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WEEK OF APRIL 20 - APRIL 26, 2026

From WEE READERS STORY TIME at Bridgeport Public Library to Story Time at Stratford Library and Monroe Top Hats Baseball Games/Practices at Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar.

MONDAY - 4/20

Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield
  • - name: Camp Aldrich Week 1: Grades 1-3 — TBA camp aldrich
  • - name: Camp Aldrich Week 2: Grades 1-3 — TBA camp aldrich
  • - name: Camp Aldrich Week 3: Grades 4-6 - SOLD OUT — TBA camp aldrich
Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport
  • 10:30am — PLAYTIME with Ms. Paula! info
  • 11:00am — Little Readers Storytime info
  • 3:00pm — Drop-in Tech Help info
  • 4:00pm — Chess Club for Kids info
Earthplace: the Nature Discovery Center, Westport
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar, Monroe
  • 12:01am — Summer Fun Days Camp and Tweens Adventure Program 2026 Preview summer fun days
  • 5:45pm — Spring 2026 Youth Soccer Ages 6-8 Years Old youth soccer
  • 5:45pm — 2026 Men’s 35/over Slow Pitch Softball League slow pitch softball
  • 7:00pm — 2026 Session Winter 2 Youth Swim Lessons - Monday Night Youth Lessons: Level 1&2 youth swim lessons
  • 7:35pm — 2026 Session Winter 2 Youth Swim Lessons - Monday Night Youth Lessons: Level 3&4 youth swim lessons
  • 8:15pm — 2026 Session Winter 2 Youth Swim Lessons - Monday Night Youth Lessons: Diving and Turn Clinics youth swim lessons
Fairfield County Fairgrounds (Fairfield County Fair), Fairfield — America 250 Heritage Tree Planting at 12:00pm - 2:00pm heritage tree planting
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:00am — Toddler Time (Walkers-Age 3) info
  • 10:00am — Hiatus Week-Toddler Time (Walkers-Age 3) info
  • 2:00pm — Preschool Time (Age 3-5) info
  • 2:00pm — Hiatus Week-Preschool Time (Age 3-5) info
  • 4:00pm — May the 4th Crafternoon (Gr. K-5) info
  • 4:00pm — Builders Brigade (Gr. K-5) info
  • 4:00pm — Newspaper Planters info
LIBRARY EVENTS, Easton — Yoga for Children Ages 2-5 With a Caregiver at 10:30 AM kids yoga
List of Events - Easton Park & Recreation, Easton — TEAC After School Open Studio Mondays at 3:50pm after school
New Fairfield Free Public Library, New Fairfield
Obodo Serendipity Books, Stratford — TBA at - name: Teacher Appreciation Week view event
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel
  • 3:30pm — ROCKWELL sports with Coach Melissa - Session 2 Winter 2026 play sports
  • 3:30pm — ROCKWELL sports with Coach Melissa - Spring Session 2026 play sports
  • 5:00pm — Theater Program - Mean Girls Jr. see show
  • 5:00pm — Theater Program - The Wedding Singer see show
Sports, Art, & Enrichment Programs - YMCA of Greenwich, Greenwich
  • - name: Family Sensory Swim — TBA learn more
  • - name: Healthy Kids Day — TBA learn more
  • - name: HoliFest 2026 with the India Cultural Center — TBA learn more
Upcoming Events - The Brookfield Library, Brookfield — Storytime Adventures (Ages 3-4) at 10:00am storytime

