There's Still Time To Catch Fall Festivals In And Near Vernon

VERNON, CT — Fall is a great time to get outside in and near Vernon 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 Vernon 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