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WEEK OF MAY 18 - MAY 24, 2026

From Bubbleology at Brundage Community at Library Programs to Concerts at Jacobs Beach! at Guilford Community Events and End of School Half-Day Hangout at Kids - - Durham Library.

MONDAY - 5/18

Activities: At A Glance - Bethany Parks and Recreation Depar, Bethany — Baking with Mrs. Babbitz - Baking with Mrs. Babbitz K-2 at 3:30pm bake with
Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge — Memorial Day BBQ at 1:00pm join in
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 6:00pm — Explore New Worlds: Virtual Reality info
  • 6:30pm — STEAM with the MechaRAMs (Grades K-4) info
  • 6:30pm — Revolutionary War Fashion info
Department Information - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven
  • 5:00pm — Children's Tennis Lessons: Ages 7-10, Orange Ball play tennis
  • 6:00pm — Children's Tennis Lessons: Ages 11-13, Green Ball play tennis
Guilford Art Center, Guilford
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Let’s Start Sewing: Session A 6/22-26 Week 1 sewing session
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Let’s Start Sewing: Session B 7/6-12 Week 3 sewing session
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Let’s Start Sewing: Session C 7/13-17 Week 4 sewing session
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham
  • - name: Choose Your Own Adventure Scavenger Hunt (ALL MONTH) — TBA info
  • - name: Dino Scavenger Hunt ( All Month) — TBA info
  • - name: Drop-in Patriotic Craft — TBA info
  • - name: Shark Week Drop-in Crafts — TBA info
  • 6:00pm — Lemonade & Crafts info
Library Programs, Hamden
  • - name: Spice of the Season: Grab & Go — TBA info
  • - name: Whitneyville Grab & Go: Fabric USA Map — TBA info
  • 11:00am — STEM Play - Water! info
  • 6:00pm — Matt Matthews Magic Show! info
  • 9:30am — Summer Reading 2026! info
MakeHaven, New Haven — Camp Bart 2026 at 9:00am summer camp
Misfit Arts Collective: You Belong Here, Bethany — Misfit SUMMER Studio at 9:00am summer studio
Pantochino Productions, Milford
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham
  • - name: Choose Your Own Adventure Scavenger Hunt (ALL MONTH) — TBA info
  • - name: Dino Scavenger Hunt ( All Month) — TBA info
  • - name: Drop-in Patriotic Craft — TBA info
  • - name: Shark Week Drop-in Crafts — TBA info
  • 6:00pm — Lemonade & Crafts info
The Country School Events - Madison, CT, Madison — CURIOUS CREATURES - PreK visit at 10:15am curious creatures
children - Events - CT Examiner, Bethany — Baby Animals at Flanders Nature Center at 2:30pm baby animals

TUESDAY - 5/19

Activities: At A Glance - Bethany Parks and Recreation Depar, Bethany — Half Day Vacation Camps - Half day Vacation Camp 6/16 at 1:10pm vacation camp
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 10:00am — Storytime for Bigs (Age 3+) info
  • 2:30pm — We Dig The Baby-Sitters Club (Grades 3-6) info
  • 2:30pm — We Dig Wings of Fire (Grades 3-6) info
  • 6:30pm — Nature on Screen: The Extraordinary Caterpillar info
Hamden Public Library, Hamden — Skill Seekers (Grades 4-5) April-May at 4:00pm skill seekers
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham
  • 10:00am — BUBBLE BREAK- Design A Wand info
  • 10:00am — BUBBLE BREAK - Bubble Snakes info
  • 2:00pm — Pokemon Fan Club info
Library Programs, Hamden
  • 10:15am — Time For Twos Storytime info
  • 11:00am — STEM Play - Toddler Bingo info
  • 3:00pm — Paint (Marker) By Number info
  • 3:45pm — Little Makers - Ice Cream in a Bag! info
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — State DEEP Fisheries Learn to Fish Event at 4:30pm learn to fish
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham
  • 10:00am — BUBBLE BREAK- Design A Wand info
  • 10:00am — BUBBLE BREAK - Bubble Snakes info
  • 2:00pm — Pokemon Fan Club info
The Country School Events - Madison, CT, Madison — Ribbon Cutting: Student Makerspaces & Maintenance Facility at 8:15am ribbon cutting
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford — Pickleball for Beginners at 6:00pm play pickleball
West Haven Public Library, West Haven
  • - 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

