There's Still Time To Catch Fall Festivals & Events Near Danbury

DANBURY, CT — Fall is a great time to get outside in Danbury and take in the rich offering of festivals.

The changing colors of autumn provide a scenic background for fall and harvest festivals, which have contests ranging from apple bobbing and pumpkin carving to lumberjack contests and Halloween parades.

Fall is also the season for corn mazes, pumpkin patches and apple orchard visits.

Here are a few festivals and events in and around Danbury worth putting on the calendar:

• Oct. 15: Come Help Unload Pumpkins @ The Jesse Lee Pumpkin Patch!
• Oct. 15: The Great Danbury State Fair
• Oct. 15: FREE Concert in the Danbury Museum Gardens
• Oct. 16: Behind the Paranormal with Paul & Ben Eno LIVE from the Western Connecticut UFO Conference Simulcast
• Oct. 17: Drop In Crafts - FREE - for children 3+ @ Danbury Library
• Oct. 17: DIY Crochet Workshop: Make a Cute Fall Pumpkin for Teens & Adults
• Oct. 17: Western Connecticut UFO Conference 2022: Michael Panicello - "Top 10 UFO Cases in Connecticut"
• Oct. 18: Western Connecticut UFO Conference 2022 -Hudson Valley Sightings: 40 Years Later w/ Linda Zimmermann
• Oct. 18: Franklin and Eleanor: Strange and Unusual Stories - a Virtual Program
• Oct. 19: Alphabet Celebrations: HALLOWEEN! - for 3-5 year olds - FREE @ Danbury Library
• Oct. 21: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Oct. 22: Halloween Party! FREE - for children & family - @Danbury Library
• Oct. 22: Western Connecticut UFO Conference 2022 - Paul & Ben Eno: "TIME STORMS" @Danbury Library
• Oct. 22: Western Conn UFO Conference 2022 Retrievals of the 3rd Kind: Cosmic Cover-Ups w/ Michael Schratt
• Oct. 24: DIY Crochet Workshop: Make a Cute Fall Pumpkin for Teens & Adults
• Oct. 24: The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe @Danbury Library
• Oct. 25: After-School Halloween Storytime for children 6 and older - FREE @ Danbury Library
• Oct. 26: Halloween Movie: "The Addams Family" @Danbury Library
• Oct. 26: Pumpkin Pathway around the Plaza @Danbury Library
• Oct. 27: Pumpkin Pathway around the Plaza @Danbury Library
• Oct. 27: Frightables! An Interactive Halloween Event for Ages 9+ @Danbury Library
• Oct. 29: Halloween Breakfast / Abbott Tech Leo Club
• Oct. 29: Spellbound
• Oct. 29: The Original Rocky Horror Picture Show is Back at The Palace!