10 Fun Things To Do This Weekend In Connecticut: August 18-21

With less than a month to go before summer's end, make sure to check out these fun events on tap for the weekend.

Milford Oyster Festival: More than 50,000 people will make the trek for the enormously popular Milford Oyster Festival. Live music, oysters, and more will be enjoyed Friday and Saturday. Admission is free of charge.

2017 Connecticut Open: The annual WTA tennis event starts Friday night and continues through next week. Located at the Connecticut Tennis Center, the tournament features some of the world's best players.

Solar Eclipse: You'll be able to see the eclipse from all over the state. It will be a partial solar eclipse Monday afternoon.

Forever Grateful Music Festival: Jam Band aficionados will make their way to Ives Concert Park in Danbury for the Forever Grateful Music Festival on Saturday and Sunday. The festival features the music of the Grateful Dead, Phish and more.

Bridgewater Country Fair: A classic country fair featuring livestock competitions, live music, food and more. Weather has cancelled the opening parade, but the event will run Friday night to Sunday.

Carlos Santana at Mohegan Sun: One of the world's most famous guitarist is making his way to Mohegan Sun Saturday night. Never contained to one genre, Santana wows crowed with his musical versatility and legendary musical signatures.

Polish Harvest Festival: Celebrate Polish culture at the 39th Annual Doźynki at Holy Name of Jesus in Stamford. Polish food and games help celebrate the history and traditions of the eastern European country.

Kid Safe Car Show and Festival: A family-friendly car show in Vernon is free of charge Saturday morning. Family fun offerings include music, food, raffles, bounce houses, face painting, a magician, and more than 35 vendor booths.

Rock The Valley Music Festival: Over 7,500 are expected to attend the Rock The Valley music festival at Nolan Field in Ansonia on Saturday. From 2 to 8 p.m., the event will feature live music and family fun.

John Mayer At Xfinity Theatre: Fairfield native and platinum recording artist John Mayer heads to the XFINITY Theatre in Hartford Sunday. As part of his The Search For Everything tour, the show begins at 7 p.m.

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