Activities: At A Glance - Bethany Parks and Recreation Depar, Bethany
  • 3:30pm — Kidding around yoga - Kidding Around yoga yoga fun
  • 3:30pm — Baking with Mrs. Babbitz - Baking with Mrs. Babbitz 3-6 bake with
  • 9:00am — Baking with Mrs. Babbitz - Baking Camp w/ Mrs. Babbitz K-4 baking camp
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 10:00am — Stories & More (birth to age 5 with caregiver) info
  • 10:00am — Storytime at the Park (all ages with caregiver) info
  • 2:30pm — Hidden Creatures with DPNC (grades K-4) info
  • 2:30pm — Happy Birthday U.S.A. Party! (age 4+ with caregiver) info
  • 2:30pm — Jeepers Creepers with Riverside Reptiles info
  • 3:15pm — Jeepers Creepers with Riverside Reptiles (age 4+ with caregiver) info
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham
  • - name: Shark Scavenger Hunt- All Month — TBA info
  • 2:00pm — Pet Rocks info
  • 2:00pm — LEGO Robotics Gr. 3+ info
  • 2:00pm — LEGO Robotics Gr. 1-2 info
  • 6:00pm — Prehistoric Creatures with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center info
  • 6:00pm — WAITING LIST ONLY- Prehistoric Creatures with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center info
Library Programs, Hamden
  • - name: Whitneyville Grab & Go: Seashell Dishes — TBA info
  • 10:30am — Stay and Play: Get Caught Reading info
  • 10:30am — Stay and Play: The Great Outdoors info
  • 11:00am — Bubbleology at Whitneyville info
  • 3:00pm — Bubbleology at Brundage Community info
  • 3:25pm — Miller Art Lab: Eraser Printmaking info
  • 3:45pm — Tween Crafternoon - Squishmallow Magnets info
  • 6:00pm — Family Game Night at Brundage! info
  • 6:00pm — Brundage Sprouts info
  • 6:00pm — Family Evening Yoga - Underwater Sea Creatures! info
  • 6:00pm — Family Bingo Night info
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — The GOAT Series: Get Outside & Adventure Together! - Goat Yoga - Children at 6:00pm goat yoga
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham
  • - name: Shark Scavenger Hunt- All Month — TBA info
  • 2:00pm — Pet Rocks info
  • 2:00pm — LEGO Robotics Gr. 3+ info
  • 2:00pm — LEGO Robotics Gr. 1-2 info
  • 6:00pm — Prehistoric Creatures with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center info
  • 6:00pm — WAITING LIST ONLY- Prehistoric Creatures with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center info
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 stem fun
West Haven Public Library, West Haven — TBA at - name: Homeschool Program: Watch Out For Washington: Exploring Beauport learn more

THURSDAY - 5/21

Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 10:00am — Storytime for Littles (birth to 36 months with caregiver) info
  • 4:15pm — Book Buddies (Ages 3-8) info
  • 5:30pm — Summer Adventure Kickoff!! info
  • 7:00pm — Books Over Cocoa: When All Is Said info
  • 7:00pm — Books Over Cocoa: Under the Whispering Door info
Guilford Community Events, Guilford
  • 4:00-7:00 PM — Farmers Market at the Guilford Fairgrounds farmers market
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM — Concerts at Jacobs Beach! jacobs beach
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham
  • 11:00am — End of School Half-Day Hangout info
  • 3:00pm — Afternoon BINGO info
  • 4:30pm — Science Rocks Gr. K-2 info
  • 6:15pm — Science Rocks Grades 3-5 info
  • 9:30am — All Ages Storytime & Playgroup info
Library Programs, Hamden
  • 10:15am — Little Explorers: Preschool Play info
  • 10:45am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 6:00pm — Family Campout info
  • 6:00pm — Whitneyville Artist Spotlight: Mr. E's Anthropomorphic Kingdom info
North Haven Memorial Library, North Haven
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham
  • 11:00am — End of School Half-Day Hangout info
  • 3:00pm — Afternoon BINGO info
  • 4:30pm — Science Rocks Gr. K-2 info
  • 6:15pm — Science Rocks Grades 3-5 info
  • 9:30am — All Ages Storytime & Playgroup info
The Country School Events - Madison, CT, Madison

FRIDAY - 5/22

Activities: At A Glance - Bethany Parks and Recreation Depar, Bethany — Half Day Vacation Camps - Half day Vacation Camp-5/22 at 1:10pm vacation camp
Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge
  • - name: 2026 Woodbridge Swim Team — TBA swim team
  • 5:30pm — “See Ya, School!” Foam Party foam party
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 12:00pm — Open Art Studio ~Art is for Everyone~ Hosted by Cheshire Art League info
  • 2:30pm — Cretaceous Cartooning with Stori Anne (Grades 3-5) info
  • 9:00am — Friends of the Library Pop-Up Sale info
Durham Community Events, Durham — ART CREATIVES 250 at 6:00pm art showcase
Hamden Public Library, Hamden
  • 3:45pm — Friday Fun Day (Grades 4-5) May 22nd fun day
  • 9:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham
  • - name: Adopt a Summer Reading Buddy — TBA info
  • 10:30am — Toddler Time: Art & Science Surprises info
  • 3:00pm — Colonial Cooking info
Kids Activities - Branford Festival, Branford — TBA at - name: Branford Festival kids activities
Mermaid Books, Milford — Weekly Storytime at 11:00am story time
Milford Community Events, Milford — Friday's After Five at 6:00pm join in
North Haven Memorial Library, North Haven — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm join us
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham
  • - name: Adopt a Summer Reading Buddy — TBA info
  • 10:30am — Toddler Time: Art & Science Surprises info
  • 3:00pm — Colonial Cooking info
The Country School Events - Madison, CT, Madison
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven — Crazy For You at 7:30pm buy tickets

