The Connecticut Fairs & Festivals Blog
Guides to planning your 2026 Connecticut fair and festival season.
Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival 2026: Dates, Prices and Overlapping Fairs
Connecticut’s garlic festival: October 10 to 11, 2026, in Bethlehem, with $10 adult admission and $1 for children under 12. The Riverton Fair and the second Southington weekend overlap it.
August 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Connecticut Fairs by Listed Founding Year, 1809 to 1916
Eleven agricultural fairs in order of listed founding year. Six list a year before the Civil War, starting with the Brooklyn Fair in 1809. The Riverton Fair lists none.
July 21, 2026 · 2 min read
Connecticut Food Festivals in 2026: Oysters, Apples and Garlic
Three oyster festivals, three apple festivals and a garlic festival in Connecticut, from August 14 to October 18. Dates in order, and the food at each.
July 21, 2026 · 1 min read
Connecticut’s Cultural & Heritage Festivals for 2026
Polish, Irish and Greek festivals, Highland games in Norwalk, a fife-and-drum muster in Deep River, and arts and city festivals in New Haven, Bridgeport, Mystic and South Norwalk.
July 21, 2026 · 1 min read
Connecticut’s County 4-H Fairs 2026: All Seven, County by County
Seven county 4-H fairs, including the Litchfield County 4-H Fair in Goshen and the Tolland County 4-H Fair in Vernon. Here they are in date order.
July 19, 2026 · 2 min read
Connecticut’s Seven Small-Town Grange Fairs
Seven small Grange fairs, including the Riverton Grange Fair and the Ekonk Community Grange Fair, with judged produce, baking and craft competitions in Litchfield, Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven and Windham counties.
July 19, 2026 · 1 min read
Mystic & the Quiet Corner: A Connecticut Fair and Festival Circuit
A seven-event circuit in date order across Windham and New London counties, from the North Stonington Agricultural Fair in July to the Niantic Bay Oyster Festival in September, with Brooklyn Fair and Woodstock Fair in between.
July 19, 2026 · 1 min read
The Litchfield Hills Fair Trail: Eight Events in 2026
Eight Litchfield Hills events in date order, from the Bridgewater Country Fair, whose 2026 dates were not confirmed, to the Christmas Town Festival in December, including the October garlic festival.
July 19, 2026 · 1 min read
Connecticut Shoreline Summer Festivals 2026
Oyster festivals in Milford (August 14 to 15) and Norwalk (September 11 to 13), Sailfest in New London, art festivals in Mystic and South Norwalk, and heritage events on the Connecticut shoreline in 2026.
June 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Fairs and Festivals Near Hartford in 2026
Four agricultural fairs in September, three apple and fall festivals, and free events in Hartford, West Hartford and New Britain. Dates, prices and features of each.
June 5, 2026 · 2 min read
Free Fairs and Festivals in Connecticut 2026
Free-admission fairs and festivals in Connecticut for 2026: oyster festivals, arts and heritage events, Grange fairs and town festivals. Food, rides and some activities cost extra.
June 4, 2026 · 1 min read
Connecticut Agricultural Fairs: What to Expect and Where to Go
Connecticut’s agricultural fairs: livestock barns, oxen draws, exhibit halls and midways in towns from July to October. What a fair includes, who runs it and where to find one by region.
June 3, 2026 · 1 min read
Ten Connecticut Fall Fairs in 2026, in Date Order
Ten fall fairs in date order. Three overlapped on Labor Day weekend and two shared October 2 to 4. Bethlehem, Durham and Riverton each had dates that none of the other nine shared.
June 2, 2026 · 2 min read
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