Wethersfield Weekend Guide: The Cove Side Carnival, A Smallpox History Talk And Brew Ha Ha Comedy

WETHERSFIELD, CT — Wethersfield's weekend runs from a Thursday history lecture on early vaccination to three days of carnival rides at Cove Park, a fall makers' market, a children's Halloween concert and two nights of comedy on the river, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• "From Variolation to Vaccination" — Thursday, Oct. 15, 6 p.m. (moved from 7 p.m.). Forensic anthropologist Anna Dhody traces America's shift from dangerous variolation to vaccination in the early republic; tickets are required. Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, 211 Main Street
• Keane Foundation Cove Side Carnival — Friday, Oct. 16, 5 to 10 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 17, noon to 10 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 18, noon to 6 p.m. Rides for all ages, vendors, music and games, with one price to ride all day; ticket prices hadn't been announced. Cove Park, Cove Park
• 3rd Annual Fall Market — Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Makers, artists and small businesses set up at the shop, with free samples of fall products and live music. Cottonwood + Church, 133 Main Street
• A Spooktacular Concert — Sunday, Oct. 18, 3 p.m. A free, 30-minute Halloween concert for children and families, who are invited to come in costume, followed by treats, hot chocolate, games and pumpkins. Wethersfield United Methodist Church, 150 Prospect Street

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• Comedy Night at the Brew Ha Ha — Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Craft Beer Tour brings touring comics to the waterfront restaurant's show room, with the full menu and bar available before and during the show. River: A Waterfront Restaurant & Bar, 100 Great Meadow Road

Hear the vaccine history talk Thursday, ride the carnival at Cove Park, browse the Fall Market on Main Street and laugh at River on Friday or Saturday night.

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