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WEEK OF MAY 18 - MAY 24, 2026

From It's SlimeTime! at Bridgeport Public Library to Chalk the Walk (All ages) at Family Fun - Mohegan Sun and Spring 2026 Youth Soccer Ages 6-8 Years Old with CT Sports Network at Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar.

MONDAY - 5/18

Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield
  • 9:30 am — Camp Aldrich Week 1: Grades 1-3 camp aldrich
  • 9:30 am — Camp Aldrich Week 2: Grades 1-3 camp aldrich
  • 9:30 am — Camp Aldrich Week 3: Grades 4-6 camp aldrich
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, Stamford — Camp Bart 2026 at 9:00am summer camp
Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport
  • 11:00am — Little Readers Storytime info
  • 3:00pm — Drop-in Tech Help info
  • 4:00pm — Youth Podcast Workshop info
  • 4:00pm — Chess Club for Kids info
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport — TBA at - name: Pollinator Week learn more
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar, Monroe
  • 12:01am - 11:59pm — Summer Fun Days Camp and Tweens Adventure Program 2026 Preview summer fun days
  • 5:45pm - 6:45pm — Spring 2026 Youth Soccer Ages 6-8 Years Old with CT Sports Network youth soccer
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:00am — Toddler Time (Walkers-Age 3) info
  • 2:00pm — Preschool Time (Age 3-5) info
  • 2:00pm — Nautical Crafting with Book Pages (Gr. 6-12) info
  • 4:00pm — Newspaper Planters (Gr. K-5) info
  • 4:00pm — Fairchild Creator's Corner Lego/Snap Circuit Drop In info
  • 4:00pm — Builders Brigade (Gr. K-5) info
Grace Farms, New Canaan — Imagination Playground at 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm play
Greenwich Botanical Center, Greenwich — TBA at - name: Summer Forest Days summer forest days
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
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel
  • 3:30pm — ROCKWELL sports with Coach Melissa - Spring Session 2026 play sports
  • 5:00pm — Theater Program - The Wedding Singer theater fun
Sherman Community Events, Sherman
  • 2:30pm — Swim Lessons at the Beach swim lessons
  • 9:30am — At The Fair Monday Mini Sessions at the fair
Upcoming Events - The Brookfield Library, Brookfield

TUESDAY - 5/19

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
  • 4:30pm — BPL - Chess Club info
Castle Hill Farm, Newtown — Skill Seekers (Grades 4-5) April-May at 4:00pm - 6:00pm skill seekers
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport — TBA at - name: Zoo Tots: Tots and Talons! register for zoo tots
Day Camp, Greenwich — ADVENTURE STARTS HERE at 6:00pm adventure starts here
Earthplace: the Nature Discovery Center, Westport — Animal Care Crew (Tue) at 4:00pm care crew
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar, Monroe
  • 4:45pm - 5:45pm — Spring 2026 Youth Outdoor Sand Volleyball With CT Sports Network youth volleyball
  • 5:00pm - 5:30pm — Spring 2026 Martial Arts - Little Ninjas Beginner little ninjas
  • 5:45pm - 6:15pm — Spring 2026 Martial Arts - Little Ninjas Advanced little ninjas
  • 6:30pm - 7:30pm — Spring 2026 Martial Arts - Family Martial Arts (Two participants) family martial arts
  • 6:30pm - 7:30pm — Spring 2026 Martial Arts - Martial Arts(Single Participant) martial arts
Fairfield County Fairgrounds (Fairfield County Fair), Fairfield — The Special Olympics Torch Run at 1:30pm support
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:30am — Tiny Tales 2s, 3s and 4s info
  • 10:30am — Fairchild Nichols Library - Sing-Along Music Time with Tom Weber info
  • 6:00pm — Weather Craft Night info
  • 6:00pm — Chapter Chatter Book Club (Grades 3-5) info
Grace Farms, New Canaan
  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am — Pop-up Talk | Permanent Works: Beatriz Milhazes “Moon Love Dreaming” art
  • 11:30 am - 12:00 pm — Pop-up Talks | A Peaceful Garden nature
  • 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm — Pop-up Talk | Noticing Nature: Nests explore
Greenwich Botanical Center, Greenwich — TBA at - name: Garlands for Grateful Gatherings: Family Floral Workshop family floral workshop
Greenwich Science Center, Greenwich
  • - name: Bruce Beginnings: Beach Day Sandcastles — TBA beach day
  • - name: Bruce Beginnings: Powerful Pollinators — TBA powerful pollinators
  • - name: Exhibitions Highlights Tour — TBA highlights tour
  • - name: French-Language Tour of Georges Braque: Tactile Space — TBA braque tour
  • - name: Greenwich Townscape Collage and Your Plate Squared Session — TBA townscape collage
Kids Classes - Wilton Continuing Education CT, Wilton — Firefighter Storytime at 10:30am hear stories
List of Events - Easton Park & Recreation, Easton
  • 10:00am, 1:00pm — TEAC The Art of Mahjong art mahjong
  • 3:50pm — TEAC After School Open Studio Tuesdays after school
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel
  • 3:30pm — BERRY Games & Sports with Coach Melissa - Spring Session 2026 play games
  • 7:30am — Johnson Newspaper Club - Spring Session 2026 newspaper club
Upcoming Events - The Brookfield Library, Brookfield — Read to Mia at 5:00pm register now
Webb Mountain Discovery Zone, Monroe — Discovering Spring at 10:00am explore nature
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton
  • - name: Aperture and Architecture: Open Photography at Gedney House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Homeschool Program: New Beginnings: Spring at Casey Farm — TBA learn more

