1.) Pumpkin Patch Trolley - 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 pumpkins, get your face painted, play in the corn box, enjoy the outside play area and the entire museum. Don't forget you can take as many trolley rides as you would like. Admission includes the Fire Truck Museum which is housed on the same property as the Trolley Museum. The event will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting October 4th. 10am-4:30pm. Visit www.ct-trolley.org. Pumpkin Patch will also be open Monday, Oct. 14th for Columbus Day. Admission is $13 for adults, $12 for seniors, $11 for ages 4-12 and $4 for ages 3 and under. Museum Members receive half off admission. All activities are included in admission. Connecticut Trolley Museum 58 North Rd
East Windsor, CT 06088
2.) Night of 1001 Pumpkins & Food Truck Event- Join us on Friday, October 18th for The Night of 1001 Pumpkins! From 6:00PM – 8:00PM the LP Wilson Community Center is transforming into a spooky adventure. Stop at our new pumpkin patch to pick your pumpkin and carve a fun design. Families can create a Halloween themed arts & crafts project to take home in the cafe. Kids can jump around in our gymnasium full of Halloween themed inflatables! For the first time, we will have food trucks to please all your cravings! Do you or a loved one want the same event experience, but with less stimulus? Don't worry! Our sensory room has the same activities, but with less noise and lights. Free donuts and refreshments are available. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for the Windsor Food and Fuel Bank as an entrance fee. Windsor Recreation and Leisure Services 599 Matianuck Ave LP Wilson Center Windsor, CT 06095.
3.) Halloween Pet Parade-The ever popular and hilarious Halloween Pet Parade will be held at the final outdoor Ellington Farmers' Market on October 19th at 10:30. Bring your pets dressed in their Halloween finery and join the parade. Any kind of pet is welcome to enter. A panel of judges will be on hand to narrow the field down to the top three entries. Market customers will then vote via applause on 1st 2nd and 3rd place. Prizes will be awarded to the winners and treats will be given to all dogs entering the contest.The Market hosts 40 vendors bringing a wide variety of locally raises farm products including produce, beef, lamb, chicken, eggs, dairy including cheeses, maple syrup and honey. Seafood, baked goods, and specialty foods like jams, jellies, pickles, dried soup mixes and hot sauces round out the selection of items available. There is also a great selection of handcrafted and all natural soaps, bath and body products, household cleaners and artisan wares. Ellington Farmers Market Arbor Way Ellington, CT 06029.
4.) 7th Annual Harvest Festival- Oct 19, 2019 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. A fun time for the whole family and a free event! Petting Zoo and Chicken Parade, games, crafts and demonstrations, food, fun and more! Strong Family Farm 274 West St Vernon, CT 06066.
5.) Free haunted house- Heritage Woods will be holding its annual Haunted House on Saturday, October 19th from 10:00-12:00 pm at 462 Main Street, Agawam. Kids are welcome to come dressed in costumes or as they are to take a walk through the spookiness! Afterward they can trick or treat in the other 4 buildings (Heritage Hall North, South, East & West). Free admission. Heritage Woods Senior Living 462 Main Street Agawam, MA 01001.
6.) Halloween Party at Wonderland- Who loves halloween? We do!!! Join us for our annual halloween party! Tricks and treats, pumpkin decorating, games, crafts, balloon twister and more. Wear your costume! Tickets: https://www.wonderlandpartiesct.com/events/halloween-party-11-30-1-00pm 10am-11:30am or 11:30-1pm. Wonderland Parties 915 Sullivan Ave Windsor, CT 06074 .
7.) HalloweenFest- Halloween is such a great time of year with Jack-o-lanterns, costumes, and trick-or-treating. Come celebrate the season with the Suffield Girl Scouts at Hilltop Farm on October 19. Trunk or treat from 3pm to 6pm and visit the haunted crypt from 4pm to 7pm. HalloweenFest is open to ALL!!! Halloween carnival games will be running throughout the evening. Come test your skills on these Halloween challenges. A Costume Parade will snake around the farm just before dark. A variety of food trucks will also be present to satisfy monster appetites! Be a part of all the fun events at Hilltop Farm on October 19 between 3 and 7pm. Suggested donation admission is $10.00 for each car. YOUNG AND OLD ARE WELCOME to ENJOY the FESTIVITIES!! Hilltop Farm 1616 Mapleton Ave Sufffield, CT 06078.
