historic modernist architecture of The Philip Johnson Glass House against the leaf-changing 49-acre campus (New Canaan)
- Visit the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to see the magnificent beauty of the Victorian Era. Check out their Ghostly Sightings haunted house tour
- Go leaf peeping on a driving tour along Route 15 for a breathtaking view of fall foliage
- Treat your family to mind-blowing magic at the Haunted Illusions show at the Stamford Palace Theatre.
- Enjoy lively musical theater at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre (they do children’s theater too!) (Bridgeport)
- Go climbing at The Discovery Adventure Park! They've strung lights in the trees to provide just enough gentle illumination, at night!
- Enjoy Howl-O-Ween at the Beardsley Zoo, with a "Greek Mythology" hayride, haunted farmyard, gruesome greenhouse, face painting, candy and magic show.
Apple and pumpkin picking, hayrides, corn mazes and more Halloween fun!
Ambler Farm Enjoy hayrides, farm animals, pumpkins, crafts, scarecrow making, hay maze
Silverman's Farm - Hear live bands, pick pumpkins and apples, enjoy hayrides, petting zoo, food trucks, gift shop, baked goods and more. Check their schedule of events.
Lyman’s Orchard - Enjoy their corn maze, play golf. Check their schedule of events.
Stew Leonards in Norwalk - Hayrides, movies, free corn maze and pumpkin picking.
Start Halloween this year at the Connecticut Science Center with their Liquid Lounge Party October 26. Visit their "gross-ology" exhibit and wear your costume to win prizes.
Enjoy LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Westchester Brick-or-Treat through October. Guests who wear their Halloween costumes will receive $3 off the price of walk-up admission—including adults. Children are invited to brick-or-treat for LEGO® bricks around the Center and collect enough bricks to create a special jack-o-lantern figure* to take home. For more information, visit www.LEGOLANDDiscoveryCenter.com/Westchester or call 866-243-0770.
