Fall Festivals and Events in CT
Thursday, Oct. 12 to Sunday, Oct. 15
Guilford Performing Arts Festival: Guilford Green. For info, visit www.guilfordperformingartsfest.org.
Friday, Oct. 13
Harvest Celebration & Contra Dance: 7 to 10 p.m. Whitneyville Cultural Commons, 1253 Whitney Ave., Hamden. Cost: $24 to $55. For info, visit www.newhavenfarms.org.
Friday, Oct. 13 to Sunday, Oct. 15
Apple Harvest Festival: Friday, 6 to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 300 Welles St., Glastonbury. Cost: $5 per person; free for children three feet tall and under. For info, visit www.crvchamber.org/apple-harvest-festival.
Saturday, Oct. 14
Paint the Pumpkin Pink: Apple Barrel Grounds at Lyman Orchards, 32 Reeds Gap Rd., Middlefield. For info, visit www.lymanorchards.com.
Essex Scarecrow Festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Main St., Essex. Presented by Essex Board of Trade. Free. For info, visit
www.essexct.com.
Bauer Park Harvest Festival: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bauer Park, intersection of Copse Rd., and Hunter's Trail. Free. For info, visit www.madisonct.org.
Chowder Challenge for a Cause: Noon to 3 p.m. Guilford Green. For info, visit www.shorelinechamberct.com.
Sunday, Oct. 15
Ninth Annual Vista Tour de Shore: Westbrook Elks Lodge, 142 Seaside Ave. 5, 25, 40, and 60-mile routes. Register solo or team. For info, visit www.vistatourdeshore.com.
Family Fun Event: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Parmelee Farm, 465 Rte. 81, Killingworth. Benefits HK BackPack Program. Cost: $3 per person or non-perishable food donation; children under two years old are free. For info, contact hkbackpackprogram@gmail.com.
Saturday, Oct. 21
Harvest Day: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Dudley Farm Museum, 2351 Durham Rd., Guilford. Rain date: Oct. 28. For info, visit www.dudleyfarm.com.
G.O.A.T. Brew Fest: 1 to 5 p.m. Dunkin' Donuts Park, 1214 Main St., Hartford. For info, visit www.milb.com.
Ivoryton Pumpkin Festival: 5 to 7 p.m. Ivoryton Green. Hosted by Essex Park and Recreation. For info, contact recreation@essexct.gov.
Sunday, Oct. 22
Walk-a-Dog-a-Thon: 1 to 3:30 p.m. North Haven Town Green. Cost: $25 for advance registration. For info, visit www.theanimalhaven.com/events.
Saturday, Oct. 28
Autumn Candlelight Labyrinth Walk: 7 p.m. Copper Beech Institute, 303 Tunxis Rd., West Hartford. For info, visit www.copperbeechinstitute.org/autumn-walk.
Sunday, Oct. 29
Free Family Fun Day: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shubert Theatre, 247 College St., New Haven. For info, visit www.shubert.com/shows-events/free-family-fun-day.
Water's Edge Brunch and Brew: 1 to 4 p.m. Water's Edge Resort and Spa, 1525 Boston Post Rd., Westbrook. Cost: $50 (includes full brunch and beer tasting); $25 for just beer tasting. For info, call 860-399-5901.
Thursday, Nov. 2
Rhythm & Brews: 6 to 9 p.m. Thimble Island Brewing Company, 16 Business Park Dr., Branford. Sponsored by North Branford Conservation Trust and the Community Foundation of New Haven. Cost: $20; $25 at the door. For info, call 203-484-0733 or visit www.nblandtrust.org.
Saturday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 12
Shoreline Arts Trail Open Studios Weekend: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 40 member artists exhibit in Branford, Guilford, and Madison. Free. For info, visit www.shorelineartstrail.com.