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Music:
You’ll find a wide variety of live music at The Big E. This weekend will feature American Authors, John Waite, The Baha Men and Lynyrd Skynyrd. See the entire line-up at www.TheBigE.com
Events:
The Big E runs through Sunday at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield! General hours are 8am to 10pm daily (Avenue of the States and Storrowton Village close an hour sooner.
Midway open till 11pm on weekends) Parking on site is CASH only $10. Prices at the gate are $15 Adult, $10 children 6-12 and Free for 5 and under. Last chance to enjoy the Big E Cream Puff, Apple Fritters with Honey and Bacon and other great food! Check out the 600lb Cabot Creamery Cooperative Butter Sculpture find the Speakeasy and shop for crafts, gadgets, gifts and more! www.TheBigE.com
Feast like a king, shop like a queen, and laugh like a fool. Leave your worries behind when you step through the gates of the 24th annual Connecticut Renaissance Faire at the Lebanon Fairgrounds, 122 Mark Rd. This enchanted recreation of a 16th-century harvest festival will take you back to the days of yore, where you'll see jousting, live-flight birds of prey, comedy, magic, and so much more. A family adventure for all ages awaits! Saturdays & Sundays through October 16, 2022, plus Columbus Day Monday, 10:30 am to 6 pm daily. General Admission is $15 (ages 16+); Youth Admission is $10 (ages 7-15); Child Admission is FREE (ages 0-6). www.ctfaire.com
The Southington Apple Harvest Festival is a six-day event that takes place over the course of two weekends each Fall. This year’s festival is scheduled for the weekends (Friday-Sunday) of September 30-October 2 and October 7-9. The Festival is one of Connecticut's top tourist events held during the height of New England's beautiful fall foliage. Visitors will enjoy a jam-packed schedule of events, entertainment, activities, specialty foods, crafts and fun for all ages. Situated on and around the picturesque Southington Town Green, the Apple Harvest Festival is a food-lover's dream amidst a dynamic, high-energy atmosphere of family-oriented fun. www.southington.org/ahf/index.php
“Mean Girls,” based on the book by Tina Fey, tells the story of a naïve newbie who falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies. It plays the Bushnell in Hartford Friday 8pm, Saturday 2 & 8pm and Sunday 1 & 6:30pm. Tickets $42-$127. 860-987-5900 or www.bushnell.org
“Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill” is on stage at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford through October 16th. The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s last performances, given four months before her death. In Robertson’s Tony award-winning play, Holiday engages the audience with salty, often humorous reminiscences of her troubled life as a traveling performer in a segregated south. With the help of her piano man, Jimmy Powers, she lets music tell her story, sharing soulful and heart-wrenching songs from her memorable canon including: “Strange Fruit,” “God Bless the Child,” “When a Woman Loves a Man,” and “Ain’t Nobody’s Business if I Do.” Tickets are $25-$55. 860-523-5900 or www.playhouseonpark.org
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
Football! The Huskies are home at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford Saturday at 3:30pm as they battle the Fresno Bulldogs. www.uconnhuskies.com
Soccer! Hartford Athletic is home Saturday 7pm vs the Charleston Battery at Trinity Health Stadium (Dillon Stadium) in Hartford. www.hartfordathletic.com
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. You may also enjoy Suds and Stalks on select Friday afternoons! 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 on the following Fridays: September 30, 3:30pm; October 14, 3:30pm; and October 28, 3pm. www.lymanorchards.com
Immerse yourself in the world of Vincent Van Gogh like you’ve never experienced before. Beyond Van Gogh is a rich and unique multimedia experience, taking the viewer on a journey through over 300 iconic artworks including instantly-recognizable classics “The Starry Night”, “Sunflowers”, and “Café Terrace at Night”, now freed from their frames. Set to a symphonic score and using the artist’s own dreams, thoughts, and words to drive the experience as a narrative, Van Gogh’s art comes to life by appearing and disappearing, flowing across multiple surfaces and heightening the senses with their immense detail. Guests will leave with a new appreciation of this prolific artist’s stunning work. Now through October 28th at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Wed, Thurs, Sun 10am – 8pm, Friday & Saturday 10am – 9pm. Tickets $23.99 - $83.99. www.beyondvangoghhartford.com
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 $29.99 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
Rails to the Darkside in East Windsor running through October 29th. www.ct-trolley.org
Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours at the Mark Twain House in Hartford through October 29th www.marktwainhouse.org
Nightmare Acres in South Windsor through November 5th. www.nightmareacresct.com
Trail of Terror in Wallingford through October 30th www.trailofterror.com
Terror at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury through October 30th www.quassy.com
Moonlit Graveyard Ghost Tours in Mystic.
www.ctvisit.com/events/moonlit-mystic-graveyard-ghost-tours
Farmington Miniature Golf and Ice Cream Parlor on Route 4 in Farmington is open for the season 7 days a week 10am to 10pm, weather permitting. Scooping over 40 flavors. www.farmingtonminiaturegolf.com
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