Guilford Weekend Guide: Harvest Day At Dudley Farm And Halloween Cooking Classes

GUILFORD, CT — Guilford's weekend is a family one, with a free harvest celebration at North Guilford's Dudley Farm on Saturday and two Halloween cooking classes on Fair Street on Sunday.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Harvest Day — Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain date Oct. 24). A free farm day with a giant-pumpkin weight guess, photos on a vintage tractor, demonstrations of 19th-century skills and crafts, and face painting, games and pumpkin painting for kids; bring donations for the Guilford Food Bank. Dudley Farm, 2351 Durham Road

Other events this weekend

• Boo Basket Making Class — Sunday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. Ages 8 and up make five edible treats to fill a Boo basket for a friend's doorstep, sampling along the way; the two-hour class is $50, with extra baskets $20 each. Mary's Culinary Classes, 96 Fair Street
• Parent and Me Jack-O-Lantern Quesadillas — Sunday, Oct. 18, 11:30 a.m. Adults and children make and eat color-your-own jack-o'-lantern cheese quesadillas together; it is $30 a pair plus $10 for each extra child, and diners bring their own beverages. Mary's Culinary Classes, Carriage House at WFLC, 96 Fair Street

Spend Saturday at Dudley Farm's Harvest Day and bring the kids to Fair Street on Sunday to fill a Boo basket.

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