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WEEK OF APRIL 20 - APRIL 26, 2026

From Chess Workshop Series at LibCal - Deep River Public Library to Story Hour with Jeannie at Jonathan Trumbull Library and Annual Tag Sale at Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT.

MONDAY - 4/20

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 2:30pm — Pickleball Rocks Clinic for Grades 6-12 pickleball clinic
  • 3:15pm — Spring Into STEM with Play-Well Teknologies and LEGO Materials for Grades 1-3 play well
Chester Community Events, Chester — Chester Earth Day at 9:00am, 5:00pm celebration
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 4:00pm — Lego Club info
  • 5:30pm — 3D Printer Class info
  • 6:30pm — The Herbal Apothecary: Making Tinctures,, Salves and Teas from Your Garden info
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Story Hour with Miss Shaleen at 12:00pm story hour
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — TBA at - name: Annual Seed & Plant Exchange plant exchange
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm — Preschool Craft with Miss Connie join in
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Art ABCS: Ages 3.5 – 6 explore art
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook
  • 3:00pm, 4:30pm — Karate K-5 learn karate
  • 9:00am, 12:00pm — Little Folks Camps/Fun Days Camps 2025-2026 explore fun

TUESDAY - 4/21

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Home School Family Open Gym at 1:00pm home school
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Sensory PlayTime at 10:00am explore
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:15am — Toddler Story Time info
  • 6:00pm — PJ Story Time info
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton — TBA at - name: Earth Day celebrate earth day
Month Calendar, Clinton
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook — TBA at - name: WAYBACK TUESDAYS AT WESTBROOK CINEMAS movie tickets
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm — Movement time get moving
  • 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, 4:00pm try archery
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • - name: Homeschool Program: Celebrating America on Casey Farm — TBA learn more
  • - name: Virtual Program – A Peaceful Patch of Earth — TBA learn more

WEDNESDAY - 4/22

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 3:15pm — Food Explorers Spring Desserts for Grades 1-3 food explorers
  • 4:00pm — Open Gym Girls Volleyball for Grades 6-8 youth open gym
  • 5:00pm — Open Gym Girls Volleyball for Grades 4&5 youth open gym
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 1:00pm — STEM for Homeschoolers info
  • 5:00pm — Litter Cleanup info
  • 5:00pm — Rita Reimer Exhibit Opening info
  • 6:30pm — A Pleasant Pairing: Tea, Chocolate / Downton Abbey info
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
Killingworth Community Events, Killingworth — UFO (*unfinished object) Event at 10:00am crafting
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, Clinton
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton
  • 10:30am - 1:30pm — Mystic Aquarium Live Touch Tank & Paleontology touch tank
  • 11:00am - 2:00pm — Earth Day Author Visit at Mystic Aquarium meet author
Russell Library, Middletown — Pumpkin Workshop: 4/22 at 9:00am pumpkin workshop

THURSDAY - 4/23

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — stART Studio create
  • 5:00pm — Pizza & Pajama Night pizza party
  • 5:00pm — Paint, Create, and Celebrate with Mom! crafty moms
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:15am — Pre-K Story Time info
  • 4:00pm — Chess Club info
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Story Hour with Jeannie at 11:00am story hour
Killingworth Community Events, Killingworth — Read & Eat at 12:00pm read eat
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 10:30am — Terrific Thursday Storytime info
  • 7:00pm — Tom Callinan, Storyteller & Songster @ the Carriage House in Deep River info
Month Calendar, Clinton — Craft and Board Game Night at 6:00pm view details
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex
  • 10:30am — Storytime storytime
  • 7:00pm — Author Talk - On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience with Jason Reynolds author talk
Parmelee Farm – The Parmelee Farm connects our community to, Killingworth — HKYFS Hike with a Mini at 4:30pm hike mini
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II — TBA learn more
  • - name: Herb Sale — TBA learn more

FRIDAY - 4/24

Chester Community Events, Chester
  • 5:00pm, 8:00pm — May Daze First Friday Stroll first friday
  • 5:00pm, 8:00pm — June First Friday Stroll first friday
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton — TBA at - name: Sugar Valley Yard Sale Weekend yard sale
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Crazy For You at 7:30pm buy tickets
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
Parmelee Farm – The Parmelee Farm connects our community to, Killingworth — Shared Harvest Garden Event at 10:00am garden event
Russell Library, Middletown
  • 3:45pm — Friday Fun Day (Grades 4-5) April 24th friday fun day
  • 9:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — Seal Cruise, co-sponsored with CRESLI see seals
  • 11:00am — Trade Out Your Traditional Lawns! lawn tips
  • 11:00am — Bugwatching Buddies Club: Start Seeing Monarchs Day monarchs

SATURDAY - 4/25

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 2:00pm — Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Pre-K (Age 4) & Kindergarten youth soccer
  • 3:00pm — Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Grades 1 & 2 youth soccer
  • 4:00pm — Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Grades 3 & 4 youth soccer
  • 4:00pm — Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Grades 5 & 6 youth soccer
  • 5:00pm — Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Grades 7 & 8 youth soccer
American Airpower Museum, East Hampton
  • - name: WWII C-47 D-Day Living History Immersive Flight Experience — TBA explore history
  • - name: Warbird Flight Experience Weekend - C-47, AT-6, Waco UPF-7 Flights! — TBA fly high
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:00am — Town Center Project info
  • 11:00am — Saturday Lego Club info
  • 11:00am — Origami Seedling Pots info
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton — TBA at - name: Flag Day flag day discount
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
Killingworth Community Events, Killingworth
  • 10:00am — Shared Harvest Garden garden
  • 9:00am — Town Wide Tag Sale tag sale
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Chess Workshop Series at 10:30am info
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam
Promethea Arts, Deep River — Spring Fling at 12:00pm view event
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook — T-ball for Tots at 9:00am, 10:00am play t-ball
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 10:30am — Story Time – Fun With Frogs frog tales
  • 11:00am — Great East End Cleanup clean up
  • 8:00am — Spring Migration─Birding at Promised Land with Joe Giunta bird watching
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon — Annual Tag Sale at 8:00am-3:00pm see the flyer
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • - name: Breakfast and Birding — TBA learn more
  • - name: Celebrating Freedom: A Stopping Stone for Orman Remington — TBA learn more
  • - name: Community on the Lawn at Browne House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Lyman Estate Landscape Tour — TBA learn more
  • - name: Sheep Shearing Day — TBA learn more

SUNDAY - 4/26

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Sunday In-Person Gentle Yoga April 26-May 31, 2026 at 6:30pm gentle yoga
Chester Community Events, Chester — Chester Sunday Market at 10:00am, 1:00pm sunday market
Events, East Haddam
  • 2:00pm — The Revolutionary War Submarine, American Turtle explore history
  • 2:00pm — General Spencer & His Role in the Revolutionary War learn more
  • 2:00pm — The Turtle and the American Revolution discover more
  • 2:00pm — East Haddam's Revolutionary War Hero - General Spencer hero story
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester — Bedazzled Book Workshop at 2:30pm, 4:00pm book workshop
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon — Lions Country Breakfast at 8:00am–11:00am kick off your morning
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, Middletown — Story Time at 11:00am view details

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