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Music:
You don’t have to Imagine… it’s MercyMe at the Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford Saturday 7:30pm. Tickets are $24 - $80. www.livenation.com
Tales of Halloween with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and CT’s own John Jesensky is Saturday, 3pm at the Bushnell in Hartford. Encounter live performances of the spookiest music ever including the Phantom of the Opera, Jaws plus original Halloween music and more! Tickets at www.HartfordSymphony.org
Halloween:
Lake Compounce is open Fridays, Saturday and Sundays with family fun 12-6pm and SCARY fun with Phantom Fall Fest beginning at 6pm through October 30th. Fear kicks into gear with 3 scare zones and 4 haunted houses! Tickets online for a limited time at $39.99 or $59.99 at the gate. www.lakecompounce.com
Six Flags New England offers Fright Fest on weekends through November 6th. Online tickets start at $49.99 www.sixflags.com
The 56th Season of "The Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum” brings classic Sci-Fi to life! Over 25 other life size figures & sets in their wax museum including Dracula, the Moleman and Frankenstein from Abbott and Costello, plus displays of original movie makeup & props, from "Godzilla" to "Planet of the Apes" “Mars Attacks” and more. For a reservation call - 860-583-8306 - or leave a message in advance. Open Fri. thru Sun. - 6pm to 9pm at 103 East Main Street in Plainville, CT. www.preservehollywood.org
Scarecrows on Main is a 27-year old annual tradition and features a creative, fun-filled line-up of Scarecrows along Main Street in historic Old Wethersfield. Take a scarecrow stroll along charming, historic Main Street, while popping into the local creamery, historic market and coffee shop, eateries, colonial homes and museums that line quaint Main Street - daily through Monday.
Rails to the Darkside in East Windsor running through Saturday. www.ct-trolley.org
Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours at the Mark Twain House in Hartford through Saturday.
Nightmare Acres in South Windsor through November 5th. www.nightmareacresct.com
Trail of Terror in Wallingford through Sunday www.trailofterror.com
Terror at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury through Sunday. www.quassy.com
Moonlit Graveyard Ghost Tours in Mystic.
www.ctvisit.com/events/moonlit-mystic-graveyard-ghost-tours
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Events:
Flip Circus is in Connecticut for the first time at Danbury Fair Mall beginning tonight at 7:30pm. It’s the best show of the season with its red and white BIG TOP. Trapeze artists, jugglers, international acrobats! Flip Circus runs for four weeks… Buy now and save at www.flipcircus.com
It's a doubly fun weekend with the Hartford Wolfpack at XL Center in Hartford. On Friday at 7pm the Pack skates against the Hershey Bears on College night with $2 Beers & $1 Hot Dogs. On Saturday at 7pm The Charlotte Checkers come to town. Join the pack for Howl-O-Ween + Pucks 'N Paws! Fans are encouraged to dress up in their best costume for a costume contest and parade on the ice. Plus Pucks 'N Paws allows you to bring your furry friend to the game with an additional ticket. Kristine Lilly, former Team USA Soccer star will be available to sign autographs and pictures pregame. The first 1,500 fans will also receive an exclusive Kristine Lilly poster, courtesy of CTDOT.
And join The Wolf Pack on the ice for the first postgame skate of the season! For those that will join us, please note that a waiver will be required to go out on the ice. All participants must bring their own skates and hold on to them for the duration of the event. www.hartfordwolfpack.com
Help our Heroes Saturday 9am to noon at Tower Energy, 80 Townline Road in Plainville. Local 6th grade students will be collecting items to be distributed to residents of the Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill. Items Needed: Men’s Deodorant, shampoo, combs and brushes, lightly scented body wash, batteries (AA, AAA, C, D), Socks crew and tube (new only), t-shirts (new – all sizes), gloves and hats, gift cards to Walmart, Stop & Shop, CVS, Big Y)
Take a trip back to Wilton’s colonial past. Join Histoury on a bus tour of the chapels, schools, taverns, and general stores that served as centers of 18 th and 19 th century life in rural hamlets within the town. The tour will take place on Sunday, October 30 from 1-5pm with a historian bringing theses hamlets to life and will end with a reception at the Wilton Historical Society. Tickets are $75. Tickets include a donation to the Wilton Historical Society. Tickets: www.histoury.org or call (212) 683-2027
THE MOUSETRAP by Agatha Christie runs now through November 6th at Hartford Stage. It’s a freezing night in 1947 and a motley group of strangers find themselves suddenly trapped in an inn. As the snow falls, the body count rises —and the suspect list only seems to grow, as clues and possible motives are revealed at every turn. With intrigue, mystery, murder, and a dash of humor, this snowy getaway unfolds into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. www.hartfordstage.org or 860-527-5151
Come on along to the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam for a new revival of “42nd Street!” This crowd-pleasing, tap dancing extravaganza runs through November 6th. Tickets $36-$85. www.goodspeed.org
Who Doesn't love a great Flea Market? Mansfield Marketplace Sunday Flea Market runs every Sunday 8am to 2pm through November 20th at the Mansfield Drive-In Theater, 228 Stafford Rd, Mansfield Center. $2 per shopper and $2 per car for flea market parking. Rain or shine. Vendors and buyers alike are welcome to thrift, treasure hunt, and bargain! There is a large indoor market as well as up to 300+ vendors outside all selling new and used items, including plants, produce, clothing, crafts, jewelry, tools, collectibles, toys and more. If you are a vendor interested in reserving by the month, please call (860) 456-2578. Or, if you want to set up at the flea market for just one day, show up any Sunday as early as 7am.
Lyman Orchards in Middlefield is the place for a Benjamin Franklin Themed CORN MAZE Regular Hours are 1-5:30pm Monday-Friday and 10am-5:30pm on Weekends and Holiday. Last maze entry is 5:30pm. Admission is $10 and runs through November 6th. Don’t miss the FINAL Suds and Stalks on at 3pm! Sud’s is a special beer tasting and corn maze experience! Your $35 ticket including six beer samples from local breweries and admission to explore Lyman’s massive 4-acre corn maze. The corn maze will close early for a paid Suds & Stalks Beer Tasting event. www.lymanorchards.com
