Each month Connecticut Parent Magazine runs an extensive Family Fun Calendar, featuring events throughout Connecticut. Both exhaustive & comprehensive, it is a section our readers look to consistently and rely on to plan their family activities for the month. Below is just a small sampling of what is currently being showcased. These events mirror our Editor's Picks, and the events that lead off the current edition of the Family Fun Calendar.

Scarecrow Making Day
September 11 • Westport

Decorate your porch or yard for the season and have some old-fashioned family fun when you make your own hand-made scarecrow on Saturday, September 11 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Earthplace, The Nature Discovery Center. Bring your old clothes, hat and plastic gallon milk jug. The stuffing, glue, twine, pins and assorted recycled materials to “fancy up” your creation will be supplied. Wet your whistle with a cup of cider and some snacks. Staff and volunteers will be available to help you out. Admission is $8 for a member child and $10 for a non-member child. Earthplace, The Nature Discovery Center is located at 10 Woodside Lane in Westport. For more information, call 203-227-7253 or visit www.earthplace.org.

Fight For Air Climb
September 11 • New Haven

Join the American Lung Association’s fight for air during the first-ever New England stadium climb on Saturday, September 11 at the Yale Bowl. Experience the climb of your life during the Battle the Bowl event that begins at 11 a.m. Firefighters will be first to climb the quarter bowl, followed by climbers. Participants can either choose to walk the quarter, half or full bowl or race competitively. The crowd will be entertained by music from the Rum Runners. There is a $35 registration fee in addition to a fundraising minimum of $100. The Yale Bowl is located at 76 Yale Avenue in New Haven. To learn more, call 800-LUNG-USA or visit www.lungusa.org. 

Comcast Connecticut Women’s Expo
September 11 and 12 • Hartford

The 8th Annual Comcast Connecticut Women’s Expo will take place on Saturday, September 11 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, September 12 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Connecticut Expo Center. Attendees will experience psychic readings, free samples, shopping with hundreds of unique vendors, prize giveaways, celebrity appearances, fashion shows, book signings, fun demonstrations, beauty makeovers and free health screenings. This highly anticipated event offers an interactive experience designed just for women. Admission is $10 (kids under 12 are free); a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Connecticut Expo Center is located at 265 Reverend Moody Overpass in Hartford. For more information, visit www.ctexpos.com.

Orange Country Fair
September 18 and 19 • Orange

The 36th anniversary of the Orange Country Fair will take place on Saturday, September 18 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday, September 19 from 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. on the Orange Country Fairgrounds. This is a weekend of fun complete with a pancake breakfast, children’s games and entertainment, snake exhibit, toddler drawing contest, Live Birds of Prey demonstration and more. There will also be pig races, an antique car show and live animals! Admission is $7 for adults; $5 for seniors; and free for children 15 and under. The Orange Country Fairgrounds is located at 525 Orange Center Road. Visit www.orangectfair.com to learn more.

The Greater Danbury Irish Festival
September 24-26 • Danbury

Cead mile failte! — One hundred thousand welcomes to the Greater Danbury Irish Festival on September 24-26 at Charles Ives Concert Park! Learn all about Irish culture, the Gaelic language, music and dance. There will be vendors selling Irish cultural goods and a children’s tent with activities. Musical guests include the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Screaming Orphans and Jameson’s Revenge. Admission for adults is $5 on Friday and $12 on Saturday and Sunday; children under 12 are free. A three-day pass is available for $20. Charles Ives Concert Park is located on the Westside Campus of WCSU. Learn more at www.danburyirishfestival.com.