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Out & About in Connecticut
SEPTEMBER 2026
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September 2 - 20: Westport Pick Your Own Bouquet, Earthplace, 10 Woodside Lane, Westport. Come cut your own bouquet from the beautiful flowers being grown in the Earthplace garden! $25 Members / $35 Non-Members September 5 - November 1: Guilford Bishop’s Fall Festival, 480 New England Road, Guilford, CT. Join us for our annual Fall Festival, running September 5th through November 1st, 2026. Enjoy outdoor fun for the whole family in our picturesque orchard. Open daily, 10am-5pm, weather permitting September 7: New Haven Chapel Cheer Zone for the New Haven Road Race, The Shops at Yale, 1111 Chapel Street, outside the Yale University Art Gallery. Join us at the Chapel Cheer Zone to support runners from across New Haven and beyond during the 49th Annual Faxon Law New Haven Road Race. 8:30 am - 10:30 am September 12 - October 12: Cromwell Fair Weather Growers Fall Festival & Corn Maze 2026, Fair Weather Growers, 10 County Line Dr., Cromwell . Explore our corn maze, enjoy relaxing hayrides, and take part in so many family-friendly activities that everyone will love. There will also be plenty of delicious food and seasonal treats to enjoy! Saturdays and Sundays 9am-6pm. September 12th November 1st, Fridays 9am-6pm September 19: Simsbury Scarecrow Day 2026, Simsbury Historical Society, 800 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury. Build your own scarecrow at this fun community event! Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Raindate is Sunday, 9/20 6
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Out & About in Connecticut
SEPTEMBER 2026
September 20: Milford 2nd Annual Milford Regional Lobster Roll Festival, Walnut Beach, 119 East Broadway, Milford. A Day of Great Food, Music & Coastal Fun! 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m September 21: Fairfield Drop-in Craft: Mini Spy Button Notebooks, Fairfield & History Center, 370 Beach Road, Fairfield. As part of the Fairfield Museum’s Spy Week, Children ages 5+ can create their own extra-mini accordion notebook disguised as buttons to share secret messages, just like spies! FREE 10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m. September 24 - 26: Cromwell Cromwell Riverport Festival, 5 West Street, Cromwell, CT. The Cromwell Riverport Festival is a vibrant, familyfriendly celebration that will bring our community together. The event will highlight the heart, spirit and local pride of Cromwell with a full weekend of live entertainment, delicious food from regional vendors, local artisans and businesses, kids’ activities, carnival rides and games and community experiences for all ages. There is no admission fee to enter the festival. Thu. 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Fri. 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. September 26: Mansfield Celebrate Mansfield Festival, 2 Dog Lane, Storrs, CT. There will be live music, dance, magic, and puppetry performances throughout the day, culminating with our closing concert at 6:30 PM on Betsy Paterson Square. FREE / 2:00 PM 8:00 PM Out & About is a guide to family–oriented, events and is provided as a community service. As events may change after printing we suggest you call ahead to verify. We welcome your events. Please visit us at www.CTKidsandFamily.com. Call 203-457-9364 for Advertising Information
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Fairs & Festivals
September 4 Fairfield International Food Fest, Fairfield Theatre Co Haddam Neck Fair, Haddam Neck Fairgrounds (4th -7th) September 5 - 6 Dragons & Dungeons Weekend at The Connecticut Renaissance Faire, Lebanon Fairgrounds Corn Maze & Cider Donut Festival, Lyman Orchards Apple Barn Goshen Fair, Goshen Fairgrounds (5th – 7th) September 10 - 13 Hebron Harvest Fair, Hebron Lions Fairgrounds North Haven Fair, North Haven Fairgrounds Wapping Fair, South Windsor Fairgrounds September 11 101th Bethlehem Fair,Bethlehem Fair Grounds September 12 15th Annual Health Wellness & Lifestyle Expo, Harbor Park
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September 12 (continued) Fandom Fest, New Britain Museum of American Art Wethersfield Cornfest, Cove Park September 17 - 20 77th Annual Berlin Fair, Berlin Fairgrounds Four Town Fair, Four Town Fairgrounds September 19 2026 Bloomfield Foot Truck Festival, Bloomfield Town Center September 24 - 27 106th Annual Durham Fair, Durham Fairgrounds September 25 - 27 2026 Bristol Mum Festival Memorial Boulevard Park, September 26 Norwalk’s Black Heritage Parade Washington Street Plaza
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