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WEEK OF MARCH 30 - APRIL 05, 2026

From Art in the Village at Kindermusik with Miss Molly, Mystic to Yoga For All at Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation and Read to Hazel the Therapy Dog at Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library.

MONDAY - 3/30

Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm — Youth Volleyball - Monday/Wednesday youth volleyball
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — April Break Programs - Monday-Friday Special! april break
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — April Break Programs - UCONN 4-H Activity/DJ Party 4-h activity
Griswold Youth&Family / Park&Rec: Online Registration by MyR, Griswold — Spring Break Camp at 9:00am, 4:00pm spring break camp
Hempstead Houses, New London — TBA at - name: Homeschool Program: Life in Revolutionary Times learn more
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem — Rube Goldberg Machines (Phipps) at 8:50am, 3:15pm explore machines
Lyme Public Library, Lyme — TBA at - name: Give Local 2026 support us
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
Public Library of New London, New London — Roots of Wonder Pre-Kindergarten Program at 12:00pm - 3:00pm pre-k program

TUESDAY - 3/31

Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm — Youth Volleyball - Tuesday/Thursday youth volleyball
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — April Break Programs - The Dinosaur Place dinosaur place
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — Environmental Afternoons at 1:30pm environmental afternoons
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic — TBA at - name: Homeschool Program: Life in Revolutionary Times learn more
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — TBA at - name: SHOP EVENT: Spring Double Discount Week shop discount
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem — Kindergarten A-Z Fashion Show at 9:30am fashion show
Lyme Public Library, Lyme — April Virtual Book Club – WHEN THE LIGHT OF OUR WORLD WAS SUBDUED, OUR SONGS CAME THROUGH at 7:00pm read together
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
Salem School District, Salem
  • 11:00am — Youth Coordinated Entry Program Visit info
  • 4:30pm — Tinker Tech Tuesday for Kids info

WEDNESDAY - 4/1

Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston — April Break Programs - Roger Williams Zoo at 9:00am - 3:00pm zoo visit
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — Full Pink Moon Walk at the Peace Sanctuary at 6:30pm pink moon walk
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic
  • - name: A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store — TBA learn more
  • - name: American Woodcock Walk — TBA learn more
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — TBA at - name: Pansy Sale pansy sale
Hempstead Houses, New London
  • - name: A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store — TBA learn more
  • - name: American Woodcock Walk — TBA learn more
Kids & Families, Colchester
  • - name: Easter Holidays Clay Workshops: Pinch Pots and Houses — TBA clay workshop
  • - name: Relaxed Opening at Colchester Castle — TBA calm museum
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem — Kindergarten Assessments for children not 5 by September 1st at 1:00pm, 2:00pm kindergarten assess
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — Baby Sign and Sing at 9:30am–10:00am baby sign sing
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
  • 5:00pm — Winter Youth Soccer - 7-10 Yr. Olds (Wednesday) youth soccer
  • 5:00pm — Adaptive Cooking For Fun (Wednesday) adaptive cooking
  • 5:15pm — Lil' Tiger 3 lil tiger
  • 5:30pm — Women Between Cultures/ Mujeres Entre Culturas Work Shops - Bouquet of Roses (Mother's Day) / Ramo de Rosas (Día de las Madres) mothers day
Salem School District, Salem
  • 10:15am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Infant/Toddler Storytime info
  • 4:00pm — Hora de Cuentos en español info
  • 5:30pm — Playdough Playtime at the West Salem Branch info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — Nature Explorers Day Camp at 8:00am, 4:00pm explore nature

THURSDAY - 4/2

Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston — April Break Programs - Mystic Aquarium at 9:00am - 3:00pm aquarium visit
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — Signs of Spring at 5:00pm signs of spring
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic — TBA at - name: Spring Orchid Sale learn more
Family Day - Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme — Arbor Day Tree Walk at 4:00pm tree walk
Hempstead Houses, New London
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I — TBA learn more
  • - name: Spring Orchid Sale — TBA learn more
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem — Creative Kids Book Club at 3:30pm, 4:30pm kids book club
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London
  • 10:00am — Open Collections Day – April explore
  • 5:00pm — First Thursday – April 2026 join us
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 2:30pm — Project Oceanology - Seal Watch Cruise seal watch
  • 6:00pm — Special Recreation - Special Recreation (Spring)(2026) special recreation
  • 9:00am — Time To Move (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 - 4/3

