Connecticut Fall Festivals 2015: A Complete Guide

By Rachel Ettlinger, Patch Editor

Looking for something fun to do with the family for the upcoming weekends? With school in-session and work in full swing, mixing fun with culture, education and entertainment could be the perfect get-away.

We know you’ll travel for the best fall festivals around, and Patch has brought you a complete guide of them for that exact reason.

So have a glass of fresh apple cider for us, visit all of the animal exhibits, and don’t forget to bring home that freshly baked pumpkin pie for dessert later!

The guide below is organized by date. Click on the links for more information about that particular festival.

Friday, Oct. 9 through Oct. 11

• Portland Agricultural Fair - Portland, Oct. 9-11
• Southington’s 47th Annual Apple Harvest Festival - Southington, Oct. 9-11
• The 60th Annual Salisbury Fall Festival Details Set - Salisbury, Oct. 9-11
• 5th Annual Passport to Sandy Hook - Sandy Hook, Oct. 10
• Parkway’s Fall Festival Details Set - Greenwich, Oct. 10
• Groton’s Fall Festival Scheduled for October 10 - Groton, Oct. 10
• Bethlehem Garlic Festival - Bethlehem, Oct. 10-11
• Madison Autumn Arts Festival Weekend - Madison, Oct. 10-11
• 10th Annual Stars Fall Festival to be Held in Stratford - Oct. 11

Friday, Oct. 16 through Oct. 18

• A Wicked Good Time Haunted Trail - Ledyard, Oct. 16 and 17
• Hamden Fall Food Truck Festival, Oct. 16 (details and flyers to appear as date draws closer)
• South Windsor Hosting Fall Fest - South Windsor, Oct. 17
• Christ Episcopal Church Chili Cook-Off - Bethany, Oct. 17
• Taste of Wallingford- Oct. 17-18
• Yankee Fair and Barn Sale at the Congregational Church of Brookfield - Brookfield, Oct. 17
• Pumpkins on the Pier 2015 to be Held in Milford - Milford, Oct. 17

Friday, Nov. 6 through Nov. 8

• Christ Church Quaker Farms Chili Cook-Off - Oxford, Nov. 7

Is a festival missing from our list? Email Brian McCready at brian.mccready@patch.com to add additional fall festivals to this guide, which will be continually updated.

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