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April Vacation This Weekend — Connecticut
APR 11-19, 2026

ALL DAYS (723)

THIS WEEKEND (181)

Here's what happened during April Vacation 2026 in Connecticut. 181 events were listed.

SATURDAY - 4/18

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington
  • Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant learn more
  • Lyman Estate Landscape Tour learn more
  • Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate learn more
Activities for Children - Redding Neighbors & Newcomers, Putnam — Kinder Explorers: Weather at 10:00am explore weather
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield
  • 10:30am — Story Time for Kids: Let's Be Bees by Shawn Harris - At Capacity story time
  • 1:00pm — All Ages Discovery Tour discovery tour
American Clock & Watch Museum, Bristol — Jean Baur (What Does Your Nose Do) Storytime and Signing storytime signing
Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford — Saturday Dance Mode at 10:30am saturday dance mode
Avon Free Library - Upcoming Events, Avon
  • 1:00pm — Bluebirds and More info
  • 9:00am — Kids Sensory Play Saturday info
Babcock Library, Ashford — Splatter Painting at 11:00am paint party
Bank Square Books, Mystic — Jean Baur (What Does Your Nose Do) Storytime and Signing view event
Barnes & Noble (West Hartford), West Hartford
  • 11:00 AM — Saturday Story Time storytime
  • 11:00 AM — Weekly Children's Storytime storytime
  • 11:00 AM — Colette Waters Storytime and Signing storytime signing
  • 11:00 AM — Storytime: Grumpy Monkey Spring Fever storytime
Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport
  • 11:00am — Book Buddies Storytime info
  • 12:30am — Game On with BYLSA ESPORTS info
  • 1:00pm — Build a Solar house! info
  • 2:00pm — We Love Libraries! Storytime & Craft! info
  • 3:00pm — Black Rock Lego Club info
Bristol Parks & Recreation, Bristol
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Open Arts Studio art studio
  • 10:30am - 12:00pm — Move with Grace Farms x lululemon | Strength with Ottis Lewis move
Calendar of Events at CT Kids & Family, Andover
  • 6:10pm — Baby You're a Firework VS. Richmond Flying Squirrels fireworks night
  • 7:30pm — Peeper Prowl – Frogwatch frogwatch
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Stories on Saturday (All Ages) at 10:00am info
Children's Library, The Westport Library - Westport Journal, Westport — Art Adventures at 12:00pm - 1:30pm art adventures
Children's News & Events - Bloomfield Public Library, Bloomfield — Pokémon Club @ Prosser at 11:30am pokemon club
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Earth Day Swap Party! at 10:00am earth day swap
City Youth Theater / City Stage Company, Waterbury
  • Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant learn more
  • Lyman Estate Landscape Tour learn more
  • Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate learn more
Creamery Brook Bison Farm, Brooklyn — Fort Hill Farms - Plow Days at 8:00am, 2:00pm plow days
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic — Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant learn more
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — Saturday Lego Club at 11:00am info
East Granby Parks and Recreation, East Granby — Copper Hill Golf Academy (Ages 5 - 8) at 10:00am golf academy
East Hartford Parks and Recreation Department: Online Regist, East Hartford — Special Olympics - Spring Track & Field 2026 at 10:30am track field
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn — Healthy Kids Day with your local Brooklyn YMCA! at 10:00am healthy kids day
Events - Salisbury Central School, Salisbury
Fairfield County Fairgrounds (Fairfield County Fair), Fairfield — Youth for Christ Rally at 2:00pm youth rally
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville
Family Day - Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme — Friends & Family CPR at 10:00am - 11:30am learn cpr
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin — Pony Bead Animal Keychains at 11:00am info
Glastonbury Public Library (Welles-Turner), Glastonbury
  • Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant learn more
  • Lyman Estate Landscape Tour learn more
  • Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate learn more
Grace Farms, New Canaan — Open Arts Studio at 10:00am - 2:00pm art fun
Hall Memorial Library, Ellington — Storytime with Mr. Steve at 10:30am-11:15am storytime
Hempstead Houses, New London
  • Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant learn more
  • Lyman Estate Landscape Tour learn more
  • Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate learn more
Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot — Fort Hill Farms - Plow Days at 8:00am - 2:00pm plow days
Holiday Hill Outings and Events - Event Venue, Prospect — SuperTots: Multi Sport Tots at 9:00am - 9:45am multi sport tots
Imagine Nation Children's Museum, Bristol
  • 10:30 am — Story Time for Kids: Let's Be Bees by Shawn Harris - At Capacity story time
  • 1:00 pm — All Ages Discovery Tour discovery tour
Janet Carlson Calvert Library, Franklin — Pages Through the Ages – April Flick Pick at 10:30am pages through ages
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Picture Book Club at 10:00am join club
Kids & Families, Colchester — Scales, Tails & Feathers Weekend at Colchester Zoological Society at 10:00am zoo weekend
Library Programs, Hamden — The Page Turners Kids Book Club featuring: THE GIRL FROM EARTH'S END at 3:00pm info
