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WEEK OF MARCH 16 - MARCH 22, 2026

From Full Pink Moon Walk at the Peace Sanctuary at Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center to LEGO Party for Kids at Salem School District and Early Childhood - Time To Move (Winter)(Thursday) at Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation.

MONDAY - 3/16

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold — Special Olympics - Practice at 5:30pm special olympics
Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
  • 5:00pm — Youth Volleyball - Monday/Wednesday join in
  • 9:00am — April Break Programs - Monday-Friday Special! explore
  • 9:00am — April Break Programs - TBD Activity join in
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — Hummingbirds 4 at 9:30am hummingbirds
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville — Monday Morning Drop In Storytime at 10:00am storytime
Griswold Youth&Family / Park&Rec: Online Registration by MyR, Griswold
  • 2:30pm, 5:00pm — Griswold Youth Center - School Semester - Youth Center youth center
  • 9:00am, 4:00pm — Spring Break Camp - Spring Break Camp spring break camp
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem
  • - name: Confirmed Grade 7 Presentation - Project O — TBA presentation
  • - name: Pirates! Musical Rehearsal (Andrews) — TBA create
  • - name: Rube Goldberg Machines (Phipps) — TBA explore
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play at 9:30am–2:30pm train play
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 3:00pm — Snack Chat Teen Cooking - Snack Chat Teen Cooking (Winter) snack chat teen
  • 9:30am — Playful Steps - Playful Steps (Winter) playful steps
Public Library of New London, New London
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm — Roots of Wonder Pre-Kindergarten Program explore
  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm — Movie Mondays ~ Blue Moon watch movie
  • 3:15pm - 5:00pm — Open Play play time

TUESDAY - 3/17

Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
  • 5:00pm — Youth Volleyball - Tuesday/Thursday join in
  • 9:00am — April Break Programs - The Dinosaur Place explore
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — Environmental Afternoons at 1:30pm environmental afternoons
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic — TBA at - name: Evacuation Day Family Program learn more
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville
  • 1:00pm — Babies, Toddlers & Leprechauns Too! playtime
  • 4:00pm — Financial Fun for Kids learn money
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — TBA at - name: Pansy Sale pansy sale
Hempstead Houses, New London — TBA at - name: Evacuation Day Family Program learn more
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem
  • - name: Kindergarten A-Z Fashion Show — TBA fashion show
  • - name: Salem Little League - Coach Pitch — TBA play ball
Madonna Place - Family Support Services in Norwich, CT, Norwich — Family Literacy Night at Wequonnoc at 5:30pm literacy night
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook — TBA at - name: WAYBACK TUESDAYS AT WESTBROOK CINEMAS movie tickets
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 4:00pm — Dance - 3-5 yrs Ballet & Tap (Tuesday) (Winter) ballet tap
  • 4:45pm — Dance - 6-11yrs Ballet & Tap (Tuesday) (Winter) ballet tap
  • 5:00pm — Karate - Lil' Tiger 2 (Winter) lil tiger
  • 9:00am — Early Childhood - Time To Move (Winter)(Tuesday) time to move
Salem School District, Salem
  • 2:00pm — Spring Crafts for Kids info
  • 4:30pm — Tinker Tech Tuesday for Kids info

WEDNESDAY - 3/18

Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
  • 3:15pm — Girls Circle - Girls Circle explore
  • 9:00am — April Break Programs - Roger Williams Zoo explore
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — Full Pink Moon Walk at the Peace Sanctuary at 6:30pm pink moon walk
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville
  • 10:00am — Kids ABC, 123 learn abc
  • 4:00pm — Kids Craft Book Club - 1st through 3rd Grade craft book club
  • 6:30pm — Wednesday Evening Drop In Storytime storytime
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem
  • - name: Kindergarten Assessments for children not 5 by September 1st — TBA assessments
  • - name: Preschool Screening — TBA screen
  • - name: Salem Little League Practice — TBA practice
Madonna Place - Family Support Services in Norwich, CT, Norwich — FRC Playgroup at 10:00am playgroup
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 5:00pm–6:30pm — National Library Week library week
  • 9:30am–10:00am — Baby Sign and Sing baby sign
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 4:00pm — Winter Youth Soccer - 4-6 Yr. Olds (Wednesday) youth soccer
  • 4:30pm — Drumming For Everyone - Drumming For Everyone (Winter 2) drumming
  • 5:00pm — Winter Youth Soccer - 7-10 Yr. Olds (Wednesday) youth soccer
  • 5:15pm — Karate - Lil' Tiger 3 (Winter) lil tiger
  • 9:00am — Early Childhood - Time To Move (Winter)(Wednesday) time to move
Salem School District, Salem
  • 10:15am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Infant/Toddler Storytime info
  • 2:00pm — Bilingual Gnome Party/Fiesta bilingüe de duendes info
  • 4:00pm — Hora de Cuentos en español info
  • 5:30pm — LEGO at the West Salem Branch info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — Nature Explorers Day Camp at 8:00am, 4:00pm nature explorers

