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WEEK OF APRIL 20 - APRIL 26, 2026

From After School Treats! at Library Programs to Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5) at Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library and Pumpkin Workshop: 4/22 at Hamden Public Library.

MONDAY - 4/20

Activities: At A Glance - Bethany Parks and Recreation Depar, Bethany — Baking with Mrs. Babbitz - Baking with Mrs. Babbitz K-2 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm bake fun
Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge — Memorial Day BBQ at 1:00pm memorial day bbq
Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 4:00pm — Storytime and Craft with Future Educators of America (Age 3 and up) info
  • 6:00pm — Classroom CPR: Youth Hands Only CPR info
  • 6:00pm — Explore New Worlds: Virtual Reality info
Department Information - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Children's Tennis Lessons: Ages 7-10, Orange Ball tennis lessons
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Children's Tennis Lessons: Ages 11-13, Green Ball tennis lessons
Events - Bethany - Clark Memorial Library, Bethany — TBA at - name: Passport to CT Libraries 2026 explore libraries
Hamden Public Library, Hamden — Monthly Grief Yoga: Apr 20th at 9:00am grief yoga
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — CANCELLED CrafterSchool for grades K-2 at 5:00pm info
Library Programs, Hamden
  • - name: Children's May Grab & Go Craft: Remembrance Poppies — TBA info
  • - name: Spice of the Season: Grab & Go — TBA info
  • 10:00am — May the Fourth Drop-In Rescue Mission! info
  • 10:00am — Create A Bookmark info
  • 10:15am — Wonderful Ones Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Kidding Around Yoga: Outer Space! info
  • 3:45pm — Sign Language for Kids info
  • 9:30am — Drop-In and Find Princess Leia! info
  • 9:30am — Miller Children's May Grab-N-Go Craft: Flower Suncatcher info
Pantochino Productions, Milford
  • - 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
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — CANCELLED CrafterSchool for grades K-2 at 5:00pm info
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Storytime at its NEW time at 4:00pm storytime

TUESDAY - 4/21

Activities: At A Glance - Bethany Parks and Recreation Depar, Bethany
  • 5:30pm - 6:15pm — Basketball Strength Training Clinic - Basketball ONLY Clinic hoops clinic
  • 5:30pm - 7:00pm — Basketball Strength Training Clinic - Basketball & Strength Training Clinic hoops clinic
  • 6:15pm - 7:00pm — Basketball Strength Training Clinic - Strength Training ONLY Clinic strength clinic
Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford — Little Makers at 10:30am little makers
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 11:00am — STEAM Lab Jr. (Ages 3-5) info
  • 2:30pm — Explore Your Family Tree (Monthly Group) info
  • 4:00pm — STEAM Lab (Grades 3-5) info
  • 4:00pm — Tweens Try: Say Cheese! info
  • 6:30pm — Music of Connecticut's Revolution info
Department Information - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven — Creamy Turkey Sicilian Pasta & Bunny Butt Cupcakes at 5:00pm - 7:00pm cook bake
Guilford Art Center, Guilford — Let’s Start Sewing: Session A at 1:00pm - 4:00pm start sewing
Library Programs, Hamden
  • 10:15am — Time For Twos Storytime info
  • 11:00am — STEM Play - Toddler Bingo info
  • 2:30pm — It's a Bird, It's a Plane—no, it's an Eagle!! info
The Country School Events - Madison, CT, Madison
  • 8:30am to 10:00am — 5th & 6th Grade MacLane Poetry Preliminaries poetry
  • 8:30am to 9:30am — 1st & 2nd Grade MacLane Poetry Recitations poetry
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford
  • 3:40pm — School Based STEAM - School Based STEAM - Pond Hill - (Grades 3-5) - Tuesdays steam fun
  • 4:15pm — Fit By Nature - Fit By Nature - Tuesdays - Ages 5-12 Mary Cole explore nature
  • 6:00pm — Pickleball for Beginners - Pickleball for Beginners 4/21 & 4/23 play pickleball
  • 6:00pm — Pickleball for Beginners - Pickleball for Beginners 4/28 & 4/30 play pickleball
  • 6:00pm — Pickleball for Beginners - Pickleball for Beginners 5/5 & 5/7 play pickleball
  • 7:50am — School Based STEAM - School Based STEAM - EC Stevens - (Grades K-2) - Tuesdays steam fun
West Haven Public Library, West Haven
  • - name: Homeschool Program: Celebrating America on Casey Farm — TBA learn more
  • - name: Virtual Program – A Peaceful Patch of Earth — TBA learn more
children - Events - CT Examiner, Bethany
  • 10:30am — Sing & Stomp: Tuesdays at The Ferguson Public Library in Stamford sing stomp
  • 1:00pm — JIBBOOM CLUB #1 at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London jibboom club

