Fall Time Harvest Festivals for Kids in Connecticut

It's harvest time in Connecticut and it's time to dress the kids up and head out for some good old pumpkin and apple fun times with the kids.  Here are some events happening around Connecticut that your kids will love.

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East Hartford Town Green Fall Fest
East Hartford, CT
October 17
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Featuring family oriented games, crafters, contests, moon bounce, giant slide, bathtub racers, Big Daddy race cars, music, caricatures, entertainment, pony rides and hay wagon rides. Many free activities including children’s pumpkin painting while supplies last.

Family Harvest Festival at Stamford Museum and Nature Center
Stamford, CT
October 18
11:00am - 4:00pm
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Hayrides, apple cidering demonstrations, and fun activities like face-painting, story-telling and crafts for the whole family! Wear your costume and enjoy some Halloween treats. earn about the many aspects of the fall harvest through several hands-on demonstrations, such as butter making and flaxing. Pick the perfect pumpkin out of the pumpkin patch, try your luck in the hay bale maze and visit our new pumpkin family display. Favorite fall treats like cauldron-cooked corn on the cob, cotton candy, cider doughnuts and fresh baked pies.

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Fall Farm Festival at Sullivan Farm
New Millford, CT
October 17
10:00am-4:00pm
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Day includes: Hayrides, Pumpkin Picking, Hay Maze, Children’s Craft Tent, Children’s Game Tent, Goat Boy Soaps, Animals. Demonstrations in: Apple Cider Making, Maple Syrup, Cooking with Fresh Vegetables, Lumberjacking with Shannon Strong (Standing Chop, Axe Throwing, Chainsaw Carving), and Children’s Obstacle Course.

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Ivoryton Village Pumpkin Festival
Ivoryton, CT
October 24
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Held in the Village Green of Ivoryton, CT. The public is encouraged to get creative with their pumpkin carving. Registration takes place on the Ivoryton Green from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Pumpkins then will be displayed from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The Ivoryton Village Pumpkin Festival’s record is 300 pumpkins!  Many activities are planned for the day: seed spitting contest, haunted woods, pie-eating contest, scary story hour, and live music.

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Look beyond Connecticut and check out other harvest time events around the country

• Harvest Festivals for Kids in Seattle
• Harvest Festivals for kids in New York
• Harvest Festivals for kids in New Jersey
• Harvest Festivals for kids in the San Francisco Bay Area