WEDNESDAY - 5/20

Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport
  • 11:00am — WEE READERS STORY TIME info
  • 11:00am — Computer Class for all levels info
  • 11:00am — LITTLE HANDS info
  • 11:00am — Liberty in 3D: Build the Torch of Freedom! info
  • 1:00pm — Learn & Play info
  • 2:30pm — CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH THROUGH ART! info
  • 4:00pm — Books & Brownies info
  • 4:00pm — Edible Wild Plants and Fungi info
  • 4:30pm — Henna Design with Artist Jamliah! info
  • 4:30pm — Microbit Robotics info
  • 5:00pm — It's SlimeTime! info
  • 5:00pm — From Colonies to Independence: Songs of America's Transition info
  • 5:00pm — Partnership Collaboration Housatonic info
  • 5:00pm — Critter Caravan- Traveling exotic mammal and reptile show! info
  • 5:30pm — BPL - Children's Magic Show info
  • 6:00pm — Computer Class info
  • 6:00pm — Digital Navigator-Computer Class info
  • 6:00pm — Computer Class-Digital Navigator info
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport
Danbury Community Events, Danbury — Downtown Chow-Down 2026 at 11:30am food fun
Day Camp, Greenwich — Flag Placement honoring our Veterans at 5:00pm flag placement
Earthplace: the Nature Discovery Center, Westport
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:30am — Fairchild Nichols Library - Krista's Kids Yoga info
  • 10:30am — Fairchild Nichols Library - Sing me a Fairytale with Michele Urban info
  • 2:00pm — Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig info
  • 3:00pm — CREATOR'S CORNER DROP IN info
  • 3:30pm — *DROP IN* Therapy Dog Meet & Greet (All Ages) info
Grace Farms, New Canaan
  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm — Materials Studio create
  • 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm — Journey into the World of Tea | Herbal Infusions tea time
Greenwich Science Center, Greenwich
  • - name: Bruce Beginnings Junior: Bumble Bees — TBA bumble bees
  • - name: Bruce Beginnings Junior: Sand Play — TBA sand play
Kids Classes - Wilton Continuing Education CT, Wilton — Teen Movie Screening at 4:30pm watch movie
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
  • 10:30am — Pages and Playtime playtime
  • 4:30pm — Kid Chefs: Pita Bread & Tzatziki! kid chefs
  • 5:29pm — Beaded Plant Craft (Teens) plant craft
Upcoming Events - The Brookfield Library, Brookfield — PaCK (Pets and Caring Kids) Visit & Storytime at 5:00pm register now
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton — TBA at - name: Homeschool Program: Watch Out For Washington: Exploring Beauport learn more