TUESDAY - 4/21

Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport
  • 11:00am — Little Learners info
  • 2:30pm — THE BEARDSLEY ZOO--THEN, NOW, AND... info
  • 3:30pm — Ms. Trina's Arts and Crafts info
  • 4:00pm — LEGO LAB info
  • 4:00pm — I CAN..I WILL ! I HAVE STORY TO TELL ! info
  • 4:30am — BPL - Chess Club info
  • 6:00pm — BOOKS-IN-BETWEEN info
Discover Classes and Workshops at Greenwich House, Greenwich — Earth Day with Clay at 12:00pm, 3:00pm explore clay
Earthplace: the Nature Discovery Center, Westport — Animal Care Crew (Tue) at 4:00pm animal care
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar, Monroe
  • 4:00pm — Fall 2025 & Winter 2026 Future Stars Youth Basketball Clinics youth basketball
  • 4:45pm — Spring 2026 Youth Outdoor Sand Volleyball youth volleyball
  • 6:00pm — 2026 Session Winter 2 Youth Swim Lessons - Tuesday Night Youth Lessons: Level 1 youth swim lessons
  • 6:35pm — 2026 Session Winter 2 Youth Swim Lessons - Tuesday Night Youth Lessons: Level 2 youth swim lessons
  • 7:10pm — 2026 Session Winter 2 Youth Swim Lessons - Tuesday Night Youth Lessons: Level 3 youth swim lessons
  • 7:55pm — 2026 Session Winter 2 Youth Swim Lessons - Tuesday Night Youth Lessons: Level 4 youth swim lessons
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:00am — *CANCELLED* Toddler Time (Walkers-Age 3) info
  • 10:30am — Tiny Tales 2s, 3s and 4s info
  • 6:00pm — Fairytale Craft Night (Ages 3-6) info
  • 6:00pm — Chapter Chatter Book Club (Grades 3-5) info
  • 6:00pm — Weather Craft Night info
Grace Farms, New Canaan
Greenwich Botanical Center, Greenwich — TBA at - name: Full Bloom Fiesta: Cinco de Mayo Floral Design Workshop floral workshop
Greenwich Science Center, Greenwich
LIBRARY EVENTS, Easton — Toddler Be-Bop (Walkers - Age 3) at 10:30 AM music movement
List of Events - Easton Park & Recreation, Easton
  • 3:50pm — TEAC After School Open Studio Tuesdays after school
  • 3:50pm — Play-Well TEKnologies Using LEGO play well
New Fairfield Free Public Library, New Fairfield
  • 10:30am — Pages and Playtime playtime
  • 4:30pm — Kid Chefs: Chicken Chili & Cornbread kid chefs
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel
  • 3:30pm — BERRY Games & Sports with Coach Melissa - Session 2 Winter 2026 play games
  • 3:30pm — BERRY Games & Sports with Coach Melissa - Spring Session 2026 play games
  • 7:30am — Johnson Newspaper Club - Spring Session 2026 join club
Sports, Art, & Enrichment Programs - YMCA of Greenwich, Greenwich — TBA at - name: June Break Vacation Camp learn more
Upcoming Events - The Brookfield Library, Brookfield — Read to Mia at 5:00pm read to mia
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton
  • - name: Homeschool Program: Celebrating America on Casey Farm — TBA learn more
  • - name: Virtual Program – A Peaceful Patch of Earth — TBA learn more

WEDNESDAY - 4/22

Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport
  • 11:00am — WEE READERS STORY TIME info
  • 11:00am — Computer Class for all levels info
  • 11:00am — LITTLE HANDS info
  • 1:00pm — Learn & Play info
  • 4:00pm — Books & Brownies info
  • 4:30pm — Microbit Robotics info
  • 4:30pm — Henna Design with Artist Jamliah! info
  • 5:00pm — cARTie- The Art Museum Bus Is Coming to the Library! info
  • 5:00pm — It's SlimeTime! info
  • 6:00pm — Computer Class info
  • 6:00pm — Digital Navigator-Computer Class info
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport
  • 30 minute program — Zoo Tots: Amazing Amphibians! (Session 1) register
  • 30 minute program — Zoo Tots: Amazing Amphibians! (Session 2) register
Danbury Community Events, Danbury — Downtown Chow-Down 2026 at 11:30am food fun
Earthplace: the Nature Discovery Center, Westport
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar, Monroe
  • 7:00pm — 2026 Session Winter 2 Youth Swim Lessons - Wednesday Night Youth Lessons: Level 1 youth swim lessons
  • 7:00pm — 2026 Session Winter 2 Youth Swim Lessons - Wednesday Night Youth Lessons: Level 2 youth swim lessons
  • 8:10pm — 2026 Session Winter 2 Youth Swim Lessons - Wednesday Night Youth Lessons: Level 3 youth swim lessons
  • 8:10pm — 2026 Session Winter 2 Youth Swim Lessons - Wednesday Night Youth Lessons: Level 4 youth swim lessons
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:30am — Fairchild Nichols Library - Krista's Kids Yoga info
  • 2:00pm — Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig info
  • 3:30pm — CREATOR'S CORNER DROP IN info
  • 4:30pm — Read With Thor (15 Minute Session) info
Greenwich Science Center, Greenwich
  • - name: Bruce Beginnings Junior: Ants that Like Leaves — TBA ants like leaves
  • - name: Bruce Beginnings Junior: Earth Day Art — TBA earth day art
LIBRARY EVENTS, Easton
List of Events - Easton Park & Recreation, Easton
  • 3:50pm — Acting & Musical Theater acting theater
  • 3:50pm — TEAC Fine Art Fundamentals - Wed fine art
  • 3:50pm — TEAC After School Open Studio Wednesdays after school
New Fairfield Free Public Library, New Fairfield
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel — BERRY Games & Sports with Coach Melissa - Spring Session 2026 Kindergarten at 3:30pm play games
Upcoming Events - The Brookfield Library, Brookfield — Library Outreach Day: Cow Stories at Chick-fil-A! at 12:00pm cow stories

