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WEEK OF JUNE 22 - JUNE 28, 2026

From Slamma Jamma Basketball Camp - Full Day, Session 1 at School Events - Westbrook Middle School to August First Friday Stroll at Chester Community Events and Mimi’s Cupcakes at Levi E.coe Library.

MONDAY - 6/22

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 3:00pm, 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 1: June 29-July 2 day camp care
  • 3:00pm, 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 2: July 6-10 day camp care
  • 3:00pm, 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 3: July 13-17 day camp care
  • 3:00pm, 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 4: July 20-24 day camp care
  • 8:00am, 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week One (June 29-July 2) All-American day camp
  • 8:00am, 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Two (July 6-10): Wide World of Sports day camp
  • 8:00am, 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Three (July 13-17): Surf's Up day camp
  • 8:00am, 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Four (July 20-24): Danger Zone day camp
  • 9:00am, 12:00pm — Cheerleading Activities and Camps - Cheer Camp Week 1: June 29-July 2 cheer camp
Bushy Hill Nature Center, Essex
  • - name: Bushy Hill Day Camp — TBA day camp
  • - name: Saplings Program — TBA saplings
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Mommy (or Daddy) and Me Classes with Little Barn at 1:30pm mommy and me
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
Events — The Sanctuary, East Haddam — Summer Eco-Circus at 9:00 AM summer eco circus
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
Month Calendar, Clinton — Art with Kristin: Whale Painting at 4:00pm - 5:15pm register now
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm — Kids Pop Up Art Studio: Clay Plant Gnome create art
  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm — Planetarium Show: “Stars and Stripes, Indeed!” explore stars
  • 9:30am - 12:30pm — Young Cooks & Farmers - Kids Summer Program on Stone Acres Farm join in
Russell Library, Middletown
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook
  • 5:30pm — High School Girls Basketball Clinic girls clinic
  • 5:30pm — Red Cross, Babysitting Course babysitting course
  • 9:00am — Middle School Tennis Clinic tennis clinic
  • 9:00am — Summer Camp, Day 2026 - Summer Day Camp summer camp
  • 9:00am — Summer Camp, Teen 2026 - Teen Summer Camp teen camp
  • 9:00am — Little Folks Summer Camp 2026 little folks
  • 9:00am — Slamma Jamma Basketball Camp - Half Day, Session 1 basketball camp
  • 9:00am — Slamma Jamma Basketball Camp - 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
Youth & Learning - Deep River First Congregational Church, Deep River — Summer Faith Adventures – ANCHORED at 8:30am faith adventures

TUESDAY - 6/23

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 trip
  • 8:00am, 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Three Field Trip: Gallery Cinemas day camp trip
  • 8:00am, 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Four Field Trip: Fun City (Grades 1-3) day camp trip
  • 8:00am, 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Four Field Trip: IT Ropes Course (Grades 4-8) day camp trip
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
Clinton Parks & Recreation, Clinton — Superhero Training Academy at 11:00am 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
  • 5:30pm — Try Weaving with Rita Reimer info
Essex Community Events, Essex
  • 2:00pm — Plant the Seed Learning Series: Sewing Workshop (Ages 10-18) sewing workshop
  • 4:00pm — Plant the Seed Learning Series: Pet Care 101 (Ages 8-12) pet care
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — TBA at - name: Taste Test Tuesday taste test
Month Calendar, Clinton
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: America 250 Storytime: Reading is Revolutionary — TBA read aloud
  • - name: Tuesday Night Trivia At Little Pub — TBA play trivia
  • - name: WAYBACK TUESDAYS AT WESTBROOK CINEMAS — TBA movie time
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Brooklyn's Riverside Live at 5:00pm, 9:00pm concert
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm — Trinket Jar Workshop for Kids craft fun
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Food Explorers: Peach Melba Crumbles Baking Workshop for Kids! bake yummy
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook — Red Cross, When I’m In Charge at 5:30pm when i'm in charge

WEDNESDAY - 6/24

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 tots
  • 5:00pm, 5:50pm — Skyhawks Summer Camps - Skyhawks Summer Mini-Hawk (Baseball, Basketball and Soccer) skyhawks mini
  • 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 trip
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — Summer Sensory Play sensory play
  • 3:00pm — World Cup Watch Party watch party
  • 3:30pm — KIDFEST: Tim Kubart & The Space Cadets @ Guild Hall kidfest
  • 4:30pm — Peter and the Wolf 2026 peter wolf
  • 9:00am — Soccer Stars soccer stars
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 12:00pm — Lunch and Storytime info
  • 1:30pm — Patriotic Danish Star 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 Moran Garden at 10:00am paint garden
Essex Community Events, Essex
  • 10:00am — Summer Sensory Play (Ages Birth – 5) sensory play
  • 3:00pm — Plant a Seed, Read! Family Movie Series family movie
  • 5:30pm — 250th Basket Twining Class, presented by Essex Library Association basket twining
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Crazy For You at 2:00PM buy tickets
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 — Book Bedazzling with Shell & Bee info
  • 5:30pm — Candy Sushi Class info
Russell Library, Middletown — Trip: Goodspeed- Crazy For You *Sold Out* at 10:00am goodspeed trip
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 - 3:00pm pond life