THURSDAY - 5/21

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, Stamford — Third Thursday Walks and Talks at the Bartlett at 10:00am explore nature
Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport
  • - name: America's 250th Teens: We the People Poster (drop-in craft) — TBA info
  • 1:00pm — Music Together info
  • 1:00pm — America's 250th Kids: Boston Tea Party info
  • 3:30pm — Switch Play! info
  • 4:00pm — Pokemon Club info
  • 4:00pm — Anyone can garden! - Gardening in small spaces and containers info
  • 4:00pm — STEAM Thursdays! info
  • 4:00pm — America's 250th Kids : Stars & Stripes Cupcake Decorating info
  • 5:00pm — Lego Club info
  • 6:00pm — SPECIAL STEAM THURSDAYS EVENT: FARM FUN! info
  • 6:00pm — Yoga in the Library info
  • 6:00pm — WHAT'S UP with PLANTS? info
  • 6:00pm — Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport & Guide Exploring Connecticut info
  • 6:00pm — Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport & Guide to Exploring Connecticut info
  • 6:00pm — Pop-Up Candle Making with NaturalAnnie Essentials info
  • 6:00pm — Happy Birthday, U.S.A! info
  • 6:00pm — Handmade Homegoods: Stenciled Bandboxes info
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport — TBA at - name: African Spur-Tortoises on Habitat explore habitat
Earthplace: the Nature Discovery Center, Westport
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: Event Calendar, Monroe
  • 5:00pm - 5:45pm — Spring 2026 Cross Country with CT Sports Network - Grades K-2 cross country
  • 5:45pm - 6:45pm — Spring 2026 Cross Country with CT Sports Network - Grades 3-5 cross country
  • 6:45pm - 7:45pm — Spring 2026 Cross Country with CT Sports Network - Grades 6-8 cross country
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:00am — Preschool Time (Ages 3-5) info
  • 12:00pm — Rec & Read (All ages) info
  • 4:00pm — 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 — Upcycled Crafternoon (Gr. 4-7) info
  • 6:00pm — PJ Story Time (Ages 3-6) info
  • 6:30pm — Chess Club info
Grace Farms, New Canaan — Studio Beginnings at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm create
Greenwich Science Center, Greenwich — TBA at - name: Lifetime of Looking lifetime looking
Keeler Tavern Museum, Ridgefield
List of Events - Easton Park & Recreation, Easton — Tang Soo Do - KAMAS Karate at 3:50pm karate
New Fairfield Free Public Library, New Fairfield
  • 10:30am — Music with Miss Mell music
  • 10:30am — Toe Tapping Tots tots
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel — Picnic at 8:00am family picnic
Sherman Community Events, Sherman — Adaptive Nature Hike at 10:00am adaptive nature hike
The Palace Theatre, Stamford
Upcoming Events - The Brookfield Library, Brookfield — Read to Carly at 5:00pm register now

FRIDAY - 5/22

Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport — Little Bears Story time with Miss Bina at 11:00am info
Castle Hill Farm, Newtown
  • 3:45pm - 6:00pm — Friday Fun Day (Grades 4-5) May 22nd fun day
  • 9:30am - 11:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport — Chris Rowlands Puppet Show at 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm puppet show
Danbury Community Events, Danbury
Danbury Railway Museum, Danbury — Guilford Fair Circus at 5:00pm, 7:00pm watch circus
Earthplace: the Nature Discovery Center, Westport — Junior Staff at 4:00pm junior staff
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:00am — Miss Claudia Sings a Story (Ages 2-5 & Families) info
  • 2:30pm — Sensory Scientists info
Grace Farms, New Canaan — Bunny Book Group at 10:15 am - 10:45 am read
Keeler Tavern Museum, Ridgefield — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm see event
List of Events - Easton Park & Recreation, Easton
  • 3:15pm — Tennis Outdoor: Spring - Pee Wee Outdoor Tennis pee wee tennis
  • 4:00pm — Tennis Outdoor: Spring - Grades K-2 Outdoor Tennis grades k-2 tennis
  • 5:00pm — Tennis Outdoor: Spring - Grades 3-5 Outdoor Tennis grades 3-5 tennis
  • 6:00pm — Tennis Outdoor: Spring - Grades 5-7 Outdoor Tennis grades 5-7 tennis
Sherman Community Events, Sherman
  • 10:30am — At The Fair Friday Mini Session at the fair
  • 6:00pm — Artfest 2026 artfest
The Palace Theatre, Stamford — TBA at - name: New Canaan Dance Academy buy tickets
Westport Library, Westport — Crazy For You at 7:30pm buy tickets

