There's Still Time To Catch Fall Festivals Near Stratford

STRATFORD, CT — Fall is a great time to get outside in Stratford 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.

Fall is also the season for corn mazes, pumpkin patches and apple orchard visits.

Here are a few festivals and events in and Stratford worth putting on the calendar:

• Oct. 15: Stratford’s Great Pumpkin Festival
• Oct. 16: Spirits of Milford Ghost Walk
• Oct. 21: Halloween Movie Fun Night
• Oct. 22: HALLOWEEN HIP HOP BATTLE - Open to All Ages - Prizes $ - Come in Costume! Judges, DJ, MC
• Oct. 28: Perry Hallow
• Oct. 29: Annual Retro Halloween Party