There's Still Time To Catch Fall Festivals Near Stafford, Willington

STAFFORD-WILLINGTON, CT — Fall is a great time to get outside in and near Stafford and Willington and take in the rich offering of festivals.

The changing colors of autumn provide a scenic background for fall and harvest festivals, which have contests ranging from apple bobbing and pumpkin carving to lumberjack contests and Halloween parades.

Check out the Stafford-Willington Patch calendar for festivities nearby.

Below are some of the traditional top pumpkin places in north central Connecticut:

• Strong Family Farm, 274 West St., Vernon
• Johnny Appleseed's Stand, 244 Hartford Turnpike, Tolland/Vernon line
• Johnny Appleseed's Farm, 13 Schoolhouse Rd., Ellington
• Foster Family Farm, 90 Foster St., South Windsor
• Botticello Farms, 209 Hillstown Rd., Manchester
• Sonny's Place, 349 Main St., Somers
• Johnny's Roadside Market Garden, 336 North Maple St., Enfield
• Connecticut Trolley Museum, 58 North Rd., East Windsor
• Brown's Harvest, 1911 Poquonock Ave., Windsor
• Appleberry Farm, 749 North Stone St., West Suffield
• Aldi, Roure 83, Vernon (may seem weird, but the pumpkins are cheap and large)
• Belltown Orchards, 483 Matson Hill Rd, South Glastonbury
• Bassetts Bridge Farm, 552 Bassetts Bridge Road, Mansfield