SATURDAY - 5/23

Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield
  • 10:30 am — Sensory Saturday explore art
  • 10:30 am — Story Time for Kids: Oddbird by Derek Desierto story time
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, Stamford — Nurturing Nature: A Guide to Gardening for Special Needs at 10:00am gardening for all
Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport
  • 10:00am — YOGA FOR EVERYBODY with Instruction Jody info
  • 11:00am — Book Buddies Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Design Your Own FLAG! info
  • 12:30am — Game On with BYLSA ESPORTS info
  • 1:00pm — Family Movies! info
  • 1:00pm — Magic Show with Magician Jeff Horton info
  • 2:00pm — Garden P-A-R-T-Y!: Stories and Songs of Gardens & Nature info
  • 2:00pm — AMERICA 250 MOVIES: 1776 info
  • 2:30pm — MAKE YOUR OWN PIZZA with MY PRODUCTIONS CT! info
  • 3:00pm — Black Rock Lego Club info
  • 3:00pm — SATURDAY CRAFTERNOONS info
Castle Hill Farm, Newtown — Waterbury Symphony Orchestra: Thomas Clark, WSO’s Young Artist Initiative at 4:00pm - 5:30pm young artist
Children's Library, The Westport Library - Westport Journal, Westport — Art Adventures at 12:00pm art adventures
Danbury Railway Museum, Danbury
  • - name: Records & Burpee Children’s Zoo — TBA explore animals
  • 10:00am — Guilford Fair Parade join parade
  • 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 8:00pm — Rosaire’s Royal Racers watch racing pigs
  • 12:15pm, 5:30pm, 8:30pm — Records & Burpee Zoo Show see zoo show
  • 12:30pm — Limelite Dance Studio Performance Team watch dance
Earthplace: the Nature Discovery Center, Westport
Fairfield County Fairgrounds (Fairfield County Fair), Fairfield — TBA at - name: Lancaster Old Car Show explore
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 - 3:00pm — Summer Reading Kickoff with Fairfield Public Library summer reading
Family Fun - Mohegan Sun, Trumbull
  • 10:00am — Chalk the Walk (All ages) info
  • 2:00pm — Summer Reading Kickoff: Magic, Juggling & More! (Kids & Families) info
  • 3:00pm — Origami Spike Ball (Gr. 4-7) info
  • 3:30pm — Toddler Time - Weekend Edition (Walkers - Age 3) info
  • 9:00am — The Friends Book Sale info
Grace Farms, New Canaan
  • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm — Open Arts Studio create
  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm — Birdwatching Walk explore
Keeler Tavern Museum, Ridgefield
  • 10:00am - 3:00pm — Great Pumpkin Festival see event
  • 12:00pm - 4:30pm — Annual Festival at the Farm see event
  • 12:00pm - 6:00pm — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival see event
  • 4:00pm - 9:00pm — Coventry Fireworks see event
  • 9:00am — Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival see event
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel
  • 10:30am — Spring Tennis Camps and Clinics - Pee Wees Clinic tennis clinic
  • 11:00am — Spring Tennis Camps and Clinics - Junior Tennis Camp Ages 5-17 tennis camp
  • 1:00pm — Spring Tennis Camps and Clinics - Junior Tennis Clinic 5 wks tennis clinic
  • 6:00am — Artisans Alliance Craft Fairs craft fair
Sherman Community Events, Sherman
The Palace Theatre, Stamford
  • - name: Honmoon Princesses — TBA buy tickets
  • 4:00pm — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs buy tickets
  • 7:30pm — Giselle buy tickets
  • 7:30pm — Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert 40th Anniversary buy tickets
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton
  • - name: A Revolution of Her Own!: The Deborah Sampson Story — TBA learn more
  • - name: Casey Family Cemetery Tours — TBA learn more
  • - name: Casey Farm Market — TBA learn more
  • - name: Deborah Sampson Day at the Eustis Estate — TBA learn more
  • - name: Meet Mrs. Merwin — TBA learn more
  • - name: Member Appreciation Day at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm — TBA learn more

SUNDAY - 5/24

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, Stamford — Honey Harvest Festival at 11:00am harvest festival
Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport — Beardsley Park Historic Tour at 1:00pm info
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport — TBA at - name: Photography Goes Wild Contest Begins learn more
Earthplace: the Nature Discovery Center, Westport
Fairfield County Fairgrounds (Fairfield County Fair), Fairfield — Falvo Graduation at 10:00am celebrate
Fairfield Museum & History Center, Fairfield
Grace Farms, New Canaan — Pop-up Talk | A Room with an Equal View at 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm explore
Greenwich Science Center, Greenwich — TBA at - name: Art Adventures: Birds! art adventures
Hours & Calendar - The Adventure Park at the Discovery Museu, Bridgeport — Dads Climb Free at 1:00pm learn more
Monroe Community Events, Monroe
  • - name: Mile Down The Pike- Road Race — TBA road race
  • - name: Town of Monroe Annual Memorial Day Parade — TBA memorial day parade
Programs - Bethel Parks and Recreation, Bethel — picnic at 7:00am family picnic
Sherman Community Events, Sherman — PILEATED WOODPECKER & FOREST BIRDS at 10:00am woodpecker birds
The Palace Theatre, Stamford — Be Like Blippi! at 2:00pm buy tickets
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton — TBA at - name: Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution Exhibition learn more
Westport Country Playhouse, Westport
  • 1:00pm, 4:00pm — Pete the Cat the Musical learn more
  • 4:00pm — Mutts Gone Nuts learn more

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