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WEEK OF JULY 06 - JULY 12, 2026

From Ranger Russ & Meigs Nature Center at Lebanon Country Fair to Plant the Seed Learning Series: Pet Care 101 (Ages 8-12) at Essex Community Events and Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Four Field Trip: IT Ropes Course (Grades 4-8) at Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation.

MONDAY - 7/6

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 2: July 6-10 day camp
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 3: July 13-17 day camp
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 4: July 20-24 day camp
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 5: July 27-31 day camp
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 6: August 3-7 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
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Five (July 27-31): Explore More day camp
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Six (August 3-7): Back to the Future day camp
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Cheerleading Activities and Camps - Cheer Camp Week 2: August 3-August 6 cheer camp
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 1:00pm — Mini Golf info
  • 1:00pm — Bird Seed Feeder Craft info
  • 1:00pm — Foam Crafts info
  • 3:00pm — Playful Engineers info
  • 4:00pm — Lego Club info
  • 5:00pm — Tutor Monarca info
  • 5:30pm — 3D Printer Class info
  • 6:00pm — Kind Kids info
  • 6:00pm — Loveland Farms info
Essex Community Events, Essex
  • 3:00pm — Celebrate World Chocolate Day! celebrate
  • 3:00pm — French Fries Tasting! tasting time
  • 4:00pm — Plant the Seed Learning Series: Pet Care 101 (Ages 8-12) learn
Events — The Sanctuary, East Haddam — Summer Eco-Circus at 9:00am summer circus
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Read, Rock, and Rhyme at 11:00am read rock rhyme
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Marshmallow Engineer at 5:30pm engineer
Month Calendar, Clinton — Art with Kristin: Statue of Liberty at 4:00pm art with kristin
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — TBA at - name: The StoryWalk® at Hutchinson explore nature
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: Meet-up Mondays — TBA meet up
  • - name: Sensory Storytime — TBA storytime
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton
  • - name: Brilliant Teen 5 Day — TBA register
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm — Kids Pop Up Art Studio: Paint Stick Art register
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm — Tweens & Teens Pop Up Art Studio: Cartooning Workshop presented By MMoA educator Brett Swanson register
  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm — Planetarium Show: “Stars and Stripes, Indeed!” more info
  • 9:30am - 12:30pm — Young Cooks & Farmers - Kids Summer Program on Stone Acres Farm register
Russell Library, Middletown
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook
  • 5:30pm, 7:00pm — Red Cross, Babysitting Course red cross
  • 9:00am, 12:00pm — Little Folks Summer Camp 2026 little folks
  • 9:00am, 12:00pm — Slamma Jamma Basketball Camp slamma jamma
  • 9:00am, 12:00pm — CAS Soccer Camp cas soccer
  • 9:00am, 3:00pm — Summer Camp, Day 2026 summer camp
  • 9:00am, 5:00pm — Summer Camp, Teen 2026 summer camp

TUESDAY - 7/7

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 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 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
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Six Field Trip: Dinosaur State Park day camp trip
  • 8:00am - 4:45pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Five Field Trip: Lake Compounce day camp trip
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:00am — Tween cooking series info
  • 2:00pm — Every Seed Tells a Story info
  • 4:00pm — Doll Tea Party info
Essex Community Events, Essex
  • 3:30pm — Plant the Seed Learning Series: Intro to String Bracelet Making (Ages 8-12) crafting
  • 3:30pm — Plant the Seed Learning Series: Coding with LEGO® WeDo! (Ages 5-12) coding fun
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Piano Lessons with Dr. Pri at 1:00pm piano lessons
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — TBA at - name: Taste Test Tuesday taste test
Month Calendar, Clinton
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex
  • 1:30pm — History Beneath Your Feet: Archaeology for Kids dig deep
  • 2:30pm — Art Lab: Mighty Dinos! create art
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: America 250 Storytime: Reading is Revolutionary — TBA storytime
  • - name: Imaginary Tales with Izzy — TBA imaginary tales
  • - name: Lunch Bunch — TBA lunch bunch
  • - name: Tuesday Night Trivia At Little Pub — TBA trivia night
  • - name: WAYBACK TUESDAYS AT WESTBROOK CINEMAS — TBA wayback tuesdays
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Brooklyn's Riverside Live at 5:00pm - 9:00pm join us
Playhouse Holiday Jamboree at The Ivoryton Playhouse, Ivoryton
  • 11:00am - 11:30am — Libros y Amigos: a Bilingual Spanish Storytime register
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Food Explorers: Pizza Quesadillas Cooking Workshop for Kids! register
  • 5:00pm - 10:00pm — Summer Glow Nights! more info
Russell Library, Middletown — LCC Summerfest Free Bubble Show! at 11:30am bubble show
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook — Red Cross, When I’m In Charge at 5:15pm, 6:45pm red cross

