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Family Friendly๐ŸŽƒ & Super Scary๐Ÿ’€ Halloween Activities๐Ÿ‘ป

By Melissa Cercone, Publisher, MacaroniKID Fairfield-Trumbull-Shelton, CT October 1, 2023

Trunk-or-Treats, Parades, Spooky Trail Walks, Haunted Houses, Haunted Hayrides, Halloween Crafts and More!

The October calendar is full of fall themed and halloween events and activities. There is so much to do this month!

Take a look at the Halloween themed list below which is organized by:

Not-So-Scary Activities
Trick-or-Trunks/Trick-or-Treats
Not-So-Scary Activities for Teens
Super Scary Activities

UPDATED 10/26

Not-So-Scary Activities ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป

๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿง™‍โ™€๏ธ Scarecrow Contest Display & Voting - Monroe - On Display October 24-October 31
Wolfe Park Great Hollow Lake, Monroe

๐ŸŒพ 4th Annual Scarecrow Contest - Newtown - All Month
Fairfield Hills, Newtown
Scarecrow Installation October 2-25, Community Votes from October 26-29, Winner Announced October 31.

๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ‘ป Spooktacular Kids Night Out - Newtown CC - October 6
Newtown Community Center

๐Ÿ‘ป Children's Macramé Ghosts - Trumbull Library - October 7
Trumbull Library

๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽƒ Glow in the Park – Halloween - October 13, 14, 21, 28
The Adventure Park at The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport

๐Ÿ’€ Scary Skelebration Kids Night Out - Newtown - October 13
EverWonder Children's Museum, Newtown

๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ‘ป Dog Halloween Costume Parade - October 14
Old Town Hall Green, Fairfield

๐ŸŽƒ Pumpkin Painting Party - Newtown CC - October 14
Newtown Community Center

๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿฟ Hotel Transylvania - Fairfield - October 14
SHU Community Theater, Fairfield

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿš’ Halloween Themed Touch-A-Truck - Milford - October 15
Eisenhower Park, Milford

๐ŸŽƒ Pumpkin Painting Party - Fairfield Parks Rec - October 15
Fairfield

๐Ÿง™‍โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿฟ The Witches - Fairfield - October 15
SHU Community Theater, Fairfield

๐ŸŽƒโœจ Halloween Glow Party - The Easton Arts Center - October 20
The Easton Arts Center

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป Halloween Fun at Camp Tepee - October 21
Lakewood-Trumbull YMCA Camp Tepee & Family Outdoor Center, Monroe

๐ŸŽƒ The Great Pumpkin Festival - Stratford - October 21
Boothe Memorial Park, Stratford

๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘ป Haunted Gingerbread House - Newtown CC - October 22
Newtown Community Center

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐ŸŽƒ Halloween Petting Zoo & Dress Up Photo Shoot - October 22
Samuel Staples Elementary School, Easton

๐ŸŽƒ The Great Pumpkin Fest - Trumbull - October 22
Trumbull Historical Society

โœ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ป Learn to Draw (Spooky Edition) - Trumbull Library - October 23
Trumbull Library

๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿชฆ Halloween Craft Night for Teens - Trumbull Library - October 24
Trumbull Library

๐ŸŒซ๏ธ Understanding the Paranormal with Dustin Pari - Fairfield Woods Library - October 25
Fairfield Woods Branch Library

๐Ÿฐโœจ The Enchanted Castle - Fairfield - October 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
Burr Homestead, Fairfield

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป Halloween Craft Night - Trumbull Library - October 26
Trumbull Library

๐ŸŽƒ Halloween Dance Party - Fairfield Library - October 26
Fairfield Library

๐ŸงŸ‍โ™€๏ธ MOMbies Performance - October 27
FTC Parking Lot, Fairfield

๐Ÿ‘ป Halloween Happening - Newtown Community Center - October 27
Newtown Community Center

๐Ÿ‘น๐ŸŽƒ Goosebumps: Monsters' Revenge-A Teen Mystery Night - Fairfield Library - October 27
Fairfield Public Library

๐ŸŽƒ Jack O'Lantern Jamboree - October 28
EverWonder Childrens Museum, Newtown

๐ŸŒพ Harvest Party - Trumbull/Fairchild Library - October 28
Fairchild Library-Trumbull

๐Ÿ‚ Trumbull Fall Festival - October 28
Town Hall Gazebo, Trumbull

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‚ Fall Pop-Up Market - The Easton Arts Center - October 28
Easton Arts Center

๐ŸงŸ‍โ™€๏ธ MOMbies Performance - October 28
Part of the ๐ŸŽƒ Anna & Raven Goodwill Trick-Or-Treat Day at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, Bridgeport.

๐Ÿ‘ป Free Spirit Festival - Easton - October 28
Various Locations, Easton

๐ŸŽƒ Jack O'Lantern Jamboree - October 28
EverWonder Children's Museum, Newtown

๐ŸŽƒ Anna & Raven Goodwill Trick-Or-Treat Day - October 28
Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, Bridgeport.

๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿ‘ป Halloween on the Green - October 29
At Fairfield Museum & History Center. With Town of Fairfield and Fairfield Parks and Recreation.

๐Ÿ›น SkateJam Fundraiser - Newtown - October 29  Postponed to Nov. 5 due to rain.
Newtown Skatepark - Dickinson Park, Newtown

๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿฏ Boo at the Zoo - October 29
CT's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿฟ Halloween Party - Blue Butterfly Monroe - October 30
Blue Butterfly Art & Party Studio, Monroe

๐ŸŽƒ Halloween Parade - Fairfield Library - October 31
Fairfield Library

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ Halloween Parade - Edith Wheeler Library - October 31
Monroe

๐Ÿ‘ป Halloween Parade - Newtown CC - October 31
Newtown Community Center

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Trunk-or-Treats / Trick-or-Treats๐Ÿง™‍โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿฌ

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป Halloween Fun at Camp Tepee - October 21
Lakewood-Trumbull YMCA Camp Tepee & Family Outdoor Center, Monroe

๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ Trick-or-Treat the Plaza - Monroe - October 28
Clock Tower Square, Monroe

๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ„ Moos & Boos - Shaggy Coos Easton - October 28
Shaggy Coos, Easton

๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ป Halloween Movie - Harmony Grange Monroe MOVIE IS COCO - October 28
Monroe

๐Ÿ’€ Golf Cart Trunk-or-Treat - Little Pub Stratford - October 29
Little Pub, Stratford

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿš— Trunk or Treat - Newtown CC - October 29
Newtown Community Center

๐Ÿ‘ป Haunted Hallway - October 30
Easton Community Center

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ”ฅ Trunk or Treat & Bonfire - Easton - October 31
Samuel Staples Elementary School

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿš— Trunk or Treat - Calvary Church Trumbull - October 31
Calvary Church, Trumbull

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Not-So-Scary Activities for Teens ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐ŸŽƒ

๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿฟ Hotel Transylvania - Fairfield - October 14
SHU Community Theater, Fairfield

๐Ÿง™‍โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿฟ The Witches - Fairfield - October 15
SHU Community Theater, Fairfield

๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿชฆ Halloween Craft Night for Teens - Trumbull Library - October 24
Trumbull Public Library

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Lantern Tour: Fairfield's Old Burying Ground - October 26, 27, 28
Fairfield Museum & History Center

๐Ÿ‘น๐ŸŽƒ Goosebumps: Monsters' Revenge-A Teen Mystery Night - Fairfield Library - October 27
Fairfield Library

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Lantern Tour: Greenfield Hill Cemetery - October 28
Greenfield Hill Cemetery, Fairfield

๐Ÿฟ Beetlejuice - Fairfield - October 29
SHU Community Theater, Fairfield

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Super Scary๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Terror at the Dam: Fear World Haunted House - Monroe, CT
Haunted House
Open Friday, Saturdays and Sundays from October 6th through 29th.

Experience Terror at the Dam, with CT's New Haunted Outdoor Attraction 'FEAR WORLD'! Get ready for a spine-chilling adventure, through a 6,000 Sq Ft maze, of dark shadows, twists, turns & dead ends.

๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ Terror at the Dam - Live Music - Friday, October 27

๐Ÿ’€ Terror at the Dam - Halloween Bash - Saturday, October 28

Legends of Fear - Shelton, CT
Haunted Hayride, Trail, Funhouse and more!
Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October.

Embark on the legendary Haunted Hayride and The Hallow Trail, featuring the following attractions: Melonhead Revenge Trail, Pine Hills Parish, The Dark Harvest, Hemlock Manor Mortuary, and the Funhouse of Fear!

Fright Haven Haunted Attraction - Stratford, CT
Haunted House
Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October. Also open the Thursday before Halloween and Halloween night.

Connecticut's largest, scariest and greatest world-class INDOOR Haunted House Attraction all under one roof -- 20,000 square feet of family fun nightmares, thrills, and chills. Fright Haven Haunted House is a non-profit haunted attraction that is the business of being scary for the purpose to give back to the community. Fright Haven aims to be a beacon of thrills and chills in the Stratford, CT community and help charities when and where they can.

Harvest Fair After Dark - Hope River Fram, Fairfield, CT
Haunted Hayride, Haunted Walkthrough
Weekends in October

The Haunted Hayride, The House of Frankenstein Walkthrough, Beer Garden, Music, and more!

Terror at Quassy - Middlebury, CT 
Weekends through October

Twelve nights of frights during a Halloween haunt at the park. Dare to vist the Zombie Hospital, Haunted Catacombs and Cemetery, plus much more. Live entertainment on the stage each night! Major rides will be in operation and included with admission (no children’s rides) during Terror At Quassy.


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