8.) Costume party and meet and greet- Mark Your Calendars!! Costume Party With Meet and Greet!! Bring Your Costumes & Bring Your Bag!! October 20, 2019 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM. KidZone 234 Talcottville Road Vernon, CT 06066.
9.) Nomads Trick or Treat- October 20, 2019 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Join Nomads Adventure Quest and the South Windsor Jaycees for our second annual Nomads Trick-or-Treat. No need to sign up! Wear your favorite costume, Trick or Treat around the facility for FREE (While supplies last), and much more. Mark your calendars for a fun, spooky afternoon with us! Make it an afternoon of fun with the Halloween wristband. For only $15 you can join us in our gym to bounce in our BRAND NEW bounce houses, get a air brush tattoo, decorate a Halloween treat bag to take home, and receive a $10 point card for our arcade. Wristbands will be sold online while supplies last! Click on our ticket link to purchase. Purchase tickets here. Nomads Adventure Quest 100 Bidwell Rd South Windsor, CT 06074.
10.) Halloween Dance Party and Trick Or Treat- October 20, 2019. 2PM - 5 PM - HALLOWEEN DANCE PARTYJoin us for a Halloween dance party in Evergreen Walk Park beginning at 2PM as part of the Greater Hartford Food Truck Fest - Fall Edition. 3PM to 5PM - CENTER-WIDE TRICK OR TREATEnjoy the Center-Wide Trick Or Treat beginning at 3PM. Children are invited to visit participating stores, restaurants and candy stops throughout the shopping center. Treats are available beginning at 3PM while supplies last for children 12 and under. The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk 501 Evergreen Way, Ste 503, South Windsor, Connecticut 06074.
11.) HallowEEEn Hullabaloo!- October 20, 2019 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Already bored of staying indoors? Bummed that your favorite fall event has been canceled? Looking for something FUN to do to celebrate the season? South Windsor Parks and Recreation has the answer for you! Come join us on Sunday, October 20 for a "HallowEEEn Hullabaloo" and enjoy trick-or-treating at over 20 different doors throughout the Parks and Recreation Department! Each door will be decked out in HallowEEEn spirit, and there will be plenty of treats for all! ***Please note the time frames for each specific age group: Toddlers and Preschoolers: 4:00PM - 4:45 PM. Kindergarten-Second Grade: 5:00PM - 5:45 PM. Third Grade-Fifth Grade: 6:00PM - 6:45 PM. South Windsor Parks and Recreation 91 Ayers Rd South Windsor, CT 06074.
12.) Halloween Spook-Tacular with Mad Science- October 21, 2019 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Children ages 5 and up can join in on a spook-tacular show! The scientist will use storytelling to teach your little ghouls the story of how Halloween came to be while watching colorful fireworks right in the room. There will be high flying floating eyeballs, we will melt a witch’s head and will create a new fuel for the contemporary witch’s broom! Space is limited; please sign up here: sign up here. Please note that each child must be signed up individually and the number of adults attending must be included. Tolland Public Library 21 Tolland Grn Tolland, CT 06084.
13.) Trunk or Treat!- October 25, 2019 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. You're invited to our fun and safe Trick or Treating experience at Center Road School! $10 per family to trick or treat (Every child gets a Trick or Treating bag, and the first 200 children to sign up will receive a flashlight!), $5 per trunk to set up a decorated car and have your children go trunk to trunk trick or treating. CAR SET-UP: 6PM-7PM. COSTUME PARADE/TRUNK VOTING: 7-7:30PM. CANDY COLLECTING/TRICK OR TREATING: 7:30-8PM Center Road School PTO 20 Center Rd Vernon, CT 06066.
14.) Trick-or-Treat andHalloween Happenings Downtown Manchester- October 26, 2019 - Halloween Happenings: A Safe Downtown Manchester Trick-or-Treat. Come to Downtown Manchester and enjoy these fun activities: Chalk the Walk at Center Memorial Park – 10AM to 11:30AM at Center Memorial Park. All ages create chalk drawings on the park sidewalks (or use our stencils). Just for fun! Hosted by the Manchester Recreation Division. Danny Magic – 10:30 AM to 11:30AM. A fun comedy magic show for kids and kids at heart. The Mary Cheney Library, 586 Main St.Pumpkin Decorating for Children – 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Manchester Antiques Mall, 811 Main St. Sponsored by the Manchester Antiques Mall. Safe Children’s Downtown Trick-or-Treat – 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM – Children visits Downtown businesses displaying a “Welcome Trick-or-Treaters” sign and receive assorted treats. Downtown Manchester Special Services District 983 Main St Manchester, CT 06040.
