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WEEK OF MAY 04 - MAY 10, 2026

From Sea Music Festival at Pratt House at Essex Historical Society (Pratt House) to Play-Well Teknologies Engineering with Lego Materials Afterschool Activities - Spring Into STEM with Play-Well Teknologies and LEGO Materials for Grades 1-3 at Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation and Full Moon Gong June 1 at Russell Library.

MONDAY - 5/4

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 2:30pm - 4:00pm — Pickleball Instruction - Pickleball Rocks Clinic for Grades 6-12 pickleball clinic
  • 3:15pm - 4:45pm — Play-Well Teknologies Engineering with Lego Materials Afterschool Activities - Spring Into STEM with Play-Well Teknologies and LEGO Materials for Grades 1-3 explore lego
  • 5:00pm - 6:30pm — Youth Open Gym - Open Gym Girls Basketball for Grades 4&5 youth basketball
Bushy Hill Nature Center, Essex — TBA at - name: Bushy Hill Day Camp day camp
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 4:00pm — Lego Club info
  • 5:30pm — 3D Printer Class info
  • 6:00pm — Winghand Bat Rehab Program info
East Haddam Library System, East Haddam — TBA at - name: Missing Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit Awareness Week awareness week
Events, East Haddam — The Poop Museum at 10:00am explore poop
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton — TBA at - name: Memorial Day Weekend kid's car race
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Story Hour with Miss Shaleen at 12:00pm story hour
Killingworth Community Events, Killingworth — Killingworth Memorial Day Parade at 9:00am memorial day parade
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Craft with Rosalie at 6:00pm craft with
Month Calendar, Clinton
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — TBA at - name: Annual Seed & Plant Exchange explore plants
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
  • 3:30pm, 4:30pm — Meet Albee, the Chocolate Lab therapy dog! meet albee
Russell Library, Middletown — Full Moon Gong June 1 at 4:00pm full moon
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook — Karate K-5 at 3:00pm learn karate

TUESDAY - 5/5

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 5:30pm - 6:30pm — Youth Soccer - Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Grades 1 & 2 youth soccer
  • 5:30pm - 6:30pm — Youth Soccer - Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Grades 3 & 4 youth soccer
  • 5:30pm - 6:30pm — Youth Soccer - Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Grades 5 & 6 youth soccer
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:00am — Tween cooking series info
  • 10:15am — Toddler Story Time info
  • 1:00pm — CT DEEP Animal Program info
  • 6:00pm — PJ Story Time info
Events, East Haddam — "Sharks" with Mystic Aquarium at 2:00pm ocean wonders
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Crafting with Susan–Take Home at 6:00pm crafting with
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester — Flower Lady Bookshop Pop-up at 10:00am pop up
Month Calendar, Clinton
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — Unearth a Story: Storytelling, Food & Art from the Indigenous World at 2:00pm learn together
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: Live Music in the Choo Choo Lounge Every Tues., Wed. & Thurs.! — TBA live music
  • - name: WAYBACK TUESDAYS AT WESTBROOK CINEMAS — TBA wayback tuesdays
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)-Return of Spring spring time
Russell Library, Middletown
  • 12:00pm — Cinco de Mayo Fiesta fiesta
  • 4:00pm — Skill Seekers (Grades 4-5) April-May skill seekers
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook

WEDNESDAY - 5/6

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm — Food Explorers Activities and Camps - Food Explorers Spring Desserts for Grades 1-3 food explorers
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm — Youth Open Gym - Open Gym Girls Volleyball for Grades 6-8 youth volleyball
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Youth Open Gym - Open Gym Girls Volleyball for Grades 4&5 youth volleyball
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Sensory PlayTime at 10:00am explore sensory
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 12:00pm — Lunch and Storytime info
  • 1:00pm — STEM for Homeschoolers info
  • 1:30pm — Patriotic Danish Star info
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Read, Rock, and Rhyme at 11:00am read rock rhyme
Killingworth Community Events, Killingworth
  • 10:00am — UFO (*unfinished object) Event crafting event
  • 9:00am — Killingworth Women’s Organization Weekly Walk weekly walk
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Storytime at the Library at 10:30am storytime
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Batty for Bats at 5:30pm info
Month Calendar, Clinton — Playdough Playdate at 10:30am register now
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — Art Lab: Ming Dynasty Paper Vases at 3:00pm create art
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton — Chess Club for Kids! at 4:30pm, 5:30pm play chess
Russell Library, Middletown — Roots of Wonder Gardening Program (Ages 5-8) at 4:00pm gardening program
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — East End Outdoor Nature Education at Elizabeth Morton Wildlife Refuge at 1:00pm nature education
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook — TBA at - name: Play Days: Contemporary Illustrations of Timeless Children’s Stories Opening Reception learn more