THURSDAY - 6/25

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 5:15pm, 6:30pm — Youth Open Gym - Girls Open Gym Basketball for Grades 6-8 (Fall 2026) youth open gym
  • 8:00am, 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Two Field Trip: Spare Time day camp trip
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton
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
  • 4:00pm — Chess Club info
  • 6:00pm — Amazing Owl Program info
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Meet the Cast at 7:30PM meet the cast
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
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 — Grove School Children's Theater Troupe Presents: The Day the Crayons Quit info
  • 2:30pm — Patriotic Suncatchers info
  • 2:30pm — Party Pigs info
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 4:00pm — Brooklyn Fair explore
  • 4:00pm — Hebron Fair explore
  • 5:00pm — North Stonington Fair join in

FRIDAY - 6/26

Chester Community Events, Chester
  • 5:00pm — August First Friday Stroll join in
  • 5:00pm — July First Friday Stroll join in
Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Messy Art Summer Series at 2:00pm messy art
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — Ice Cream Social at 1:00pm info
East Hampton Town Marine Museum, East Hampton — 20th Annual Antiques & Design Show Benefit at 6:00pm antiques show
Essex Community Events, Essex — Food Group: The Big Cheese (Ages 4-12) at 3:30pm food group
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Open Caption Performance at 7:30PM open caption
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
  • 4:00pm–7:00pm — Balloon Animals with Bella the Clown balloon animals
  • 4:00pm–7:00pm — Ranger Russ & Meigs Nature Center ranger russ
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield
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
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam
Month Calendar, Clinton — Cool-ology: American Inventor Ben Franklin at 3:00pm - 4:00pm register now
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm explore
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook
  • 6:00pm — Free Summer Concerts - 2026 - SHORELINE CONNECTION, Oldies that everyone loves summer concert
  • 6:00pm — Free Summer Concerts - 2026 - 70'S FM BAND, 70's Music, All your favorite songs summer concert
  • 6:00pm — Free Summer Concerts - 2026 - MIDDLETOWN SYMPHONIC BAND, Patriotic Band Music summer concert
  • 6:00pm — Free Summer Concerts - 2026 - COVER TO COVER, 60's to 90's Dance Rock Music summer concert
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon — TBA at - name: 66th Annual Lebanon Country Fair country fair

SATURDAY - 6/27

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — 16th Annual Family Fair at 9:30am family fair
Columbia Community Events, Columbia — TBA at - name: Community Picnic at the Park community picnic
Columbia Parks and Recreation, Columbia — TBA at - name: Community Picnic at the Park community picnic
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — All Ages Lego Club at 12:00pm info
East Hampton Town Marine Museum, East Hampton
  • 11:00am — Visit the Dominy Shops 6/27 explore shops
  • 11:00am — Visit Mulford Farm & Celebrate America’s 250th celebrate farm
  • 3:00pm — Revolutionary East Hampton Walking Tour walk tour
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — TBA at - name: Adult/Teen Summer Reading Program Begins summer reading
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester — Author Signing with Soon Wiley and Oyster Pop-Up! at 1:00pm, 3:00pm meet author
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — Canterbury Old Home Day celebrate
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — Great Pumpkin Festival pumpkin
  • 11:00am, 4:00pm — Chaplin Day celebrate
  • 12:00pm, 6:00pm — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival festival
  • 2:00pm, 3:00pm — Creamery Brook Bison - Pumpkin Tours pumpkin
  • 4:00pm, 9:00pm — Coventry Fireworks explore
  • 9:00am — Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival harvest
  • 9:00am, 1:00pm — Red, White, & Brooklyn Bash celebrate
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
  • 10:30am — Meet the Martins—Purple Martin Life Cycle & Chicks with John Shemilt meet the martins
  • 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 crabs
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon
  • 8:00am-3:00pm — Annual Flea Market & Tag Sale flea market
  • 8:00am-3:00pm — Annual Tag Sale tag sale
Youth & Learning - Deep River First Congregational Church, Deep River — Deep River Farmer’s Market at 10:00am farmers market

SUNDAY - 6/28

Chester Community Events, Chester — Chester Sunday Market at 10:00am explore market
East Hampton Town Marine Museum, East Hampton — Visit the Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran Home & Studio 6/28 at 11:00am visit studio
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Summer on the Farm Story Hour at 11:00am summer story hour
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester
  • 2:00pm, 4:00pm — Author Talk & Book Signing: Joss Richard with Riss M. Neilson & Lauren Kung Jessen meet authors
  • 4:00pm, 5:00pm — Foam & Fables: A Small Town Romance Book Club join book club
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Putnam's Main Street Car Cruise at 9:00am, 2:00pm cruise
Peek-a-Brew Play Cafe, Old Saybrook
Promethea Arts, Deep River — Shayna B's Meet and Greet! at 1:00pm meet greet
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Story Time – Terrific Turtles at 10:30am story time

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