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Things to Do This Week in Greater New London
WEEK OF JULY 13 – 19, 2026

78 events at 17 venues this week · Full stats →
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THIS WEEKEND (11) NEXT 4 WEEKS (53)

MONDAY - 7/13

Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — Art Colony Camp #2 2026 at 10:00am art colony camp
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London — Every Seed Tells a Story! at 2:00pm learn more
Kids & Families, Colchester
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah — America’s 250 Celebration Week celebrate america
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 10:00am — Stories & Crafts for Ages 3-5 with a Caregiver: Gardening stories crafts
  • 3:00pm — Summer Workshops for Grades 3-4: Meet the Animals summer workshops
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
Public Library of New London, New London — LCC Summerfest Free Family Trivia Night With Pizza and S’mores at 5:00pm play trivia
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — Slime-tastic Fun Week slime week
Waterford Parks & Recreation, Waterford — Summer Concert Series at 6:00pm concert series

TUESDAY - 7/14

Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville — Play Doh Fun! at 10:00am play doh fun
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 4:00pm — Read to Hazel the Therapy Dog read to hazel
  • 7:00pm — Free Family Fun Event: Science Heroes Digging It! family fun
  • 9:30am — All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play: Summer Hours train play
Old Lyme Parks and Recreation, Old Lyme — Summer Day Camp at 9:00am day camp
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
Public Library of New London, New London
  • 10:00am — LCC Summerfest All Ages Mindfulness Program With Nick Switz find calm
  • 11:30am — LCC Summerfest Free Bubble Show! see bubbles
Salem School District, Salem
  • 11:00am — Scales, Claws and Expanding Jaws! Hop into Herpetology! (Grades K-2) info
  • 2:30pm — Scales, Claws and Expanding Jaws! Hop into Herpetology! (Grades 3-5) info
  • 4:30pm — Tinker Tech Tuesday for Kids info

WEDNESDAY - 7/15

Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville
Madonna Place - Family Support Services in Norwich, CT, Norwich — FRC Playgroup Every Wednesday Sponsored by -FRC at 10:00am playgroup
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm — Educational Presentations - Just Picked , Fresh Produce Cooking Class. cooking class
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Drumming For Everyone drumming
  • 5:15pm - 6:00pm — Karate - Lil' Tiger 3 lil tiger karate
Public Library of New London, New London — LCC Summerfest All Ages Luau Lunch & The Xtras Band at 12:00pm luau lunch
Salem School District, Salem
  • 10:00am — MWVCAA Youth Resource Center & Outreach Visit info
  • 2:00pm — Red Yarn Family Performance info
  • 4:00pm — Hora de Cuentos en español info

THURSDAY - 7/16

Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville — Kids Paper Mache Dinosaur Craft at 10:00am paper mache craft
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London — Open Collections Day – July at 10:00am - 3:00pm see staff work
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
Public Library of New London, New London
  • 10:30am — Summerfest Family Fun Week- Free Adult Watercolors Class paint fun
  • 3:00pm — LCC Summerfest Free Family Carnival play carnival
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — Baywatch Weekend baywatch weekend

FRIDAY - 7/17

Discover the Best Family Activities at Ocean Community ..., Ledyard
  • 5:30pm — Free Family Fun Night register today
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — The Music Studio - Free Beach Concert Series join in
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville — Kids - Storytime with Dinosaurs! at 10:30am storytime dinosaurs
Kids & Families, Colchester — Public Farm Tours at Tiptree Tea Rooms at 12:00pm, 1:00pm farm tours
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 6:00pm - 9:00pm — Teen/Young Adult Social Club teen social club
  • 8:30am - 8:30pm — War at the Shore Youth Baseball Tournament Games youth baseball
Public Library of New London, New London
  • 12:00pm — LCC Summerfest Kids Water Day! water day
  • 9:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup
Salem School District, Salem
  • 10:15am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Infant/Toddler Storytime info

SATURDAY - 7/18

Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
Salem School District, Salem — Camina con nosotros / Walk With Us at 10:00am info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — Cardboard Boat Race boat race

SUNDAY - 7/19

Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket — Wave Foxwoods Day Party hit the wave
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — Discovery Sundays at 11:00am discovery sundays
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London — How Native American People Lived on Fishers Island at 4:00pm learn more
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton — Day Trip - SUNDAY JULY 19TH - BOSTON RED SOX baseball game at 10:00am - 7:00pm red sox game
Salem School District, Salem — Soccer Final Watch Party at 11:30am info

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