WEDNESDAY - 7/8

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
Clinton Parks & Recreation, Clinton
  • 10:00am, 11:30am — Veterans - Coffee & Connections (10am-11:30am) coffee connections
  • 6:30pm — Summer Concert Series 6:30-8:00pm "Spellbound" summer concert
  • 6:30pm — Summer Concert Series 6:30-8:00pm "Engine Room" summer concert
  • 6:30pm — Summer Concert Series 6:30-8:00pm "Rock Bottom" summer concert
  • 6:30pm — Summer Concert Series 6:30-8:00pm "Furious George" summer concert
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 12:00pm — Lunch and Storytime info
  • 2:00pm — Teen Crafts info
  • 6:00pm — Drumming program info
  • 6:00pm — Hartford Symphony Instrument Lab info
  • 6:30pm — Local Author Andrea Ezerins info
Essex Community Events, Essex
  • 10:00am — Summer Sensory Play (Ages Birth – 5) play
  • 3:00pm — Plant a Seed, Read! Family Movie Series movie time
  • 5:30pm — 250th Basket Twining Class, presented by Essex Library Association craft class
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Crazy For You at 2:00pm buy tickets
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Twinkle Toes at 10:30am twinkle toes
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 4:00pm — Matica Arts Circus Show @ Chester Meeting House 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
  • 1:00pm — Layers of Illusion Magic Show see magic
  • 3:00pm — Jack's Jungle: Animals Alive! First Show animal show
  • 4:30pm — Jack's Jungle: Animals Alive! Second Show animal show
Russell Library, Middletown — LCC Summerfest All Ages Luau Lunch & Elderly Brothers Concert at 12:00pm luau lunch
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook
  • 5:30pm, 7:00pm — Red Cross, Babysitting CPR Certification, Child & Infant red cross
  • 8:00am, 12:00pm — Youth Cheer Camp youth cheer
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm — East End Outdoor Nature Education with Crystal at Hallock State Park nature education
  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm — The Secret Life in a Pond: Life Cycles and Survey of Freshwater Invertebrates pond life
  • 9:00pm - 10:00pm — Full Buck Moon Hike moon hike

THURSDAY - 7/9

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
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Four Field Trip: Ninja Wipeout & Trampoline Park at Supercharged day camp trip
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Six Field Trip: Adventure Park at Storrs (Grades 5-8) day camp trip
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Six Field Trip: The Dinosaur Place (Grades 1-4) day camp trip
Columbia Community Events, Columbia
  • - name: Summer Concert Series with Jim Blair — TBA concert series
  • - name: Summer Concert Series with Kinship Trio — TBA concert series
Columbia Parks and Recreation, Columbia
  • - name: Summer Concert Series with Jim Blair — TBA concert series
  • - name: Summer Concert Series with Kinship Trio — TBA concert series
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 10:15am — Messy Art/Sensory Play info
  • 12:30pm — tutoring info
  • 1:00pm — Family movie info
  • 4:00pm — Chess Club info
  • 6:00pm — Amazing Owl Program info
Essex Community Events, Essex
  • 3:00pm — National Vanilla Ice Cream Day ice cream
  • 9:30am — Storytime w/ Sugar! story time
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
  • 10:00am — Second Saturday Playgroup with Shaleen playgroup
  • 12:00pm — Snail Mail snail mail
  • 12:00pm — Gilbert The Party Pig party pig
Killingworth Community Events, Killingworth — Read & Eat at 12:00pm read eat
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 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 — Party Pigs info
Month Calendar, Clinton — Craft and Board Game Night at 6:00pm craft board game
Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex — Storytime at 10:30am story time
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 4:00pm — Brooklyn Fair visit us
  • 5:00pm — North Stonington Fair visit us
Russell Library, Middletown
  • 10:30am — Summerfest Family Fun Week- Free Adult Watercolors Class family fun week
  • 3:00pm — LCC Summerfest Free Family Carnival family carnival
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Bluebird Walk at Quail Hill Farm at 9:00am - 10:30am bird walk
Youth & Learning - Deep River First Congregational Church, Deep River — Youth Group at 6:00pm youth group

