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MONDAY - 4/20

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Play-Well Teknologies Engineering with Lego Materials Afterschool Activities - Spring Into STEM with Play-Well Teknologies and LEGO Materials for Grades 1-3 at 3:15pm lego activities
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Staff Out for Local Education Program at 8:30am, 3:30pm view event
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook
  • 3:00pm - 4:30pm — Karate K-5 karate k-5
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Little Folks Camps/Fun Days Camps 2025-2026 little folks

TUESDAY - 4/21

Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — PJ Story Time at 6:00pm info
Month Calendar, Clinton — Art With Kristin: Flamingo Paintings at 4:15pm register now
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook — Archery at 3:00pm - 4:00pm archery

WEDNESDAY - 4/22

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 4:00pm — Youth Open Gym - Open Gym Girls Volleyball for Grades 6-8 youth volleyball
  • 5:00pm — Youth Open Gym - Open Gym Girls Volleyball for Grades 4&5 youth volleyball
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — CT History Book Club-Freegift at 5:00pm view event
Events, East Haddam — Spring Cleanup Day at the Museum! at 10:00am join in
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Read, Rock, and Rhyme at 11:00am read rock rhyme
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Earth Day Observed: Garlic Mustard Pull with Friends of Long Pond Greenbelt at 3:00pm pull weeds
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook — Virtual Program – A Peaceful Patch of Earth learn more

THURSDAY - 4/23

Month Calendar, Clinton — Craft and Board Game Night at 6:00pm view details

FRIDAY - 4/24

Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Story Hour with Jeannie at 11:00am story time
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Brick Bunch at 3:30pm info
Russell Library, Middletown
  • 3:45pm — Friday Fun Day (Grades 4-5) April 24th fun day
  • 9:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup

SATURDAY - 4/25

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 12:00pm — Pickleball Instruction - Pickleball Bootcamp for Beginners pickleball clinic
  • 2:00pm — Youth Soccer - Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Pre-K (Age 4) & Kindergarten youth soccer
  • 3:00pm — Youth Soccer - Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Grades 1 & 2 youth soccer
  • 4:00pm — Youth Soccer - Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Grades 3 & 4 youth soccer
  • 4:00pm — Youth Soccer - Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Grades 5 & 6 youth soccer
  • 5:00pm — Youth Soccer - Spring Outdoor Youth Soccer for Grades 7 & 8 youth soccer
Killingworth Community Events, Killingworth — Shared Harvest Garden at 10:00am grow food
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — Welcome Back! join us
Parmelee Farm – The Parmelee Farm connects our community to, Killingworth — Shared Harvest Garden Event at 10:00am garden event
School Events - Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook — T-ball for Tots at 9:00am - 10:00am t-ball for tots
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 10:00am — Seal Cruise, co-sponsored with CRESLI see seals
  • 11:00am — Trade Out Your Traditional Lawns! go green
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook
  • Sheep Shearing Day learn more
  • Codman Estate’s Connoisseurs and Collections Tour learn more

SUNDAY - 4/26

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Gentle Yoga - Sunday In-Person Gentle Yoga April 25-May 31, 2026 at 6:30pm gentle yoga
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 10:30am — Story Time – Fun With Frogs frog stories
  • 11:00am — Great East End Cleanup clean up
  • 8:00am — Spring Migration─Birding at Promised Land with Joe Giunta bird watching

WEDNESDAY - 4/29

Month Calendar, Clinton — Baby Animals & Eggs! w/ Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center! at 5:00pm register now
Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook — Homeschool Program: Celebrating American on Casey Farm learn more

THURSDAY - 4/30

Month Calendar - Essex Public Library, Essex
  • 10:30am — Storytime storytime
  • 7:00pm — Author Talk - On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience with Jason Reynolds author talk

FRIDAY - 5/1

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Pizza & Pajama Night at 5:00pm pizza pajama
Parmelee Farm – The Parmelee Farm connects our community to, Killingworth — HKYFS Hike with a Mini at 4:30pm hike mini
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Full Flower Moon Hike at 8:30pm moon hike

SATURDAY - 5/2

Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Pratt Volunteer Kick-Off and Training at 9:30am view event
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — Cinco de Mayo! fiesta time
Promethea Arts, Deep River — Spring Fling at 12:00pm view event
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Bugwatching Buddies Club: Start Seeing Monarchs Day at 11:00am see monarchs

SUNDAY - 5/3

Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon — Lions Country Breakfast at 8:00am-11:00am breakfast

MONDAY - 5/4

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Pickleball Instruction - Pickleball Rocks Clinic for Grades 6-12 at 2:30pm pickleball clinic
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Story Hour with Miss Shaleen at 12:00pm story time

THURSDAY - 5/7

Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Revolution Close to Home: Five Lives in Early Potapaug during America's Turning Point at 6:30pm view event

SATURDAY - 5/9

Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — Second Saturday Playgroup with Shaleen at 10:00am playgroup fun
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — Marvelous Moms! treat mom

SUNDAY - 5/10

Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton — Kid’s craft for Mom craft for mom

WEDNESDAY - 5/13

Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — New Volunteer Open House at 10:30am view event

FRIDAY - 5/15

Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — History Hour at Essex Meadows presents “The Woman Who Printed the Declaration” at 10:00am view event
Events, East Haddam — Opening Reception for the 2026 season at 6:00pm celebrate

SATURDAY - 5/16

American Airpower Museum, East Hampton — WWII C-47 D-Day Living History Immersive Flight Experience living history
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — Hop To It! egg hunt

SUNDAY - 5/17

Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Women of '76 at 4:00pm view event
Events, East Haddam — The Revolutionary War Submarine, American Turtle at 2:00pm explore

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