Music:
Mystic Dead performs at the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun Friday at 8pm, Wicked Peach Saturday at 8pm and F & Blues Band plays Sunday at 7pm. These shows are FREE. www.mohegansun.com
Brian Wilson with Special Guests Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin play the Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford Friday 7:30pm. Tickets $39 - $149. www.LiveNation.com
Events:
The Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon takes place Saturday from 8am - 2pm in Bushnell Park. YOUR ARCH AWAITS! Return to Hartford or join an incredible road race tradition and be celebrated with a grand finish experience, with vibrant fall mums lining the finish stretch under the historic Arch. With a nod to the 27-year history of this momentous event in Hartford, the marathon and half marathon will both run along an adjusted 26.2 mile marathon course to ensure that even with capacity limits in place, necessary resources can be devoted to make it happen safely. www.hartfordmarathon.com
Its back! The CT Craft Beer Festival is Saturday at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT. Postponed due to covid-19, the 3rd annual craft beer fest will feature 60 CT Breweries in three rooms at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre, plus outdoor space (weather permitting). All VIP & GA guests will receive a commemorative tasting glass with a sample of a collaboration beer brewed by the Board of Directors of the CT Brewers Guild! VIP tickets will get you early entrance into the festival where you will be able to sample exclusive vintage, barrel aged and special brews not available during general admission. 500 VIP tickets available. Designated Driver tickets are also available for all sessions. VIP Passport Session: 12pm – 4pm, General Admission Session #1: 1pm – 4pm, VIP Session #2: 5:30pm – 9:30pm, GA Session #2: 6:30pm – 9:30pm. CT Brewers Guild has partnered with Lyft to provide responsible transportation to our CT Beer Fest. To redeem 50% off your Beerfest ride, enter code “CTBEERFEST” into the 'Promos' section of the Lyft app. Maximum discount $10. Subject to Lyft terms.
Food Trucks & Vendors include LobsterCraft, Greek Style Grill, Slice of New Haven, Jonz n' BBQ and The Drunk Alpaca Inpopnito Milford. Live music from Chris Daly's Noise Diary, Hawkins, and headliner The Sulls! Free on-site parking.
The 23rd Annual Connecticut Renaissance Faire is in Lebanon, 122 Mack Road now through October 17th. Admission is $15 for Adults, $10 for Kids 7-15 years old. 6 & under are free. Each weekend celebrates a different theme. This weekend is Time Travelers Weekend! www.ctfaire.com ; The Southington Apple Harvest Festival continues this weekend. www.southington.org/ahf/ ; The Garlic Festival
Runs through Sunday at the Bethlehem Fairgrounds. 250+ vendors. One of the Northeast's largest food festivals. Visit www.garlicfestct.com for more info.…
Love Quilts? Check out the 25th Annual Quilt Show at the First Church of Christ Congregational, 499 Town Street in East Haddam Saturday 10am – 5pm and Sunday noon to 5pm. There will be 30 artists, a silent auction, a raffle, a bake sale, over 100 quilts and needlework items. The raffle is for a queen size quilt that is handmade and hand quilted.
Are you single and looking to meet new people? Don’t miss the SINGLES 50's, 60's, 70's DANCE at Bristol Polish American Club, 541 North Main Street, Bristol Friday from 7 to 11 pm. Dance to music of DJ - Cadillac Jack. Enjoy a delicious buffet from 7 to 8 pm. This will be a fun dance to attend. Be sure to come and bring your friends. Door prizes and dress casual. Admission $22. For info, call Gail 860-463-6906. Sponsored by Singles Social Connections, LLC.
Don’t put those flip flops away yet! It’s a Margaritaville celebration at J Restaurant Bar, 297 Washington Street, Hartford. Stop by for indoor or outdoor dining. Order any Margarita, receive a flower lei and an entry for a pair of tickets to Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville next Saturday, October 16th at the Bushnell!
