Connecticut's Fall Festival 2015 Guide

Editor’s note: We published this story earlier in the week, but here it is again in case you missed it.

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. Included in the list is the Big E, a 17-day festival in Springfield, Massachusetts that had nearly 1.5 million visitors last year.

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 - you know you want to!

The guide below is organized by date and alphabetized by town, beginning with the earliest festivities. Some festivals are happening as early as this weekend.

Click on the links for more information about that particular festival.

Weekend of Friday, Sept. 4 through Sept. 7

• Fish Fest at the Ballpark - Bridgeport, Sept. 5
• Haddam Neck Fair - East Hampton, Sept. 4-7
• Pirate and Food Truck Festival - Enfield, Sept. 5-6
• Goshen Fair - Goshen, Sept. 5-7
• Blues, Views and BBQ - Westport, Sept. 5
• Woodstock Fair - Woodstock, Sept. 4-7

Weekend of Thursday, Sept. 10 through Sept. 13

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• Bethlehem Fair - Bethlehem, Sept. 11-13
• East Haven Fall Festival - East Haven, Sept. 11-13
• St. Dimitrie Orthodox Church Festival 2015 - Easton, Sept. 11-12
• Hebron Harvest Fair - Hebron, Sept. 10-13
• Ledyard Fair - Ledyard, Sept. 11-13
• Meriden Grange Fair - Meriden, Sept. 12
• St. Peter’s Apple Fall Festival - Monroe, Sept. 12
• North Haven Fair - North Haven, Sept. 10-13
• Norwalk Oyster Festival - Norwalk, Sept. 11-13
• Simsbury Grange Agricultural Fair - Simsbury, Sept. 12
• Wapping Fair - South Windsor, Sept. 10-13
• Trumbull Fall Festival - Trumbull, Sept. 12-13

Weekend of Thursday, Sept. 17 through Sept. 20

• Guilford Agricultural Fair - Guilford, Sept. 18-20
• Milford Irish Festival - Milford, Sept. 18-19
• Orange Country Fair - Orange, Sept. 18-20
• Four Town Fair - Somers, Sept. 17-20

Sept. 18 through Oct. 4

• The Big E - Springfield, Massachusetts, Sept. 18-Oct. 4

Weekend of Thursday, Sept. 24 through Sept. 27

• Durham Fair - Sept. 24-27

Weekend of Friday, Oct. 2 through Oct. 4

• Berlin Fair - Berlin, Oct. 2-4
• Congregational Killingworth Church Fall Festival - Killingworth, Oct. 3-4

Weekend of Friday, Oct. 9 through Oct. 11

• Portland Agricultural Fair - Oct. 9-11

Did we forget any? Email us at brian.mccready@patch.com to add additional Fall Festivals to this guide, which will be continually updated.

Photo credit: Wendy Mitchell