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WEEK OF JUNE 15 - JUNE 21, 2026

From Noises Sports Academy - NSA Track/Cross-Country at Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation to Horseshoe Crab Survey & Tagging with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) at The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center and Annual Tag Sale at Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT.

MONDAY - 6/15

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
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 2: July 6-10 day camp after care
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 3: July 13-17 day camp after care
  • 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
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Two (July 6-10): Wide World of Sports summer day camp
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Three (July 13-17): Surf's Up 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
  • 9:00am — The Mini Open @ CMEE explore golf
  • 9:30am — Mommy (or Daddy) and Me Classes with Little Barn music class
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
  • 3:00pm — Playful Engineers info
  • 4:00pm — Lego Club info
  • 5:30pm — 3D Printer Class info
  • 6:00pm — Winghand Bat Rehab Program info
  • 6:00pm — Kind Kids info
Essex Community Events, Essex — Connecticut Sea Music Festival at 9:30am sea music
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
  • 2:00pm — Fun and Games with Miss Jessie fun games
  • 4:00pm — Chalk the Walk at 4 o'clock chalk the walk
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield
  • - name: Craft with Rosalie — TBA craft time
  • 5:30 pm — Bingo at the Community Center play bingo
Month Calendar, Clinton — Art with Kristin: Whale Painting at 4:00pm register now
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex
  • - name: The StoryWalk® at Hutchinson — TBA explore nature
  • 2:00pm — Get Dirty! The Hidden World Beneath Our Feet dig deep
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton — Live Music at Windjammer Surf Bar – Phil Smith at 1:00pm - 3:00pm live music
Russell Library, Middletown
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook
  • 5:30pm — Red Cross, Babysitting Course - Red Cross Babysitting babysitting course
  • 9:00am — Middle School Tennis Clinic tennis clinic
  • 9:00am — Summer Camp, Day 2026 - Summer Day Camp summer day camp
  • 9:00am — Summer Camp, Teen 2026 - Teen Summer Camp teen summer camp
  • 9:00am — Little Folks Summer Camp 2026 - Little Folks, Summer little folks summer
  • 9:00am — Slamma Jamma Basketball Camp - Slamma Jamma Basketball - Half Day, Session 1 basketball camp
  • 9:00am — Slamma Jamma Basketball Camp - Slamma Jamma Basketball - Full Day, Session 1 basketball camp
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Full Strawberry Moon Hike at 9:00pm - 10:00pm moon hike

TUESDAY - 6/16

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Two Field Trip: Saybrook Point Mini Golf day camp field trip
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Three Field Trip: Gallery Cinemas day camp field trip
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
Clinton Parks & Recreation, Clinton — Human Services -Superhero Training Academy at 11:00am-1:00pm superhero training
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, Clinton — S.T.E.A.M. Lab at 3:15pm register now
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: America 250 Storytime: Reading is Revolutionary — TBA storytime
  • - name: Tuesday Night Trivia At Little Pub — TBA trivia night
  • - name: WAYBACK TUESDAYS AT WESTBROOK CINEMAS — TBA wayback tuesdays
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton — Live Music at Windjammer Surf Bar – Justin Pomfret at 1:00pm - 3:00pm live music

WEDNESDAY - 6/17

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 4:00pm - 4:45pm — Skyhawks Summer Camps - Skyhawks Summer Multi-Sport Tots (Rookies) Ages 2-3 skyhawks summer camp
  • 5:00pm - 5:50pm — Skyhawks Summer Camps - Skyhawks Summer Mini-Hawk (Baseball, Basketball and Soccer) skyhawks summer camp
  • 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
  • 1:00pm — Try Weaving with Rita Reimer info
  • 1:30pm — Patriotic Danish Star info
  • 3:00pm — Knitting Session info
  • 6:00pm — Drumming program info
  • 6:00pm — Hartford Symphony Instrument Lab info
  • 6:30pm — Local Author Andrea Ezerins info
East Hampton Town Marine Museum, East Hampton — Watercolor Painting in the Garden at Clinton Academy at 10:00am paint garden
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex
  • 10:30am, 11:30am — New Volunteer Open House join us
  • 5:00pm, 6:30pm — CT History Book Club-YA Revolution Stories read stories
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Family Nights at 7:30pm family nights
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 4:00pm — Matica Arts Circus Show @ Chester Meeting House info
  • 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
  • 5:30pm — Candy Sushi Class info
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — Art Lab: Walk at Night at 3:00pm create art
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton
  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm — Live Music at Windjammer Surf Bar – Mark Flynn live music
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Chess Club for Kids! chess club
Russell Library, Middletown — June Free Family Dinner at 5:00pm family dinner
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm — East End Outdoor Nature Education at Orient Point State Park nature education
  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm — The Secret Life of a Pond: Life Cycles and Survey of Freshwater Invertebrates pond life