Halloween Attractions:
Netherworld Experience at Curiopoium, 1429 Park St, Hartford Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October at 6 & 8pm. Admission $60. www.curioporium.com ; Evidence of Evil, Lyman Orchards, South Street in Middlefield Friday, Saturday and Sunday from dusk till 10pm through October 31st. Admission is $25 sold online only. The event is more light hearted than past years and benefits St. Jude's Children's Hospital. www.lymanorchards.com/events.evidence-of-evil-haunted-attraction-at-lyman-orchards/ ; Fright Haven, 411 Barnum Ave across from Home Depot delivers scares on Fridays and Saturdays 7-midnight and Sunday 7 to 10pm through October 31, 2021. Admission $25-$60. www.frighthaven.com ; Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours at the Mark Twain House and Musuem, 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford Friday and Saturday in October with tours at 6, 7, 8 & 9pm. Adults $26. Ages 1-16 $18. www.marktwainhouse.org/admission ; Mystic Moonlight Graveyard Ghost Tours every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday in October at 7pm. $20. www.seasideshadows.com/tickets ; Terror at Quassy Amusement Park, 2132 Middlebury Road, Middlebury will be every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through October 31 from 6 to 11pm. $10 for parking. Admission $29.99. www.quassy.com ; Rails to the Darkside, Connecticut Trolley Museum, 58 North Road, East Windsor every Friday and Saturday in October at 7pm. $20 General Admission. $10 Members. www.ct-trolley.org/events/rails-to-the-darkside/ ; Nightmare Acres: A Nomad's Outdoor Adventure Haunted Attraction, 240 Governors Hwy, South Windsor weekends in October plus November 5th & 6th. Admission $20. www.nightmareacresct.com ; Lake Compounce offers the Family Friendly “Happy Hauntings” Saturdays and Sundays 10am to 6pm in October. Guests can expect delicious Halloween treats, two hay mazes, plenty of photo opportunities and a fully decorated, fall-themed park. Lake Compounce will also have a variety of rides open for all ages to enjoy, including Boulder Dash, Phobia Phear Coaster, American Flyers, Compounce Railway, Kiddie Land and more. www.lakecompounce.com ; The 55th consecutive season for "The Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum" has begun! Open every weekend evening Fri. thru Sun. 6pm to 9pm at their new location - 103 East Main Street in Plainville. Donation - adults - $9.00, children under 12 - $4.00 - cash only. They have added a gallery of vintage classic horror/sci-fi movie posters from the 1920's to the 1960's and expanded their guided Wax Museum tour with new sets including "The Invisible Man" and a teleportation device for "The Fly". There are also embellishments to the Lon Chaney "Phantom Of The Opera" set. And new displays in the movie makeup & prop room. 860-583-8306 or www.preservehollywood.org
Ready for Fall Apple Picking? Johnny Appleseeds in Ellington is open daily 9am to 5pm www.johnnysppleseefarmct.com; Irish Bend Orchard in Somers is open Fridays thru Sundays 9am to 5pm. www.irishbendorchards.com; Rogers Orchards in Southington is open Fridays thru Sundays 10am to 5pm. www.rogersorchard.com; Karabin Farms in Southington is open Fridays thru Sundays 9am to 5pm. www.karabinfarms.com; Belltown Orchards in Glastonbury is open daily 9am to 5pm and offers pick-your-own-apples! www.belltownorchards.com; In North Granby, Lost Acres Orchard is the place to be Weekends 10am to 4pm. www.lostacres.com; Roses's Berry Farm in Glastonbury is open Saturday 8am to 5pm and Sunday 9am to 5pm. www.rosesberryfarm.com; Blue Hills Orchard in Wallingford is open Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 11am to 3pm. www.bluehillsorchard.com; Easy Pickin's Orchard in Enfield is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9am to noon, Tuesday and Thursday from 4 to 6:30pm and weekends 9am to 5pm www.easypickinsorchard.com; Scott's Orchard and Nursery in Glastonbury is open daily 8am to 4pm. www.scottsorchardandnursery.com; Lyman Orchard in Middlefield is open daily 9am to 5pm. www.lymanorchards.com
Come Ride the Bushnell Park Carousel Saturdays 12-5pm and Sundays 12-4pm. The Bushnell Park Foundation and City of Hartford will be offering rides on this beautiful gem of a merry-go-round. Rides are $2 per person. Children and adults of all ages are welcome. We will be following all mask and social distancing guidelines required by the City of Hartford, which includes wearing a mask inside the pavilion. www.bushnellpark.org
Gillette Castle is open weekends through Columbus Day. Masks will be required to enter the Castle, regardless of vaccination status. Tickets will be on sale at the door of the Castle. Additionally, the State is optimistically hoping to also have ticket sales available to pre-purchase up to 12 individuals for specific time slots in 15 minute intervals. To guarantee a slot, advance purchase is recommended. To pre-reserve a slot, guests should check online at the Reserve America website and look for "Gillette Castle State Park Tours" to purchase a ticket. www.reserveamerica.com/tourParkDetail.do?contractCode=CT&parkId=101150&legacy=true
The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks hosts the Flights of Fun Family Programs offering social distanced activities for families on Saturdays and Sundays 10am to 4pm including Flight Science Demonstrations, the Investigation Station, and take-home versions of our popular Build and Fly Challenges. Additional activities include QR Code Tours, Scavenger Hunts, and opportunities for visitors to peek inside select aircraft cockpits. All programs are included with general admission. Limited Capacity and Covid-19 safety measures are in place. Please visit www.NEAM.org before you go!
The New England Carousel Museum and Museum of Fire History, 95 Riverside Avenue, Bristol are open to the public and offer free FREE general admission to visitors that live in the cities of Bristol and Burlington through December 31, 2021. General admission includes guided tours at noon and 2:00 PM during public hours and one carousel ride per person. Additional carousel rides are $1 each or $3 for an unlimited ride bracelet. Presently masks are required for all visitors over the age of 2. Other towns may make a reservation online or visit the Museum for ticket prices and special events. www.thecarouselmuseum.org
Take a Fall Hike from Giuffrida Park to Chauncey Peak in Meriden along the Mattabesett Trail to enjoy marvelous views atop the state’s famous traprock ridges. Or there’s Campbell Falls State Park in Norfolk, where you can hike to see a 50-foot waterfall. The waterfall at this park features a rugged form that is not often found in New England. And Bluff Point State Park in Groton, is great place to hike along the Long Island Sound. Hikers can enjoy both wooded trails mixed with spectacular views of the water and maybe even spot some wildlife along the way. And don’t forget Talcott Mountain State Park in Simsbury, where you can hike to the famous 165-foot Heublein Tower and look out to see amazing views of New Hampshire, the Berkshires and parts of Long Island Sound.
Theater/Streaming:
A Grand Night For Singing celebrates over 30 hit songs from all your musical treasures like Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, Carousel, The King and I, Cinderella and more. It's the perfect welcome home to Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam and runs now through November 28th. Call the Box Office for Tickets 860-873-8668. www.goodspeed.org