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — Nature Storytime with Miss Jan - Earth Day Celebration! at 1:00pm register here
Lucy Robbins Welles Library, Newington — Tales to Tails at 1:00pm read to dogs
Mermaid Books, Milford — Weekly Storytime at 11:00am story time
Month Calendar - Windsor Public Library, East Windsor — Henna Creations with Jamilah at 3:00pm henna creations
Montshire Museum of Science, Burlington — Science Studio: Human Evolution at 3:30pm human evolution
Mount Southington - Lessons, Plantsville
Museum Passes, Winchester — Earth Day Weekend at 9:30am - 5:30pm protect our planet
New Fairfield Free Public Library, New Fairfield — Kid's Gardening Club! at 10:30am kid's gardening club
New Haven Youth & Recreation Dept, New Haven — Puff's 3rd Birthday Bash! at 1:00pm celebrate
Newington Community Events, Newington — Tales to Tails at 1:00pm tales to tails
Norfolk Library, Norfolk
  • 5:30pm — Concert: The Joint Chiefs view detail
  • 9:15am — Community Mindfulness Class with Miranda Lee via Zoom view detail
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Fort Hill Farms - Plow Days at 8:00am, 2:00pm view event
Pantochino Productions, Milford
  • 10:30am — Story Time for Kids: Let's Be Bees by Shawn Harris - At Capacity story time
  • 1:00pm — All Ages Discovery Tour discovery tour
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 10:00am — Baby and Me Social (Spring) (Saturday) aquatics
  • 10:25am — Levels 4 & 5 Swim (Spring) (Saturday) aquatics
  • 10:55am — Beginner Gymnastics (Spring) gymnastics
  • 11:05am — Private Children/Adult Swim Lessons (Spring) (Saturday) aquatics
  • 11:05am — Level 1 Swim (Spring) (Saturday) aquatics
  • 11:05am — Level 3 Swim (Spring) (Saturday) aquatics
  • 11:40am — Level 2 Swim (Spring) (Saturday) aquatics
  • 11:45am — Adaptive Swim (Spring)(Saturday) aquatics
  • 1:25pm — Intermediate Gymnastics (Spring) gymnastics
  • 8:30am — Tiny Tumblers Gymnastics (Spring) gymnastics
  • 9:40am — Mini Stars Gymnastics (Spring) gymnastics
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel
  • 11:00am — Spring Tennis Camps and Clinics - Pee Wees tennis clinics
  • 11:30am — Spring Tennis Camps and Clinics - Junior Tennis Camp 12-17 tennis camp
  • 11:30am — Spring Tennis Camps and Clinics - Junior Tennis Camp 5-7 tennis camp
  • 11:30am — Spring Tennis Camps and Clinics - Junior Tennis Camp 8-11 tennis camp
  • 1:30pm — Spring Tennis Camps and Clinics - Junior Tennis Clinic tennis clinic
  • 9:00am — Theater Program - Mean Girls Jr. theater program
Rockin' Jump (East Haven), East Haven — Jean Baur (What Does Your Nose Do) Storytime and Signing storytime signing
Roseland Cottage, Woodstock
  • Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant learn more
  • Lyman Estate Landscape Tour learn more
  • Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate learn more
Salem School District, Salem — LEGO Party for Kids at 11:00am info
Science Center of Eastern Connecticut, New London — Puff's 3rd Birthday Bash! at 1:00pm celebrate birthday
Seymour Parks & Recreation, Seymour — Fort Hill Farms - Plow Days at 8:00am, 2:00pm plow days
Silas Bronson Library, Waterbury — Crochet Hour at 1:00pm learn crochet
Stamford Parks & Recreation, Stamford — Kids Day Out- Pizza Party with Mighty Makers at 9:30am – 12:30pm join the fun
Stratford Library, Stratford — Puff's 3rd Birthday Bash! at 1:00pm register
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Meet Long Island’s Raptor Ambassadors with Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center (EAWRC) at 12:00pm meet raptors
Upcoming Events - Simsbury Public Library, Simsbury
  • 12:15pm — Spring Soccer Shots - Saturday, 12:15, Classic soccer shots
  • 1:15pm — Spring Soccer Shots - Saturday, 1:15, Classic soccer shots
  • 8:30am — Spring Soccer Shots - Saturday, 8:30 AM, Mini soccer shots
  • 9:10am — Spring Soccer Shots - Saturday, 9:10 AM, Mini soccer shots
  • 9:50am — Spring Soccer Shots - Saturday, 9:50 AM, Mini soccer shots
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant learn more
  • Lyman Estate Landscape Tour learn more
  • Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate learn more
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford — Pickleball Coached Match Play - Pickleball Coached Match Play - - Saturday, April 18th at 9:00am - 10:30am pickleball match
Watertown Parks and Recreation, Watertown
  • 2:00pm — Aquatics - Sun, Moon & Stars Starfish Swim Club - Session 120 swim club
  • 2:45pm — Aquatics - Sun, Moon & Stars Starfish Swim Club - Session 121 swim club
  • 3:30pm — Aquatics - Sun, Moon & Stars Starfish Swim Club - Session 122 swim club
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton
  • Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant learn more
  • Lyman Estate Landscape Tour learn more
  • Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate learn more
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, Middletown — Puff's 3rd Birthday Bash! at 1:00pm register
West Haven Public Library, West Haven
  • Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant learn more
  • Lyman Estate Landscape Tour learn more
  • Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate learn more
Weston Public Library, Weston — Jean Baur (What Does Your Nose Do) Storytime and Signing view event
Wethersfield Library, Wethersfield — Puff's 3rd Birthday Bash! at 1:00pm register
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock — Bug Bytes - Junior Master Naturalist Program at 11:00am view details
YMCA of Greater Hartford, Hartford — Kids Day Out- Pizza Party with Mighty Makers ( Gr.K-3) at 9:30am join in

