Halloween Weekend: Forged Skulls, Trunk or Treat, and Friday Night Lights

Brookfield's Halloween weekend starts early and runs late. Friday, October 30, opens at the Brookfield Craft Center Forge, 290 Whisconier Road, where the Halloween Forged Skull event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — a full day at the forge for anyone who wants a handmade Halloween.

Friday evening splits into two town traditions at once. At 6:30 p.m., Brookfield High School football hosts Stratford High School at Brookfield High School, 45 Long Meadow Hill Road, under the lights. At the same end of the evening, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut holds its Trunk or Treat at Camp Greenknoll, 2 Huckleberry Hill Road, where decorated cars and costumed kids take over the camp grounds.

Families planning Friday should also remember that early voting is open at Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the library's Friday programs — two Shake, Rattle & Read sessions, KinderCrew, and needle felting for adults — run through the afternoon.

Saturday, October 31, is Halloween itself, and early voting continues at Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is the last Saturday of early voting before the final day on Sunday, so voters who work weekdays still have the full weekend to get to Town Hall. For anyone looking beyond Brookfield, Danbury's Halloween on the Green is also on Saturday, a short drive south for an afternoon of costumes and fall activities.

Sunday brings the pace back down. Early voting reaches its final day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Town Hall, and the library's Unraveled crocheting and knitting group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. — a quiet landing after a loud weekend.