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WEEK OF APRIL 27 - MAY 03, 2026

From Stay and Play: Get Caught Reading at Library Programs to WAITING LIST For Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show at Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT) and Summer Reading Kickoff with Fairfield Public Library at Catalyst Art Studio.

MONDAY - 4/27

Activities: At A Glance - Bethany Parks and Recreation Depar, Bethany — Baking with Mrs. Babbitz K-2 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm bake with
Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge — Memorial Day BBQ at 1:00pm memorial bbq
Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 6:00pm — Explore New Worlds: Virtual Reality info
  • 6:00pm — Classroom CPR: Youth Hands Only CPR info
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven — Free Nature Playgroup at 9:30am - 11:00am nature playgroup
Department Information - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven
  • 5:00pm — Children's Tennis Lessons: Ages 7-10, Orange Ball tennis lessons
  • 6:00pm — Children's Tennis Lessons: Ages 11-13, Green Ball tennis lessons
Durham Community Events, Durham — Town Annual Budget Meeting at 7:00pm budget meeting
Guilford Art Center, Guilford
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Let’s Start Sewing: Session A 6/22-26 Week 1 start sewing
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Let’s Start Sewing: Session B 7/6-12 Week 3 start sewing
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Let’s Start Sewing: Session C 7/13-17 Week 4 start sewing
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Let’s Start Sewing: Session D 8/17-21 Week 9 start sewing
Guilford Keeping Society (Hyland House / Thomas Griswold House), Guilford
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — TBA at - name: Dino Scavenger Hunt ( All Month) info
Library Programs, Hamden
  • - name: Children's May Grab & Go Craft: Remembrance Poppies — TBA info
  • - name: Spice of the Season: Grab & Go — TBA info
  • - name: Whitneyville Grab & Go: Fabric USA Map — 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
  • 5:30pm — Book Bedazzling info
  • 9:30am — Drop-In and Find Princess Leia! info
  • 9:30am — Miller Children's May Grab-N-Go Craft: Flower Suncatcher info
MakeHaven, New Haven — Camp Bart 2026 at 9:00am - 3:00pm summer camp
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 — TBA at - name: Dino Scavenger Hunt ( All Month) info
West Haven Public Library, West Haven — TBA at - name: Virtual Program – Framing Modernism: Architectural Photography at Gropius House learn more
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Storytime at its NEW time at 4:00pm storytime

TUESDAY - 4/28

Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 2:30pm — Explore Your Family Tree (Monthly Group) info
  • 4:00pm — STEAM Lab (Grades 3-5) info
  • 4:00pm — Tweens Try: Say Cheese! info
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven — Audubon Preschool Adventures at 10:30am - 11:30am preschool adventures
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
  • 3:00pm — Paint (Marker) By Number info
MakeHaven, New Haven — Garden Tour at 1:00pm - 2:00pm learn plants
The Country School Events - Madison, CT, Madison — 1st & 2nd Grade MacLane Poetry Recitations at 8:30am poetry
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford
  • 4:15pm — Fit By Nature - Fit By Nature - Tuesdays - Ages 5-12 fit by nature
  • 6:00pm — Pickleball for Beginners pickleball beginners
  • 7:50am — School Based STEAM - School Based STEAM - EC Stevens - (Grades K-2) - Tuesdays school based steam
West Haven Public Library, West Haven — TBA at - name: Homeschool Program: Celebrating America on Casey Farm learn more

WEDNESDAY - 4/29

Activities: At A Glance - Bethany Parks and Recreation Depar, Bethany
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Kidding around yoga yoga fun
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — Baking with Mrs. Babbitz 3-6 bake with
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
  • 2:30pm — STEAM Lab Jr. (Ages 3-5) info
Library Programs, Hamden
  • 10:30am — Stay and Play: Get Caught Reading info
  • 10:30am — Stay and Play: The Great Outdoors info
  • 3:30pm — Drop-In Craft at Miller: Mini Pipe Cleaner Flower Bouquets info
  • 3:30pm — After School Treats! info
  • 6:00pm — Life-Sized Land of Frozen Treats Game info
  • 6:00pm — Brundage Sprouts info
  • 6:00pm — Family Game Night at Brundage! info
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden
The Country School Events - Madison, CT, Madison — 3rd & 4th Grade MacLane Poetry Recitations at 8:30am poetry
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford
  • 5:00pm — Golf Clinics - Junior Golf Lessons junior golf lessons
  • 7:40am — School Based STEAM - School Based STEAM - Rock Hill - (Grades 3-5) - Wednesdays school based steam
  • 7:50am — School Based STEAM - School Based STEAM - Cook Hill School - (Grades K-2) Session 2: Wednesdays school based steam
West Haven Public Library, West Haven — TBA at - name: Play Days: Contemporary Illustrations of Timeless Children’s Stories Opening Reception learn more
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Rescheduled: Make your own pinecone bird feeder at 4:00pm bird feeder
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven — TBA at - name: Family Nights family nights

