Not-So-Scary Halloween Fun in Connecticut

• Pumpkintown, USA - East Hampton
  Pumpkintown USA  is a premiere “non-scary fall destination,” which was named one of Yankee Magazine’s Top 5 Pumpkin Festivals in New England! Drive through the Pumkintown Forest and its Pumpkinhead inhabitants from the safety and comfort of your own personal vehicle! Just be sure to make reservations in advance! Or, take a stroll through the Pumpkintown Village.
   
• Kid-Friendly Halloween Haunted Walk Through - West Simsbury
  The pumpkins and farm animals are ready for all those who want to have some Halloween fun during Flamig Farm's Halloween Haunted Walk Through! Come with your little ones and enjoy the spooky scenery and animals — only a little scary, and a lot of fun!
   
• Scarecrows on Main Street - Wethersfield
  Take the kids to the center of town for some spooktacular sights! At the Annual Scarecrows on Main Street event, scarecrows will be popping up alongside shops, restaurants, museums, colonial homes, and more!
   
• Shore Line Trolley Pumpkin Patch - East Haven
  The Shoreline Trolley Museum is home to the oldest continuously running suburban trolley line in the country. During the month of October, you can enjoy picturesque foliage while you ride in a vintage trolley car decorated for the season! When you arrive at the Shore Line Trolley Museum Pumpkin Patch, your little pumpkin will get to decorate their own little pumpkin to take home. This event is perfect for any train-loving child.
   
• Pumpkin Passage - Oakdale
  During the month of October, bring the entire family to the Pumpkin Passage for six different spooky experiences at night that is sure to dazzle and delight everyone.
   

• Halloween Glow in the Park at The Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum, Bridgeport
  Glow in the Park is a nighttime event where our outdoor adventure park literally glows! Brightly shining lights illuminate your way while you zip line, work the ropes and traverse through the treetops. And you have toe-tapping music to keep your adrenaline flowing.

• Spooky, Slithery & Silly Halloween Tales with Ms. Julia, Weston
  Join storyteller Julia M. Morris and her witch-puppet, Henrietta, as they stir a cauldron of interactive 'spooky-silly tales,' ideal for younger audiences.  Be warned: fingers will become spiders, hands may morph into bats, and snakes are sure to slither inside Baba Yaga's hat! This is an interactive storytelling for the entire family, geared towards ages 3 – 8. Children can come dressed in their Halloween costume.

• Halloween Happening in Newtown
  Enjoy a spooky evening filled with a DJ Dance Party, hayrides, and a costume contest.

• Halloween Happenings at Mystic Seaport Museum - Mystic
  Bring the entire family and enjoy the Seaport's special Halloween events: Carve a Pumpkin for the Jack-o-Lantern Walk on October 22 and October 23. Jack-o-Lanter Walk, October 25 through October 29, and the Community Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt on October 31

The festivities don't end there! Connecticut is filled with tons of autumn adventures for you and your little ones!

Take the family pumpkin picking and enjoy a day on the farm! Or simply go treat your sweet tooth and take home farm fresh pies, apple cider doughnuts and other tasty treats! Find these goodies at places like Lyman Orchards in Middlefield, Rogers Orchards Shuttle Meadow Farm in Southington, March Farm in Bethlehem, and Beardsley's Cider Mill & Orchard in Shelton. The kids will love it!

Test your skills at one of the fun and challenging corn mazes around the state including The Farm in Woodbury's Space Exploration-theme corn maze or Lyman Orchard’s 1970s rock and roll maze in Middlefield. Or for the bigger kids, get a little adventurous and try ziplining or climbing through the foliage at the Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport and the Adventure Park in Storrs, or HighFlyer Zipline at Foxwoods in Mashantucket.

There are so many ways to have the perfect New England fall, right in Connecticut!