THURSDAY - 6/18

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Two Field Trip: Spare Time at 8:00am - 3:00pm day camp field trip
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Karate Zoo at 3:00pm karate zoo
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
East Hampton Town Marine Museum, East Hampton — Watercolor with de Gournay at 9:30am watercolor class
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Teddy Bear Picnic & Sleepover at 10:00am teddy bear picnic
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 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
  • 10:30am — Grove School Children's Theater Troupe Presents: The Day the Crayons Quit info
  • 2:30pm — Patriotic Suncatchers info
  • 2:30pm — Party Pigs info
Month Calendar, Clinton — Craft and Board Game Night at 6:00pm view details
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex
  • 10:30am — Storytime story time
  • 2:00pm — History Beneath Your Feet: Fantastic Fossils fossil fun
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
Youth & Learning - Deep River First Congregational Church, Deep River — Youth Group at 6:00pm - 7:00pm join in

FRIDAY - 6/19

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Messy Art Summer Series at 10:00am messy art
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 1:00pm — Make a Shaker info
  • 1:00pm — Movie info
  • 1:00pm — Ice Cream Social info
  • 2:00pm — Teen Crafts info
Essex Community Events, Essex — Movie Matinee at Essex Library at 10:00am movie matinee
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — History Hour at Essex Meadows at 10:00am, 11:00am learn history
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Crazy For You at 7:30pm buy tickets
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
  • 4:00pm–7:00pm — Balloon Animals with Bella the Clown join in
  • 4:00pm–7:00pm — Ranger Russ & Meigs Nature Center explore nature
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 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
  • 10:30am — Music with Miss Jessica info
  • 10:30am — Mini Masterpieces info
Month Calendar, Clinton — Cool-ology: American Inventor Ben Franklin at 3:00pm register now
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — Prints, Punch and Popcorn at 2:30pm craft fun
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm join us
Russell Library, Middletown
  • 1:00pm — Last Day of School Ice Cream Social ice cream social
  • 9:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon — TBA at - name: 66th Annual Lebanon Country Fair country fair
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook — TBA at - name: Take Your Time at Beauport learn more

SATURDAY - 6/20

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 — All Ages Lego Club at 12:00pm info
East Haddam Library System, East Haddam — Walking Stick Workshop at 1:00pm make a stick
East Hampton Town Marine Museum, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — 20th Annual Antiques & Design Show Benefit antiques show
  • 11:00am — Tour the Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran Home & Studio tour home
  • 11:00am — Visit the Dominy Shops visit shops
  • 11:00am — Visit Mulford Farm & Celebrate America’s 250th visit farm
  • 3:00pm — Revolutionary East Hampton Walking Tour walking tour
Essex Community Events, Essex
  • 10:00am — 2026 Outdoor Summer Arts Festival summer arts
  • 12:00pm — American Crafts and Trades Weekend crafts weekend
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
  • 10:00am–3:00pm — FREE Vision Screening for Kids and Adults get screened
  • 11:00am — Ranger Russ Snake Show see snakes
  • 11:00am — Kids' & Family Games & Contests play games
  • 4:00pm — Farmer's Fling (Adult & Kid Games) play games
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester — Author Signing with Soon Wiley and Oyster Pop-Up! at 1:00pm - 3:00pm author signing
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — Great Pumpkin Festival join us
  • 12:00pm, 6:00pm — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival join us
  • 4:00pm, 9:00pm — Coventry Fireworks come visit
  • 5:00pm, 9:00pm — The Scoop Social join us
  • 9:00am — Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival join us
Russell Library, Middletown
  • 10:00am — Legos With Noah June 27th legos
  • 12:00pm — Kids Yoga Program With Nick Switz June 27th kids yoga
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — Young Birders Club Meeting birders club
  • 10:30am — Meet the Martins—Purple Martin Life Cycle & Chicks with John Shemilt meet the martins
  • 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 falcon
  • 8:30pm — Horseshoe Crab Survey & Tagging with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) horseshoe crab
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon
  • 8:00am — Annual Flea Market & Tag Sale flea market
  • 8:00am — Annual Tag Sale tag sale
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • - name: Casey Farm Market — TBA learn more
  • - name: Flying Aces: Engineers in Training — TBA learn more
  • - name: Juneteenth Community Celebration — TBA learn more
  • - name: The Irish Experience at Phillips House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate — TBA learn more
Youth & Learning - Deep River First Congregational Church, Deep River — Deep River Farmer’s Market at 10:00am - 1:30pm explore market

SUNDAY - 6/21

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Fore the love of Dad! at 9:00am fathers day
East Hampton Town Marine Museum, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — Tour the Dominy Shops tour shops
  • 11:00am — Visit the Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran Home & Studio visit home
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Summer on the Farm Story Hour at 11:00am farm story hour
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon — Kids' Pedal Pull (3 years and up) at 1:00pm pedal power
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
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • - name: Maine Moments – Large and Small: Plein Air Painters of Maine 2026 Art Show — TBA learn more
  • - name: Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution Exhibition — TBA learn more
  • - name: Vintage Base Ball – Father’s Day Open — TBA learn more

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