August

Pilot Pen Tennis Women's Championships
August 23-28; New Haven
860-572-9578
Watch high-powered competition in action, as the top contenders battle in the Tier II women's tennis at its best.

The 148th Annual Brooklyn Fair
August 26-29; Brooklyn
860-779-0012
Experience the oldest continuous agricultural fair in the country with highlights including ox and horse pulls, livestock shows, house and garden exhibits, historical displays and live entertainment.

Antiques Fair
August 28; Madison
203-245-1368
The green in Madison comes alive with 120 antiques exhibitors converging for this annual event. As a popular fundraiser for the Madison Historical Society, the fair also serves light lunches. Follow the signs to the tent marked The Country Store, where members of the MHS will be selling baked goods, home-grown tomatoes and squash.

September

The 139th Annual Woodstock Fair
September 3-6; South Woodstock
860-928-3246
Bring the whole family to the state's second-oldest agricultural fair featuring a petting zoo, a livestock show, go-kart races, crafts, vegetables, flowers and strolling entertainers.

The 22nd Annual Norwalk Oyster Festival September 10 203-838-9444 Shellfishing and Norwalk have a long history together, a partnership on display at the 22nd Annual Norwalk Oyster Festival. Sample oysters in the Oyster Pavilion and check out the many environmentally sound exhibits in the Environmental World Tent by CleanSound, Save the Sound, Harbor Watch Water Quality Monitoring, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture aquaculture division and worldwide oystering companies. For the kids, Kid's Cove features everything from circus costumes to try on, to games and sports, and from storytelling to a carousel ride. Wander back through history in Norwalk Harbor where each year there are different historic ships at The Tall Ships and Vintage Vessel Show.

The 75th Annual Bethlehem Fair
September 10-12; Bethlehem
203-838-9444
Enjoy this old-fashioned country fair with livestock, horse show and jamboree, ponies and horses, farm displays, amusement rides, food and entertainment.

Calendar listings courtesy of Boston Magazine's New England Travel guide.