Family Friendly Weekend Activities

Weekend Highlights for Friday, October 24 - Sunday, October 26 for the Hartford area:

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Friday highlights ( click here for more on Friday, October 24)

Jump N’ Jammin Halloween Party Come on down to our Jump n Jammin Halloween Party! We will have: stories, crafts, snacks, a halloween treasure hunt, a costume contest, and of course: jumping in the inflatable gym!

West Hartford Hauntings at the North Cemetery at West Hartford Historical Society - Noah Webster House. The lantern-lit tours will take place on Fridays and Saturdays (rain dates Sundays). Tours will leave from 6-8:45 p.m. (Sundays 5-7:45). Guests will be led through the stones by a dearly-departed guide, who will tell their own tale on the journey.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Built To Amaze at the Webster Bank Arena! Circus performers from across the globe create a perfect blend of strength & bravery and amazement has no bounds. Magnificent elephants, ferocious tigers, astonishing acrobats & awe-inspiring aerialists are engineered into one amazing performance.

East Granby Halloween Party! Join the fun at our Annual Halloween Party at the Middle School! Kids pre-k to 6th grade will receive a TRICK or TREAT BAG. There will be cider , donuts and awesome games! Be sure to wear your costume and bring a can good for the Food Pantry.

Haunted Miniature Golf at Farmington Miniature Golf and Ice Cream! Things get super-duper spooky at Farmington Miniature Golf and Ice Cream during our annual Haunted Miniature Golf event! You and your kids will have a ton of fun playing a round of spooky mini golf this Halloween season!

Halloween on Main Street Cromwell! at Cromwell Parks and Recreation. Celebrate Halloween with your family along Main St. In Cromwell! Trick or Treat from the businesses, Trunk or Treat at Pierson Park offers another opportunity for collecting treats, jack o’ lantern contest, crafts, hayrides and MORE! Fun for kids!

Saturday highlights ( click here for more on Saturday, October 25):

Halloween Hysterics in the Oldest House in CT at the Henry Whitfield State Museum. Flashlight tours, scavenger hunts, craft activities, displays on the Whitfield/Salem witch trial connection and the cemeteries under the Guilford Green, and tours of the Holidaze exhibit. Included with museum admission.

Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours of the Mark Twain House. The Mark Twain House creeeeeeaks open its front door for nocturnal tours! Each hour-long tour divulges dark chapters from the Clemens’ history, Victorian Spiritualism and death, and shows you where people have had encounters with the paranormal.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Built To Amaze at the Webster Bank Arena! Circus performers from across the globe create a perfect blend of strength & bravery and amazement has no bounds. Magnificent elephants, ferocious tigers, astonishing acrobats & awe-inspiring aerialists are engineered into one amazing performance.

Shriners Funsters and False Alarmers at Brown’s Harvest. Were in for a lot of fun when the Shriners Funsters and False Alarmers come out to the Farm! Saturday and Sunday Oct. 18 and 19 and October 25 and 26. Tentative time: 1:00-3:00 pm. More info coming soon!

Newington Halloween Party. Our annual Halloween Party for children in preschool through grade 4 will be held at the Mortensen Community Center. This annual party includes games, crafts, activities, dancing, refreshments and music. Children should wear their costumes.

Sunday highlights ( click here to see what else is on our calendar for Sunday, October 26):

Train Ride To the Pumpkin Patch at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston. Take a ride to the Pumpkin Patch aboard the Naugatuck Railroad! Each child gets to choose a pumpkin in the Naugy’s own pumpkin patch. Then re-board the train for a fun and scenic ride back to Thomaston Station!

Spooktacular Science Weekend at Connecticut Science Center. Celebrate Halloween at the Connecticut Science Centers 4th annual Spooktacular Science Weekend!

Shriners Funsters and False Alarmers at Brown’s Harvest. Were in for a lot of fun when the Shriners Funsters and False Alarmers come out to the Farm! Saturday and Sunday Oct. 18 and 19 and October 25 and 26. Tentative time: 1:00-3:00 pm. More info coming soon!

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Built To Amaze at the Webster Bank Arena! Circus performers from across the globe create a perfect blend of strength & bravery and amazement has no bounds. Magnificent elephants, ferocious tigers, astonishing acrobats & awe-inspiring aerialists are engineered into one amazing performance.

Halloween Boo Bash at East Hartford Parks and Rec. Join us for a Halloween Party that will put the fun in fright! Children are encouraged to come in costume and participate in a variety of games and activities. Parents/caregivers must stay with their children the entire time.

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