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Stratford Halloween 2025

See all Stratford Halloween happenings this year!

Stratford comes alive for Halloween 2025 around the town green and Boothe Memorial Park, with ghostly tours and frightful events near local sites. Don't miss horror experiences, pumpkin festivals and costume celebrations, along with family parades, community markets and spooky nighttime strolls.

Find the best Stratford Halloween happenings this year!

Stratford Halloween

Stratford Family-Friendly Fall Activities

Two cartoon women dressed as witches are smiling and holding pumpkins on a street decorated for Halloween. The woman on the left has white hair and an orange witch hat, while the woman on the right has dark hair and a purple witch hat.
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πŸ“ Walnut Beach Creamery
17 Broadway, Milford, CT 06460
(2.6 mi from Stratford)

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Get ready for a spooktacular Halloween celebration at the Walnut Beach Halloween Parade! This family-friendly event features candy, costumes, and dancing with a DJ. Don your best costume for a chance to receive free ice cream from Walnut Beach Creamery, open for its final day of the season. The highlight is the kids' costume parade, led by the magical Walnut Beach Witches and Wizards.

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⭐ Best For: Families and children
Three cartoon characters, a green goblin witch, a girl with long brown hair, and a boy, are riding on a Halloween-themed carousel. Each character holds a carved pumpkin lantern, and the carousel is decorated with pumpkins and has a festive, spooky atmosphere.
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πŸ“ The Shoppes at East Wind
5768 Rt 25A, WADING RIVER, NY 11792-2033
(23.3 mi from Stratford)

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Bring your little goblins and ghouls for a safe and fun trick-or-treating experience at The Shoppes at East Wind. This family-friendly event offers a secure outdoor environment for children to enjoy Halloween festivities. The carousel will also be open, adding to the festive atmosphere.

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⭐ Best For: Families with young children

Stratford Halloween Food, Drink, and Parties

A group of diverse runners participate in a Halloween-themed race along a scenic coastal path at sunset, with bats flying in the sky and pumpkins decorating the course.
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πŸ“ The Little Pub
10 Washington Parkway, Stratford, CT 06615
(2.5 mi from Stratford)

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Lace up for the Happy HalloWINE Run & Walk, a unique 5k event along Stratford's scenic coastline. This late afternoon run/walk is limited to 100 participants and welcomes all abilities. Participants 21 and over receive a commemorative shirt and two half-bottles of wine, plus a post-run beer from The Little Pub. A free Kids Dash is also available for younger participants.

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⭐ Best For: Adults seeking a fun, unique halloween-themed run with adult beverages

Stratford Haunted Experiences

A terrifying alien creature with sharp teeth and claws lunges towards three people running away in a dimly lit, red-lit building.
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πŸ“ Fright Haven Haunted House
411 Barnum Ave Cutoff, Stratford, CT 06614
(1.0 mi from Stratford)

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Dare to enter Fright Haven, Connecticut's largest indoor haunted house, offering over 20,000 square feet of pure terror. Explore the mysteries of "Hotel Hex," where cult activity and disappearances are rumored, or brave the "Witching Hour," a house reawakened by dark magic. This attraction is designed to deliver intense scares and nightmares for those brave enough to enter.

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⭐ Best For: Thrill-seekers and horror enthusiasts

Stratford Other Halloween Activities

Halloween Costume Drive in Stratford
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πŸ“ Sterling House Community Center
2283 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615
(0.5 mi from Stratford)

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This community initiative encourages donations of clean, gently used, or new Halloween costumes and accessories. All sizes are welcome, with donations accepted at Sterling House Community Center. The collected items are then transformed into a free community costume shop, allowing everyone to find their ideal Halloween look.