THURSDAY - 4/23

Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport
  • 1:00pm — Music Together info
  • 3:30pm — Switch Play! info
  • 4:00pm — STEAM Thursdays! info
  • 4:00pm — Pokemon Club info
  • 5:00pm — Lego Club info
  • 6:00pm — Art Workshop: Spring Edition info
  • 6:00pm — SPECIAL STEAM THURSDAYS EVENT: FARM FUN! info
  • 6:00pm — WHAT'S UP with PLANTS? info
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar, Monroe
  • 5:00pm — Spring 2026 Youth Tennis - Pee Wee Tennis Ages 3-4 pee wee tennis
  • 5:00pm — Spring 2026 Cross Country cross country
  • 5:00pm — Spring 2026 Youth Tennis - Beginner/Advanced Beginner Ages 5-7 youth tennis
  • 5:00pm — Spring 2026 Youth Tennis - Beginner/Advanced Beginner Ages 8-11 youth tennis
  • 5:30pm — Spring 2026 Youth Tennis - Beginner/Advanced Beginner Ages 10-13 youth tennis
  • 6:30pm — Spring 2026 Youth Tennis - Low Intermediate/Intermediate Ages 13-16 youth tennis
  • 6:30pm — Spring 2026 Youth Tennis - Low Intermediate/Intermediate Ages 9-12 youth tennis
  • 7:00pm — Spring 2026 Youth Tennis - Beginner/Advanced Beginner Ages 13-16 youth tennis
  • 7:00pm — Spring 2026 Youth Tennis - Beginner/Advanced Beginner Ages 9-12 youth tennis
  • 8:00pm — Spring 2026 Youth Tennis - Low Intermediate/ Intermediate Ages 13-16 youth tennis
Fairfield County Fairgrounds (Fairfield County Fair), Fairfield — Spring at the Round Barn at 8:00am - 5:00pm spring round barn
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:00am — Preschool Time (Ages 3-5) info
  • 10:00am — Hiatus Week-Preschool Time (Ages 3-5) info
  • 4:00pm — Drop-In Story Time (Kids & Families) info
  • 4:00pm — Hiatus Week-Drop-In Story Time (Kids & Families) info
  • 4:00pm — Drop-In Story Time info
  • 5:00pm — Pet Rocks Rock! (Gr. K-5) info
  • 6:00pm — PJ Story Time (Ages 3-6) info
  • 6:00pm — Upcycled Crafternoon (Gr. 4-7) info
  • 6:30pm — Chess Club info
Grace Farms, New Canaan
Greenwich Botanical Center, Greenwich
  • - name: Garden Field Trip to Litchfield County: Hollister House & Brush Hill Gardens — TBA garden field trip
  • - name: Planting the Summer Vegetable Garden — TBA vegetable garden
Greenwich Historical Society, Greenwich — TBA at - name: Life in 1776: Costumed Storytime with Perrot Library storytime
LIBRARY EVENTS, Easton
List of Events - Easton Park & Recreation, Easton
  • 3:50pm — Tang Soo Do - KAMAS Karate karate
  • 3:50pm — TEAC After School Open Studio Thursdays after school
New Fairfield Free Public Library, New Fairfield — Toe Tapping Tots at 10:30am toe tapping tots
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel — ROCKWELL sports with Coach Melissa - Spring Session 2026 Grade K at 3:30pm play sports
The Palace Theatre, Stamford
The YMCA Special Events, Brookfield — TBA at - name: Healthy Kids Day celebrate kids
Upcoming Events - The Brookfield Library, Brookfield — Read to Carly at 5:00pm read to carly
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II — TBA learn more
  • - name: Herb Sale — TBA learn more

