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Top Halloween Events in Connecticut

Halloween Events in Connecticut are ready to harvest, like the Festive Fun & Pumpkin Patch at Bishop’s Orchards. Photo courtesy of the Orchard.
Halloween Events in Connecticut are ready to harvest, like the Festive Fun & Pumpkin Patch at Bishop’s Orchards. Photo courtesy of the Orchard.
9/25/22 - By Jennifer Coe

It's the season for Halloween events in Connecticut! The weekends are humming with fun Halloween activities for Connecticut families to enjoy. There is no shortage of pumpkin destinations and hay rides. There are also semi-spooky events and fun displays. And, yes, there are even a few super-scary places to take older kids. Grab your pumpkin pail and flashlight and explore our guide to the top Halloween events in Connecticut for families.

If you are looking for family-fun fairs, browse our list of the Best Fall Festivals in Connecitcut for Families. Still looking for just the right event? Browse our Fall Guide for Connecticut for our picks for autumn fun in Connecticut.

Top Halloween Events around Hartford

Pumpkin Patch Trolley

East Windsor
Traveling tothe 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 pumpkin, play in the corn box, enjoy the outside play area and the entire museum. A great annual tradition for families. READ MORE

Night Fall

West Hartford
Hartford's magical FREE outdoor community celebration of seasonal change through performance, featuring art, music, dance and Anne Cubberly's legendary giant puppets! Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Elizabeth Park. Crafts and vendors too. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on. READ MORE

Pumpkin Picking at Foster Farm

South Windsor
In addition to picking pumpkins guests can say hi to the animals, enjoy two corn mazes, and enjoy a treat from the concessions stand on the weekends.  A favorite for the kids is the farm play yard where they can jump and hide in haystacks, climb on the wooden train, enjoy the sandbox, ride the pedal cart track, and explore the wooden pirate ship.  READ MORE

Fall Phantom Fest

Bristol
The nights are for frights! Enjoy four haunted houses, three scare zones and frightenly themed food and drinks! Haunted houses include: Spirits of the Swamp, The Root of All Evil, Med-Evil, and the last one is a surprise! The scare zones include: MasqueRage, Monster Hunters and Witches Revenge READ MORE

Spooktacular Celebration

Simsbury
The Spooktacular Celebration is back for the 3rd year in a row! Celebrate Halloween with us at the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center with food trucks, entertainment, costume contests, games and activities for the whole family.   READ MORE

Witches & Tombstones

Wethersfield
Bone-chilling, but historically accurate, Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum’s Witches and Tombstones Tours will be held Saturday, October 22 , from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  An up-close and creepy examination of all things funereal, Witches and Tombstones Tours begin in the museum’s Stevens House. Visitors step back in time and into the parlor set up for the wake of little Henry Stevens, who perished in 1828 at the age of three. The tiny coffin is surrounded by tansy and rosemary, herbs used to mask any “odors.” The windows and mirrors are covered, and a small silhouette... READ MORE

Pumpkintown USA

East Hampton
It's opening day for the fall season at Pumpkintown! One of New England's premier non-scary Halloween villages, Pumpkintown USA annually draws about 25,000 visitors. The Village at Pumpkintown USA is home to more than 70 Pumpkinhead people and their pets. The unique village includes a fast food restaurant called MacPumpkins, a saloon, a jail, a church, barbershop, country store, farm, and a fire station. Dogs are welcome at Pumpkintown. READ MORE

Hobgoblin Fair

Canton
What "critters" will appear on our trails this Halloween? Join Roaring Brook Nature Preserve for the annual Hobgoblin Fair held the Saturday before Halloween. READ MORE

Top Halloween Events around Fairfield

Not So Scary Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Norwalk
There are witches and goblins and scarecrows, OH MY! Take a stroll through the Not So Scary Halloween Scavenger Hunt, an indoor immersive experience designed for kids 10 and under. Encounter goofy creatures, bewitching tricks, some challenging tasks, and make some new friends along the way. READ MORE

A Haunting at Mill Hill

Norwalk
As the sun sets, the spirits come out to play... Take a lantern-lit tour through the old Mill Hill graveyard! Among the crooked gravestones of Mill Hill, ghostly entities are waiting to share their true stories of death, murder, insanity, and destruction at the Norwalk Historical Society's  annual, “A Haunting at Mill Hill”. READ MORE

Forest of Fear

Danbury
For five nights in October, something sinister is hiding in the woods behind the Saint Gregory The Great Parish. Each evening, the lights will be on for a no-scares Children's Hour from 5:30-6:30.    READ MORE

Norwalk Fright Nights: Into the Depp

Norwalk
Get ready to scream! Join the Norwalk Conservatory for Into the Depp, a haunted house guaranteed to make you cry for your mommy. With dozens of live actors, two bars, and enough thrills for a lifetime, Into the Depp is not to be missed. The haunt takes roughly 30 minutes to walk through.  READ MORE

Harrybrooke Park's Haunted Trail

New Milford
Prepare for the scare!  Walk the park after dark and experience all that can go bump in the night, see what might be hiding in the trees and feel the terror! READ MORE