WEDNESDAY - 4/22

Activities: At A Glance - Bethany Parks and Recreation Depar, Bethany
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Kidding around yoga - Kidding Around yoga yoga for kids
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — Baking with Mrs. Babbitz - Baking with Mrs. Babbitz 3-6 bake fun
Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge — Leveled Play Tennis Night at 6:15pm leveled play
Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford — Afternoon Dance Mode at 4:30pm afternoon dance
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 10:00am — Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5) info
  • 10:00am — Stories & More (birth to age 5 with caregiver) info
  • 6:30pm — Fort Wooster info
Hamden Public Library, Hamden — Pumpkin Workshop: 4/22 at 9:00am pumpkin workshop
Library Programs, Hamden
  • 10:30am — Stay and Play: Get Caught Reading info
  • 3:30pm — After School Treats! info
  • 6:00pm — Life-Sized Land of Frozen Treats Game info
  • 6:00pm — Brundage Sprouts info
The Country School Events - Madison, CT, Madison
  • 6:00pm to 7:30pm — Secondary School Fair school fair
  • 8:30am to 10:00am — 7th & 8th Grade MacLane Poetry Preliminaries poetry
  • 8:30am to 9:30am — 3rd & 4th Grade MacLane Poetry Recitations poetry
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford
  • 5:00pm — Golf Clinics - Junior Golf Lessons junior golf
  • 5:30pm — STEM Academy - Summer Camp Open House & VEX IQ Robotics Q&A - Wednesday robotics fun
  • 7:40am — School Based STEAM - School Based STEAM - Rock Hill - (Grades 3-5) - Wednesdays steam fun
  • 7:50am — School Based STEAM - School Based STEAM - Cook Hill School - (Grades K-2) Session 2: Wednesdays steam fun
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Make Your Own Bird Feeder at 4:00pm make bird feeder
children - Events - CT Examiner, Bethany — Community Service Day: Earth Day at Flanders Nature Center at 9:30am earth day

THURSDAY - 4/23

Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge — Point Play Tennis at 6:15pm point play
Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 10:00am — Toddler Time (Ages 12-36 months) info
  • 11:30am — Homeschool Hub info
  • 3:00pm — The Great Create (All ages with caregiver) info
Department Information - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Tuttle Elementary School: Adventure Sports, Grades K-5 play sports
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Tuttle Elementary School: Baking Class, Grades K-5 bake fun
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Tuttle Elementary School: Stem Challenge, Grades K-5 stem challenge
Guilford Community Events, Guilford — Farmers Market at the Guilford Fairgrounds at 4:00-7:00 PM farmers market
Library Programs, Hamden
  • 10:45am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 11:00am — STEM Play - Garden Fun! info
  • 5:30pm — Family Storytime: Unicorns! info
The Country School Events - Madison, CT, Madison
  • 6:30pm to 8:00pm — Under the Lights: Friday Frisbee Alumni Faceoff frisbee faceoff
  • 6:30pm to 8:30pm — Under the Lights: Friday Frisbee Faceoff frisbee faceoff
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford — School Based STEAM - School Based STEAM - Mary Fritz - (Grades 3 - 5) - Thursdays at 7:40am steam fun
West Haven Public Library, West Haven
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II — TBA learn more
  • - name: Herb Sale — TBA learn more

