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WEEK OF MARCH 23 - MARCH 29, 2026

From Tapping into the Past: Tavern Life in Early Connecticut at Essex Historical Society (Pratt House) to Alewife Trail Walk (0.5 mile) with Peconic Baykeeper Pete Topping at The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center and Home School Family Open Gym at Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation.

MONDAY - 3/23

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Play-Well Teknologies Engineering with Lego Materials Afterschool Activities - Spring Into STEM with Play-Well Teknologies and LEGO Materials for Grades 1-3 at 3:15pm stem activities
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Cantemos Juntos at 11:00am sing together
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 1:00pm — Family Movie info
  • 4:00pm — Lego Club 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 holiday fun
  • - name: Fall Site Decorating Contest, Fall Scavenger Hunt & Kids Craft — TBA fall fun
Month Calendar, Clinton — Art with Kristin: Fish Painting at 4:15pm explore art
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex
  • - name: Annual Seed & Plant Exchange — TBA explore
  • 3:30pm — Alpaca Adventures explore
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, Middletown
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Free Open Studios at the Mystic Museum of Art explore art
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Art ABCS: Ages 3.5 – 6 create art
Russell Library, Middletown — Roots of Wonder Pre-Kindergarten Program at 12:00pm - 3:00pm pre-k program
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook

TUESDAY - 3/24

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
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, Middletown
  • 4:50pm — Circus Two+ circus
  • 4:50pm — Circus I circus
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm — Movement time get moving
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC)-SuperbOwls meet owls
  • 4:30pm - 6:00pm — ART EXPLORERS- CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN ART: AGES 6 – 12 explore art
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook — Archery at 3:00pm learn archery

WEDNESDAY - 3/25

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 3:15pm — Abrakadoodle Art Classes - Abrakadoodle Clay Explorers for Grades 1-3 art classes
  • 4:00pm — Youth Open Gym - Open Gym Girls Volleyball for Grades 6-8 youth open gym
  • 5:00pm — Youth Open Gym - Open Gym Girls Volleyball for Grades 4&5 youth open gym
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — STEM for Homeschoolers at 1:00pm info
Essex Community Events, Essex — Essex Library: Sustainable Lawns with Tom Christopher at 6:00pm sustainable lawns
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 library
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Stay & Play at 4:00pm info
Month Calendar, Clinton — Craft and Board Game Night at 6:00pm craft games
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — Dog Man Day! at 10:00am join in
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, Middletown
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton — Chess Club for Kids! at 4:30pm - 5:30pm play chess
Russell Library, Middletown — Pysansky Egg Decorating – Sold Out at 5:30pm - 7:30pm egg decorating

THURSDAY - 3/26

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
  • 1:00pm — Connecticut Spring Boat Show 2026 boat show
  • 7:00pm — Con Brio Spring Concerts 2026 spring concerts
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
  • 10:30am — Terrific Thursday Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Music with Miss Jessica info
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, Middletown
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton — I'm Connecticut – Ivoryton Playhouse at 2:00pm - 4:00pm see a show
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Who’s Hungry?! with SOFO at 11:00am feed animals

FRIDAY - 3/27

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 1:00pm — Movie-F1 info
  • 1:00pm — Yoga for Kids info
  • 1:00pm — Movie info
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex
  • 10:00am — History Hour at Essex Meadows: Revolution Close to Home view event
  • 10:00am — History Hour at Essex Meadows presents “The Woman Who Printed the Declaration” view event
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Story Hour with Jeannie at 11:00am story hour
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 10:30am — Fun Friday Storytime info
  • 3:30pm — Brick Bunch info
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam
  • - name: Cinco de Mayo! — TBA fiesta time
  • - name: Hop To It! — TBA egg hunt
  • - name: Marvelous Moms! — TBA treat mom
  • - name: Welcome Back! Spring Fling — TBA join us
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester — First Friday Fun at 5:00pm, 8:00pm sip and shop
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm windham county
Russell Library, Middletown — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) at 9:30am - 11:30am playgroup
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook — Youth Field Hockey, Indoor Clinic at 5:30pm play field hockey

SATURDAY - 3/28

American Airpower Museum, East Hampton
  • - name: 25th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Tram Rides — TBA find out more
  • - name: C-47 Flight Experience Rides — TBA find out more
  • - name: WWII C-47 D-Day Living History Immersive Flight Experience — TBA find out more
  • - name: Warbird Flight Experience Weekend - C-47, AT-6, Waco UPF-7 Flights! — TBA find out more
Cedar Point Lighthouse and County Park, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — Nature Walk Series: Health and Conservation explore nature
  • 3:00pm — Annual Gospel Health Fest 2026 join the fest
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Earth Day Swap Party! at 10:00am earth day swap
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — Saturday Lego Club at 12:00pm info
Essex Community Events, Essex
  • 3:00pm — Chanticleer – the renowned “Orchestra of Voices” – in Concert at Essex Winter Series concert
  • 3:00pm — Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks Bring Hot Jazz to Essex Winter Series hot jazz
  • 9:15am — Essex Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt egg hunt
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Nostalgic Toys and Tech Expo at 10:00am view event
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton
  • - name: Candy Scramble, Chocolate Bingo & More! — TBA chocolate fun
  • - name: Cardboard box cars decorating, Parade, Ice Cream Social. 10th Anniversary Celebration! — TBA july 4th
  • - name: Christmas dinner, Site Decorating Contest, Craft & Bingo. — TBA christmas july
  • - name: Paint Night, Site Decorating Contest & Kids Craft — TBA fall craft
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester — Heated Rivalry Day in Hartford at 2:00pm, 6:00pm celebrate books
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, Middletown
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 11:00am, 2:00pm — Know Your Farmer Fair know farmer
  • 12:00pm, 4:30pm — Annual Festival at the Farm festival farm
  • 8:00am, 2:00pm — Fort Hill Farms - Plow Days plow days
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — Seal Cruise, co-sponsored with CRESLI seal cruise
  • 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

SUNDAY - 3/29

Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Women of '76 at 4:00pm view event
Events, East Haddam — The Turtle and the American Revolution at 2:00pm explore history
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton
  • - name: Kids Craft for Dad — TBA craft dad
  • - name: Kid’s craft for Mom — TBA craft mom
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester — Foam & Fables: A Small Town Romance Book Club at 4:00pm, 6:00pm join book club
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, Middletown — Story Time at 11:00am story time

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