The agricultural fairs around Hartford fall in September and the apple festivals in October. The free city festivals below were listed for June and July, and their 2026 dates were not confirmed.
Agricultural fairs in September
The Hebron Harvest Fair (September 10 to 13) and the Wapping Fair in South Windsor (September 10 to 13) ran the same four days. The Berlin Fair (September 17 to 20) and the Four Town Fair in Somers (September 17 to 20) ran the following weekend.
Hebron, at the Hebron Lions Fairgrounds, had tractor pulls and a demolition derby. The Berlin Lions Club runs the Berlin Fair, which had oxen and horse draws. Four Town had a demolition derby and a grandstand. Wapping added a car show. Adult admission was $12 at Hebron and Berlin, $10 at Four Town and $8 at Wapping.
Apple Harvest & Fall Festivals
The Southington Apple Harvest Festival: two weekends in October on the town green, October 2 to 4 and October 9 to 11, with apple fritters and pie, a parade and fireworks.
The Glastonbury Apple Harvest & Music Festival: listed for October 16 to 18, with live bands. The Bristol Mum Festival (listed for September 25 to 27) marked Bristol’s history as the “Mum City” with a large parade and a road race.
Free City Festivals
The Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz was listed with free live jazz in Bushnell Park, on the lawn beneath the State Capitol. The Hartford Greek Festival, hosted by St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, was listed with free admission. Celebrate! West Hartford was listed as a juried arts-and-crafts festival on the Town Hall common.
In New Britain, the Little Poland Festival (the 2026 date was not confirmed) was listed as free, with Polish food and folk dancing.
Grange & Farm Fairs
The Simsbury Grange Fair in West Simsbury, in the Farmington Valley, was listed with flower, vegetable, baking and needlework competitions, and the Tolland County 4-H Fair in Vernon with the projects of county 4-H youth. Both were listed as free, and neither 2026 date was confirmed.