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⭐ Best For: Families, community members

Halloween Near Stratford

Shelton Halloween

A smiling Black man and a young Black girl stand in a sunlit cornfield, surrounded by tall green corn stalks. The man wears glasses and a blue denim shirt, and the girl wears denim overalls over a striped shirt.
Shelton
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πŸ“ Wells Hollow Creamery & Corn Maze
(6.5 mi from Stratford)
Legends of Fear at Fairview Tree Farm in Shelton
Shelton
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πŸ“ Fairview Tree Farm
(9.8 mi from Stratford)

New Haven Halloween

The Official Halloween Bar Crawl - New Haven in New Haven
New Haven
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A young boy in a brown coat walks alongside a girl dressed as a witch with a black hat and orange cape. They are in a hallway decorated for Halloween with pumpkins and a full moon visible through a window. There are also boxes of groceries and canned goods in the scene.
New Haven
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πŸ“ Shubert Theatre
(13.5 mi from Stratford)

Norwalk Halloween

A young person with a backpack and a hooded jacket smiles as they touch a large pumpkin at an outdoor Halloween market. String lights and jack-o'-lanterns illuminate the scene, with food stalls and other shoppers in the background.
Norwalk
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πŸ“ Washington Street
(16.1 mi from Stratford)
The Best Halloween Party Ever at Troupe429 in Norwalk
Norwalk
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πŸ“ Troupe429
(15.2 mi from Stratford)

Danbury Halloween

Halloween on the Green in Danbury
Danbury
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πŸ“ Danbury CityCenter Green
(22.1 mi from Stratford)
Forest of Fear Haunted Trail in Danbury
Danbury
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πŸ“ Saint Gregory The Great Parish
(24.5 mi from Stratford)

Brentwood Halloween

A group of people are running down a dimly lit, blue-lit subway car, with a woman in the foreground holding a glowing blue object. Dark, vine-like tendrils hang from the ceiling, and eerie faces are visible in the windows.
Hauppauge
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πŸ“ Chambers of Hell
(26.5 mi from Stratford)
A group of children in Halloween costumes, including a boy in an orange hoodie, a girl in a witch hat, and two characters dressed as a pumpkin and a skeleton, stand in a wooded area.
Bellport
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πŸ“ Gateway Playhouse
(31.0 mi from Stratford)

Hicksville Halloween

Three people are running down a dark hallway with red walls, fleeing from a monstrous creature emerging from a doorway on the right, illuminated by green light.
Bayville
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πŸ“ Bayville Scream Park
(30.2 mi from Stratford)
Restless Souls Haunted House Complex in Huntington Station
Huntington Station
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πŸ“ West Hills United Methodist Church
(29.0 mi from Stratford)

Middletown Halloween

A smiling young woman wearing a plaid shirt and scarf stands in a pumpkin patch with a tractor and tents in the background.
Cromwell
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πŸ“ Fair Weather Growers
(38.9 mi from Stratford)
A miniature red steam train with a young girl in the driver's seat chugs along a track through a spooky forest at night, illuminated by glowing jack-o'-lanterns and a large, hazy moon.
Essex
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πŸ“ Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
(39.5 mi from Stratford)

Greenburgh Halloween

Three smiling people, two women and one man wearing a hat, are gathered around carved pumpkins in front of a large, ornate building. A dinosaur figure with its mouth open is visible in the background, adding a festive and slightly spooky atmosphere.
Croton
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πŸ“ Van Cortlandt Manor
(38.7 mi from Stratford)
Washington Irving's 'The Man Behind the Legend' at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
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Hartford Halloween

CT HorrorFest in Hartford
Hartford
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πŸ“ Connecticut Convention Center
(46.6 mi from Stratford)
Hallowed History Lantern Tour in Hartford
Hartford
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πŸ“ Cedar Hill Cemetery
(43.9 mi from Stratford)

Astoria Halloween

Halloween Harvest Festival in Queens
Queens
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πŸ“ Socrates Sculpture Park
(50.8 mi from Stratford)
Halloween on Steinway Street at Connect Sports Lounge in Astoria
Astoria
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πŸ“ Connect Sports Lounge
(50.5 mi from Stratford)

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