Weekend Activities Around the Granby Area

Weekend Highlights for Friday, October 3 - Sunday, October 5 for the Hartford area:

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Friday highlights ( click here for more on Friday, October 3)

Nighttime Corn Maze at R-Farm. Bring Your Own Flashlight

Berlin Fair. Held annually on the first weekend in October, the Berlin Fair is one of the largest fairs in the state. If you have never visited the Berlin Fair, we invite you to join us this year at the Fair!

Pick Your Own Pumpkins at Karabin Farms. MID SEPTEMBER THRU LATE OCTOBER Check out this video and learn how to pick a pumpkin perfect for carving and how to make it last through Halloween!http://www.myrecordjournal.com/following_farrah/halloween/

Southington Apple Harvest Festival. Situated around the beautiful Southington Town Green, the Apple Harvest Festival is a family-oriented event which attracts an estimated 100,000 visitors annually. Parade, fireworks, carnival, food and MORE!

Saturday highlights ( click here for more on Saturday, October 4):

Martial Arts Day at the Connecticut Science Center! Celebrate the physical skill, discipline & sport of martial arts. Join kids & families from across the state & beyond for martial arts demonstrations & a full day of hands-on fun. Students in uniform & their guests will receive discounted admission.

13th Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest at Imagine Nation Museum. Get out your smelliest, stinkiest sneakers!

Oktoberfest at Hunter Mountain Ski Area and Resort. German Heritage at Hunter Mountain, and join in an old-world tradition. Enjoy German-American music, Austrian music and local bands and family activities including pumpkin painting and crafts all for free!

Harwinton Fair. 158th annual fair - October 4 & 5, 2014.

Fall Foliage Train Rides at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston.The hills are alive - with the colors of autumn! See the splendor with your family as you take a fun train ride with the Railroad Museum of New England! Your kids will thank you.

Sunday highlights ( click here to see what else is on our calendar for Sunday, October 5):

Apple Days at Old Sturbridge Village! Apples ready to harvest is a favorite sign of fall in New England. Enjoy the crisp autumn days at Old Sturbridge Village with special events throughout our Apple Days.

Magical Moments at Browns Harvest. Magical Moments with Balloon Creationist Ed Popielarczyk will be a blast on Oct 5th and Oct 13th. Tentative time: 1:00-3:00. More info coming soon!

Corn Maze at Ellsworth Hill Orchard and Berry Farm in Sharon. It’s time to bundle up and celebrate fall at the Ellsworth Hill Orchard Corn Maze! Your Maze Map contains questions which you can answer as you travel through the maze. Your kids, friends, neighbors and family will all have fun in the Maze!

Make-Your-Own Scarecrow at Easy Pickin’s Orchard and CSA. Rummage through the bins to find the best shirt & pants for your scarecrow, create & color the face, stuff the clothes, & add a hat to make it official. Give your life-size scarecrow a name, & he or she will be ready to go home & join the family.

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