On the second Saturday of each month admission to the Wadsworth Atheneum is free (sweet!). Explore the museum, enjoy some exhibition-related arts and crafts, and docent-led tours. Activities are family-friendly, but open to anyone (family not required).

Explore Cedar Hill Cemetery while deciphering creative clues that direct you around the historic sections of the cemetery. Teams of up to four people each compete in the hunt. Once teams have collected all the clues, it’s time to solve the mystery. It’s a race to the finish, as prizes (and bragging rights) will be awarded to teams who solve the mystery the fastest. Advance reservations are required.

Harvest GLOW proves jack-o-lanterns don’t mind hanging out indoors. Wander through glowing fall displays, paint a pumpkin, hop aboard the train, tackle the pirate ship playground, and see how much Halloween fun can fit under one roof.

Bizarre Bazaar is an artisan craft fair that is held annually in downtown Hartford. The fair hosts local artists, crafters, and connoisseurs of creepiness. Stick around for a DOUBLE HEADER. Spooky Popcorn, our free outdoor horror movie series, will be showing In The Mouth of Madness at 8pm on Constitution Plaza.

This event is free and open to the public. Brought to you by the Hartford Business Improvement District.

Bring your kids, or don’t. You definitely don’t need an excuse to ride the historic 1914 Stein & Goldstein Carousel because it frickin’ rules. Pro tip: the best seat in the house is on a horse named Freedom.

Black-Eyed & Blues Festival celebrates its 26th year with a new home at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. Black-Eyed Sally’s brings the food, the Connecticut Blues Society brings the swag, and live blues by the river handles the rest.