2022 HARVEST & HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS AT STEW LEONARD’S
IN NEWINGTON
WHAT:
Chefs, bakers, Garden Shop specialists, and Stew Leonard’s most-loved costumed characters will bring the classic fall country fair to life this September and October at Stew Leonard’s in Newington, including special events celebrating harvest season and Halloween.
Football Kickoff Weekend
Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11, 2022
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Football season is here and we’re kicking it off with a weekend-long celebration! Taste your way throughout the store and sample some of our top-selling game day bites. We’ll feature special game day items including football-shaped pizzas, sauce and toss wing bar, giant pretzels, kettle chips with house-made dip, stuffed loaves, and more!
Apple Harvest Weekend
Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19, 2022
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Join our chefs and bakers for a celebration of all-things apple at Stew Leonard’s! Choose from Apple Cider Donut Sundaes and Apple Pie Ice Cream at our ice cream counter; Apple Turnovers, Apple Fritters, Apple Cider Donuts, Apple Pie, and Apple Crisp in Bethy’s Bakery; Apple Coffee and Apple Cider at our coffee bar; Candied, Caramel, and Fudge Apples and, of course, a bountiful selection of local apples in our Produce Department.
“A” is for Apple Culinary Class for Toddlers
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 9:30–10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
$20 per child (adult must accompany child)
Ages 2-5
Let’s kick off this year’s apple harvest with the following mouth-watering recipes including homemade applesauce, crescent roll apple dumplings, and chocolate-dipped apple slices!
“A” is for Apple Culinary Class for Kids
Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 6-7:30 p.m.
$25 per child
Ages 6-12
Let’s kick off this year’s apple harvest with the following mouth-watering recipes including homemade applesauce, homemade apple crisp, and chocolate-dipped apple slices!
Fried Dough Fun
Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, 2022
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
No fall festival is complete without Fried Dough! Made fresh in-store with our very own dough, you’ll be able to choose from pizza fritta, cinnamon sugar, or powdered sugar!
Halloween Drive Through
Saturday, October1- Monday, October 31, 2022
Open during store hours
Starting on Saturday, October 1, 2022, cars can follow a Halloween Drive Through in the Stew Leonard’s Newington parking lot, located just steps from Stew’s pumpkin patch. This family-friendly experience, featuring more than a dozen Halloween-themed scenes using inflatable characters, decorations, and more! Customers can also tune their car’s radio to a special radio station where Clover the Cow’s spooky Halloween soundtrack will delight kids of all ages. This free event is open daily through Halloween.
Pumpkin Palooza
Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2, 2022
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
This time of year, Stew’s Garden Shop is bursting with local pumpkins! Those who purchase a pumpkin at Stew’s at Stew Leonard’s on Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2, 2022 between 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. are invited to a complimentary pumpkin painting event outdoors under the Garden Shop’s tent.
Customers can also choose from dozens of pumpkin-flavored treats throughout the store. Bethy’s Bakery will offer pumpkin spice baked goods including donuts, breads, and pastries alongside pumpkin spice coffee and lattes. Our ice cream counter will offer swirls of pumpkin spice & pistachio ice cream, as well as slices of pumpkin pie topped with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and caramel.
“P” is for Pumpkin Culinary Class for Toddlers
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 from 9:30–10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
$20 per child (adult must accompany child)
Ages 2-5
Get in the autumn spirit by joining us for our seasonal pumpkin class! We will prepare homemade pumpkin muffins and pumpkin spice snickerdoodles! In addition, each child will paint and decorate a mini pumpkin to take home.
“P” is for Pumpkin Culinary Class for Kids
Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 6-7:30 p.m.
$25 per child
Ages 6-12
Get in the autumn spirit by joining us for our seasonal pumpkin class! We will prepare homemade pumpkin muffins, pumpkin spice snickerdoodles, and pumpkin pie hand pies! In addition, each child will paint and decorate a mini pumpkin to take home.
Halloween Hay Bale Theater
Friday, October 7 and Friday, October 21, 2022
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Stew’s Garden Shop in Newington will be transformed into a Hay Bale Theater to show a free children’s Halloween-themed movie! The movies will be shown on Friday, October 7 and Friday, October 21. For movie titles and additional information, please see in-store. The movies begin at 7:00 p.m., with seating opening at 6:30 p.m. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis; no advance registration is necessary. Kids can also dance to Halloween music with their favorite Stew’s characters before the movie starts! Complimentary snacks will be provided.
