Connecticut Fall Festivals 2016 Guide

Looking for something fun to do with the family for the upcoming weekends?

We know you’ll travel for the best fall festivals around, and Patch has brought you a complete guide of them for that exact reason.

Included in the list is the Big E, a 17-day festival in Springfield, Massachusetts. More than 1.3 million visitors stopped by the Big E last year.

The guide below is organized by date and alphabetized by town, beginning with the earliest festivities. Some festivals are happening as early as this weekend. Click on the links for more information about that particular festival.

Enjoy the apple cider, pumpkin beer and festive foliage!

Sept. 8 through Sept. 11

• Bethlehem Fair- Bethlehem, Sept. 9-11
• East Haven Fall Festival- East Haven, Sept. 9-11
• St. Dimitrie Orthodox Church Festival 2016- Easton, Sept. 9-11
• Hebron Harvest Fair - Hebron, Sept. 8-11
• Ledyard Fair- Ledyard, Sept. 9-11
• Meriden Grange Fair- Meriden, Sept. 10
• St. Peter’s Apple Fall Festival- Monroe, Sept. 10-11
• North Haven Fair- North Haven, Sept. 8-11
• Norwalk Oyster Festival- Norwalk, Sept. 10-11
• Wapping Fair- South Windsor, Sept. 8-11
• Trumbull Fall Festival - Trumbull, Sept. 9-10
• Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo - New Haven, Sept. 10
• Slice of Saugatuck Festival - Westport, Sept. 10
• Cheshire Fall Festival - Cheshire, 9-10
• 12th Annual Southbury Fall Fine Arts Festival Details - Southbury, Sept. 10

Sept. 15 through Sept. 20

• Guilford Agricultural Fair- Guilford, Sept. 16-18
• Milford Irish Festival- Milford, Sept. 16-17
• MAC FEST 2016 - Milford, Sept. 17
• Orange Country Fair- Orange, Sept. 17-18
• Four Town Fair- Somers, Sept. 15-18
• 33rd Annual Harvest Moon Festival - Naugatuck, Sept. 16, 17
• Live Green CT! Family Festival - Norwalk, Sept. 19-20
• The Guilford Fair - Guilford, Sept. 16-18
• Simsbury Grange Agricultural Fair- Simsbury, Sept. 17
• 9th Annual Garlic Festival at Olde Mistick Village, Mystic, Sept. 17, 18

Sept. 16 through Oct. 2

• The Big E- Springfield, Massachusetts, Sept. 16-Oct. 2

Sept. 17

• Blue Slope Country Museum Presents Draft Horses from A-Z
• Westport Rotary's Lobster Fest Details

Sept. 18

• Seymour Pumpkin Festival 2016 Details

Sept. 22 through Sept. 25

• 97th Annual Durham Fair - Sept. 22-25
• 35th Annual Harvest Festival- Guilford, Sept. 24
• 5th Annual AppleFest, Granby, Sept. 24
• Septemberfest- Ridgefield, Sept. 25
• Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off- Ridgefield, Sept. 25
• Fall Scarecrow Festival, Shelton, Sept. 24 & 25
• Annual Autumn Garlic Festival in Milford Details, Milford, Sept. 24
• Brooksvale Fall Festival - Hamden, Sept. 24.

Sept. 30-Oct. 9

• Southington’s 48th Annual Apple Harvest Festival - Southington, Sept. 30, Oct. 1-2 & Oct. 7-9
• Bethany Family Harvest Festival 2016 Details Oct. 1
• Hammonassett Festival 2016 Details, Oct. 1 in Guilford
• Berlin Fair 2016 Details Sept. 30 through Oct. 2
• Celebrate Wallingford 2016 Details Oct. 1-2
• New Canaan Nature Center's 5th Annual Harvest Fest, New Canaan, Oct. 1
• Connecticut Renaissance Faire Brings Long History of Family Fun to Community, Weekends in October, North Haven

Oct. 7 through Oct. 9

• 17th Annual Portland Fair- Oct. 7-9
• Riverton Fair, Riverton - Oct. 7-9
• Stratford Animal Rescue Society’s 11th Annual Fall Festival - Oct. 9
• The 61st Annual Salisbury Fall Festival- Salisbury, Oct. 7-9
• Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival 2016 Details - Oct. 8-9

October 14-16

• Glastonbury Apple Harvest Festival, Oct. 14-16
• Hubbard Park Fall Food Truck Fair Fest Meriden, Oct. 15-16
• Bauer Park Harvest Festival 2016 Details, Madison, Oct. 15

October 22

• PumpkinFest in Plainville 2016, Oct. 22
• 47th Annual Fall Fair, New Canaan, Oct. 22

Did we forget any? Email brian.mccready@patch.com to add additional Fall Festivals to this guide, which will be continually updated.

By Rachel Ettlinger, Patch Editor and Lisa Gentes-Hunt

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