Features Events Halloween Holiday Events CT Halloween Parties, Events, Farms & Bars for 2021 April Guilbault October 21, 2021 Halloween may actually feel like Halloween this year and it sure looks like it from this list! This year you can:Fill your trick or treat bags with chocolates and candies of all sorts and not have to eat them alone in your house Hit some gatherings that don’t involve CDC online registrations and lines waiting for a jab and…Happily don costumes that aren’t last year’s costume-du-jour of LOUNGEWEAR, and HAVE SOME FUN!Happy Halloween all you ghouls and ghosts, from the CTbites Vampires, bwah ha ha!Eat Your Greens Bouquet-Fairfield County www.eatyourgreensbouquet.comWhen you're looking for a unique and beautiful hostess gift, head over to www.EatYourGreensBouquet.com for an edible fruit and vegetable bouquet. The arrangements are entirely edible and come with a recipe card to make a simple veggie dish. Guaranteed to be a conversation piece and they take custom orders for all occasions! Follow them on Facebook and Instagram @EatYourGreensBouquet or visit www.eatyourgreensbouquet.com to order for pickup in Westport or delivery in Fairfield County.Washington Prime-Norwalk www.washingtonprimect.comJoin Washington Prime for their 4th Annual PRIMA-CON! Come dressed to stroll the red carpet with your best superhero, villain, movie character, video game character or even make up your own! DJ Norbs 3000 will be spinning on the table, there will be plenty of drink specials and no cover charge. You want prizes? How about a $500 gift certificate to the best costume, which will be announced at 12:30am (must be present to win) and a $250 gift certificate to the best dressed couple, also to be announced at 12:30am (must be present to win).Dave’s Planet Pizza-Norwalk www.davesmobileplanetpizza.comThe pre-orders are already rolling in, so be sure to get in on the Don’t-Cook-Let’s-Get-to-Trick-or-Treating Dinner game! Hot pizza, made with love and care by the one and only Dave. The dough is made fresh, the sauce is made from sun-kissed California tomatoes, they use whole milk mozzarella from Wisconsin and vibrant fresh basil, to just start with the basics. Your gang not in the mood for pizza, you say? Try their creative salads, party subs, calzones, platters or things from the kids’ menu to keep your costumed cuties happy. Parties and More!Aquila’s Nest Vineyard-Newtownwww.aquilasnestvineyards.comHalloWine Fest on Halloween weekend with such events as a scavenger hunt, Make & Take Puppet Show, Doggy Costume Contest, Grape Pumpkin Lighting Ceremony. Fun amongst the vines and wines!Basso Restaurant and Wine Bar-Westportwww.bassobistrocafe.comJoin their “Wicked Halloween Celebration” on Thursday, Oct. 28th with tunes and costumes-show up in your wicked best!Blue Plate Kitchen-West Hartfordwww.blueplatekitchen.comGather your ghoul friends and dive into such festive cocktails as the Berried Alive (complete with bobbing skeleton), Caramel Apple Sangria, Pumpkin Martinis, a bright purple, spider accented Hocus Pocus Martini and The Cauldron, a Prosecco-based green brew teaming with gummy worms, of course.Carmine’s Bar, Grill & Stage-East Hartfordwww.carmines389.comHalloween parties on October 29th and 30th with drink specials, food, and giveaways for the best costumes! Cisco Brewers at The Village-Stamfordwww.thevillagestamford.comDon a costume on Halloween weekend for a proper end-of-season celebration! Bring the kids on Saturday, October 30th for pumpkin-painting and other family-friendly fun. Party with your friends on Sunday, October 31st with your favorite Cisco Brewers beers and cocktails, and participate in Halloween-inspired activities.Counterweight Brewing Co-Hamdenwww.counterweightbrewing.comTogether with Hope Gallery, you’re going to love “Life is Killing Me”, a gothic celebration of all things Vampyr! Artwork, new beers, bloody movies, food and tunes. Sunday, Oct. 31.Crown and Hammer-Collinsvillewww.crownandhammer.comWhile the autumn sun shines, dine outside and sip some pumpkin cocktails such as their Pumpkin Spice Martini or a cold pumpkin ale with a cinnamon rim. What could be better?Engine Room-Mysticwww.engineroomct.comWanna go to Prom? How about a Haunted Prom?! October 30th will be the stage for the Engine Room High’s Haunted Prom, Carrie-style. No cover, drink specials, costumes and dancing encouraged! Leave the pig blood at home, thank you.FennAgains Pub-Hebronwww.fennagainspub.comHead here for some fun Halloween-inspired cocktails like the Sleepy Hollow (Thimble Island dark pumpkin porter with a shot of Fireball) or the Hocus Pocus (Espresso vodka, pumpkin Kahlua, Hot Damn liquer). Broom parking available.Geronimo Tequila Bar and Southwest Grill-New Havenwww.geronimobarandgrill.comCelebrating Halloween this year with a “Mischief Night” party on October 30 at its New Haven location. Evening kicks off at 9pm with music from DJ Ron Classic, cocktail specials and a