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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 01, 2026

From Jr. NBA Boys Grades 3&4 at Youth Basketball Programs to PreK Basketball at Old Lyme Parks and Recreation > Home and Stories, Music (Nursery Rhymes) and Dancing! at Month Calendar - Mystic & Noank Library.

MONDAY - 2/23

Activities: At A Glance - North Stonington Recreation, North Stonington
  • 1:00pm — Tiny Tots session join in
  • 4:50pm — Kinder Kids let's go
Clubs & Activities - Griswold High School, Griswold
  • 12:00pm - 3:30pm — GYFS Basketball join in
  • 5:30pm - 7:00pm — GYFS Wrestling let's go
Family Day - Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme — TBA at - name: Family Day join in
Garde Arts Center, New London
  • - name: School Day Off Winter Fun — TBA create
  • - name: Toddlers, Trails, and Tales — TBA join in
Gilbert House Children's Museum, Salem — TBA at - name: Spring Break Scavenger Hunt join in
Kids & Families, Colchester — TBA at - name: Forest Adventures – The Sunday Sessions explore
Library Events - LibCal - Otis Library, Norwich
  • - name: Baby & Me — TBA explore
  • - name: Baby Playtime — TBA let's play
  • - name: Bookworms — TBA join in
  • - name: Paw Patrol Party — TBA join in
Month Calendar - Mystic & Noank Library, Mystic
  • - name: Xen's Critters: Inside Farm Friends Petting Zoo — TBA create
  • 10:30am — Stories, Music (Nursery Rhymes) and Dancing! join in
  • 11:00am — Movement time let's go
  • 11:00am — MMoA presents a Cartooning Workshop for Kids with Brett Swanson create
  • 4:30pm — Chess Club for Kids! explore
Montville - This Is Mystic, CT, Montville — TBA at - name: Chowder Cook Off & Cabin Fever Festival taste yum
My Kids Place - Dance Dynamics, Colchester
  • - name: Dazzling Dancers — TBA explore
  • - name: Diva Dancers — TBA create
  • - name: Funky Tumblers — TBA let's go
  • - name: Kids Klub — TBA join in
  • - name: Little Limelight — TBA let's go
  • - name: Sparkling Spinners — TBA create
  • - name: Tiny Twirlers — TBA join in
Old Lyme Parks and Recreation > Home, Old Lyme
Programs & Memberships - Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Youth Soccer Skills Clinic at 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM kick it
Public Library of New London, New London — Legos With Noah at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm create
Salem Parks & Recreation, Salem — TBA at - name: Touch-a-Truck let's go
Waterford Community Events, Waterford — Game On! at 3:15pm let's go
Waterford Parks & Recreation, Waterford — Game On! at 3:15pm join in
Waterford Recreation & Parks > Home, Waterford
  • 11:00am - 11:50am — Swim Level 2 splash time
  • 11:00am - 11:50am — Swim Level 3 splash fun
  • 2:00pm - 2:30pm — Parent Tot Swim join in
  • 3:15pm - 4:30pm — Game On! (Great Neck) let's go
  • 3:15pm - 4:30pm — Game On! (Quaker Hill) explore
  • 6:30pm - 7:00pm — Baby and Me create
Youth Basketball Programs, Stonington
  • 08:00am - 01:00pm — Jr. NBA Boys Grades 3&4 join in
  • 08:00am - 01:00pm — Jr. NBA Boys Grades 5&6 join in
  • 08:00am - 01:00pm — Jr. NBA Boys Grades 7&8 join in
  • 08:00am - 01:00pm — Jr. WNBA Girls Grades 3&4 join in
  • 08:00am - 01:00pm — Jr. WNBA Girls Grades 5&6 join in
  • 08:00am - 01:00pm — Jr. WNBA Girls Grades 7&8 join in

TUESDAY - 2/24

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic — TBA at - name: Camellia Days let's go
Earth and Fire Art Studio, Old Saybrook — Nature Tots at 10:00am let's go
Garde Arts Center, New London — TBA at - name: Nature Tots explore
Hempstead Houses, New London — TBA at - name: Camellia Days explore
Library Events - LibCal - Otis Library, Norwich — TBA at - name: Toddler Storytime let's go
Month Calendar - Mystic & Noank Library, Mystic
  • 12:00pm — Embroidery Pop-up join in
  • 1:00pm — Beginners' Crochet let's go
Programs & Memberships - Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Volleyball Clinic at 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM bump set

WEDNESDAY - 2/25

Activities: At A Glance - Preston Parks, Recreation, & Youth, Preston — Schools Out Programs - Half Day March 4th at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM let's go
Colchester Community Events, Colchester — TBA at - name: Take & Make: Fossils and Dinosaurs explore
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic
  • - name: Camellia Days Historic Greenhouses Tour — TBA explore
  • - name: Camellia Days Mansion Tour at Lyman Estate — TBA explore
Earth and Fire Art Studio, Old Saybrook — Toddlers, Trails, and Tales at 10:30am explore
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold
  • 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm — Creative Arts Workshop for Elementary Students #2 let's go
  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm — Creative Arts Workshop for Elementary Students #1 join in
Garde Arts Center, New London — TBA at - name: School Day Off Fun: Animal Valentines create
Library Events - LibCal - Otis Library, Norwich
  • - name: Children's Take & Make Craft — TBA create
  • - name: Kids in the Kitchen — TBA join in
  • - name: Pokémon Club — TBA join in
  • - name: STEAM Take & Make — TBA create
Recreation, Enrichment, and Youth Programs, Norwich — Every Wednesday Sponsored by -FRC Playgroup at 10:00 AM join in