FRIDAY - 4/24

Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport
  • 11:00am — Little Bears Story time with Miss Bina info
  • 3:30pm — Spring Recital 2026 info
Children's Library, The Westport Library - Westport Journal, Westport — Art Adventures at 12:00pm explore art
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport — TBA at - name: Endangered Species Day learn more
Danbury Community Events, Danbury — Summer Concert Series 2026 at 7:00pm summer tunes
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar, Monroe
  • 10:00am — Arbor Day Tree Planting 2026 tree planting
  • 4:45pm — Spring 2026 Youth Soccer Ages 3-5 Years Old youth soccer
Fairfield County Fairgrounds (Fairfield County Fair), Fairfield
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:00am — Miss Claudia Sings a Story (Ages 2-5 & Families) info
  • 10:00am — Hiatus Week-Miss Claudia Sings a Story (Ages 2-5 & Families) info
  • 2:30pm — Sensory Scientists info
Grace Farms, New Canaan — Bunny Book Group at 10:15am - 10:45am story time
Greenwich Botanical Center, Greenwich — TBA at - name: Mixed Company of Yale: Al Fresco A Cappella Family Picnic family picnic
Kids Classes - Wilton Continuing Education CT, Wilton — Books and a Blanket: A Children's Reading Series at 10:00am view details
LIBRARY EVENTS, Easton — Kaleidoscope 2026 at 5:00-8:00pm art film
List of Events - Easton Park & Recreation, Easton
  • 12:45pm — TEAC April 24th Half Day Camp half day camp
  • 3:15pm — Tennis Outdoor: Spring - Pee Wee Outdoor Tennis - Spring pee wee tennis
  • 4:00pm — Tennis Outdoor: Spring - Grades K-2 Outdoor Tennis - Spring k-2 tennis
  • 5:00pm — Tennis Outdoor: Spring - Grades 3-5 Outdoor Tennis - Spring 3-5 tennis
  • 6:00pm — Tennis Outdoor: Spring - Grades 5-7 Outdoor Tennis - Spring 5-7 tennis
Sherman Community Events, Sherman
  • 10:15am — New Friday Lil’ Music Makers class added! music makers
  • 6:00pm — The Sherman School Jazz Band jazz band
Trampoline Park - Fun Max Adventure - Simsbury, CT, Sherman — Sherman School Jazz Band at 6:00pm jazz night

SATURDAY - 4/25

Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield
  • 10:30am — Story Time for Kids: Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers story time
  • 10:30am — Sensory Saturday sensory saturday
  • 10:30am — Story Time for Kids: Oddbird by Derek Desierto story time
  • 1:00pm — All Ages Discovery Tour discovery tour
Barrett Bookstore, Darien — TBA at - name: Priya Parmar Indie Bookstore Day 2026 Book Launch + Author Conversation book launch
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, Stamford
  • 7:30am, 9:30am — Birding at the Bartlett - April 25 go birding
  • 9:00am, 3:00pm — Plant Sale 2026 get plants
Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport
  • 10:00am — YOGA FOR EVERYBODY with Instruction Jody info
  • 11:00am — Book Buddies Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Make a Candy DNA Model info
  • 12:30am — Game On with BYLSA ESPORTS info
  • 1:00pm — Critter Caravan; Live Animals at the Library info
  • 1:00pm — Family Movies! info
  • 3:00pm — SATURDAY CRAFTERNOONS info
  • 3:00pm — Black Rock Lego Club info
  • 3:00pm — GIZMO'S TOTALLY PAWSOME STORYTIME! info
Byrd's Books, Bethel — TBA at - name: Independent Bookstore Day view event
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport — Party for the Planet at 9:00am, 3:00pm learn more
Danbury Community Events, Danbury
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar, Monroe
  • 1:00pm — Monroe Youth Lacrosse Association youth lacrosse
  • 2:00pm — CT Seahawks/RI Thunder Softball Games/Practices softball games
  • 2:00pm — Monroe Soccer Club Practices and Games soccer club
  • 8:30am — Monroe AYSO Region 79 Soccer Leagues Games/Practices soccer leagues
  • 8:30am — Monroe Youth Lacrosse Association Practices/Games youth lacrosse
  • 9:00am — Fairfield United Youth Travel Baseball Games/Practices youth baseball
  • 9:00am — Monroe Little League Baseball/Softball little league
Fairfield Museum & History Center, Fairfield
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm — 2026 CT Open House Day open house
  • 11:30am - 1:30pm — Drop-in Drawing on the Museum Commons draw together
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Ogden House Open explore history
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:00am — Toddler Time - Weekend Edition (Walkers - Age 3) info
  • 10:00am — Baby Rave: A Dance Party (Ages 9 months-5yrs) info
  • 10:00am — Chalk the Walk (All ages) info
  • 2:00pm — Community Puzzle Swap info
  • 3:00pm — Origami Spike Ball (Gr. 4-7) info
  • 3:30pm — Black Inventors (Gr. K-5) info
  • 9:00am — The Friends Book Sale info
Grace Farms, New Canaan — Earth Day at 10:00am - 5:00pm celebrate earth
Greenwich Botanical Center, Greenwich
  • - name: 69th Annual Grandiflora Garden Tour — TBA garden tour
  • - name: Lush Peonies with Dan Furman of Cricket Hill Garden — TBA lush peonies
  • - name: May Gardeners Market! — TBA garden market
  • - name: Watercolor Flower Workshop: From Study to Expressive Painting with Artist Greta Corens — TBA flower workshop
  • 10:00am — Spring Container Garden Demonstration with Sandy Lindh of English Gardens & Designs demonstration
  • 11:00am — New or Unusual Annuals and Vegetables Kristi Stromberg Wright, Sleepy Cat Farm vegetables
  • 12:00pm — No-Fuss Roses: Blooms Without the Drama - with Lorraine Ballato no fuss roses
Norwalk Historical Society, Norwalk — Earth Day Festival on the Green at 12:00pm - 4:00pm explore nature
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel
  • 10:30am — Spring Tennis Camps and Clinics - Pee Wees Clinic play tennis
  • 11:00am — Spring Tennis Camps and Clinics - Junior Tennis Camp Ages 5-17 play tennis
  • 1:00pm — Spring Tennis Camps and Clinics - Junior Tennis Clinic 5 wks play tennis
Sherman Community Events, Sherman
  • 10:00am — Beginner Birding for Families & Kids (class & walk) birding
  • 11:00am — Sherman Community Expo 2026! community expo
The Palace Theatre, Stamford
  • 7:30pm — Giselle see ballet
  • 7:30pm — Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert 40th Anniversary see concert
Trampoline Park - Fun Max Adventure - Simsbury, CT, Sherman
  • 7:00pm — Potter's Field - Live Music live music
  • 7:00pm — The Chase - Live Music live music
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton
  • - name: Breakfast and Birding — TBA learn more
  • - name: Celebrating Freedom: A Stopping Stone for Orman Remington — TBA learn more
  • - name: Community on the Lawn at Browne House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Lyman Estate Landscape Tour — TBA learn more
  • - name: Sheep Shearing Day — TBA learn more
Westport Country Playhouse, Westport — Click Clack Moo at 1:00pm, 4:00pm learn more