THURSDAY - 4/30

Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge — Jimmy Buffett Night at 6:15pm jimmy buffett
Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford
  • 10:00am — Drop-in Tech Help tech help
  • 10:30am — Bowties and Books bowties books
  • 5:30pm — "I am Not Okay" Kids Book Club with East Shore Health District kids book club
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Homeschool Hub at 11:30am info
Department Information - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven
  • 3:30pm — Tuttle Elementary School: Adventure Sports, Grades K-5 adventure sports
  • 3:30pm — Tuttle Elementary School: Baking Class, Grades K-5 baking class
  • 3:30pm — 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 shop local
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — End of School Half-Day Hangout at 11:00am info
Library Programs, Hamden
  • 10:45am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 5:30pm — Family Storytime: Unicorns! info
  • 6:00pm — Whitneyville Artist Spotlight: Mr. E's Anthropomorphic Kingdom info
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — End of School Half-Day Hangout at 11:00am info
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford
  • 7:40am — School Based STEAM - School Based STEAM - Mary Fritz - (Grades 3 - 5) - Thursdays school based steam
  • 7:50am — School Based STEAM - School Based STEAM - Highland (Grades K - 2) Session 2: Thursdays school based steam
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 - 5/1

Activities: At A Glance - Bethany Parks and Recreation Depar, Bethany — Half Day Vacation Camps - Half day Vacation Camp-5/22 at 1:10pm - 6:00pm vacation camp
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
  • 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 — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) at 9:30am playgroup
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — TBA at - name: Adopt a Summer Reading Buddy 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
Programs & Summer Camps - Ludus - The Barn, Madison — Disney's Descendants at 7:00pm get tickets
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — TBA at - name: Adopt a Summer Reading Buddy info
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven

SATURDAY - 5/2

Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge
Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford — Saturday Storytime at 10:30am storytime
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, 3:00pm — Summer Reading Kickoff with Fairfield Public Library summer reading
  • 1:00pm, 4:00pm — Ogden House Open explore history
Cheshire Parks & Recreation, Cheshire — Spring Fling at 12:00pm - 3:30pm view event
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
Durham Community Events, Durham
Guilford Community Events, Guilford
  • 10:00 AM — Guilford Land Conservation Trust – Westwoods Trail in Spring explore nature
  • 10:00 AM — Guilford Land Conservation Trust – Nut Plains Woods Hike explore nature
  • 1:00 PM — Guilford Land Conservation Trust – Paul Trail explore trails
Guilford Keeping Society (Hyland House / Thomas Griswold House), Guilford
  • - name: CT Museum Open House Day — TBA open house
  • - name: Guilford House Tour — TBA house tour
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham
  • - name: LEGO Scavenger Hunt- All Month — TBA info
  • 10:00am — PALS Book Sale info
  • 1:00pm — Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show info
  • 1:00pm — WAITING LIST For Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show info
  • 9:00am — Count the Bobolinks info
Library Programs, Hamden — The Page Turners Kids Book Club: BOOK CAFE at 3:00pm info
MakeHaven, New Haven — Plant Sale 2026 at 9:00am - 3:00pm get plants
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden
Mermaid Books, Milford — A Special Springtime Story Hour with David Ezra Stein at 11:00am get tickets
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
  • - name: LEGO Scavenger Hunt- All Month — TBA info
  • 10:00am — PALS Book Sale info
  • 1:00pm — Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show info
  • 1:00pm — WAITING LIST For Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show info
  • 9:00am — Count the Bobolinks info
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford
  • 10:00am — STEM Academy - Flying is Fun! - All Ages flying is fun
  • 11:00am — Pizza Workshops - Pizza Party Pickup pizza pickup
  • 11:45am — Pickleball for Beginners - Pickleball for Beginners 5/9 - Saturday Youth Clinic - Ages 11-13 youth clinic
  • 1:00pm — Pizza Workshops - Little Chefs Pizza Day little chefs
  • 9:00am — Pickleball Coached Match Play coached match play
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
  • - name: Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate — TBA learn more

SUNDAY - 5/3

Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge
Catalyst Art Studio, Wallingford — 2026 Make Music Fairfield at 2:00pm, 3:00pm make music
Guilford Community Events, Guilford — Guilford Land Conservation Trust – Olmsted Outing – A Riverside Restoration Celebration at 5:00 PM celebrate nature
MakeHaven, New Haven — Honey Harvest Festival at 11:00am - 4:00pm honey fun
Pantochino Productions, Milford — Clay Stories: Rocket Kiln Firing Demonstration and Artist-Led Tours at 11:00 am clay 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 grades 3-5
  • 11:00am — Tennis in the Park - Beginner Tennis in the Park - Grades 6-8 tennis grades 6-8
  • 9:00am — Tennis in the Park - Beginner Tennis in the Park - Grades 1-2 tennis grades 1-2
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Paper Making Workshop at 2:00pm paper making

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