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WEEK OF MARCH 16 - MARCH 22, 2026

From Garden PLAY at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater to Connecticut Spring Boat Show 2026 at Essex Community Events and Tapping into the Past: Tavern Life in Early Connecticut at Essex Historical Society (Pratt House).

MONDAY - 3/16

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
Children's Programs — Chester Public Library, Chester — Monday Morning Story Time at 10:30am story time
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Cantemos Juntos at 11:00am learn music
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 1:00pm — Family Movie info
  • 4:00pm — Lego Club info
  • 6:00pm — Loveland Farms Association info
Essex Community Events, Essex — “The Wonderland Conundrum” – An Ivoryton Library Escape Room at 12:00pm escape room
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton
  • - name: Bingo, Polar Plunge (1st swim of season), Kid’s Car Race, Scavenger Hunt, Ice cream social. — TBA memorial day weekend
  • - name: Fall Site Decorating Contest, Fall Scavenger Hunt & Kids Craft. — TBA columbus day
Month Calendar, Clinton
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — Alpaca Adventures at 3:30pm explore more
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, Middletown
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
Russell Library, Middletown
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook
  • 3:00pm - 4:30pm — Karate K-5 join in
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — Vacation Camp, April 2026 camp fun
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • - name: Virtual Program – Connecticut’s Historic Gardens — TBA learn more
  • - name: Virtual Program – The Needlewomen of Boylston Chambers — TBA learn more

TUESDAY - 3/17

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:15am — Toddler Story Time info
  • 4:00pm — Petting Zoo info
  • 6:00pm — PJ Story Time info
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Tapping into the Past: Tavern Life in Early Connecticut at 5:00pm view event
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — **No R, R & R at 11:00am no r r r
Month Calendar, Clinton — Playdough Playdate at 10:30am playdough playdate
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, Middletown
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook — TBA at - name: WAYBACK TUESDAYS AT WESTBROOK CINEMAS movie tickets
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • - name: Camellia Days — TBA learn more
  • - name: Evacuation Day Family Program — TBA learn more
  • - name: The Irish Experience at Phillips House — TBA learn more

WEDNESDAY - 3/18

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Abrakadoodle Art Classes - Abrakadoodle Clay Explorers for Grades 1-3 at 3:15pm art classes
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — STEM for Homeschoolers at 1:00pm info
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Read, Rock, and Rhyme at 11:00am read rock rhyme
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Storytime at the Library at 10:30am storytime
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Stay & Play at 4:00pm info
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — Dog Man Day! at 10:00am join in
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, Middletown
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — East End Outdoor Nature Education at Cupsogue County Park, Westhampton at 1:00pm nature education
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • - name: Camellia Days Historic Greenhouses Tour — TBA learn more
  • - name: Camellia Days Mansion Tour at Lyman Estate — TBA learn more
  • - name: Virtual Program – The Cosmopolitan and the Bohemian: Artists in Early Twentieth Century Newport — TBA learn more
Youth & Learning - Deep River First Congregational Church, Deep River — Girl Scout Troop Meeting at 6:00pm - 8:00pm girl scouts

THURSDAY - 3/19

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 3:15pm — Youth Soccer - Indoor Soccer for Grades 2 & 3 youth soccer
  • 4:30pm — Youth Soccer - Indoor Soccer for Grades K & 1 youth soccer
  • 5:30pm — Puzzle Palooza puzzle palooza
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:15am — Pre-K Story Time info
  • 2:00pm — Drop in Craft info
  • 4:00pm — Chess Club info
Essex Community Events, Essex — Connecticut Spring Boat Show 2026 at 1:00pm boat show
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Revolution Close to Home: Five Lives in Early Potapaug during America's Turning Point at 6:30pm view event
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Terrific Thursday Storytime at 10:30am info
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, Middletown
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Who’s Hungry?! with SOFO at 11:00am feed animals
Youth & Learning - Deep River First Congregational Church, Deep River — Youth Group at 6:00pm - 7:00pm youth group

FRIDAY - 3/20

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 1:00pm — Movie-Now You See Me-Now You Don't info
  • 1:00pm — Yoga for Kids info
  • 1:00pm — Movie info
  • 3:00pm — Maple Fest Set up info
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex
  • 10:00am — History Hour at Essex Meadows: Herbs for Health and Happiness view event
  • 10:00am — History Hour at Essex Meadows: Revolution Close to Home view event
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
  • 11:00am — Story Hour with Jeannie story hour
  • 3:30pm — One Hour Production! *Registration Required production
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 10:30am — Fun Friday Storytime info
  • 3:30pm — Brick Bunch info
Month Calendar, Clinton
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, Middletown — Scenic & Prop Design at 4:30pm register now
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook — Youth Field Hockey, Indoor Clinic at 5:30pm - 6:15pm explore
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook — TBA at - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I learn more

SATURDAY - 3/21

American Airpower Museum, East Hampton
  • - name: 25th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Tram Rides — TBA easter egg hunt
  • - name: WWII C-47 D-Day Living History Immersive Flight Experience — TBA flight experience
  • - name: Warbird Flight Experience Weekend - C-47, AT-6, Waco UPF-7 Flights! — TBA flight weekend
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:00am — HEBRON MAPLE FEST info
  • 12:00pm — Saturday Lego Club info
Essex Community Events, Essex
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Nostalgic Toys and Tech Expo at 10:00am view event
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton
  • - name: Apple butter making, craft and food vendors. — TBA apple butter fest
  • - name: Candy Scramble, Chocolate Bingo & More! — TBA chocolate weekend
  • - name: Cardboard box cars decorating, Parade, Ice Cream Social. 10th Anniversary Celebration! — TBA july 4th weekend
  • - name: Christmas dinner, Site Decorating Contest, Craft & Bingo. — TBA christmas in july
  • - name: Paint Night, Site Decorating Contest & Kids Craft. — TBA fall bingo
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Picture Book Club at 10:00am picture book club
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester — Heated Rivalry Day in Hartford at 2:00pm, 6:00pm celebrate day
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, Middletown
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — Floor Hockey, Intermediate play now
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm — Floor Hockey, Youth play now
  • 12:30pm - 12:45pm — Easter Egg Hunt egg hunt
  • 9:00am - 10:00am — Floor Hockey, Tots play now
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — Young Birders Club Walk with Aidan Perkins young birders
  • 10:00am — Seal Cruise, co-sponsored with CRESLI seal cruise
  • 11:00am — SOFO’s Bug Club: Bugwatching Buddies bug club
  • 11:00am — Spring Has Sprung! Pollinator Garden Planting garden planting
  • 9:00am — Alewife Trail Walk (0.5 mile) with Peconic Baykeeper Pete Topping trail walk
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon — Annual Fishing Derby at 9:00am fishing derby
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook — TBA at - name: Life of a Laborer, a Working-Class History Tour learn more

SUNDAY - 3/22

Children's Patriotic Game Day Sponsored by the VFW - East Ha, East Hampton — Children's Patriotic Game Day Sponsored by the VFW at 1:00 PM game day
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester — Foam & Fables: A Small Town Romance Book Club at 4:00pm, 6:00pm book club
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, Middletown — Story Time at 11:00am view details
Youth & Learning - Deep River First Congregational Church, Deep River

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