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Interview: Halloween Clownfest at the ONCE Lounge in Somerville
Halloween Clownfest is more than a party. It's one night of evil clown insanity run by Matt Martino, who in recent years has run t
October 22, 2018
Fear on the Farm at McCray’s Farm is New England’s Longest Spooky Hay Ride (5 stars)
McCray's Farm, near Springfield, is a family farm that has daytime attractions including a farm store, a petting zoo, mini-golf, p
October 21, 2018
McCray's Farm
South Hadley, MA
Field of Screams Has Spooky Hay Rides and New England’s Best Zombie Paintball (4.5 stars)
Field of Screams is a Halloween attraction at Big John Leyden's Tree Farm in Providence, Rhode Island. Like other farm attractions
October 21, 2018
Big John Leyden's Tree Farm
Providence, RI
The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo (4.5 stars)
Every October, Roger Williams Park hosts three Halloween-themed events. You can walk along a nighttime trail with thousands of car
October 20, 2018
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Providence, RI
The Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford Connects You to History (5 stars)
Mark Twain, the 19th century author and humorist, lived in Hartford, Connecticut, and wrote many of his best works there, in a hom
October 20, 2018
The Mark Twain House and Museum
Hartford, CT
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford Teaches Social Justice the Right Way (5 stars)
Harriet Beecher Stowe was the 19th century author who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, which helped spark the Civil War and free the slave
October 19, 2018
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Hartford, CT
Rails to the Darkside at the Connecticut Trolley Museum is a Halloween Trolley Ride (4 stars)
The Connecticut Trolley Museum is just what it sounds like -- a museum dedicated to trolleys! They showcase dozens of old-timey tr
October 19, 2018
Connecticut Trolley Museum
East Windsor, CT
The Connecticut Renaissance Faire Bring Old-Time Jousting, Games, and Shows (4 stars)
Based in Lebanon, CT, the Connecticut Renaissance Faire is an old-timey festival, where you pretend to live in a medieval fantasy
October 18, 2018
Lebanon County Fairgrounds
Lebanon, CT
The Haunted Graveyard at Lake Compounce is New England’s #1 Halloween Attraction (5 stars PLUS)
New England has only a few giant amusement parks. Palace Playland and Quassy Amusement Park close early in October, and Six Flags,
October 17, 2018
Lake Compounce
Bristol, CT
Evidence of Evil is the Most Theatrical Halloween Attraction in New England (4.5 stars)
Created by former managers from the Haunted Graveyard at Lake Compounce, which last year I called New England's #1 attraction, Evi
October 17, 2018
Crystal Bees
Southington, CT