Local artists fill the historic Merwinsville Hotel for its 39th autumn show, and the Scarrybrooke Park Haunted Trail returns. (Jimmy Bentley/Patch)
NEW MILFORD, CT — New Milford's weekend runs from art and fine crafts at a restored 19th-century railroad hotel in Gaylordsville by day to a volunteer-run haunted trail by night, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.
This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment
39th Annual Autumn Arts and Fine Crafts Show — Friday, Oct. 16, through Sunday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local artists sell framed oils, watercolors and photography alongside glass, jewelry, woodwork and pottery, and part of every sale supports the hotel's restoration; there is a $3 suggested donation, and members and children under 10 are free. Merwinsville Hotel, 1 Browns Forge Road, Gaylordsville
Scarrybrooke Park Haunted Trail — Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, 6 to 10 p.m. Now in its 13th year, the volunteer-run hayride and haunted trail winds across the park's 48 acres; timed tickets are sold online, and parking is at 2 Pickett District Road. Harrybrooke Park, 100 Still River Drive