Haunts (many for teens):
- Trail of Terror in Wallingford, CT--for teens
- The Haunted Corn Maze at March Farm in Bethlehem, CT--for older kids
- The Haunted Graveyard at Lake Compounce in Bristol, CT-for older kids
- Nightmare Fair: Trails from the Crypt at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport, CT--for older kids, Saturday calendar entry
- Nightmare Fair: Trails from the Crypt at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport, CT--for older kids, Sunday calendar entry
- Haunted High School presented by Oxford High School Drama Club in Oxford, CT--Tuesday
Trick or Treating:
- Trick or Treat Street at Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, CT
- Cavity-Free Trick-or-Treating at Dynobite Smiles in Middlebury, CT
Special Events:
- Halloween Costume Dance for High Schoolers at South Britain Congregational Church in Southbury, CT
- Hannah Cranna and Friends at the Beardsley Homestead in Monroe, CT--This session is for the smaller kids and includes a craft and snack
- Halloween Cooking for Tweens at the Southbury Public Library in Southbury, CT--Thursday
- Halloween Carnival 2011 at YMCA Camp Mataucha in Watertown, CT--Thursday
- 2011 Halloween Party and Customer Event at Your Local CVS--free
- Boo Bash for Families of Children with Down Syndrome at Danbury Hatters Banquet Hall in Danbury, CT
- Witch's Dungeon in Bristol, CT
- Spookytown in Orange, CT--Free with low cost and free kids' activities
- Howl-O-Ween at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, CT
- Monster Mash: Pirates at Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, CT
Cemetary Tours:
- All Hollows Eve Celebration at the Glebe House Museum in Woodbury, CT
- A Haunting at Mill Hill at the Mill Hill Historic Cemetrary in Norwalk, CT
Hay Rides (many for teens):
- Halloween Hayride Spooktacular at Stew Leonard's Danbury Store in Danbury, CT--Free
- Hay Rides at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, CT--Free with zoo admission
- Haunted Hay Rides in Roxbury, CT--for older kids
- Haunted Hay Rides at the Fairview Tree Farm in Shelton, CT--for older kids
- Haunted Hayride Presented by the Woodbury Lions Club in Woodbury, CT--for older kids
Halloween Crafts:
- Halloween T-Shirt Event at Michael's in Waterbury and Brookfield, CT--Purchase t-shirt
- Lakeshore Learning Store Free Craft for Kids in Hamden, CT--Free masquerade mask
- Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic at Lowe's in Danbury and Derby, CT--Free Monster inhabited car
- Paper Pumpkin Event at Michael's in Waterbury and Brookfield, CT--Tuesday
- Halloween Mask Event at Michael's in Waterbury and Brookfield, CT--Thursday
Pumpkin Patch Trains:
- Pumpkin Patch Trains at the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, CT--Saturday
- Pumpkin Patch Trains at the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, CT--Sunday (different times)
- Pumpkin Patch Train Rides on the Naugy at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, CT
Halloween Shows:
- Halloween Hay Bale Theater Stew Leonard's Danbury Store in Danbury, CT
- Cinderella Skeleton the Musical at Arts Hall at ACES Center for the Arts in New Haven, CT
- Frankenstein: The Halloween Hi-Jinks Musical Comedy
- The Rocky Horror Show Live Presentation at the Warner Theatre in Torrington, CT--for older teens (sexual content)
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