Meriden Weekend Guide: Kuhn's Fall Festival And Paddle Race And The Meriden Hall Of Fame Inductions

MERIDEN, CT — Meriden's weekend starts with Halloween bingo Friday night and fills Saturday with a paddle race and band on Silver Lake and the 51st-year Hall of Fame inductions, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Boo Bingo — Friday, Oct. 16; doors open at 6 p.m., bingo at 6:30 p.m. A Halloween bingo night benefiting the MNBBY Seals swim team; $15 includes six cards and a dot pen, and refreshments are sold. YMCA Mountain Mist Outdoor Center, lower pavilion, 576 High Hill Road
• Kuhn Fall Festival & Paddlesport Race — Saturday, Oct. 17; 5-mile paddle race on Silver Lake at 11 a.m., the band Inner Groove at 1 p.m. Food trucks and vendors round out the day. Kuhn Employment Opportunities, 1630 North Colony Road
• Meriden Hall of Fame Induction — Saturday, Oct. 17, 2 p.m. The Class of 2026 is Gary "Tex" Burt (community service), Justin Piccirillo (literature), Michael Roberts (sports) and Ashbil Griswold (historic persons), with music by Bonnie Plourde and light refreshments; it is free. Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller Street

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