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WEEK OF JUNE 01 - JUNE 07, 2026

From Creative Building Meetup at Jonathan Trumbull Library to Noises Sports Academy - NSA Co-Ed Soccer at Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation and STEM Lab: Rocket Propulsion at Month Calendar - Essex Public Library.

MONDAY - 6/1

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 12:30pm - 3:30pm — Noises Sports Academy - NSA Baseball sports academy
  • 12:30pm - 3:30pm — Noises Sports Academy - NSA Volleyball sports academy
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 1: June 29-July 2 day camp after care
  • 5:00pm - 6:30pm — Youth Open Gym - Open Gym Girls Basketball for Grades 4 & 5 youth open gym
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Noises Sports Academy - NSA Basketball sports academy
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Noises Sports Academy - NSA Track/Cross-Country sports academy
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week One (June 29-July 2) All-American summer day camp
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Noises Sports Academy - NSA Co-Ed Soccer sports academy
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Noises Sports Academy - NSA Girls Softball sports academy
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Cheerleading Activities and Camps - Cheer Camp Week 1: June 29-July 2 cheer camp
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Mommy (or Daddy) and Me Classes with Little Barn at 9:30am music class
Clinton Parks & Recreation, Clinton — Human Services -Superhero Training Academy at 11:00am superhero training
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 1:00pm — Bean Mosaic Craft info
  • 1:00pm — Mini Golf info
  • 1:00pm — Bird Seed Feeder Craft info
  • 1:00pm — Foam Crafts info
  • 2:00pm — Paint a Canvas info
  • 4:00pm — Lego Club info
  • 5:30pm — 3D Printer Class info
  • 6:00pm — Winghand Bat Rehab Program info
  • 6:00pm — Kind Kids info
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Bingo at the Community Center at 5:30pm play bingo
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — TBA at - name: Animal Planet! animal planet
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: Meet-up Mondays — TBA meet up
  • - name: Playgroup — TBA join in
Russell Library, Middletown
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook

TUESDAY - 6/2

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
  • 1:00pm — CT DEEP Animal Program info
  • 2:00pm — Every Seed Tells a Story info
  • 4:00pm — Doll Tea Party info
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Read, Rock, and Rhyme at 11:00am read rock rhyme
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — TBA at - name: Taste Test Tuesday taste test
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — Unearth a Story: Storytelling, Food & Art from the Indigenous World at 2:00pm join in
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: America 250 Storytime: Reading is Revolutionary — TBA storytime
  • - name: Live Music in the Choo Choo Lounge Every Tues., Wed. & Thurs.! — TBA live music
  • - name: Trivia Night at Essex Indoor Golf — TBA trivia fun
  • - name: Tuesday Night Trivia At Little Pub — TBA trivia night
  • - name: WAYBACK TUESDAYS AT WESTBROOK CINEMAS — TBA movie tickets
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — The Secret Life of a Pond: Life Cycles and Survey of Freshwater Invertebrates at 1:00pm pond life
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook — TBA at - name: Beauport Landscape Design Tour learn more

WEDNESDAY - 6/3

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
  • 5:00pm - 6:15pm — Youth Open Gym - Boys Basketball Open for Grades 4-6 (Fall 2026) youth open gym
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week One Field Trip: Flight Trampoline Park day camp field trip
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 12:00pm — Lunch and Storytime info
  • 1:30pm — Patriotic Danish Star info
  • 4:00pm — Study Room info
  • 5:00pm — Rita Reimer Exhibit Opening info
  • 5:30pm — CODE Book Discussion info
  • 6:00pm — Drumming program info
  • 6:30pm — A Pleasant Pairing: Tea, Chocolate / Downton Abbey info
  • 6:30pm — Local Author Andrea Ezerins info
  • 7:00pm — Book Discussion info
East Hampton Town Marine Museum, East Hampton
  • 10:00am, 12:00pm — Watercolor Painting in the Garden at Clinton Academy paint garden
  • 10:00am, 12:00pm — Watercolor Painting in the Moran Garden paint garden
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — CT History Book Club-YA Revolution Stories at 5:00pm - 6:30pm read history
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 5:30pm — Batty for Bats info
  • 5:30pm — Power of the Wind info
  • 5:30pm — Sea Chantey: Music of Sea info
  • 5:30pm — Book Bedazzling with Shell & Bee info
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — Art Lab: Ming Dynasty Paper Vases at 3:00pm let's create
Russell Library, Middletown — June Free Family Dinner at 5:00pm family dinner

THURSDAY - 6/4

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Food Pantry at 4:30pm food pantry
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:15am — Messy Art/Sensory Play info
  • 1:00pm — Family movie - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs info
  • 1:00pm — Family movie info
  • 3:00pm — Amazing Owl Program info
  • 4:00pm — Chess Club info
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Fleece Flag Pillow at 10:30am sew a pillow
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 10:30am — Terrific Thursday Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Clay Animals info
  • 10:30am — Colonial Kids info
  • 10:30am — Gel Water Pets info
  • 10:30am — All About Axolotls info
  • 10:30am — Comic & Graphic Novel Workshop with Adam Wallenta info
  • 2:30pm — Patriotic Suncatchers info
Month Calendar, Clinton — Craft and Board Game Night at 6:00pm view details
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — The Really BIG Dinosaur Show at 10:30am see the show
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — North Stonington Fair at 5:00pm north stonington fair
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • - name: Evening at Gropius House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II — TBA learn more