15.) Free haunted house- October 26, 2019 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ***PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE STAIRS, MUST BE ABLE TO WALK UP AND DOWN STAIRS*** Come one , come all. Recommended Adults only! Parents discretion 13+, recommending older children, though. We will allow (with adult permission and supervision) as young as 13, but may be a bit young. It will be freaky, and you will be scared! Take a walk through our 7,000 SF shop and be freaked, scared and have an awesome time. Look forward to scaring you!! Ray Page Plumbing 500 Talcottville Rd, Ste 7 Vernon, CT 06066.
17.) Shag Bark’s Halloween Fundraising Event- October 26, 2019 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. You’ve heard of Trick or Trunk? Well Trick or Treat at each of the horses’s decorated stalls! $5 per family. Free photos with the Great Pumpkin Snickers! Corn Hole Competition! $2 for 3 throws Winner receives prizes! Professional Face Painting ~ Details to come. Shag Bark Hickory Farm, Inc 50 Harrington Rd Broad Brook, CT 06016.
18.) Cornerstone's Trunk or Treat 2019- October 26, 2019 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Join us at 44 Old Ellington Rd, Broad Brook, CT for Trunk or Treat 2019! This is a FREE community event for the whole family! Dress up in your favorite Halloween costumes and bring the whole family to Cornerstone Church for safe trick or treating for the kids, games, prizes, and MORE! Cornerstone Church Broad Brook CT 44 Old Ellington Rd Broad Brook, CT 06016.
19.) Trunk or Treat at Avery Street- Please join us for Trunk or Treat Saturday, October 26 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM in the parking lot at Avery Street Christian Reformed Church. Cars will be tricked out in grand Halloween fashion as children Trunk or Treat in a safe loving environment. Adults are included too and are invited to enjoy cider and donuts on us. Make sure you invite your friends to join the fun! Kids don’t forget to wear your costumes!! Avery Street Christian Reformed Church 661 Avery Street South Windsor, CT 06074.
20.) Windsor Locks Trunk or Treat- October 26, 2019 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. Trunk-or-Treat Windsor Locks at Veteran's Memorial Park...proudly sponsored by the Windsor Locks Soccer Club. Open to all Town families. Proudly sponsored by the Windsor Locks Soccer Club...all Town families are invited for a fun and safe night of trick or treating. Register online to reserve your parking spot as all trick or treater’s must have a car in the event. When you arrive, please park and decorate your car in ghoulish attire. Once all of the cars are in place and parking the lot is closed to ensure safety, walk around to each car with your Halloween bag, say hello to your fellow Windsor Locks families, and trick-or-treat. It is a great way to check-out all of the great costumes and collect tons of Halloween goodies! All proceeds benefit the Windsor Locks Soccer Club. Veteran's Memorial Park Southwest Ave Windsor Locks, CT 06096.
21.) Trunk or Treat and Halloween Party- October 26, 2019 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Games, candy, decorated cars, treats and more. Community United Methodist Church 2787 Sandy Beach Rd Ellington, CT 06029.
22.) Kids Fall Party (Pumpkin Decorating, Donuts, Cider and More!)- Leave the mess for us and join us for a fun Kids Fall Party on Sunday, October 27th 9am-10:30am at Hammer and Stain South Shore, 869 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor, CT 06096 (in the United Bank plaza next to Dunkin Donuts). We are excited to bring you a fun kids event. Each registration includes a sugar pumpkin and all supplies including paint, stickers and more to decorate the pumpkin (no carving is being done), apple cider donuts, juice and more. Each child attending must be registered prior to event. We suggest ages 2-8 years old, but you know best. (We ask that you arrive 10 minutes prior to class to checkin, sign waivers and let the kids get settled). Register here. Hammer and Stain South Shore 869 Sullivan Ave South Windsor, CT 06096.