THURSDAY - 3/19

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold — Muffin Morning - 3rd Grade at 7:45am muffin morning
Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston — April Break Programs - Mystic Aquarium at 9:00am explore
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville — Sensory Storytime at 9:30am sensory storytime
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — VIRTUAL WINTER STUDIES: History of Photography at 2:00pm virtual studies
Kids & Families, Colchester — TBA at - name: The Wind in the Willows wind in willows
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem
  • - name: Choir Rehearsal (N. Andrews) — TBA sing
  • - name: RESCHEDULED: Talent Show (Andrews/Bojarski) — TBA showtime
  • - name: Session 2: Creative Kids Book Club — TBA read books
  • - name: Session 2: Creative Kids Book Club (Orenstein) — TBA read books
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah — TBA at - name: Star Wars Weekend star wars
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — Open Collections Day – March see more
  • 5:00pm, 8:00pm — First Thursday – April 2026 join in
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 4:00pm — Dance - 3-5 yrs Ballet & Tap (Thursday) (Winter) ballet tap
  • 4:45pm — Karate - Adaptive Karate (Ages 12+) (Winter) adaptive karate
  • 5:30pm — Project Oceanology - Fish Printing fish printing
  • 6:00pm — Special Recreation - Special Recreation (Spring)(2026) special recreation
  • 9:00am — Early Childhood - Time To Move (Winter)(Thursday) time to move
Salem School District, Salem
  • 1:30pm — Sensory Playtime info
  • 4:00pm — Descubrimientos para preescolares en la comunidad info
  • 5:00pm — Taller bilingüe de piñata/Bilingual Piñata Workshop info

FRIDAY - 3/20

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold — Griswold Early Education Program (GEEP) Screening at 9:00am geep screening
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic — TBA at - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I learn more
Hempstead Houses, New London — TBA at - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I learn more
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem
  • - name: Confirmed Grade 5 Field Trip — TBA field trip
  • - name: Girl Scout Troop 63340 Meetings (Brantley) — TBA troop meeting
  • - name: Grade 2 Wax Museum — TBA wax museum
  • - name: PTO: Spring K-5 Dance — TBA dance party
Library Events and Activities - LibCal - Salem Public Librar, Salem
  • - name: 1st Halloween Weekend - Costume Contest — TBA costume contest
  • - name: 1st Halloween Weekend - Golf Cart Parade — TBA golf cart parade
  • - name: 1st Halloween Weekend - Pumpkin Decorating — TBA decorate pumpkin
  • - name: 1st Halloween Weekend - Trick or Treating — TBA trick or treat
  • - name: 2nd Halloween Weekend - Chili Cook - Off — TBA chili cook off
  • - name: 2nd Halloween Weekend - Cookie Decorating — TBA decorate cookies
  • - name: 2nd Halloween Weekend - Golf Cart Decorating Contest — TBA golf cart contest
  • - name: 2nd Halloween Weekend - Trick or Treating — TBA trick or treat
  • - name: Birthday Celebration - Decorate Your Own Cupcakes — TBA decorate cupcakes
  • - name: Birthday Celebration - Pin the Tail on the Donkey — TBA pin the tail
  • - name: Birthday Celebration - Pinatas — TBA party time
  • - name: Bon Fire Weekend - Tie Dye T-Shirts — TBA tie dye fun
  • - name: Christmas in July - Children Meet with Mr. & Mrs. Claus — TBA meet claus
  • - name: Country Weekend - Kids Field Games — TBA field games
  • - name: Easter Weekend - Candy Scramble — TBA egg hunt
  • - name: Easter Weekend - Egg Decorating — TBA decorate eggs
  • - name: Easter Weekend - Egg Toss — TBA egg toss
  • - name: Easter Weekend - Jelly Bean Count — TBA guess count
  • - name: Farewell Social - Thanksgiving Dinner — TBA thanksgiving dinner
  • - name: Father's Day Weekend - Golf Cart Rodeo — TBA golf cart fun
  • - name: Memorial Day Weekend - Lego Activities — TBA build with lego
  • - name: New Year's Weekend - Balloon Drop — TBA balloon drop
  • - name: New Year's Weekend - Candle Making — TBA make candles
  • - name: New Year's Weekend - Penny Raffle — TBA penny raffle
  • - name: Opening Day — TBA welcome back
  • - name: Pirate Weekend - Pirate Activities — TBA pirate fun
  • - name: Rock N Roll Weekend - Ice Cream Social — TBA ice cream
  • 10:00am — Opening Weekend - Welcome Back Social welcome back
  • 1:00pm — School's Out Celebration - Pool Party pool party
  • 1:00pm — Back to School Celebration - Pool Party pool party
  • 7:00pm — Mother's Day Weekend - Evening Ceramics w/ "Ceramics by D" get creative
  • 7:00pm — Back to School Celebration - Evening Ceramics w/ "Ceramics by D" get creative
  • 7:00pm — 2nd Halloween Weekend - Evening Ceramics w/ "Ceramics by D" get creative
  • 7:00pm — Farewell Social - Paint Night w/ "Salem Art Space" paint night
  • 7:30pm — Pirate Weekend - Dress Like a Pirate and Learn How to Line Dance w/ "JMK Line Dancing" pirate dance
  • 7:30pm — New Year's Weekend - Glow Party w/ Dj "Welcome Entertainment" glow party
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah — TBA at - name: Mothers Day Weekend mothers day
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 11:00am — Learn Sign Language with Claire learn sign language
  • 5:30pm — Family Bingo Night - Madness on the Bingo Court family bingo
  • 6:00pm — Teen/Young Adult Social Club - Teen/Young Adult Social Club (Winter) teen social club
Salem School District, Salem
  • 10:00am — Spring Book Sale - Friends of Salem Public Library info
  • 2:00pm — Drop-In Activities for Kids info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon

SATURDAY - 3/21

Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic
Kids & Families, Colchester — Olaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show at 11:30am stupidest super stupid
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem — TBA at - name: Lion's Club Annual Easter Egg Hunt egg hunt
Kindermusik with Miss Molly, Mystic, Mystic
  • - name: Annual Easter Egg Hunt — TBA view event
  • - name: Strawberry Festival — TBA view event
Library Events and Activities - LibCal - Salem Public Librar, Salem
  • - name: Columbus Day Weekend - Adults vs. Kids Games — TBA games day
  • - name: Country Weekend - Country BBQ Dinner — TBA bbq dinner
  • - name: Easter Weekend - Drive In Movie at Dark — TBA movie night
  • - name: Father's Day Weekend - Father's Day Dinner — TBA family dinner
  • - name: Fourth of July Weekend - Annual 4th of July Parade — TBA parade time
  • - name: Labor Day Weekend - Fall Craft Fair — TBA craft fair
  • - name: Memorial Day Weekend - Spring Craft Fair — TBA craft fair
  • - name: Mother's Day Weekend - Mother's Day Breakfast — TBA celebrate mom
  • 7:00pm — Columbus Day Weekend - Evening Children's Movie kids movie
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London
  • 11:00am, 1:00pm — Free First Saturday – April 2026 create art
  • 3:00pm, 4:30pm — Breaking Glass: a solo play inspired by the life of Julia Margaret Cameron see play
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 12:00pm–4:00pm — DND: Adventure Club with Mark Hallbauer adventure club
  • 2:00pm–2:45pm — Family Fun Show: The Cretaceous Quintet - Musical Dinosaur Fun! dinosaur fun
Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 10:00am — Baby and Me Social (Winter) (Saturday) baby social
  • 10:00am — Winter Youth Soccer - 4-5 Yr. Olds (Saturday) youth soccer
  • 10:25am — Levels 4 & 5 Swim (Winter) (Saturday) level swim
  • 10:55am — Beginner Gymnastics (Winter) beginner gym
  • 11:00am — Winter Youth Soccer - 6-7 Yr. Olds (Saturday) youth soccer
  • 11:05am — Private Children/Adult Swim Lessons (Winter) (Saturday) private swim
  • 11:05am — Level 1 Swim (Winter) (Saturday) level swim
  • 11:05am — Level 3 Swim (Winter) (Saturday) level swim
  • 11:40am — Level 2 Swim (Winter) (Saturday) level swim
  • 11:45am — Adaptive Swim (Winter)(Saturday) adaptive swim
  • 12:00pm — Winter Youth Soccer - 8-10 Yr. Olds (Saturday) youth soccer
  • 8:30am — Tiny Tumblers Gymnastics (Winter) tiny tumblers
  • 9:40am — Mini Stars Gymnastics (Winter) mini stars
Salem School District, Salem
  • 11:00am — LEGO Party for Kids info
  • 11:00am — Russian Storytime/Время Сказки (на русском) info
  • 11:00am — Baby Rave info
  • 1:00pm — Reading Buddies info
  • 1:00pm — Read to a Pet info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon
Yellow Farmhouse Site, North Stonington
  • - name: Make A Mug Workshops — TBA make a mug
  • 1:00pm — Let’s Build It! Historic Stonington Workshop let's build it

SUNDAY - 3/22

Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — Snakes of CT at 12:30pm snakes ct
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem — TBA at - name: Soccer Shots (Salem Rec) kick around
Library Events and Activities - LibCal - Salem Public Librar, Salem
  • 1:00pm — Memorial Day Weekend - Live Chainsaw Carving Show w/ "Chainsaw Carvings by Brett" chainsaw show
  • 1:00pm — Labor Day Weekend - Chainsaw Carving Show w/ "Chainsaw Carvings by Brett" chainsaw show
  • 1pm — Fourth of July Weekend - Magic Show with Balloon Twisting magic show
  • 7:00pm — Fourth of July Weekend - Evening Ceramics w/ "Ceramics by D" get creative
Science Center of Eastern Connecticut, New London — Story Time at 11:00am story time

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