Stew’s New England Fall Favorites
Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9, 2022
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
This weekend, Stew’s will be bursting with your favorite New England flavors! At our Hoedown, choose from our award-winning New England clam chowder or lobster bisque in a bread bowl, smoked turkey legs, or loaded French fries. Visit our seafood counter for hot buttered lobster rolls made fresh to order, and throughout the rest of the store, we’ll offer fun fair items you won’t want to miss!
OKTOBERFEST Weekend
Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16, 2022
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Celebrate Oktoberfest at Stew’s! Swing by the store for some festive foodie items including exclusive Oktoberfest sausage made with local beer in-house, giant pretzels with cheese-dipping sauce, and fresh potato pancakes served with sour cream, applesauce, and chives available at our chef station.
Crazy for Chocolate Culinary Class for Toddlers
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
$20 per child (adult must accompany child)
Ages 2-5
Join us as we prepare some of our favorite chocolate recipes including homemade chocolate chip brownies, chocolate sugar cookies, and Oreo truffles!
Crazy for Chocolate Culinary Class for Kids
Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 6-7:30 p.m.
$25 per child
Ages 6-12
Join us as we prepare some of our favorite chocolate recipes including homemade chocolate chip brownies, chocolate sugar cookies, Oreo truffles, and chocolate-dipped banana bites!
Maple Mania Weekend
Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23, 2022
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Do you love maple syrup? We do too! Come on down and indulge in our seasonal maple items including maple waffle sundaes, maple bacon cinnamon buns, maple chai lattes, maple glazed salmon, maple bacon sausage made in-house, and we’ll be sampling a wide selection of maple syrups!
Trick or Treat with Stew Leonard’s Characters
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
4 – 5:30 p.m.
Children ages 8 and younger are invited to dress in their costumes and come to Stew Leonard’s in Newington to go trick-or-treating. Clear goodie bags will be provided to children to collect their candy as they visit trick-or-treating stations throughout the store. Stew Leonard’s famous characters, including mascot Wow the Cow, will be available for taking photos with the children.
Due to a high level of interest from our shoppers, Stew Leonard’s in Newington will offer free tickets to the Trick-or-Treat event to 225 kids. The event will have timed entry so that the store does not become overcrowded; this is for the safety and comfort of all our customers. Families can register for the free tickets via EventBrite.com starting on October 1, 2022.
Plus, all kids under age 12 who wear their Halloween costume to Stew Leonard’s on Monday, October 31, 2022, will receive a free ice cream cone at our Ice Cream Parlor.
Happy Halloween Culinary Class for Kids
Thursday, October 27, 2022 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
$30 per child
Ages 6-12
Happy Halloween! Let’s get in the spooky spirit by preparing some goulish recipes! On the menu: mummies in a blanket, creepy crawly personal pizza, candy corn bark, and Halloween sugar cookies. Costumes are welcomed!
Stew’s Spooktacular Costume Breakfast
Saturday, October 29, 2022 from 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Adults and children ages 12 and over are $16.99/each; children age 11 and younger are $14.99/each.
Join the team at Stew Leonard’s in Newington for a Spooktacular Costume Breakfast hosted by our costumed characters and their friends! Stew Leonard’s culinary team will offer a buffet-style breakfast including pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, bagels, fruit, juice and coffee. We will have a spooky dance floor for everyone to show off their best dance moves with our costumed characters! Each child will receive a Halloween goodie bag at the end of the event to take home. Limited spots are available. To register, please visit EventBrite.com.
Halloween Extravaganza
Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30, 2022
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
There will be sweet and spooky treats abound for kids of all ages at Stew’s Halloween Extravaganza! Fried Oreos, Mummy Dogs, Spider Web Funnel Cakes, Halloween Fudge Apples, Spooky Bubbly Potion, Halloween-themed ice cream cones and cupcakes, and Halloween Cocoa Bombs will delight even the youngest ghouls and goblins.
Plus, all kids under age 12 who wear their Halloween costume to Stew Leonard’s on Monday, October 31, 2021, will receive a free ice cream cone at our Ice Cream Parlor.
WHO:
Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has seven stores in Norwalk, Danbury, and Newington, Conn.; in East Meadow, Farmingdale & Yonkers, N.Y.; and in Paramus, N.J. For more information, visit Stew Leonard’s website at www.stewleonards.com.
WHEN:
September 15 – October 31, 2021
WHERE:
Stew Leonard’s, 3475 Berlin Turnpike Newington, Conn.
Phone number for customer questions: 860-760-8100
MEDIA CONTACT:
Meghan Bell, Stew Leonard's
203.750.6107 or mbell@stewleonards.com
Media inquiries only please; customers should call 860-760-8100