SATURDAY - 5/23

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 - 3:00pm — Summer Reading Kickoff with Fairfield Public Library summer reading
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Ogden House Open explore history
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Tales with Titan (Readers age 4+) at 11:00am info
Durham Community Events, Durham
  • 2:00pm — Star Spangled Town-Wide Picnic town picnic
  • 3:00pm — May Lecture Series: Durham, CT: Early Foundations and Historic Buildings may lecture
Guilford Community Events, Guilford — Guilford Land Conservation Trust – Nut Plains Woods Hike at 10:00 AM woods hike
Guilford Fair (Guilford Fairgrounds), Guilford
Guilford Keeping Society (Hyland House / Thomas Griswold House), Guilford — Picnic at 11am-3pm picnic
Hamden Public Library, Hamden — Waterbury Symphony Orchestra: Thomas Clark, WSO’s Young Artist Initiative at 4:00pm young artist
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham
  • 1:00pm — Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show info
  • 1:00pm — WAITING LIST For Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show info
  • 1:00pm — Herbology 102: Planting Carrots & Fairy Gardens info
  • 8:30am — Count the Bobolinks and More info
  • 9:00am — Count the Bobolinks info
  • 9:00am — Kids Tag Sale Set Up & Registration info
Library Programs, Hamden — The Page Turners Kids Book Club: BOOK CAFE at 3:00pm info
MakeHaven, New Haven — Nurturing Nature: A Guide to Gardening for Special Needs at 10:00am, 12:00pm explore nature
Meigs Point Nature Center, Madison — 10th Anniversary Celebration at 10:00am, 5:00pm celebrate anniversary
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden
  • 12:00am — Special Day for Special People special day
  • 5:00pm — The GOAT Series: Get Outside & Adventure Together! - Goat Hike - Children goat hike
  • 7:00am — Meriden Soap Box Derby Race soap box derby
  • 8:00pm — Special Day special day
Mermaid Books, Milford — Mermaid Books’ First Birthday! at 10:00am Join us!
Misfit Arts Collective: You Belong Here, Bethany — TBA at - name: Saturday Open Studio explore art
North Haven Memorial Library, North Haven
  • 10:00am - 3:00pm — Great Pumpkin Festival join us
  • 12:00pm - 4:30pm — Annual Festival at the Farm join us
  • 12:00pm - 6:00pm — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival join us
  • 4:00pm - 9:00pm — Coventry Fireworks come visit
  • 9:00am — Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival join us
Pantochino Productions, Milford
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham
  • 1:00pm — Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show info
  • 1:00pm — WAITING LIST For Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show info
  • 1:00pm — Herbology 102: Planting Carrots & Fairy Gardens info
  • 8:30am — Count the Bobolinks and More info
  • 9:00am — Count the Bobolinks info
  • 9:00am — Kids Tag Sale Set Up & Registration info
Wallingford Family YMCA – Serving our Community for over 80, Wallingford
  • 11:45am — Pickleball for Beginners - Saturday Youth Clinic - Ages 14-17 youth clinic
  • 9:00am — Pickleball Coached Match Play - Pickleball Coached Match Play - - Saturday, May 30th play pickleball
West Haven Public Library, West Haven
  • - 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
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Collage Club at 11:00am collage club

SUNDAY - 5/24

Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge
  • 1:00pm, 3:00pm — Family Tennis Olympics and Open Pickle Ball play tennis
  • 2:30pm — Ice Cream Social ice cream
Catalyst Art Studio, Wallingford — 2026 Make Music Fairfield at 2:00pm - 3:00pm make music
Guilford Keeping Society (Hyland House / Thomas Griswold House), Guilford — American Girl Doll Camp at 9:30 am - 12:30 am doll camp
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — Birthday Party at 2:00pm birthday party
Mermaid Books, Milford — Mermaid Books x DMBA Present: Pirates Day Storytime! at 10:30am Join us!
Milford Community Events, Milford — Rockin' the Beach! at 4:00pm rock out
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
West Haven Public Library, West Haven — TBA at - name: Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution Exhibition learn more
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — STEAM Program: The Great Adaptation Design Challenge at 2:00pm steam challenge

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