THURSDAY - 2/26

Activities: At A Glance - Preston Parks, Recreation, & Youth, Preston
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM — Schools Out Programs - Half Day March 5th let's go
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM — UCONN 4-H After School Program - S.T.E.M Lego Education create
Auxiliary Programs Washington Montessori ..., Preston — Boys Basketball Parent/Child Game(Last Day for Boys Teams) at 3:30pm join in
Colchester Community Events, Colchester — Lego Party: Storytime Room at 6:00pm create
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic — TBA at - name: Camellia Days Winter Walk explore
Library Events - LibCal - Otis Library, Norwich
  • - name: Preschool Storytime — TBA let's go
  • - name: Therapy Dogs: Gracie and Frankie — TBA join in
Otis Library, Norwich — Library Storytime at Main Library at 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM join in
Programs & Memberships - Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Afterschool Basketball at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM join in
Salem Parks & Recreation, Salem — TBA at - name: Winter Walk to School Day join in
Salem School District, Salem — Session 1: Creative Kids Book Club at 3:30pm join in

FRIDAY - 2/27

Activities: At A Glance - Preston Parks, Recreation, & Youth, Preston — Schools Out Programs - Fun City Adventure Park at 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM explore
Colchester Community Events, Colchester — All Ages Craft Night: Paper Pumpkins- Norton A & B at 6:00pm create
Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM — Art ABCS: Ages 3.5 – 6 create
  • 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM — Owl Prowl at DPNC explore
Events from April 17 – June 19 › Events ›, Bozrah
  • - name: 6-7(Cntry Fun) Weekend — TBA have fun
  • - name: Cinco De Mayo Weekend — TBA join in
  • - name: Clean Up Weekend — TBA explore
  • - name: Father’s Day Weekend — TBA celebrate
  • - name: Heroes Weekend — TBA honor
  • - name: Mardi Gras Weekend — TBA celebrate
  • - name: Memorial Day Weekend — TBA remember
  • - name: Mother’s Day Weekend — TBA celebrate
  • - name: Opening Weekend — TBA let's go
  • - name: School’s Out/Flag Day Weekend — TBA celebrate
Library Events - LibCal - Otis Library, Norwich
  • - name: Homeschool Meet-up — TBA explore
  • - name: Storytime at Slater Memorial Museum — TBA explore
Montville - This Is Mystic, CT, Montville — Chess Club for Kids! at 4:30pm play chess
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: Grab & Go Crafts — TBA join in
  • - name: Signs of Love Exhibit — TBA explore
Otis Library, Norwich — Registration Opens: Spring Break Camp at 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM explore
Salem School District, Salem — Star Lab Visit (Kindergarten) at 12:30pm explore
Voluntown Parks and Recreation, Voluntown — Little Rays Music Time at 11:30am join in

SATURDAY - 2/28

Colchester Community Events, Colchester — Pumpkin Painting at 4:00pm create
Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket — Celebration of Black History Month at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM join in
Events - Olde Mistick Village, Mystic — TBA at - name: Annual Easter Egg Hunt join in
From Family Forts to Funny Films: There's an Activity for Ev, Old Lyme — Mini Golf For Families at the Library at 10:00am - 4:00pm let's go
Lyme Public Library, Lyme — Snow Snake Workshop and Live Snake Meet and Greet at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm join in
Month Calendar - Mystic & Noank Library, Mystic
  • 11:00am — Preschool Craft with Miss Connie create
  • 3:00pm — Saturday Afternoon Family Movie Matinee movie time
  • 3:00pm — Board Games for Families and Friends play time
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook — TBA at - name: Chili Fest 2026 let's go
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 11:00AM — Know Your Farmer Fair join in
  • 12:00PM — Fire and Ice explore
  • 8:00AM — Fort Hill Farms - Plow Days let's go
Programs & Memberships - Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Soccer Shots at 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM let's go
Stonington Community Center (COMO) - Stonington, CT, North Stonington — Let’s Build It! Historic Stonington Workshop at 1:00pm let's build

SUNDAY - 3/1

Colchester Community Events, Colchester
  • 10:00am — Family Place: Play with Me Norton A & B explore
  • 5:00pm — Story and a Craft: Storytime Room join in
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic
  • - name: Gropius House Art and Design Tour — TBA join in
  • - name: The Irish Experience at Phillips House — TBA join in
East Lyme Puppetry Project, East Lyme
  • 2:00 PM — Shadows Around the World by Nappy’s Puppets explore
  • 2:00 PM — Animal Safari by Lucky Duck Puppets let's go
Facility: Community Center - rec desk, East Lyme
  • 10:00am - 10:45am — Youth Art Classes Ages 5-9 create
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm — Youth Art Classes Ages 10-13 create
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — CERAMICS WORKSHOP: Make a Mosaic Tile at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm create
Montville - This Is Mystic, CT, Montville — Family Storytime at 10:30am join in
My Kid's Place - Indoor Play Space for Young Children in ..., Colchester — Minnie Mouse Playtime at 11:00am come play
New London Community Events, New London — New London St. Patrick’s Day Parade at 1:00pm join in
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook — TBA at - name: Lobster Eggstravaganza Sunday Brunch join in

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