THURSDAY - 5/7

Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:15am — Pre-K Story Time info
  • 1:00pm — Family movie info
  • 4:00pm — Chess Club info
Events, East Haddam — Bubblemania with Casey Carle at 2:00pm bubble fun
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — The Dream Rehearsed Performance at 1:30pm performance
Killingworth Community Events, Killingworth — Read & Eat at 12:00pm read and eat
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 10:30am — Terrific Thursday Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Clay Animals 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
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II — TBA learn more
  • - name: Herb Sale — TBA learn more
  • - name: Spring Seedling Sale — TBA learn more

FRIDAY - 5/8

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — stART Studio create mini
  • 5:00pm — Paint, Create, and Celebrate with Mom! get crafty
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Crazy For You at 7:30pm buy tickets
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
  • 10:30am — Amazing Owls info
  • 3:30pm — Brick Bunch info
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam
Month Calendar, Clinton
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — History Beneath Your Feet: Artemis I Moon Tree at 10:30am explore history
Russell Library, Middletown
  • 12:00pm — Friday Feast & Dancing Feet – 5/15 friday feast
  • 3:45pm — Friday Fun Day (Grades 4-5) May 22nd fun day
  • 5:00pm — May Family Dinner family dinner
  • 9:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup

SATURDAY - 5/9

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 2:00pm - 2:55pm — Youth Soccer - Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Pre-K (Age 4) & Kindergarten youth soccer
  • 4:00pm - 4:55pm — Youth Soccer - 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 find out more
  • - name: Warbird Flight Experience Weekend - C-47, AT-6, Waco UPF-7 Flights! — TBA find out more
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:00am — TTCP Make Music Day info
  • 11:00am — Origami Seedling Pots info
  • 12:00pm — Saturday Lego Club info
  • 3:00pm — Quiet Reading Club info
East Haddam Library System, East Haddam
  • 1:00pm — Abimelech Uncas: Mohegan Continental Soldier learn history
  • 8:30pm — Spring Full Moon Walk – Once In A Blue Moon moon walk
Essex Community Events, Essex — Hidden Gardens Tour at 10:00am gardens tour
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
  • 10:00am — Second Saturday Playgroup with Shaleen playgroup
  • 10:00am — Native Seed Bomb Workshop with TLGV seed bomb workshop
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 12:00pm, 4:30pm — Annual Festival at the Farm join in
  • 4:00pm, 9:00pm — Coventry Fireworks celebrate
Russell Library, Middletown — Waterbury Symphony Orchestra: Thomas Clark, WSO’s Young Artist Initiative at 4:00pm young artist
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook — T-ball for Tots at 9:00am play ball
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — Young Birders Club Meeting young birders
  • 10:00am — Salamander Seining and Some Frogs Too! With Andy Sabin salamander seining
  • 10:30am — Birding for Beginners−Spring Migrants in Vineyard Field birding for beginners
  • 1:00pm — Meet Rescued Birds of Prey with Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center meet birds of prey
  • 9:30am — Black Racer Snake Search with Andy Sabin snake search
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, Middletown
  • 10:30am — Deborah Freedman Story Time story time
  • 10:30am — Saturday Summer Story Series story time

SUNDAY - 5/10

Essex Community Events, Essex — Summer Nautical Workshop at 1:00pm nautical workshop
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Women of '76 at 4:00pm women of 76
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton — TBA at - name: Mother's Day Weekend craft for mom
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — TBA at - name: Cinco de Mayo! fiesta time
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester
  • 2:30pm, 4:00pm — Bedazzled Book Workshop book workshop
  • 4:00pm, 6:00pm — Foam & Fables: A Small Town Romance Book Club book club
Parmelee Farm – The Parmelee Farm connects our community to, Killingworth — HKYFS Kids Run aMuck 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm kids run amuck
Peek-a-Brew Play Cafe, Old Saybrook
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Story Time: Fantastic Flowers at 10:30am story time
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, Middletown — Story Time at 11:00am join in

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