23.) Trunk or Treat- October 27, 2019 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM. Come to church all dressed up (adults too) and after church we will have a trunk or treat! Lots of fun. We need trunks! If you will provide a trunk, please comment below!! Thank you! First Congregational Church of Vernon UCC 695 Hartford Turnpike Vernon, CT 06066.
24.) Trick or Treat at Dunkin' Donuts Park- Pumpkin flavored EVERYTHING is here which means Halloween is near! We're thrilled to announce that we will be hosting our Second Annual Trick-or-Treat at Dunkin' Donuts Park on Sunday, October 27th, 12pm-3pm! Come get spooky with us, costumes and all for kids 12 and under! This event will bring the community together and allow everyone to celebrate Halloween at the ballpark in a fun, exciting & festive way. Kids will be able to go from place to place, gathering treats or other fun chachkies from our valued partners! Hartford Yard Goats 1214 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103.
25.) MOMS Club of Tolland Halloween Party and Trunk or Treat- October 28, 2019 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Come join us for our annual Halloween party and trunk or treat! Party will begin at 5pm inside the lodge for pizza and fun! Trunk-or-treating will begin at 5:30PM in the paved parking lot. Email us if you would like to decorate your car at tollandmomsclub@gmail.com. Please come right up to the lodge parking lot and let the parking attendant know you will be hosting a trunk. Set up starts at 5:00PM, trunk or treating starts at 5:30PM. Please expect to be there until trunk or treating is over which will be around 6:30PM. Please park in the dirt lot for general parking. The paved lot next to the lodge will be only for cars participating in the trunk or treat or have a handicap parking permit, in order to keep this event as safe as possible.This year we will be supporting The Network Against Domestic Abuse (( http://thenetworkct.org/ )) which is out of Enfield, CT. They operate a safe house for women and children who have been victims of domestic violence. We will be collecting paper products, cleaning supplies, feminine hygiene products, NEW womens underwear, bras, socks, pjs, sweatshirts, sweatpants (including plus sizes), laundry soap, aluminum foil, zip lock bags, plastic wrap, storage containers, Coffee/tea, cocoa, snacks, nonperishable canned and dry goods and gift cards for groceries and gas. Please see entire list on website! A BIG thank you to Big Y for donating a $25 gift card for pizza this year! Out of town residents always welcome! The Lodge at Crandall Park 120 Cider Mill Rd Tolland, CT 06084.
26.) Trail of Treats 2019- The Ellington Trails Committee proudly presents our second Trail of Treats event! Date of Event: 10/28/19 5:00PM-7:00PMRain Date: 10/29/19 5:00PM-7:00PM. This is a free event for children 10 and under. Collect Halloween treats from a host of local businesses and service groups as you wander the Brookside Mile walking path. As the sun sets and the jack-o-lanterns glow, we invite you to learn about our town trails and enjoy the one-of-a-kind sense of community that only Ellington can offer! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Due to the recent cases of EEE virus in CT, we ask that you please protect everyone in your party with an EPA approved insect repellent before your arrival. Costumes are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED! Please, no pets. Service animals allowed. Brookside Park Sadds Mill Rd
Ellington, CT 06029.
27.) Happy Zumbini Halloween! Trial first class of Winter Session!- October 30, 2019 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM. Happy Halloween! Wear your costumes today and find out what Zumbini is all about! This program is designed for children ages 0-4, and their caregivers, Zumbini combines music and movement to create the ultimate bonding experience! Sing, dance, and play together while developing your little one’s social, cognitive, emotional and motor skills. This is the first class in our winter 6 week session! First class can be a trial or you can sign up for full session at zumbini.com. Please RSVP as spots are limited! Click here to register. Somers Congregational United Church of Christ 599 Main st Somers, CT 06071.
28.) Nightmare on Broad Street!- The Nightmare is Coming! October 31, 2019. 5:30 - 7:30 PM (Broad Street will be closed). First Town Downtown and presenting sponsor Windsor Federal Savings are getting ready for “Nightmare on Broad Street”. There will be pictures with ghouls, a Halloween movie on a huge screen, hay rides, haunted bus rides and trick or treating for the kids! We encourage all Windsor businesses and organizations to hand out candy from 5:30-7:30 PM on Thursday, October 31st for Trick or Treaters. You can simply give out treats, plan something “ghoulish” of your own, or sponsor one of our activities! First Town Downtown Inc. 261 Broad St Windsor, CT 06095.