SUNDAY - 4/26

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, Stamford
  • 11:00am, 3:00pm — Arbor Earth Day Celebration 2026 celebrate earth
  • 1:30pm, 3:00pm — Cyril the Sorcerer at Arbor Earth Day see magic
Discover Classes and Workshops at Greenwich House, Greenwich — Josephine & Remy’s Family Music Celebration at 2:30pm family music
Downtown Cabaret Theatre (TYA), Bridgeport — TBA at - name: The Princess and the Frog learn more
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar, Monroe
  • 11:00am — Monroe Soccer Club Games and Practices soccer club
  • 1:00pm — Monroe Youth Lacrosse Association Games/Practices youth lacrosse
  • 9:00am — CT Titans Men's Baseball Games mens baseball
  • 9:00am — Monroe Top Hats Baseball Games/Practices baseball games
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 11:00am — Rails to Back Trails: Trumbull Bike Tour info
  • 1:00pm — Star Wars Day Selfie Station info
  • 1:30pm — Star Wars Day - Movie info
  • 2:00pm — Piglet Mindset (Families) info
  • 4:00pm — Star Wars Day - Costume Contest info
Grace Farms, New Canaan
  • 12:00pm - 5:00pm — Imagination Playground play and learn
  • 1:00pm - 1:30pm — Pop-up Talk | Noticing Nature: For the Birds notice birds
  • 3:00pm - 3:30pm — Pop-up Talk | A Room with an Equal View explore sanctuary
Greenwich Historical Society, Greenwich — TBA at - name: Time Travelers Family Sundays family sundays
Greenwich Science Center, Greenwich — TBA at - name: Art Adventures: Paper Making paper making
Hours & Calendar - The Adventure Park at the Discovery Museu, Bridgeport — Moms Climb Free on Mother’s Day at 10:00am celebrate mom
New Fairfield Free Public Library, New Fairfield
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel — BHS Softball Car Wash at 12:00pm wash car
Stratford Library, Stratford — Story Time at 11:00am view details
The Palace Theatre, Stamford — Swan Lake at 6:00pm see ballet
Westport Country Playhouse, Westport — Pete the Cat the Musical at 1:00pm, 4:00pm learn more

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