FRIDAY - 6/5

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 1:00pm — Movie- Avatar: Fire and Ash info
  • 1:00pm — Movie- Agent Zero info
  • 1:00pm — Make a Shaker info
  • 1:00pm — Movie-Hamilton info
  • 1:00pm — Movie-Avalon info
  • 1:00pm — Movie info
  • 2:00pm — Teen Crafts info
Essex Community Events, Essex — Connecticut Sea Music Festival at 9:30am sea music festival
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — History Hour at Essex Meadows at 10:00am - 11:00am learn history
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton — TBA at - name: Sugar Valley Yard Sale Weekend yard sale weekend
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Crazy For You at 7:30pm buy tickets
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Craft with Rosalie at 6:00pm get crafty
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 10:30am — Fun Friday Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Amazing Owls info
  • 10:30am — Dinosaur Show & Tell info
  • 10:30am — Xen's Critters Meet & Greet info
  • 10:30am — Ooo, Ahh, POP Bubbles info
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — TBA at - name: July 4th! july 4th
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm — Author Signing - Bekah Wright aka Rigby Wyatt meet author
  • 5:00pm - 8:00pm — First Friday Fun sip shop
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — History Beneath Your Feet: Artemis I Moon Tree at 10:30am explore history
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm windham county fair
Russell Library, Middletown
  • 12:00pm — Friday Feast & Dancing Feet – 6/12 feast dancing
  • 1:00pm — Last Day of School Ice Cream Social ice cream social
  • 5:30pm — Kids Summer Kickoff Dance! Presented by Litchfield Community Center & Litchfield PTO kickoff dance
  • 9:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon — TBA at - name: 66th Annual Lebanon Country Fair food and fun
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • - name: Casey Farm Market — TBA learn more
  • - name: Hosta and Perennial Sale — TBA learn more
  • - name: Kite Flying Day — TBA learn more
  • - name: Notable Historic Johnston House Tours — TBA learn more
  • - name: Open House — TBA learn more

SATURDAY - 6/6

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Youth Soccer - Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Pre-K (Age 4) & Kindergarten at 2:00pm - 2:55pm youth soccer
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — 16th Annual Family Fair at 9:30am family fair
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:00am — Chair Yoga info
  • 10:00am — TTCP Make Music Day info
  • 3:00pm — Quiet Reading Club info
East Haddam Library System, East Haddam
  • 11:00am — Connecticut Open House Day open house
  • 1:00pm — Walking Stick Workshop workshop
  • 1:00pm — Cooking Demonstration with Jason Lamb cooking demo
East Hampton Town Marine Museum, East Hampton
  • 10:00am, 6:00pm — 20th Annual Antiques & Design Show Benefit antiques show
  • 3:00pm — Revolutionary East Hampton Walking Tour walking tour
Essex Community Events, Essex
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton
  • - name: Candy Scramble, Chocolate Bingo & More! — TBA chocolate weekend
  • - name: Cardboard Box Car Decorating (to be used in Parade). Patriotic Parade, decorate your bikes, golf carts or wagons if you don't want to make a car. Patriotic Campsite Decorating Contest. Classic Campground Cookout-please bring a dish to share. — TBA july 4th weekend
  • - name: Christmas dinner, Site Decorating Contest, Craft & Bingo. — TBA christmas in july
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Thread City Classical Dance Story Hour at 12:30pm dance story hour
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Folded Patriotic Star with Dawn, The Stitching Coach at 10:30am info
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — STEM Lab: Rocket Propulsion at 1:00pm explore stem
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
Russell Library, Middletown
  • 10:00am — Legos With Noah June 27th legos
  • 12:00pm — Kids Yoga Program With Nick Switz June 27th kids yoga
  • 9:00am — Kids Norwalk Aquarium Trip ~ Sold Out aquarium trip
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 club
  • 10:30am — Meet the Martins—Purple Martin Life Cycle & Chicks with John Shemilt meet the martins
  • 11:00am — Discovery Nature Walk nature walk
  • 11:00am — Celebrate Pollinator Week! Insect Encounter at SOFO’s Pollinator Garden pollinator week
  • 1:00pm — Meet Millenium Falcon with Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center meet the falcon
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon — Annual Flea Market & Tag Sale at 8:00am, 3:00pm find treasures
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook — TBA at - name: Maine Moments – Large and Small: Plein Air Painters of Maine 2026 Art Show learn more

SUNDAY - 6/7

Bushy Hill Nature Center, Essex — TBA at - name: Bushy Hill Day Camp day camp
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Fore the love of Dad! at 9:00am fathers day golf
Clinton Parks & Recreation, Clinton — MSW Football Team- Car Wash at 12:00pm car wash
East Hampton Town Marine Museum, East Hampton
  • 11:00am, 4:00pm — Visit the Dominy Shops visit shops
  • 11:00am, 4:00pm — Visit the Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran Home & Studio visit studio
Essex Community Events, Essex
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton — TBA at - name: Kids Craft for Dad. craft for dad
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
  • 1:00pm — Kids’ Pedal Pull (3 years & up) kids pedal pull
  • 3:00pm — Central K9 Performance Dock Dogs dock dogs
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm — Author Talk & Book Signing: Joss Richard with Riss M. Neilson & Lauren Kung Jessen author talk
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm — Foam & Fables: A Small Town Romance Book Club book club
Peek-a-Brew Play Cafe, Old Saybrook
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Story Time – Terrific Turtles at 10:30am story time turtles

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