Here are the top kid-friendly events happening this week around the Enfield area.
- Wednesday Night Line Dancing: Wednesday, Oct 21 at 6:00 PM at Joanna's Restaurant. A budget-friendly, high-energy indoor activity featuring beginner-friendly line dancing lessons great for active kids.
- Halloween Social Friday, Oct 23 at 6:00 PM A wonderful family-friendly Halloween social hosted at the Riverside Reptiles Education Center. Kids can see cool reptiles, enjoy the festive atmosphere, and celebrate in a fun, educational zoo environment. Admission is $12 (free for kids under 3).
- Pumpkin Patch Trolley: Saturday, Oct 24 at 9:30 AM (Just 10–15 minutes away in East Windsor). Take the family for a ride on an antique trolley car out to a private patch at the Connecticut Trolley Museum. Kids can pick out their own pumpkin, and the visitor center will host pumpkin decorating, fall crafts, a corn box, and a harvest play area.
- Mall-O-Ween at Westfarms: Saturday, Oct 24 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (A short drive down to West Hartford). If you want an early start to Halloween trick-or-treating, Westfarms Mall is hosting a festive indoor event where kids can safely dress up in their costumes, collect treats, and participate in family-friendly activities.
- CT Scarecrow Festival & Pet Adoptions: Saturday, Oct 24 at 10:00 AM at the Four Town Fair Grounds. A festive community gathering packed with creative scarecrows, family activities, and adoptable rescue animals hosted by PawSafe.
- Stuff a Pumpkin Festival & Pet Costume Party: Saturday, Oct 24 at 9:00 AM Ellington Agway is hosting a lively fall community festival. Kids can watch a doggie costume contest, play "bobbing for tennis balls" with local pups, take photos in a fall-themed photo booth, and get a pumpkin bucket to fill with goodies with a donation to the Ellington Community Theatre.
- Pumpkin Bowl Pottery Wheel Workshop: Sunday, Oct 25 at 12:00 PM Perfect for creative older kids and teens (ages 10+), Kil'n It Pottery Studio is hosting a hands-on wheel throwing class. Instructors guide kids step-by-step to center clay and sculpt their own large pumpkin-shaped candy bowl.
- Trunk or Treat: Sunday, Oct 25 from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM at Sonny's Place. Enjoy a safe and festive afternoon of trick-or-treating, creative car trunks, and family-friendly Halloween fun.
