Kids Out and About this Weekend Near Granby

Hartford, CT has tons for kids to do this weekend. Read on to find out about them!

Weekend Highlights for Friday, October 10 - Sunday, October 12 for the Hartford area

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Friday highlights ( click here for more on Friday, October 10)

Portland Fair. Annual Fair in Portland, CT.

Riverton Fair. Come and enjoy the rides and games again provided by Tufano Amusements from Cheshire CT.Ride Bracelets available Friday night and Saturday afternoon into Saturday night! The last country fair of the season!

Corn Maze at Hayes Corn Maze. Come explore the twists and turns of the Hayes Corn Maze. Answer the questions correctly and youre off to another section. Guess it wrong and you may be lost forever.Search for the 5 Paper Punch Stations hidden throughout the maze.

Explore the Corn Maze at Lyman Orchards! With more than two miles of twisting and winding pathways carved within four acres of towering cornstalks, a hundred decision points, and just one way out, getting lost in our Annual Corn Maze will be a lot of fun!

ALL ABOUT BATS at the Lutz Children’s Museum. This time of year we often see bats depicted as scary creatures of the night. However, they are actually great to have around for controlling pests and even pollinating flowers! Come learn more about these misunderstood creatures.

Corn Maze at Browns Harvest. Our 6-Acre Corn Maze Will Open September 20, 2014! Come one, come all to Browns Harvest for daily fresh vegetables and fruits as well as fun weekend activities!

Saturday highlights ( click here for more on Saturday, October 11):

Fiesta Latina at the Peabody Museum! Join us for our annual celebration of Latin American cultures! Well enjoy performances of traditional and contemporary music and dance, along with games, a fossil dig, live animals, crafts, face painting, and other activities for the whole family.

Global Day of Play: Cardboard Challenge! at Imagine Nation Museum. Construct and create with us!

The Witch, the Broom and the Cauldron at the Bijou! The Witch, the Broom and the Cauldron is the first of three live theatre events for young children. We are fortunate to have this show written by the author of the original childrens book with the same title!!

East Hartford Fall Fest. Join us for Games, Contests, Moon Bounce, Giant Slide, Petting Zoo, Big Daddy Race Cars, Music, Entertainment, Food, Pony Rides & much more! Purchase an all-inclusive wristband for unlimited rides for $5.00 or pay for individual rides.

Fall Foliage Train Rides at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston. The hills are alive - with the colors of autumn! See the splendor with your family as you take a fun train ride with the Railroad Museum of New England! Your kids will thank you.

Pumpkintown. Take a hay ride through Pumpkintown Forest and catch a glimpse of over 30 new pumpkin headed characters and their dwellings.

Sunday highlights ( click here to see what else is on our calendar for Sunday, October 12):

Oktoberfest at Hunter Mountain Ski Area and Resort. German Heritage at Hunter Mountain, and join in an old-world tradition. Enjoy German-American music, Austrian music and local bands and family activities including pumpkin painting and crafts all for free!

Open Cockpit Day at the New England Air Museum. Kids will be able to climb into the cockpits of 12 vintage airplanes including two supersonic fighters, a Huey, the P-47 Thunderbolt, the Vintage DC-3! Hands on activities too!

Free Admission at the Mattatuck Museum. The second Sunday of every month is Community Free Day and the Museum welcomes you! Children (6-12) and their adult caregivers are invited to explore the Museum with a museum educator and then bring their imagination to the Studio.

Chowder Days at Mystic Seaport. Nothing’s better than chowder on autumn days and Mystic Seaport is just the place to indulge! Enjoy live music, croquet, scarecrow building, games, face painting, gourd painting, tumbling towers, and other family fun activities on the Village Green.

Happy Harvest Happenings at Sonny’s Place. Our miniature golf course is filled with hundreds of lit pumpkins and (not too spooky) Halloween music. Perfect for all ages with loads of FUN!

Pumpkin Patch Excursion at the Connecticut Trolley Museum. Catch a trolley to our pumpkin patch where kids can look for their favorite pumpkin. Catch the next trolley car back to the Visitors Center where your children can paint faces on their selection and have their faces painted too!

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