Top Halloween Events in Connecticut - New Haven

The Shore Line Trolley Museum Pumpkin Patch

East Haven
The Shore Line Trolley Museum invites back families to take a ride on the trolley to the pumpkin patch!  Guests can take a trolley ride on the oldest continuously operated suburban street railway in the United States, take a self-guided tour, look at meticulously restored cars and learn how the golden age or rail shaped our suburbs.  READ MORE

Festive Fun & Pumpkin Patch at Bishop’s Orchards

Guilford
Have a ton of Fall fun at Bishop's Orchard Corn Maze and Kid’s Activities. For two months celebrate a harvest season filled with fun, games, food, and more.  Families can enjoy the corn maze, jump pads, hay maze and pyramid, apple train, pumpkin picking and more.  READ MORE

Haunted Attractions at Legends of Fear

Shelton
The Hallow comprises 7 frightening attractions intended for kids 12 and up. Only a limited number of tickets will be sold at the gate, so advance purchase is strongly recommended.  READ MORE

Eastern Connecticut Ballet Presents Ballet Spooktacular

Old Saybrook
Ballet Spooktacular is a Treat at The Kate! For children who just can't wait for Halloween, Eastern Connecticut Ballet's Spooktacular serves up a mix of "BOO-tiful" dancing, clever costumes, and a chance for young audiences to be a part of the fun. ECB's family-friendly celebration returns to the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts center in Old Saybrook, CT this fall: Saturday October 29 at 11:30am (sensory friendly performance), 1:30pm, and 3:30pm and Sunday, October 30 at 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm Offering new treats both on and off the stage, the Spooktacular performance combines... READ MORE

Halloween Haunt

Middlebury
Terror At Quassy - Halloween haunt event in the amusement park with numerous attractions, live entertainment, food and beverages (separate purchase). Not for the faint of heart nor recommended for young children. It is scary! Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings through Oct. 31. Gates open at 6 p.m. Admission includes all haunt attractions and major rides in the park (no kiddie rides in operation for this event) READ MORE
Scarecrows in the Meadow adds a Halloween twist to outdoor fun. Photo courtesy of the Litchfield Historical Society
Scarecrows in the Meadow adds a Halloween twist to outdoor fun. Photo courtesy of the Litchfield Historical Society

Top Halloween Events in Connecticut - Litchfield

Hollowed Harvest - Greater Hartford Area

Plymouth
Experience the spooky family-fun of Halloween at the Hollowed Harvest! The Hollowed Harvest brings to life thousands of incredible Jack-O'-Lanterns creating stunning landscapes and larger-than-life displays designed to amaze audiences of all ages!​ Be amazed at our towering Jack-O'-Lantern sculptures, the  epic Jack-O'-Lantern Tunnel, & our intricately-carved Jack-O'-Lanterns at the Marshfield Hollowed Harvest! READ MORE

The Great Pumpkin Patch at The Farm

Woodbury
Enjoy a crisp fall walk and explore the field of pumpkins this season at The Farm. With over 10 pumpkin varieties available for picking, make sure you bring your little ones and their wagon. A ticket for the pumpkin patch includes admission to the Courtyard area where you can find Alice in Wonderland-themed games, pumpkin checkers, corn hole, more games, goats, and food trucks (only certain days). READ MORE

Scarecrows in the Meadow

Litchfield
Visitors are invited to walk through the display of scarecrows and vote on their favorite while enjoying self-guided fall crafts and games.  The scarecrows will be on display in Tapping Reeve Meadow, which is open dawn to dusk and free to all.  READ MORE

Top Halloween Events in Eastern Connecticut

NorWITCH Halloween Strut

Norwich
Norwich becomes NorWITCH during the Halloween season. Wear your Halloween costume and come downtown on October 29. Shop and dine on Broadway and Bath streets, stop at food trucks and shop at craft and vendor booths. Bring a carved pumpkin to enter into the Jack-O-Lantern contest. READ MORE

Pumpkin Passage

Montville
The Dinosaur Place in Montville, CT, once again opens their gates for all things magical & mystical — get ready for the annual Halloween event named the Pumpkin Passage Toddler-friendly trail of lights and fun family activities are awaiting you this October at the dinosaur-themed adventure park every Friday, Saturday & Sunday. READ MORE

Nightmare on Main

Willimantic
Main Street turns spooky (moderately spooky only) and where visitors are guided past staged "spooky" scenes that make one .... wonder. The theme this year is "Ghost Town: Shadows of the Past." READ MORE

Putnam's Great Pumpkin Festival

Putnam
Celebrate The Great Pumpkin with arts and crafts vendors, music, pumpkin features in specialty boutiques and food & drink specials in our unique Putnam restaurants! Ride the train and spend the day Discovering Putnam.  READ MORE

4th Annual Witch Paddle and Coat Drive

Mystic
Wear your Favorite WITCH or Halloween Costume to the 4th Annual Witch Paddle and Coat Donation event. This event is looking for experienced paddler please as there will be no instructions given.  READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center
The SoNo Collection
The Kate: Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum