Sep 24 – Oct 2, 2012: Early bird Halloween + 7 giveaways
09/24/12 by
Johnny Monsarrat
Giveaways
Win 9 to 5: The Musical
Beverly, MA
It’s the ultimate boss revenge musical, based on the movie, and I have 2 pairs of tickets to give away! Email johnny@eventsinsider.com.,
Beverly, MA
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Beverly, MA
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Win Davis MegaMaze & Farmland
Sterling, MA
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I have tickets to give away to my favorite family farm and my favorite cornfield maze! To win, visit http://bostonevents.org/s/ and email johnny@eventsinsider.com with how you’ve helped spread the word about Events INSIDER! Note, tix are daytime only.,
Sterling, MA
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Sterling, MA
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Win Free Tix to A Bright New Boise
Boston, MA
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In this comedy and drama, what happens when a father and son try to summon the Rapture in a mall parking lot? I have two pairs of tickets to give away for your choice of show, 9/28 at 8pm, 9/29 at 4pm & 8pm, 9/30 at 4pm. Email johnny@eventsinsider.com.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Win Comedians Carmen Lynch and Liz Miele
Cambridge, MA
Well, you won’t win Carmen and Liz, but you’ll win a pair of tickets to their show, which they will be recording! Email and tell me which show you’d like to win, 7pm or 9:30pm.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Win King Richard’s Faire – tix giveaway
Carver, MA
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Some are giving up and there’s FAR less competition now for my remaining tickets to give away for King Richard’s Faire, the Renaissance/medieval festival with stage acts for adults and kids, jousting, circus acts, and more! To win, visit http://bostonevents.org/s/ and email johnny@eventsinsider.com with how you’ve helped spread the word about Events INSIDER!,
Carver, MA
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Carver, MA
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Win Topsfield Fair tix
Topsfield, MA
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I have 2 pairs of tickets to give away to the Topsfield Fair! Email johnny@eventsinsider.com to win. It comes with giant pumpkin contest, blacksmith shop, cider mill, parades, a carnival, pig racing, a petting farm, and demos of milking, bee keeping, and wood carving.,
Topsfield, MA
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Topsfield, MA
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Get the 2012 New England Guide
All Over
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Mention my website to friends and get my 2012-2013 New England Guide, with 700 off-beat destinations including dinosaur footprints, zoos, ziplines, where to go stargazing, and where to find an indoor water park in December!,
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Johnny’s Picks
Arlington Astronomy Night
Arlington, MA
I’m totally thrilled by this park telescope night. They’ll be showing off Jupiter. 6pm.,
Arlington, MA
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Arlington, MA
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Running with the Bridesmaids
Boston, MA
So if you wear your finest clothing to this fun run, what happens when you sweat? Benefits the Big Sister Association. 10am.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Fluff Fest
Somerville, MA
Meet at astronaut and learn about Marshmallow Fluff, which was invented in Somerville! This outdoor fest draws 10,000 with food, vendors, and everything fluff.,
Somerville, MA
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Somerville, MA
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Cambridgeport History Day
Cambridge, MA
Re-enactors portray characters from the past in this outdoor fest, with historical tours, a scavenger hunt and living history performances in the park! Rain date the next day.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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The Raven’s Trail: A Walking Tour of Poe’s Boston
Boston, MA
Edgar Allen Poe, a Bostonian by birth, will be the subject of this walking tour presented by Paul Lewis, Boston College English professor and vice president of the Poe Studies Association. 1 pm.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Hyde Park Open Studios
Boston, MA
Meet real artists in their private homes or work studios, not just vendors. What a nice excuse to stroll an area of Boston you haven’t seen! Of course they hope you’ll buy something. Four locations in Hyde Park, Boston: 65 Sprague Street, the Menino Arts Center, 1 Westinghouse Plaza, and 1391 Hyde Park Avenue. 11am-5pm.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Town Meeting: Let Your Voice Be Heard!
Concord, MA
Pretend its 1774 and argue revolutionary issues with re-enactors. Performances at 1:30pm and 3pm.,
Concord, MA
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Concord, MA
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Colonial Faire and Muster of Fyfe and Drum
Sudbury, MA
Learn youse some hist’ry with Revolutionary War re-enactors! They’ll feature mock battle, games, drill instruction, vendors, and fyfe and drum.,
Sudbury, MA
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Sudbury, MA
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Tinker’s Tiki Luau: A Ferret Festival
Dedham, MA
I swear I’m not making this up! It’s a ferret festival! I’m sure the ferrets are very cute. Let’s hold the birds of prey don’t find out about this. 11am-3pm.,
Dedham, MA
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Dedham, MA
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The Praying Indian Natick and Ponkapoag Tribe: Harvest Moon and Creator Praise Day Celebration
Natick, MA
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You’ll see a huge array of native american festivals on this website. I’ll list the biggest for you throughout the year. Only a few are this close to Boston.,
Natick, MA
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Natick, MA
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The Running Dead @ Zombie 5K
Salem, MA
BRAINS!! Run from the zombies as fast as you can and maybe you’ll win this road race! 6:30pm.,
Salem, MA
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Salem, MA
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Paddle Under a Full Moon
Topsfield, MA
Here’s another guided canoe trip under a full moon. You’ll find hundreds of activities on the Mass Audubon website, and I pick out the best for you!,
Topsfield, MA
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Topsfield, MA
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Middle Earth Day at Higgins Armory
Worcester, MA
Hobbits invade this wonderful museum of old-timey armor and weapons! 10am-4pm.,
Worcester, MA
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Worcester, MA
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Moonlight Mazing at Davis MegaMaze
Eastern States Exposition
West Springfield, MA
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The Big E is New England’s largest agricultural fair. My favorite part is the circus, but you’ll find a giant carnival, a small parade, a horse show, nationally touring musicians, and a giant slide!,
West Springfield, MA
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West Springfield, MA
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Fitchburg Forge-In and Blacksmith Festival
Fitchburg, MA
Out west, you can see blacksmiths compete to make the best metallic stuff. They’ll have lots of arts vendors, and pumpkin carving after dark, too. 10am-4:30pm.,
Fitchburg, MA
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Fitchburg, MA
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Gardner Chair Luge
Gardner, MA
I bet my La-Z-y boy is faster than your La-Z-y boy! Huh. Actually, they’re both pretty lazy.,
Gardner, MA
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Gardner, MA
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Full Harvest Moon Night Hike and Campfire
Attleboro, MA
Hikes are a dime a dozen, but this one includes a campfire! 7:00-8:30pm.,
Attleboro, MA
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Attleboro, MA
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First Works Festival
Providence, RI
I love the Big Nazo puppets! They have wonderful energy – great for adults as well as kids. And the roller derby! And a flash mob!,
Providence, RI
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Providence, RI
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Waterfire: Scavenger Hunt
Providence, RI
AWESOME! How do you make burning water more fun? Add a scavenger hunt.,
Providence, RI
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Providence, RI
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AstroAssembly
North Scituate, RI
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Also in Rhode Island, did you miss out on the last two big astronomy festivals? Here’s the last truly big stargazing conference of the year, the biggest annual event for this astronomy club. I’ve been to one of these and the folks are friendly and the sights are amazing. You’ll learn a lot.,
North Scituate, RI
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North Scituate, RI
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Blacksmith Weekend
Charlestown, NH
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Go see the fall foliage by hiking New Hampshire and make this blacksmith festival your excuse to drive North.,
Charlestown, NH
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Charlestown, NH
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Lumberjack Competitions and Festival
Berlin, NH
I’m a lumberjack, and I’m okay! Well… I’m not a lumberjack, but I can dream! This festival has competitive sports like log rolling, axe throwing, tree chopping, and two-person sawing.,
Berlin, NH
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Berlin, NH
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Bow Tie Ride
Cambridge, MA
Someone with too much time on their handles noticed that Cambridge is shaped like a bowtie. In honor of this, once a year there is a bike ride around the city by cyclists wearing bowties. 1pm.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Tufts Community Day
Medford, MA
Not much happens in Medford. So, this is your chance to catch something happening! You’ll find a complimentary lunch, community booths (think fire safety), live music and dance, and kid stuff like pumpkin painting and the ubiquitous face painting. 11am-3pm.,
Medford, MA
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Medford, MA
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Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo
Cambridge, MA
Before there were blogs, there were ‘zines. And before there were Web comics, there were actual comics. 10am-7pm.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Phantom Gourmet Food Festival
Boston, MA
This event is commercial, but for $50 ($40 in advance) you can sample food from 80 restaurants. I’ve attended and the quality is good. Don’t eat anything beforehand!,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Japanese Car & Motorcycle Day at Larz Anderson Museum
Working Waterfront Festival
New Bedford, MA
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Survival Suit Race? What’s a survival suit? Can it be harder than the scallop shucking contest? Scallops need to be shucked? Oh, shucks. Go see the boats!,
New Bedford, MA
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New Bedford, MA
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Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival
Shrewsbury, MA
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If Queens is where the queens live, what about Shrewsbury? This sounds like it should be a scary Halloween activity, but is actually a town fair.,
Shrewsbury, MA
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Shrewsbury, MA
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Fort Adams in the Fall Car Festival
Newport, RI
There are plenty of car shows in New England, but this park has a real old-timey fort and beautiful ocean views. 9am-3pm.,
Newport, RI
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Newport, RI
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Iron Chef (with real Iron)
Providence, RI
This is an outdoor sculpture competition, and it’s free! Rain date: next day. 1-5pm.,
Providence, RI
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Providence, RI
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Pawtucket Arts Fest
Pawtucket, RI
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There’s something for everyone at the Pawtucket Arts Festival, which is really a series of festivals, not a contiguous event.,
Pawtucket, RI
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Pawtucket, RI
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Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon
Amherst, MA
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Talk about overachievers. These people read all of Emily Dickinson’s 1,789 poems in two days. It’s the same day as their anniversary celebration, and they’ll have a special reception and art exhibit.,
Amherst, MA
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Amherst, MA
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Johnny’s nice pranks website
All Over
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My friends and I like to play nice pranks. Now I have them all up on a website! Check it out and please blog about it.,
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Johnny trapped on a mountain at night
All Over
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Once I was trapped on a mountain at night, with 90 minutes before complete darkness would leave me blind. How did I survive? Check out my new website and please blog about it!,
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Corn mazes!
All Over
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I also track 42 cornfield mazes in New England, many of which have events at night! To see them, go to Events INSIDER, select your region on the map, and then scroll all the way to the bottom.,
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Fall Foliage Festival Parade
North Adams, MA
Fall foliage season is starting, and here’s an excuse to head to Western Massachusetts to North Adams. This year’s parade theme: Toys on Parade in Northern Berkshire!,
North Adams, MA
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North Adams, MA
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Muppets, Music and Magic
Williamstown, MA
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Relive your childhood and see muppets in person. Perhaps you can tickle Elmo.,
Williamstown, MA
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Williamstown, MA
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Lakeville Arts & Music Festival
Lakeville, MA
Find a FREE day of community, art, and music at the eighth annual Lakeville Arts & Music Festival! 10am-4pm.,
Lakeville, MA
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Lakeville, MA
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White Mountain Storytelling Festival
Waterville Valley, NH
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Storytelling isn’t just for kids! The best performers do what is essentially a one-person stage show. I bet this will be interesting, a good excuse to go hiking in the White Mountains.,
Waterville Valley, NH
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Waterville Valley, NH
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Johnny Appleseed Festival
Leominster, MA
Activities, booths, crafts, moonwalks, foods, performers, and more (I do not know what more you could want). 9am-5pm.,
Leominster, MA
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Leominster, MA
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College Night at The Museum of Science, Boston
Boston, MA
The Museum of Science is free if you have a college ID. Or if you can fake one. 5pm.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Smithsonian Free Museum Day
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But that’s not all! Another 40 museums are free. Boston’s Old South Meeting House. Harvard’s museums, Lincoln’s Codman Estate & Gropius House. Gropius is a super fun word to say. Don’t gropie them. Gropius!,
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Back in Time: The StageSource Party
Cambridge, MA
It’s not to late to relive or re-do your prom! Just $25 brings you to the always spectacular Club Oberon. 7pm.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Franklin Park Fall Forest Festival
Boston, MA
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This festival looks ordinary, but at least there’s a park to explore, and it’s on the Boston bus system.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Belle Isle Harvest Festival
Boston, MA
Ooh! Horse-drawn hayrides, pumpkin decorating, live animals, and live music. 1-3pm.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Boston Harbor Island Alliance Regatta
Boston, MA
How awesome is this!! A boat race you can see from the harbor islands. I suggest watching from the fort.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Blue Hill Weather Observatory Open House and Kite Festival
Milton, MA
Hills are good for weather centers, and it’s free to attend at this open house, and you can make a kite and fly it, and hear lectures about weather! 10am-4pm.,
Milton, MA
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Milton, MA
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Breakheart Reservation Fall Festival
Family Harvest Festival
Newbury, MA
At this festival you can “see farm equipment”. What, we can’t drive around in it? They’ll have a pie-eating contest and a hay bale maze. 11am-5pm.,
Newbury, MA
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Newbury, MA
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Trails and Sails Weekend
Ipswich, MA
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This “festival” is really a series of 150 independent events all over the region, like house tours, Lynn’s Fallfest, and kayak, walking, and 1812 schooner sailing tours. There’s a shuttle from Boston at http://ipswichessexexplorer.com/.,
Ipswich, MA
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Ipswich, MA
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Festival of the Hills
Conway, MA
You had me at “Skillet tossing competition”. The parade, pancake breakfast, live music, and log-splitting competition are bonuses.,
Conway, MA
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Conway, MA
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Autumn-Fest
New Bedford Open Studios
New Bedford, MA
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New Bedford is also having an open studios. Walk around town and meet real artists in their private homes and studios, not just vendors. And you can check out the Whaling Museum while you’re there.,
New Bedford, MA
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New Bedford, MA
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NRT Harvest and Crafts Fair
Easton, MA
Here’s a tiny festival that seems to only feature vendors and unspecificed “kids’ activities” and “entertainment”. 10am-4pm.,
Easton, MA
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Easton, MA
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Hopedale Oktoberfest
Hopedale, MA
Uh, you guys know it’s still September, right? Model trains and airplanes are featured at this big little festival to celebrate Oktoberfest.,
Hopedale, MA
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Hopedale, MA
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Country Fair at Hancock Shaker Village
Pittsfield, MA
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This agricultural fest comes with wagon rides, a farmers market and a pie contest, at a historic re-enactment museum.,
Pittsfield, MA
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Pittsfield, MA
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Food and Feasting in the Middle Ages
Lenox, MA
I was always taught that people in the Middle Ages slay dragons for dinner. Maybe I should learn what types of food they ate once dragons went extinct.,
Lenox, MA
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Lenox, MA
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Davis Square Oktoberfest
Somerville, MA
It sickens me to see German culture reduced to beer. I guess that’s better than being reduced to World War II. Go ahead, live life to the fullest and get drunk at this BBQ street festival. 12-6pm.,
Somerville, MA
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Somerville, MA
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Boston Fashion Week
Boston, MA
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Get your Zoolander on at the Boston Fashion Week, which in true Zoolander logic is actually 10 days.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Harvest Festival at Belle Isle Park
Winthrop, MA
Horse-drawn hayrides, pumpkin decorating, live music, live animals, and more! See what I did there? Exclamation points make everything sound exciting. 1-3pm!,
Winthrop, MA
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Winthrop, MA
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Gray Matters: Brain Injury in Sports
Boston, MA
Unfortunately, New England fans learned the hard lesson about traumatic brain injuries from the passing of Junior Seau.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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BeanTown Jazz Festival
Boston, MA
Does anyone younger than 50 care about jazz? If you do, check this out.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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New England Fringe Festival
Roxbury, MA
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This ‘festival’ is really a series of performances, but they seem really creative! They present dance, theatre, storytelling, physical comedy, and even magic. I went once and it was artistically interesting but poorly attended. So help get the word out.,
Roxbury, MA
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Roxbury, MA
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East Broadway Foodie Crawl
Somerville, MA
It’s like trick-or-treating, but you get real food! Here’s your excuse to sample some new restaurants, and then 3 afterparties!,
Somerville, MA
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Somerville, MA
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Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
Cambridge, MA
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Feel free to spend your last days of summer inside the Somerville Theatre and the Brattle Theatre. If they have any filmmaker Q&As, they fail to mention this, but there probably will be. And there’s a closing day party.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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Moon Dance Gala
Boston, MA
Would you pay $200 to dance under the moon? What if there were werewolves? 6:30-11:59pm.,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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Country Fair with the Berenstein Bears
Carver, MA
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You are denying your kid a childhood if they do not know who the Berenstein Bears are. Hint: they are bears. Jewish bears.,
Carver, MA
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Carver, MA
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Medical Marijuana – Yes or No
Wayland, MA
Does anyone on their deathbed think, “I wish I had used more drugs in my life”? That’s how you can tell if you’re living life to the fullest.,
Wayland, MA
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Wayland, MA
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Fall Foliage Festival at East Boston Camps
Westford, MA
I try to point out the unique thing in each event. I’m still searching with this one. 1-5pm.,
Westford, MA
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Westford, MA
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
Duxbury, MA
And you thought the British liked tea! The Japanese make a whole production of it. This presentation will show you how. It’s free.,
Duxbury, MA
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Duxbury, MA
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Webb Park Fall Festival
Creature Double Feature Round Up
Norwood, MA
And then Godzilla storms into the tea ceremony. ROWWWWWRR! Oh look! It’s a giant robot heading this way! Maybe they’ll fight!,
Norwood, MA
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Norwood, MA
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Italian Fest in Haverhill
Haverhill, MA
This one’s more like it, taking the small fair, live music concept and making it creative with a spaghetti sauce challenge and Miss Italy Pageant. 12-4pm.,
Haverhill, MA
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Haverhill, MA
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Paint Out
Wakefield, MA
Join in the excitement as artists paint pictures before your eyes. Or arrive late and watch paint dry.,
Wakefield, MA
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Wakefield, MA
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The Lost Art of Etiquette
Salem, MA
Since they asked so nicely, I will kindly inform you and yours of this etiquette class.,
Salem, MA
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Salem, MA
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Barnstable County Harvest Festival
East Falmouth, MA
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Rain or shine, this one will have live music, hayrides, and the usual vendors selling handcrafted stuff. 10am-4pm.,
East Falmouth, MA
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East Falmouth, MA
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Jazzfest Falmouth
Autumn Escape Bike Trek
Plymouth, MA
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Why walk for charity when you can ride? Two or three day ride goes from Plymouth to Provincetown.,
Plymouth, MA
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Plymouth, MA
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North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival
Orange, MA
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Vampires welcome! Not just a garlic festival, it’s an arts festival.,
Orange, MA
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Orange, MA
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Walk the Walk for Adoption RI
Pawtucket Film Festival
Norman Bird Sanctuary Harvest Fair
Middletown, RI
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Is a harvest festival at a bird sanctuary also known as a hunting spree? I don’t think so because there will be food, entertainment, games, craft, country store, home & garden competition, pony rides, hay rides and more. 10am-5pm.,
Middletown, RI
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Middletown, RI
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Dixville Half Marathon
Remick Museum Harvest Fest
Tamworth, NH
Lots of crafts demos: woodworking, wood carving, cider pressing, and more!,
Tamworth, NH
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Tamworth, NH
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Schnitzel Fest
Hillsboro, NH
Perfect if German food, um-pah music and crafters are your idea of fun. 12-5pm.,
Hillsboro, NH
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Hillsboro, NH
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Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival
Portsmouth, NH
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What do you do with a drunken sailor? Put him in the long boat ’til he’s sober, earlie in the mornin’!,
Portsmouth, NH
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Portsmouth, NH
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Smuttynose Rockfest
Harvest Moon Festival
Warner, NH
I’ve been to this museum and, well, it is small. But the place is very genuine and worth a stopover if you’re on your way to or from the White Mountains. 10am-4pm.,
Warner, NH
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Warner, NH
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Performance
Good People – Our review
Boston, MA
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When this mom loses her job, will connecting with an ex-lover help? Click for our review!,
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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POEMJAZZ
Cambridge, MA
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I hope that the show is better than the name. A poet laureate and a grammy winning musician should be able to come up with a better name.,
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge, MA
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“Labels” kicks off the massmouth story slam season
Brookline, MA
Storytelling for adults is like a one-man or one-woman theatre show. 3pm.,
Brookline, MA
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Brookline, MA
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A Night of A Cappella
Ipswich, MA
Did you watch The Sing-Off? Me Neither, but one of their finalists will be singing in Ipswich. 7:30pm.,
Ipswich, MA
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Ipswich, MA
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Magic For Smart People – Bob The Magic Guy
Somerville, MA
Ooh! So, does he explain the tricks? Why is it just for smart people? Am I asking too many questions?,
Somerville, MA
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Somerville, MA
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Travel
King Arthur Fall Harvest Faire
Hebron, CT
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As if you need an excuse to go to New England’s oldest rennaisance fair. If you do though, Harvest Fest can be it.,
Hebron, CT
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Hebron, CT
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Connecticut To Arms: 1862
Manchester, CT
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More than 500 re-enactors will take part in this encampment and battle reenactment!,
Manchester, CT
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Manchester, CT
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Promise of Freedom – a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Fairfield, CT
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This is just cool. You can see copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and Thirteenth Amendment signed by Lincoln himself. 6:30pm.,
Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield, CT
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Pipes in the Valley – A Celtic Celebration
Hartford, CT
Hopefully the magicians are as talented as the artist behind their logo. 11am-10pm.,
Hartford, CT
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Hartford, CT
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Durham Fairgrounds
Durham, CT
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The largest agricultural fair in Connecticut. I guess that’s good.,
Durham, CT
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Durham, CT
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Envison Hartford
Hartford, CT
What’s in Hartford’s artistic and business future? This festival starts with a party under the stars!,
Hartford, CT
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Hartford, CT
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Southbury Celebration
Southbury, CT
Southbury knows how to draw a crowd: with fireworks!! 5:30-8:30pm.,
Southbury, CT
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Southbury, CT
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Denison Pequotsepos Wild Mushroom Festival
Mystic, CT
A festival where people ingest ‘shrooms. The legal kind that is. Local restaurants will prepare wild mushrooms for you to eat while listening to music, taking hikes, and of course buying more mushrooms.,
Mystic, CT
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Mystic, CT
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Night Hike Along the Shetucket
Coventry 300th Anniversary Parade
Oktoberfest at the Mark Twain House
Hartford, CT
Mark Twain once said, “Be good and you will be lonesome.” No worry about that at the Annual Twain Oktoberfest. 5:30-9:30pm.,
Hartford, CT
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Hartford, CT
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30th Anniversary Gathering at the Center at Glastonbury
Thompson Community Day
Thompson, CT
Of course it will have food, music and local vendors. But at this Community Day the fate of the last building of the former Belding-Corticelli mill will be determined.,
Thompson, CT
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Thompson, CT
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FBRA Pie-Baking Contest
Roaring 20’s Speakeasy and Casino Night
Jackson, NH
This looks like fun! I can’t recall ever seeing a Roaring 20’s party before in New England, and the casino is for charity. Call for directions, but it’s on Rt 16 between Jackson and Gorham. 7-11pm.,
Jackson, NH
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Jackson, NH
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Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta
Damariscotta, ME
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They hollow out pumpkins and race them on land and sea! Wheee!,
Damariscotta, ME
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Damariscotta, ME
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Eliot Festival Day
Eliot, ME
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Don’t carbo load before running a 5k. In Eliot you eat chili the night before to get jet propulsion.,
Eliot, ME
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Eliot, ME
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Camden International Film Festival
Camden, ME
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Is it just me, or is this the week of film festivals? Go away, film festivals, until February!,
Camden, ME
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Camden, ME
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Fryeburg Fair
Fryeburg, ME
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An “Open Pig Scramble” is apparently children trying to chase down and bag small pigs! This I gotta see.,
Fryeburg, ME
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Fryeburg, ME
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Archaeology Weekend
Vergennes, VT
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I will be disappointed if there is anything less than Indiana Jones shenanigans this weekend.,
Vergennes, VT
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Vergennes, VT
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Corn Mazes
| Cornfield Mazes (Day/Night/Both) – click map above to set region | Mon 9/24 | Tue 9/25 | Wed 9/26 | Thu 9/27 | Fri 9/28 | Sat 9/29 | Sun 9/30 | Mon 10/1 |
| Schartner Farms Corn MazeBolton, MA
Sat-Sun, 10am-5pm. Daytimes only.
211 West Berlin Road, 978-779-0212.  |
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| Corn Maze at Hanson’s FarmFramingham, MA
voice mesg says “in September.
20 Nixon Rd, 508.877.3058. |
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| Goss Farm Corn MazeDunstable, MA
Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. No Halloween theme this year, but is a corn maze open some nights!
446 Pleasant St, 978-649-7688. |
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| Marini Farm Corn Maze Flashlight NightsIpswich, MA
Mon, Thu, Fri 3-6pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. Some nights, bring a flashlight, 6-10pm.
259 Linebrook Rd, 978 471-9203. |
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| Haunted Cornfield at Connors Farm Corn MazeDanvers, MA
Daily 9am-6pm. See website for coupon. Halloween night maze some nights. Singles night Oct 8. Halloween Kids Day Oct 31.
30 Valley Road (Rt. 35), 978-777-1245. |
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| Kimball Farm Haunted MazeHaverhill, MA
Daily 9am-6pm. Some nights to 10pm. October, Haunted. Small but visit nearby Castle of Fear.
780 East Broadway, 978-521-3990. |
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| Sauchuk Farm Corn MazePlympton, MA
Days 10am-6pm. Last admission 1 hour before close. Some nights. Bring a flashlight.
234 Center Street |
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| Davis MegaMaze Halloween Fright NightsSterling, MA
My favorite corn field maze is across the street from a big petting zoo with hayrides, go carts, and apple picking. It’s the best!! They have night mazes with telescopes and Halloween nights with monsters!
145 Redstone Hill |
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| West End Creamery Corn MazeWhitinsville, MA
Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 12-6pm. No nights.
481 Purgatory Road, 508-234-2022. |
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| Mike’s Maze at Warner FarmSunderland, MA
10am-5pm. Last ticket sold at 5pm. Nights 6:30-10pm.
South Main Street, 413-665-8331. |
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| Escobar’s Highland Farm Corn MazePortsmouth, RI
10am-dusk except Fri (3:30pm), Sun (11am). No nights. Pumpkin Fest 9/29. Harry Potter 10/13. Halloween Party 10/27. Often themaize.com is updated earlier than the main website.
251 Middle Road, 401-683-1444. |
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| Lake Knoll Farm Corn MazeAlton, NH
Weekends. “Check back for Halloween hours.
55 Prospect Mountain Rd, 603.776.4830. |
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| Maze Massacre at Sherman FarmConway, NH
10am-5pm. Haunted nights, 7-9pm. Some dates non-scary for kids.
, 603-939-2412. |
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| Beans & Greens Farm Corn MazeGilford, NH
Days 10am-5pm, Nights by reservation only, 8-11pm.
245 Intervale Road, 603-293-2853. |
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| Coppal House Farm Night MazeLee, NH
Daily 10am-5pm in August. Then Wed-Fri 12-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm. Some nights 7-9pm. Bring a flashlight. Not “haunted”. Huge bonfire. Free cider & donuts.
118 North River Road (Route 155), 603.659.3572. |
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| Beech Hill Farm & Ice Cream StandHopkinton, NH
Daily 11am-dusk. No nights.
107 Beech Hill Road, 603-223-0828. |
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| Trombley Gardens Corn MazeMilford, NH
Days to 6pm. Pumpkin throwing machine. Saturdays in October haunted maze to 9:30pm.
150 North River Road, 603-620-5785. |
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| Haunted Corn Maze at Nathan Hale HomesteadCoventry, CT
Days 12-4pm, nights 7-9pm Haunted maze, moderately scary walk. Last tour leaves at 8:30 p.m. Not recommended for small children. Sunday serves as a rain date.
2299 South St, 860-742-6917. |
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| Buttonwood Farm Corn MazeGriswold, CT
Fri 3pm-dusk, Sat-Sun 10am-dusk thru 10/31. Some nights. 860-608-9530.
471 Shetucket Turnpike, 860-376-4081. |
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| Lyman Orchards Corn MazeMiddlefield, CT
Corn maze but also a SUNFLOWER maze! 4 acres. Trivia challenges. Wed-Fri 3-6pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. No nights.
Routes 147 & 157, 860-349-6015. |
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| Spookfest at Hayes Corn MazeNorth Granby, CT
Website says 2011 but I called to confirm dates. Fri 4-9pm, Sat 12-9pm, Sun 12-6pm. Bring a flashlight.
Hayes Dairy, 151 East St, 860-653-4157. |
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| Preston Farm Corn MazePreston, CT
Mon-Fri 3pm-Dusk, Sat-Sun 10am-Dusk. No nights.
92 Route 2, 860-886-MAZE. |
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| Scantic Valley Farm Corn MazeSomers, CT
11am-dusk. No nights.
327 Ninth District Rd, 860-749-3286. |
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| Foster Family Farm Corn MazeSouth Windsor, CT
Sep weekends, then night begins 9/21. Oct Sun-Thu 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10am-9:30pm. Last ticket 9pm. Bring a flashlight.
90 Foster Street, 860-648-9366. |
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| Ekonk Hill Corn MazeSterling, CT
Fri 3pm-dusk; Sat-Sun 11am-dusk. Check back for October night schedule.
227 Ekonk Hill Rd, 860-564-0248. |
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| Fort Hill Farms Corn Maze AdventureThompson, CT
11am-9pm daily. Last ticket sold 7:30pm, BYO flashlights for night time hunts!
, 860-923-3439. |
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| Plasko’s Farm Corn MazeTrumbull, CT
Fri 3-5pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm. School groups can come weekdays. Last ticket sold one hour before close.
670 Daniels Farm Rd, 203-268-2716. |
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| Zack’s Corn Maze Flashlight TagYork, ME
Fri-Sun 12-6pm. Nights Fri-Sat, 7-10pm. Play flashlight tag!
7 Colby Turner Rd, 207-475-7857. |
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| Pumpkin Valley Farm Corn MazeDayton, ME
Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. Some nights 6-9pm. Last ticket sold one hour before close.
Union Falls Rd, 207-929-4545. |
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| Thunder Farm Road Corn MazeCorinna, ME
Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. Nights 6:30pm-10pm with haunted hayrides!
185 Newport Rd. Rt. 7/11, 207-278-3708. |
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| The Great Vermont Corn MazeDanville, VT
Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm. Some haunted nights, starting 7:30pm. Haunted attraction has 3 buildings not just the corn maze.
1404 Wheelock Road, 802-748-1399. |
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| Gaines Farm Haunted Hayride and Haunted MazeGuilford, VT
Daytimes 11am-5pm, plus some nights 6:30-10pm. Twilight maze Saturdays thru Oct 8. Haunted hayride and corn maze after Oct 8.
6343 Coolidge Hwy, 802-257-0409. |
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| Hathaway Farm Corn MazeRutland, VT
Largest in VT.” Sun, Mon, Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-9pm. Nights aren’t “haunted”. Last ticket sold one hour before close. 12-acre maze!
741 Prospect Hill Road, 802.775.2624. |
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Halloween
| Halloween Attractions – click map above to set region | Mon 9/24 | Tue 9/25 | Wed 9/26 | Thu 9/27 | Fri 9/28 | Sat 9/29 | Sun 9/30 | Mon 10/1 |
| Count Orlok’s Nightmare GallerySalem, MA
Daily 10am-7pm or much later.
285 Derby Street, 978-740-0500. |
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| Haunted Harbor CruiseSalem, MA
90 minute cruise with spooky stories. 5 trips a day from 1pm to 9pm.
Pickering Wharf, 978-825-0001. |
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| Witch Mansion Haunted HouseSalem, MA
Oct 1-8, 12-7pm. Then 12-9pm or whenever the crowds.
Museum Place Mall, 2 East India Square, 978-825-1300. |
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| Barrett’s Haunted MansionAbington, MA
Rt 3S to Rt 18S. Great! See website coupon or get one at the restaurant next door. 7-10:30pm. Special not-so-scary “lights on” matinees on Saturdays.
1235 Bedford St, 781-871-4573. |
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| Witch’s WoodsWestford, MA
Haunted house. Hayrides. 6:30-10:30pm.
Nashoba Ski, 978-692-3033. |
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| Asylum of HorrorFall River, MA
Haunted house. See website for coupons. 7-10pm but to 11pm most nights.
Anawan St., 508-324-7709. |
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| Factory of TerrorFall River, MA
Haunted house. Rt 195E to exit 5. Left off exit. Behind Dunkin Donuts. See website coupon. Mostly Fri-Sat 6:30-11pm. Flashlight nights scarier with much lower lighting!
18 Pocasset Street |
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| Fright Fest at Six Flags New EnglandAgawam, MA
Haunted house as part of largest amusement park in New England. Sat-Sun 12-10pm, Sun 12-9pm, Fri 5-10pm.
1623 Main Street, 413-786-9300. |
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| Fright Tours at Edith Wharton’s The MountLenox, MA
Fridays at 5:45pm and 7pm. Bring a flashlight. Partly outdoors.
2 Plunkett St, 413-551-5111. |
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| Morbid MountainGilford, NH
Haunted Houses at the grounds of ski area Gunstock Mountain. 7-10:30pm.
719 Cherry Valley Road, 603-293-4341 x164. |
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| Ghost Town Spooktacular AdventureJefferson, NH
Day and nights at this amusement park.
1492 Presidential Highway, 603-586-4592. |
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| Spooky World / Nightmare New EnglandLitchfield, NH
Ticket sales 6-10pm, but 11pm Fri-Sat. Four attractions. Looks great, but I’m told the lines are impossibly long, so arrive early.
454 Charles Bancroft Highway (RT 3A), 603-424-2292. |
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| Fright KingdomNashua, NH
Haunted woods walk. 7-10pm, but Fri-Sat 7pm-midnight. Kid-friendly show Oct 28, 1-4pm.
12 Simon Street |
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| Ghoullog Halloween Haunted Chairlift RideNorth Conway, NH
Board the ski lift for a Halloween experience on the ride up and on the peak! $25. 6-11pm.
1 Skimobile Rd, 603-356-5544. |
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| Canobie Lake ScreeemfestSalem, NH
Canobie Lake Park is the 2nd biggest amusement park in New England, and while its attractions are bad (Merriment: C+, Dead Shed C, The Village C, Cannibal Lake C-, Demons of Darkness D), being at a giant carnival at night is glorious, thus the “A”! Fri, Sat to 11pm, Sun to 9pm. Lines close before the park closes. So come early. They have this great innovation where you can buy a $5 “glowing charm” for your kids and the actors playing the monsters know to not be so scary.
85 North Policy Street, 603-893-3506 or 617-653-5959. |
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| Scary AcresHope, RI
Haunted corn field maze at a local farm. Friday-Sunday, dusk to 10pm.
Confreda’s Greenhouses and Farm, 2150 Scituate Av, 401-827-5000. |
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| Haunted Hill at Diamond Hill State ParkCumberland, RI
Forest walk. Fri & Sat 7-10pm. Sun 7-9pm.
4097 Diamond Hill, 401-728-2400 or 401-334-9996. |
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| Trails to TerrorWakefield, RI
Haunted hayride and forest trail. Ticket sales 6:30-10pm.
4235 Tower Hill Rd (Rt 1), 401-792-8188. |
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| Field of ScreamsWest Greenwich, RI
Thu & Sun, 6:30-9pm, Fri & Sat, 6:30-10pm. 3 attractions. Website coupon. Outdoors, call if bad weather.
, 401-884-7369. |
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| Haunted Corn MazeCoventry, CT
7-9pm. Last tour leaves at 8:30 p.m. Not recommended for small children. Sunday serves as a rain date. $8 person, $25 family.
Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, 860-742-6917. |
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| Pumpkintown USAEast Hampton, CT
Hayride through “town” of pumpkin dioramas, Daily,10am-5pm. Looks small but adorable.
93 East High Street, 860-267-0143. |
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| Haunted Isle at the Shore Line TrolleyEast Haven, CT
7-10pm. Last ride leaves at 10pm. Trolley carries you through haunted woods.
17 River St, 203-467-6927. |
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| Headless HorsemanUlster Park, NY
Haunted house. Outside New England but a “Top Ten in USA” haunted house according to the industry magazine.
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