FRIDAY - 7/10

Chester Community Events, Chester — August First Friday Stroll at 5:00pm join stroll
Clinton Parks & Recreation, Clinton — MSW Football Team- Car Wash (12-3:00pm) at 12:00pm, 3:00pm car wash
Columbia Community Events, Columbia — TBA at - name: Movie Night at the Park movie night
Columbia Parks and Recreation, Columbia — TBA at - name: Movie Night at the Park movie night
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — Ice Cream Social at 1:00pm info
Essex Community Events, Essex
  • 10:00am — Xen’s Critters @ Ivoryton Library critter fun
  • 10:00am — Movie Matinee at Essex Library movie time
  • 3:30pm — Food Group: The Big Cheese (Ages 4-12) food fun
  • 3:30pm — Food Group: The Good Egg (Ages 4+) food fun
  • 3:30pm — Food Group: The Smart Cookie (Ages 4-12) food fun
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — History Hour at Essex Meadows learn history
  • 7:00pm - 8:30pm — Essex and the Revolution Walking Tour at River View Cemetery walk history
Events — The Sanctuary, East Haddam — Baklava Express at 7:00pm baklava express
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Open Caption Performance at 7:30pm open caption
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — All About Opossums with Ferncroft Wildlife Rescue at 12:00pm opossums rescue
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
  • 6:00pm — Flying High Dogs Show watch dogs
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River
  • 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 - Essex Public Library, Essex
  • 12:30pm — Garden Party Cupcake Art craft fun
  • 3:00pm — STEM Lab: (Don't) Make a Mess! Egg Drop science fun
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm join us
Russell Library, Middletown — LCC Summerfest Kids Water Day! at 12:00pm kids water day
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 2:00pm - 3:30pm — The Mills & The Meadow: Hosted at the Water Mill Museum & Corwith Windmill mills and meadow
  • 8:30pm — Nocturnal Animal Search animal search
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon — TBA at - name: 66th Annual Lebanon Country Fair country fair

SATURDAY - 7/11

Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — Quiet Reading Club at 3:00pm info
Essex Community Events, Essex — Essex Village Walking Tour at 5:00pm explore town
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Summer on the Farm Story Hour at 11:00am story hour
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
  • 10:00am — Little Miss/Mister Lebanon Fair kids contest
  • 10:00am–3:00pm — FREE Vision Screening for Kids and Adults get screened
  • 11:00am — Kids' & Family Games & Contests: Pie Eating, Watermelon Eating and Nail Driving play games
  • 11:00am — Ranger Russ Snake Show see snakes
  • 1:30pm — Justin Mazz Magic Show magic show
  • 4:00pm — Ranger Russ Turtle Show see turtles
  • 4:00pm — Farmer's Fling (Adult & Kid Games) play games
  • All Day — Monster Truck Rides ride trucks
  • All Day — Faraci Woodworks Chainsaw Carving watch carving
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — TBA at - name: Labor Day! holiday fun
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester — Bridgerton Ball on Pratt Street at 6:00pm, 10:00pm view event
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Creamery Brook Bison - Pumpkin Tours at 2:00pm - 3:00pm take a tour
Promethea Arts, Deep River — Pop up! Meet the animals at the farm at 1:00pm, 3:00pm meet animals
Russell Library, Middletown — All Ages Baseball Hall Of Fame & Cooperstown Trip! at 7:00am baseball trip
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — Young Birders Club Meeting birders club
  • 11:00am — Bugwatching Buddies Club ─ National Be Nice to Bugs Day bug watching
  • 11:00am - 12:30pm — Step Back in Time: Sag Harbor Whaling & Waterfront Tour history tour
  • 11:00am - 12:30pm — Insects Real & Imaginary: An Interdisciplinary Workshop insect workshop
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm — Glowbug Art Workshop with Tony Valderrama art workshop
Youth & Learning - Deep River First Congregational Church, Deep River

SUNDAY - 7/12

Chester Community Events, Chester — Chester Sunday Market at 10:00am explore market
Clinton Parks & Recreation, Clinton
  • 10:00am, 10:00pm — Opera Theater - Rehearsal (10am-10pm) opera theater
  • 11:00am, 1:00pm — Human Services -Superhero Training Academy (Annex 11am-1pm) superhero training
Essex Community Events, Essex — Quilling Reception & Demonstration with Marcy Kaplan at 1:00pm art demo
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
  • 2:00pm — Fun and Games with Miss Jessie fun games
  • 4:00pm — Chalk the Walk chalk walk
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — TBA at - name: July 4th! celebrate
Montgomery & Taggert Bookshop, Chester — Chester Sunday Market at 10:00am, 1:00pm view event
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Putnam's Main Street Car Cruise at 9:00am - 2:00pm join us
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 10:30am — Story Time – Squiggly Salamanders story time
  • 1:30pm — Seining for Bay Animals with SOFO bay animals

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