Kids Out and About this Weekend

Weekend Highlights for Friday, October 10 - Sunday, October 12 for the Fairfield County area

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Friday, October 10th

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.

Pumpkin Patch Excursion at the Connecticut Trolley Museum Catch a trolley to our pumpkin patch where kids can look for their favorite pumpkin. Catch the next trolley car back to the Visitors Center where your children can paint faces on their selection and have their faces painted too!

Spookley Movie Night at Browns Harvest. Spookley the Square Pumpkin himself will be visiting at this fun movie night at Browns Harvest!

Riverton Fair Come and enjoy the rides and games again provided by Tufano Amusements from Cheshire CT. Ride Bracelets available Friday night and Saturday afternoon into Saturday night! The last country fair of the season!

Scared by the Sound 2014 marks the 15th consecutive year of Scared by the Sound Haunted House and also our return to Historic Playland Amusement Park.

Corn Maze Flashlight nights at Fort Hill Farms Visit us on Fri. & Sat. nights for a spooky good time! BYO flashlight!

Frugal Fridays at Fair Weather Acres Every Friday is half price admission for both adults and children. Enjoy hours of Fun with your family!!

Fall Family Activities at Sam Bridge Nursery in Greenwich All kinds of great stuff is going on at Sam Bridge Nursery in Greenwich. A close ride from everywhere! Hayrides, pumpkins, and LOTS MORE! Hayrides on Fridays and Saturdays to the pumpkin patch, stuff a scarecrow Saturdays between 10am and 2pm!

Saturday, October 11th

Ride the Shore Line Trolley to the Haunted Isle! Take the trolley to the gates of the Haunted Isle and enter if you dare! Meet your nightmares in person and scream hysterically as ghoulish frights await at every turn. Good walking shoes are recommended as the Isle is a wooded outdoor path.

Chelsea Piers Connecticut Complimentary Baseball & Softball Clinics Chelsea Piers Connecticut, the top destination for baseball and softball in Fairfield County, is offering four complimentary weekend Baseball and Softball Clinics for players of all ages on Sept. 27 & 28, Oct. 11, and Nov. 8.

Chowder Days at Mystic Seaport Nothing’s better than chowder on autumn days and Mystic Seaport is just the place to indulge! Enjoy live music, croquet, scarecrow building, games, face painting, gourd painting, tumbling towers, and other family fun activities on the Village Green.

Sensory Jump Time at Pump it Up - Norwalk We have created a sensory-friendly environment specific for kids on the autism spectrum. Kids can make new friends, jump, slide and play sensory-friendly games. Please RSVP as this program is not open to the general public.

Fiesta Latina at the Peabody Museum! Join us for our annual celebration of Latin American cultures! Well enjoy performances of traditional and contemporary music and dance, along with games, a fossil dig, live animals, crafts, face painting, and other activities for the whole family.

Global Day of Play: Cardboard Challenge! at Imagine Nation Museum. Construct and create with us at Imagine Nation!

Portland Fair Enjoy autumn with your family at this fun, annual Fair in Portland, CT.

5th CT Regiment Revolutionary War Encampment & Living History at The Bradley-Hubbell House. Day of Living History when the CT 5th visits Easton for a Revolutionary War Re-enactment. Fun for all ages.

Art Start for Preschoolers at the New Britain Museum of American Art Art Start For Preschoolers at the New Britain Museum of American Art helps caregivers and kids discover art together in the Museum galleries. Listen to a story and then explore line, shape, color, and other elements of art with Museum educators.

Colonial Day at New Canaan Historical Society. The New Canaan Historical Society is kicking off it’s 125th anniversary with a wonderful family event on Saturday, October 11th. There will be museum tours, games, activities and more.

FALL FESTIVAL at Harvest Moon Farm and Orchards. Come celebrate the beautiful Fall season. Open every weekend throughout September and October and Columbus Day!

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!

Sunday, October 12th

Scarecrow Making at Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Join us for our 5th annual scarecrow making program and create a scarecrow for our Harvest Festival contest!

Pumpkin Picking & Corn Maze at Pell Farm Open 7 days a week for pumpkin pickingOnly on weekends: hayrides, mazes, pony rides, facepainting

Explore the Corn Maze at Lyman Orchards! With more than two miles of twisting and winding pathways carved within four acres of towering cornstalks, a hundred decision points, and just one way out, getting lost in our Annual Corn Maze will be a lot of fun!

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.

Kids and Teens Program at the Redding Center For Meditation Kids over the age of 4 are invited to take part in the Redding Center for Meditation’s program for kids and teens during the 10:00 to 11:30 meditation session. Kids will learn about mindfulness, compassion, meditation, yoga, and more!

2nd Sunday Hike @ Audubon Greenwich TAKE A HIKE! ~ A ‘Second Sunday’ Hike at Audubon Greenwich is a great way to spend time with your family in the beautiful outdoors!

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