costume contest at midnight. Greiser’s Coffee and Market-Eastonwww.greisers.comHalloween party on October 24th with tunes, a BeeWitched food truck, and treats for the costumed!Hogan’s Cider Mill-Burlingtonwww.hoganscidermill.com10-acre, family friendly outdoor tap room. They are serving up some Halloween Hard Cider too, which pairs perfectly with their apple cider donuts.Jealous Monk-Mysticwww.jealous-monk.comParty with the Monk! Join their Halloween party on October 30th. Get your costumes on and dance as only a monk can.LaVista Bistro-Stamfordwww.lavistabistro.comHead to their Blackout Brunch, October 31st from 1-5pm, where they will have a costume contest with a $500 prize. Then the Blackout After Party starts at 5pm!Molly Darcy’s-Danburywww.mollydarcy.comHead to this family-owned Irish pub for a Halloween party and costume contest on Oct. 30th. Music, fun and don’t forget to “dress to impress”!OnTheMarc-Stamfordwww.onthemarcevents.comCelebrate Halloween this year by hosting a long-overdue party! Call them to arrange the perfectly spooky evening with themed food and dance under the moonlight.Sport Hill Farm-Eastonwww.sporthillfarm.comHalloween party on October 30th from 7-10pm. Wine tasting, light bites, Halloween music, treats and prizes for best costume. Adult event! Maybe the infamous White Lady will show??Troupe429-Norwalkwww.troupe429.comBar & Performance Space-no cover! "Best Halloween Party Ever!" on Saturday, October 30th. Dancers, drag queens, costume prizes, drink specials, DJs, and more!Urban Street Pizza-Brookfieldwww.urbanstpizza.comWho can resist a pumpkin shaped pizza?! For a special limited time, they will also have pizza with pumpkin purée, caramelized onions, chicken, mozzarella, Parmesan.Wilton Pizza and Pasta-Wiltonwww.wiltonpizza.comDoling out goody bags with assorted candy to the kids when they dine in!Don a costume and join us over Halloween weekend for a proper end-of-season celebration! Yeahhh! CANDY!Bridgewater Chocolates-various locationswww.bridgewaterchocolate.comFounded by the owner of the beloved Aquavit restaurant in NYC, Bridgewater Chocolates are handmade using high-quality ingredients and childhood recipes. This Halloween, enjoy their molded ghosts, bats and pumpkins along with a special box of their customer fave Orange Assortment of chocolates with toffees, caramels, and peanut butter.The Chocolate Shell-Old Lymewww.thechocolateshell.comSpecialty chocolate shop on the shoreline. Get your fill of coconut ghosts, Frankenstein rice crispy pops, and foil eyeballs this Halloween.Deborah Ann’s Sweet Shoppe-Ridgefieldwww.deborahanns.comHarry Potter candies, all the Halloween-colored M &Ms you could want and more for your Halloween night or parties.Despina's Confections-AvonFB: Despina’s Confections, Halloween cocoa bombs, made to order, Oreo pops, Mummy Oreo pops, Halloween care packages for your fave college student!Divine Treasures-Manchesterwww.dtchocolates.comOrganic European dark chocolate that is made without dairy, gluten, refined white or sugar is fashioned into decadent Peanut Butter bats, chocolate coffins with mummys, and skull truffles filled with Oreo-style cookie and ganache filling. Fascia’s Chocolates-Waterburywww.fasciaschocolates.comMolded chocolates for your favorite trick-or-treater, chocolate-caramel covered apples (can only be picked up, not shipped), holiday chocolate-covered Oreos, gift boxes and treat bags.Munson’s Chocolates-various locationswww.munsonschocolates.comIf you want chocolate, they make it in every shape along with gummy pumpkins, chocolate ghosts and bats, Halloween chocolate-covered Oreos, and Pumpkin Spice Truffles.Old Wethersfield Country Store-Wethersfieldwww.owcsct.comGobs of classic penny candies that will help you relive childhood! Pssst, they also have Butterscotch Soda for making ButterBeers, along with Harry Potter candies.One Tough Cookie Bakeshop-Stamford@onetoughcookiebakeshopCheck out their Halloween menu so you can order cookie masks, personalized pumpkins, mummy oreos and more treats. Pre-sale closes on October 20th.Rosie’s Royal Chocolates-Southingtonwww.rosiesroyalchocolates.comLooking for the caramel or chocolate-covered apple of your Halloween dreams? In addition to lots of Halloween candies they’ve got Oreo and Fruity Pebble covered giant apples.Thompson Chocolate-Meridenwww.thompsonchocolate.comSince 1879, making them one of the oldest chocolate companies in the U.S.,Thompson Chocolates has been a part of holidays. Get all your foiled faves to give out or enjoy as your own treat: leaves, black cats, Crispy Pumpkins and Pumpkin Marbles.Thorncrest Farm & Milk House Chocolates-Goshenwww.milkhousechocolates.netThey love and value their herd and that love trickles into each and every chocolate that is made at Milk House. For this Halloween season, savor their milk, dark or white chocolate pumpkins, ghosts, ghouls and spiders. Don’t forget to consult their “Today’s Menu” for truffles du jour.