SUNDAY - 4/19

Ansonia Nature Center, Ansonia — Creature Feature explore
Barnes & Noble (West Hartford), West Hartford — Sunday Storytime at 2:00 PM storytime
Bristol Parks & Recreation, Bristol
  • 1:00pm - 1:30pm — Pop-up Talk | Noticing Nature: For the Birds nature talk
  • 3:00pm - 3:30pm — Pop-up Talk | A Room with an Equal View art talk
Byrd's Books, Bethel — Writing Workshop with Nora Raleigh Baskin view event
Calendar of Events at CT Kids & Family, Andover
  • 1:10pm — Halfway to Halloween VS. Richmond Flying Squirrels halloween fun
  • 8:00am — Rocky Neck Runfest runfest
Children's Patriotic Game Day Sponsored by the VFW - East Ha, East Hampton — Family Bingo Sponsored by the VFW at 11:00am - 2:00pm family bingo
Clubs & Activities - Griswold High School, Griswold — CT Rush Northeast Soccer at 10:00am, 3:00pm ct rush soccer
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic
East Hartford Public Library Events Calendar, East Hartford
  • 1:00pm — Community Arts Project info
  • 1:00pm — Drop-In Chess info
  • 2:00pm — Family Quiet Reading Time info
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn
  • 10:00am — Can’t Miss: Canopy Birthday Bash 🥳 April 19th! birthday bash
  • 1:00pm — Brooklyn Music Factory’s Summer Camp Open House at our Satellite Location camp open house
Events - Hartford.com, East Hartford
  • 12:00pm — Cherry Blossom Celebration celebrate spring
  • 2:00pm — The Sea Tea Improv Family Show! Comedy You Can Bring Your Grown-Ups To family fun
Events Calendar - LibCal - Waterford Public Library, Waterford — First Annual Tea Gala at 1:00pm - 3:00pm tea gala
Grace Farms, New Canaan
  • 1:00pm - 1:30pm — Pop-up Talk | Noticing Nature: For the Birds nature talk
  • 3:00pm - 3:30pm — Pop-up Talk | A Room with an Equal View art talk
Greenwich Science Center, Greenwich — Science Solvers: Worms explore
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London — Nibbling on Native Plants in Your Back Yard and Beyond at 4:00pm learn plants
Kids & Families, Colchester — Krafty Kids krafty kids
Montshire Museum of Science, Burlington — Science Studio: Rocks & Volcanoes at 3:30pm rocks volcanoes
Museum Passes - Townsend Public Library, Woodstock
New Haven Youth & Recreation Dept, New Haven — Story Time at 11:00am view details
Norfolk Library, Norfolk — The Monday Poets: A Reading at 4:00pm view detail
Programs & Memberships - Granby Recreation & Leisure Service, Granby
  • 8:15am — Soccer Shots Mini-Toddlers (Sundays) Spring 2026 soccer shots
  • 9:00am — Soccer: Super Soccer Shots Classic Program (ages 3-5) Sundays- Spring 2026 super soccer
Programs - Goshen Recreation Department, Goshen — Ruff Pup Obedience at 12:00pm pup obedience
Science Center of Eastern Connecticut, New London — Story Time at 11:00am read stories
Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury — 2026 Spring Egg Hunt! at 12:00pm egg hunt
Stratford Library, Stratford — Story Time at 11:00am view details
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Stargazing Watch Party! Lyrids Meteor Shower at 8:30pm watch stars
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, Middletown — Story Time at 11:00am view details
Wethersfield Library, Wethersfield — Story Time at 11:00am view details
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock
Youth & Learning - Deep River First Congregational Church, Deep River

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