Halloween in The Shires!

On October 30th head to downtown Bennington for Halloweenfest. There will be activites and events all day long. There will be store to store trick or treating, a pumpkin carving tent, a climbing wall and more.

For more information call 802-442-5758, visit www.betterbennington.com or stop in at the BBC’s Welcome Center: 215 South Street in Beautiful Downtown Bennington.

Haunted Happenings in the Shires

Stop by the "Haunted Orchard", sponsored by the First Baptist Church of Manchester Center. Strange lights and weird noises fill the old mansion on the hill, where ghostly figures roam the halls. But what lives in the field and orchard? Enjoy a guided tour on a quarter mile haunted path at the Silas Griffith Inn. Explore the graveyard, then warm-up at Emma's with home-made treats, beverages and more. At the Silas Griffith Inn 178 South Main Street Call for more information 888-569-4660

It's Pumpkin Carving Time in Manchester!

This Saturday, head to Manchester for Vermont's Official Pumpkin Carving Day Event at the Equinox Valley Nursery, home of the famous pumpkin patch.
Come help celebrate! Activities will include kids games, a craft market, food vendors, baking contest, soup competition, fresh cider donuts, wagon rides and the Equinox Nursery’s famous corn maze and more.

Stick around or come back at dusk to enjoy a warm bonfire and don’t miss the Grand Event of Illuminated Pumpkins On Parade.

Back by popular demand will be a PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST. Manchester was proud to achieve the Guinness Book of World Records recognition for the most pumpkins carved in one place at the same time. We are creating a new MANCHESTER record this year. Bring your own pumpkin or buy one out of the official pumpkin patch and help us set our first Manchester record for the most pumpkins carved in one place at the same time. Help create a new record. For more information call 802-362-2610
www.vtpumpkin.com

Much to do this beautiful foliage weekend!

For historic flavor visit the Ethan Allen Colonial Fair at Colgate Park. The Fair will focus on Vermont's history in the Revolutionary War period, from 1761 to 1800.
For more information, visit www.ethanallencolonialfair.com.


For great brews and fun this weekend is the 13th Annual Mount Snow Oktoberfest"We celebrate fall and all things German on Columbus Day Weekend. German food, beer, and music with the Oberleander Hofbrau Band take over the Mount Snow base area under the beautiful backdrop of the Southern Green Mountains during peak foliage. Kids activities and adult games all day long. All paid adult admissions receive a complimentary souvenir stein and the first beer is on us. For more information, call 800-245-7669 or visit www.mountsnow.com.