Stratford Weekend Guide: Two Roads' Roadsmary's Baby Pumpkin Fest Weekend And A Patriot Grave Ceremony

STRATFORD, CT — Two Roads Brewing turns its pumpkin beer into a four-day festival, and the rest of Stratford adds a Revolutionary War grave-marking ceremony, a church fair, Boothe Park's model trains and a trunk-or-treat, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

• Roadsmary's Baby Horror Film Screening — Friday, Oct. 16, 5 to 10 p.m. The brewery's ninth annual viewing party shows short horror films made for its competition, each featuring its rum-barrel-aged pumpkin beer; tickets are required. Two Roads Brewing, 1650 Stratford Avenue
• The Country Store Fair and Tag Sale — Saturday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. A big tag sale, book nook, bake shop, Country Cafe, crafts and gift basket raffle, with free admission and parking. Grace Lutheran Church, 150 Chapel Street
• Traintober — Saturday, Oct. 17, from 11 a.m. The TRAIN museum runs its trains during the park's Pumpkin Festival and raffles a 20-inch Huffy bicycle at $1 a ticket, with the drawing at 4 p.m. Boothe Memorial Park, 5800 Main Street
• Patriot grave-marking ceremony — Saturday, Oct. 17, 1 p.m. For the 250th anniversary, the Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard honors Revolutionary War patriots in full dress at Christ Episcopal Church's burying ground, with Taps and a musket volley, then moves to the First Congregational Church's burying ground. Stratford Historical Society, 2203 Main Street
• Family Fall Fest — Sunday, Oct. 18, noon to 4 p.m. Free and dog-friendly, with family and pet costume contests, pumpkin carving and live music. Two Roads Brewing, 1650 Stratford Avenue
• Trunk or Treat — Sunday, Oct. 18, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Decorated trunks, treats and games; come in costume. Stratford United Methodist Church, 2600 Main Street

This Weekend's Restaurants & Bars

• Roadsmary's Pairing Dinner — Thursday, Oct. 15, 6 to 9 p.m. A four-course autumn dinner paired with Roadsmary's Baby beer and whiskey kicks off the brewery's pumpkin weekend; tickets are $85. Two Roads Brewing, 1526 Stratford Avenue
• Roadsmary's Baby Pumpkin Fest — Saturday, Oct. 17, 4 to 10 p.m. The ninth annual festival has live music, food, a costume contest and pumpkin carving, then a screening of "Paranormal Activity" after dark; tickets are $20. Two Roads Brewing, 1650 Stratford Avenue

Start with the Roadsmary's dinner Thursday, catch the horror shorts Friday, honor the patriots on Main Street Saturday before the Pumpkin Fest and bring the family back to Two Roads on Sunday.

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