FRIDAY - 4/24

Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge — "See Ya School" Foam Party at 5:30pm foam party
Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford — Tots and Tunes at 10:30am tots tunes
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 10:00am — Play and Learn (Ages 0-5 with caregiver) info
  • 12:00pm — Open Art Studio ~Art is for Everyone~ Hosted by Cheshire Art League info
  • 6:00pm — Book Bonanza! info
  • 9:00am — Friends of the Library Pop-Up Sale info
Hamden Public Library, Hamden
  • 3:45pm — Friday Fun Day (Grades 4-5) April 24th friday fun day
  • 9:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham
  • - name: LEGO Scavenger Hunt- All Month — TBA info
  • 3:15pm — Bring Your Own Book Club info
Mermaid Books, Milford
  • 11:00am — Weekly Storytime join in
  • 6:30pm — Mermaid Crafts: Monthly Book Bedazzling, May Session 1 get tickets
  • 6:30pm — Mermaid Crafts: Monthly Book Bedazzling, May Session 2 get tickets
Milford Community Events, Milford — Friday's After Five at 6:00pm, 08:00pm join in
Programs & Summer Camps - Ludus - The Barn, Madison — Disney's Descendants at 7:00pm learn more
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham
  • - name: LEGO Scavenger Hunt- All Month — TBA info
  • 3:15pm — Bring Your Own Book Club info
West Haven Public Library, West Haven
  • - 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
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven — Crazy For You at 7:30pm buy tickets

SATURDAY - 4/25

Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge
Catalyst Art Studio, Wallingford
  • 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
Cheshire Parks & Recreation, Cheshire — Spring Fling at 12:00pm - 3:30pm join in
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Tales with Titan (Readers age 4+) at 2:30pm info
Department Information - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven — Babysitting Certification Class at 9:00am - 4:00pm get certified
Guilford Community Events, Guilford
  • 10:00 AM — Guilford Land Conservation Trust – Westwoods Trail in Spring spring hike
  • 10:00 AM — Guilford Land Conservation Trust – Nut Plains Woods Hike woods hike
  • 1:00 PM — Guilford Land Conservation Trust – Paul Trail paul trail hike
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — PALS Book Sale at 10:00am info
Library Programs, Hamden — The Page Turners Kids Book Club: BOOK CAFE at 3:00pm info
MakeHaven, New Haven
  • 7:30am, 9:30am — Birding at the Bartlett - April 25 go birding
  • 9:00am, 3:00pm — Plant Sale 2026 shop plants
Mermaid Books, Milford
  • - name: 2026 Connecticut Book Trail — TBA download passport
  • 10:00am — Independent Bookstore Day join us
  • 10:00am — Inciardi Print Swap Meet (+ New Print Set Reveal!) get tickets
  • 11:00am — A Special Springtime Story Hour with David Ezra Stein get tickets
Milford Community Events, Milford — Regional Home Show presented by Total Realty at 11:00am, 04:00pm register here
Pantochino Productions, Milford
  • 10:30 am — Story Time for Kids: Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers story time
  • 10:30 am — Sensory Saturday sensory saturday
  • 10:30 am — Story Time for Kids: Oddbird by Derek Desierto story time
  • 1:00 pm — All Ages Discovery Tour discovery tour
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — PALS Book Sale at 10:00am info
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford
  • 10:00am — STEM Academy - Flying is Fun! - All Ages - Saturday flying fun
  • 11:00am — Pizza Workshops - Pizza Party Pickup pizza party
  • 11:45am — Pickleball for Beginners - Pickleball for Beginners 4/25 - Saturday Youth Clinic - Ages 8-10 youth clinic
  • 1:00pm — Pizza Workshops - Little Chefs Pizza Day little chefs
  • 9:00am — Pickleball for Beginners - Pickleball for Beginners 4/25 - Saturdays play pickleball
  • 9:00am — Pickleball Coached Match Play - Pickleball Coached Match Play - - Saturday, May 2nd match play
West Haven Public Library, West Haven — TBA at - name: Sheep Shearing Day learn more
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford

SUNDAY - 4/26

Activities: At A Glance - Bethany Parks and Recreation Depar, Bethany — Cooking classes - Family Pizza making at 5:00pm - 7:00pm pizza making
Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge
Guilford Community Events, Guilford
  • 5:00 PM — Guilford Land Conservation Trust – Olmsted Outing – A Riverside Restoration Celebration riverside outing
  • 8:00 AM — Guilford Land Conservation Trust Westwoods Trail Run trail run
MakeHaven, New Haven
New Haven Youth & Recreation Dept, New Haven — Story Time at 11:00am read stories
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford
  • 10:00am — Tennis in the Park - Beginner Tennis in the Park - Grades 3-5 tennis fun
  • 11:00am — Tennis in the Park - Beginner Tennis in the Park - Grades 6-8 tennis fun
  • 9:00am — Tennis in the Park - Beginner Tennis in the Park - Grades 1-2 tennis fun
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT SERIES: Still Rivers at 2:00pm sunday concert

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