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🍂 Fall is officially here, and Connecticut is celebrating with classic fairs, fall festivals, live music, and the first big scares of the season! Here’s what’s happening this weekend: 🎡 Durham Fair (September 25–27) – Durham, CT The Durham Fair returns for its 106th year with four days of classic fair fun! Enjoy live entertainment across four stages, monster trucks, rides, midway games, livestock competitions, local beer, wine and cider tastings, and plenty of fair food. Country star Tyler Hubbard headlines tomorrow night, with rock, bluegrass, funk, doo wop, and blues also on the lineup. 👻 Trail of Terror (September 25–November 1) – Wallingford, CT Ready for some serious scares? The Trail of Terror opens for its 32nd year tonight! Make your way through elaborate sets, dark woods, and terrifying scare zones packed with actors, props, and special effects. This outdoor haunt is known for being particularly scary and is not recommended for children under 10. The all-volunteer attraction also donates proceeds to various charities. 🌼 Bristol Mum Festival (September 25–27) – Bristol, CT The Bristol Mum Festival celebrates its 64th year this weekend! Browse more than 140 craft and food vendors, enjoy live music, carnival rides, a car show, kids’ activities, and plenty of colorful chrysanthemum displays and plant sales. Don’t miss the annual Chrysanthemum Parade Sunday afternoon, themed “250 Years of Celebrating Our Story.” 🎶 Celebrate Mansfield Festival (September 26) – Mansfield, CT Head to Downtown Storrs tomorrow for Mansfield’s largest community event of the year! Enjoy live music, dance, magic and puppetry, hands-on activities, local food, and a juried craft show featuring local makers and artists. The free festival wraps up with a closing concert at 6:30 p.m. on Betsy Paterson Square. What are you checking out this weekend? Let us know in the comments! 📍Video taken in New Haven, CT #ctvisit #weekendvibes #fallinCT #connecticut

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🍁 October is here, and CT fall colors are starting to show! But don't worry, summer weather gets one last hurrah this weekend. From classic agricultural fairs and colorful chalk art to pumpkins, dinosaurs, and family-friendly Halloween fun, here’s what’s happening: 🎡 Harwinton Fair (October 2–4) – Harwinton, CT The Harwinton Fair celebrates its 169th year this weekend! Enjoy live music, comedy shows, antique tractor pulls, agricultural displays, contests like woodchopping and hay bale tossing, kids’ activities, games, and plenty of classic fair food. 🐴 Portland Agricultural Fair (October 2–4) – Portland, CT The 26th annual Portland Agricultural Fair is back tonight through Sunday! Enjoy carnival rides, a petting zoo with pony rides, acrobat performances, live music and dance, truck pulls, a hay bale toss, and plenty of family-friendly fun. 🎃 Pumpkin Passage (October 2–November 1) – Montville, CT Halloween fun is taking over the Dinosaur Place! Wander through a glowing trail filled with pumpkins, dinosaurs, lights, and spooky-season fun. Enjoy live shows, entertainers, a singing animatronic pumpkin family, bounce houses, a super slide, an inflatable corn maze, and more throughout the month. 🎨 New Haven Chalk Art Festival (October 3) – New Haven, CT Watch downtown New Haven transform into a giant canvas tomorrow at the 9th annual Chalk Art Festival! More than 60 professional and amateur artists will create colorful works throughout the streets and sidewalks. Enjoy music, a Family Fun Zone, and the chance to vote for your favorite designs as artists compete for prizes and local gift cards. What are you checking out this weekend? Let us know in the comments! 📍Video taken at Yale Beinecke Library #ctvisit #weekendvibes #fallinCT #connecticut

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🍂 It’s a long weekend in Connecticut, and there’s no shortage of ways to enjoy spooky season! From classic country fairs and glowing jack-o’-lanterns to tiny fairy villages and spooky historic tours, here’s what’s happening: 🎡 Riverton Fair (October 9–11) – Riverton, CT The Riverton Fair is back this weekend for a classic New England fall celebration! Enjoy thrilling rides, farm animals, agricultural exhibits, fun games and contests, live music, and plenty of delicious fair food. Grab your friends and family and make a day of this longtime fall favorite! 🎃 Light into the Dungeon: A Jack O’ Lantern Experience (Now-October 31) – East Granby, CT Experience the historic Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine in a whole new light! Explore a 100-yard underground mine illuminated by 400 professionally carved jack-o’-lanterns for a unique Halloween experience unlike any other. Advance tickets are required, so plan ahead! 🧚 Wee Faerie Village: Gemstone Station (Now-November 1) – Old Lyme, CT Step into a miniature magical world at the Florence Griswold Museum! This year’s Wee Faerie Village features tiny creations inspired by gemstones, sparkling minerals, and shimmering metals. Follow the walking trail to discover whimsical faerie houses crafted by local artists, each with its own story and hidden details to find. 👻 Ghost Tours of the Mark Twain House (Now–October 31) – Hartford, CT Looking for a spooky-season adventure? Explore the Mark Twain House on a special ghost tour filled with haunted history, dark tales, and Victorian traditions surrounding spirits and séances. Learn about the home’s paranormal investigations and Mark Twain’s own fascination with the supernatural. Multiple evening tours are available, with advance tickets recommended. How are you spending the long weekend? Let us know in the comments! 📍Videos taken in New Haven #ctvisit #weekendvibes #fallinCT #connecticut