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Back to School Weekend — Connecticut
AUG 29-SEP 6, 2026

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SATURDAY - 8/29

Avon Free Library - Upcoming Events, Avon — Family Jigsaw Puzzle Competition at 11:00am info
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull — Sharing Stitches Yarn Crafts Group (Gr. 4-8) at 2:00pm info
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — Labor Day! labor day fun
Terryville Lions Country Fair, Plymouth

SUNDAY - 8/30

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, Stamford — Honey Harvest Festival at 11:00am honey festival
Connecticut Audubon Society, Hampton — Tree Swallow Cruises sign up
Connecticut Audubon Society, Pomfret — Tree Swallow Cruises sign up
Elizabeth Park Rose Garden, Hartford — Honey Harvest Festival at 11:00am honey harvest
MakeHaven, New Haven — Honey Harvest Festival at 11:00am honey festival
New Canaan Library, New Canaan — Tree Swallow Cruises cruises
Terryville Lions Country Fair, Plymouth

MONDAY - 8/31

Museum and Attractions Passes - LibCal - Hall Memorial Libra, Andover — First Lego League Challenge - Grades 5-8 at 5:00pm info

TUESDAY - 9/1

Avon Free Library - Upcoming Events, Avon — Healthy Families Tabling at 10:00am info

WEDNESDAY - 9/2

Museum and Attractions Passes - LibCal - Hall Memorial Libra, Andover — Special SPACE theme - Drop-in Story Time - Fall Session at 10:15am info

THURSDAY - 9/3

Goshen Fair, Goshen
Museum and Attractions Passes - LibCal - Hall Memorial Libra, Andover — LIBRARY OPENING AT NOON at 10:00am info
Webb Mountain Discovery Zone, Monroe
  • 10:00am — DISCOVERING Autumn (Tuesdays 10:00am-11:00am 8 weeks) explore nature
  • 11:30am — DISCOVERING Autumn (Tuesdays 11:30am-12:30pm 8 weeks) explore nature
Woodstock Fair, Woodstock — Pork Chop Revue at 5:00pm family fun

FRIDAY - 9/4

Avon Free Library - Upcoming Events, Avon — Sunflower Candleholder at 1:00pm info
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton — Labor Day Weekend labor day
Goshen Fair, Goshen — Skillet Throw Contest skillet throw
Levitt Pavilion, Westport — MIHALI * Full Band Show * w/ Mr Mota + Additional Support TBA! at 4:30pm learn more
Summer Camps - Camp Jewell YMCA, Colebrook — Labor Day Family Camp at 5:00pm family camp
The Little Bean, Woodstock — Labor Day Family Camp family camp
Webb Mountain Discovery Zone, Monroe
  • 10:00am — DISCOVERING Autumn (Wednesdays 10:00am-11:00am 8 weeks) explore nature
  • 11:30am — DISCOVERING Autumn (Wednesdays 11:30am-12:30pm 8 weeks) explore nature
Wickham Park Nature Center, Manchester — Greater Hartford Disc Golf Open disc golf

SATURDAY - 9/5

Creamery Brook Bison Farm, Brooklyn — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival at 12:00pm - 6:00pm join us
Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket — Beatles vs. Stones - A Musical Showdown musical showdown
Events Calendar - Goshen Community Care, Goshen — 2026 Water Sale at the Goshen Fair! water sale
Goshen Fair, Goshen — Apple Fritter Eating Contest eat up
Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival at 12:00pm view event
Keeler Tavern Museum, Ridgefield — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival at 12:00pm view event
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — Crazy Creative! crafty fun
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London — Free First Saturday – September 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm create artwork
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival at 12:00pm view event
Seymour Parks & Recreation, Seymour — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival at 12:00pm - 6:00pm view event
Southbury Community Events, Southbury — Fall Migration Hike fall hike
Southbury Parks & Recreation, Southbury — Fall Migration Hike fall hike
Webb Mountain Discovery Zone, Monroe
  • 10:00am — DISCOVERING Autumn (Thursdays 10:00am-11:00am 8 weeks) explore nature
  • 11:30am — DISCOVERING Autumn (Thursdays 11:30am-12:30pm 8 weeks) explore nature

SUNDAY - 9/6

Webb Mountain Discovery Zone, Monroe
  • 10:00am — DISCOVERING Autumn (Fridays 10:00am-11:00am 8 weeks) explore nature
  • 11:30am — DISCOVERING Autumn (Fridays 11:30am-12:30pm 8 weeks) explore nature

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