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MONDAY - 7/20

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 4: July 20-24 day camp
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Four (July 20-24): Danger Zone day camp
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron
  • 1:00pm — Foam Crafts info
  • 5:00pm — Tutor Monarca info
Month Calendar, Clinton — Art with Kristin: Statue of Liberty at 4:00pm create art

TUESDAY - 7/21

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Four Field Trip: Fun City (Grades 1-3) day camp trip
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Four Field Trip: IT Ropes Course (Grades 4-8) day camp trip
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — Doll Tea Party at 4:00pm info
Essex Community Events, Essex — Plant the Seed Learning Series: Coding with LEGO® WeDo! (Ages 5-12) at 3:30pm coding
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Slime Day at 10:30am slime day

WEDNESDAY - 7/22

LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Book Bedazzling with Shell & Bee at 5:30pm info
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — The Secret Life in a Pond: Life Cycles and Survey of Freshwater Invertebrates at 1:00pm pond life

THURSDAY - 7/23

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Four Field Trip: Ninja Wipeout & Trampoline Park at Supercharged at 8:00am day camp trip
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — Amazing Owl Program at 6:00pm info
Essex Community Events, Essex — National Vanilla Ice Cream Day at 3:00pm ice cream day
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Comic & Graphic Novel Workshop with Adam Wallenta at 10:30am info
Month Calendar, Clinton — Craft and Board Game Night at 6:00pm craft games

FRIDAY - 7/24

Essex Community Events, Essex — Food Group: The Smart Cookie (Ages 4-12) at 3:30pm food group
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — History Hour at Essex Meadows at 10:00am, 11:00am learn history
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 — Ooo, Ahh, POP Bubbles at 10:30am info
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm view event
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — The Mills & The Meadow: Hosted at the Water Mill Museum & Corwith Windmill at 2:00pm mills meadow
Upcoming Events - Lebanon, CT, Lebanon — Lebanon Country Fair join us

SATURDAY - 7/25

Essex Community Events, Essex — Brickside Pizza’s 10th Birthday! at 12:00pm birthday
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Essex Village Walking Tour at 5:00pm, 6:30pm explore village
Events Calendar - Holiday Pines Campground, Clinton — Christmas in July Weekend christmas in july
Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
  • 10:00am — Little Miss/Mister Lebanon Fair be a star
  • 10:00am-3:00pm — FREE Vision Screening for Kids and Adults get checked
  • 11:00am — Kids' & Family Games & Contests play games
  • 11:00am — Ranger Russ Snake Show see snakes
  • 1:30pm — Justin Mazz Magic Show see magic
  • 4:00pm — Ranger Russ Turtle Show see turtles
  • 4:00pm — Farmer's Fling (Adult & Kid Games) play games
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — Christmas in July! christmas cheer
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Glowbug Art Workshop with Tony Valderrama at 2:00pm glowbug art

SUNDAY - 7/26

Lebanon Country Fair, Lebanon
  • 10:00am — Sheep Obstacle Course watch sheep
  • 1:00pm — Kids' Pedal Pull (3 years and up) pedal power
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton
  • 10:30am, 1:30pm — Story Time – Terrific Turtles story time
  • 10:30am, 1:30pm — Story Time – Squiggly Salamanders story time
  • 1:30pm — Seining for Bay Animals with SOFO seining bay

MONDAY - 7/27

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 5: July 27-31 day camp
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Five (July 27-31): Explore More day camp
Bushy Hill Nature Center, Essex — Bushy Hill Day Camp - Session D day camp
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — Playful Engineers at 3:00pm info
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Family Nights family nights

TUESDAY - 7/28

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Five Field Trip: Lake Compounce at 8:00am day camp trip
Essex Community Events, Essex — Plant the Seed Learning Series: Intro to Yoga (Ages 5-11) at 4:00pm yoga
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Clay Craft at 10:30am clay craft
Month Calendar, Clinton — All About Sharks w/ a Shark Biologist at 4:00pm learn sharks

WEDNESDAY - 7/29

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — Peter and the Wolf 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm peter wolf
Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — Hartford Symphony Instrument Lab at 6:00pm info
Essex Community Events, Essex — Plant a Seed, Read! Family Movie Series at 3:00pm family movie
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Candy Sushi Class at 5:30pm info
Month Calendar, Clinton
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, East Hampton — Full Buck Moon Hike at 9:00pm moon hike

THURSDAY - 7/30

Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam — Meet the Cast at 7:30pm meet the cast
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Party Pigs at 2:30pm info

FRIDAY - 7/31

Douglas Library of Hebron Events Calendar, Hebron — Ice Cream Social at 1:00pm info
Essex Community Events, Essex — Food Group: The Cool Bean (Ages 4-12) at 3:30pm food group
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Music with Miss Jessica at 10:30am info

SATURDAY - 8/1

Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — All About Opossums with Ferncroft Wildlife Rescue at 12:00pm opossums rescue
Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — Wet ‘n’ Wild! water fun
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 — Insects Real & Imaginary: An Interdisciplinary Workshop at 11:00am insect workshop

SUNDAY - 8/2

Chester Community Events, Chester — August First Friday Stroll at 5:00pm join the stroll

MONDAY - 8/3

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 6: August 3-7 day camp
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Six (August 3-7): Back to the Future day camp
  • 9:00am — Cheerleading Activities and Camps - Cheer Camp Week 2: August 3-August 6 cheer camp
Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon — LES Teacher Read Aloud at 5:00pm teacher read aloud

TUESDAY - 8/4

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Six Field Trip: Dinosaur State Park at 8:00am day camp trip
Levi E.coe Library, Middlefield — Ice Cream Social at 12:30pm ice cream social

WEDNESDAY - 8/5

LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Matica Arts Circus Show @ Chester Meeting House at 4:00pm info

THURSDAY - 8/6

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Six Field Trip: Adventure Park at Storrs (Grades 5-8) day camp trip
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Six Field Trip: The Dinosaur Place (Grades 1-4) day camp trip
LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Grove School Children's Theater Troupe Presents: The Day the Crayons Quit at 10:30am info

FRIDAY - 8/7

LibCal - Deep River Public Library, Deep River — Mini Masterpieces at 10:30am info

SATURDAY - 8/8

Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — Ring in the Millennium! millennium party

SUNDAY - 8/9

Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Putnam's Main Street Car Cruise at 9:00am view event

MONDAY - 8/10

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 3:00pm — Summer Day Camp After Care - After Care Week 7: August 10-14 day camp
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Seven (August 10-14): Water Works day camp
Bushy Hill Nature Center, Essex — Bushy Hill Day Camp - Session E day camp

TUESDAY - 8/11

Activities: At A Glance - East Haddam Parks and Recreation, East Haddam
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Seven Field Trip: Brownstone Park (Grades 6-8) day camp trip
  • 8:00am — Summer Day Camp Weekly Registration and Field Trips - Week Seven Field Trip: Ocean Beach day camp trip
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Brooklyn's Riverside Live at 5:00pm view event

WEDNESDAY - 8/12

Children’s Museum of the East End, East Hampton — KIDFEST: Sonia De Los Santos @ Guild Hall at 3:30pm - 5:15pm kidfest
Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — New Volunteer Open House at 10:30am, 11:30am join us

SATURDAY - 8/15

Local Attractions East Haddam CT, East Haddam — Space Out on Science! science experiments

SUNDAY - 8/16

Essex Historical Society (Pratt House), Essex — Broom-Making Workshop at 9:00am, 12:00pm make history

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