Bank Square Books, Mystic — TBA at - name: Laura Jackson (The Busy Beast) Storytime and Signing storytime signing
Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston — April Break Programs - The Carnival Party at 9:00am - 3:00pm carnival party
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — Woodland Egg Hunt at 10:00am egg hunt
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic — TBA at - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I learn more
Hempstead Houses, New London
  • - name: 18th Annual Casey Farm Egg Hunt — TBA learn more
  • - name: Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant — TBA learn more
  • - name: Voices of Dorchester: Letters from the American Revolution — TBA learn more
Kids & Families, Colchester
  • - name: Discover: Museum Wonders at Hollytrees Museum — TBA museum wonders
  • - name: James B Partridge: Primary School Bangers — TBA school bangers
Library Events and Activities - LibCal - Salem Public Librar, Salem
  • - name: Candle Making — TBA create
  • - name: Candy Scramble, Egg Decorating, Egg Toss, Jelly Bean Count — TBA join in
  • - name: Children Meet with Mr. & Mrs. Claus — TBA meet santa
  • - name: Cookie Decorating, Chili Cook - Off, Trick or Treating, Golf Cart Decorating Contest — TBA celebrate
  • - name: Country BBQ Dinner — TBA dinner
  • - name: Golf Cart Parade, Trick or Treating, Costume Contest — TBA celebrate
  • - name: Golf Cart Rodeo — TBA play
  • - name: Ice Cream Social — TBA treats
  • - name: Kids Field Games — TBA play
  • - name: Lego Activities — TBA play
  • - name: Our Annual Thanksgiving Dinner — TBA feast
  • - name: Penny Raffle, Balloon Drop — TBA celebrate
  • - name: Pinatas, Decorate Your Own Cupcakes, Pin the Tail on the Donkey — TBA celebrate
  • - name: Pirate Activities — TBA adventure
  • - name: Pumpkin Decorating — TBA create
  • - name: Tie Dye T-Shirts — TBA create
  • 1:00pm — Pool Party splash
  • 7:00pm — Paint Night create
  • 7:30pm — Dress Like a Pirate and Learn How to Line Dance dance
New London Community Events, New London — TBA at - name: Uncovering New London – One Story at a Time explore history
Salem School District, Salem — Spring Book Sale - Friends of Salem Public Library at 10:00am info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon

SATURDAY - 4/4

Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — Walden Preserve at 10:00am walden preserve
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic
  • - name: 18th Annual Casey Farm Egg Hunt — TBA learn more
  • - name: Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant — TBA learn more
Family Day - Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London — FI Treasure Hunt at 4:00pm - 5:00pm treasure hunt
Kids & Families, Colchester
  • - name: Bottle Feeding of the Lambs at Layer Marney Tower — TBA bottle feed lambs
  • - name: Community Day: Essex Rebels Basketball Doubleheader — TBA basketball day
  • - name: Costumed Character at Colchester Castle — TBA meet character
  • - name: Easter Holidays at Colchester Zoological Society — TBA easter zoo fun
  • - name: Easter Worksheet at Natural History Museum — TBA museum worksheet
  • - name: Family Tours at Colchester Castle: Castle Life — TBA family castle tour
  • - name: Fossil Day at Natural History Museum — TBA fossil day
  • 10:00am — Holiday Fun April 2026 holiday fun
  • 11:00am — Easter Family Fun Day easter fun day
Kindermusik with Miss Molly, Mystic, Mystic
  • - name: Annual Easter Egg Hunt — TBA view event
  • - name: Strawberry Festival — TBA view event
  • - name: The Return of Apple Fest! — TBA view event
  • 10:00am — Art in the Village view event
Library Events and Activities - LibCal - Salem Public Librar, Salem
  • - name: Adults vs. Kids Games — TBA play
  • - name: Annual 4th of July Parade — TBA parade
  • 7:30pm — Spring Craft Fair & Live Entertainment explore
  • 7:30pm — Fall Craft Fair & Live Entertainment explore
Lyme Public Library, Lyme — Uncivil Education: Federal Indian Boarding Schools in America at 12:00pm learn history
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London
  • 11:00am — Free First Saturday – April 2026 create
  • 3:00pm — Breaking Glass: a solo play inspired by the life of Julia Margaret Cameron see show
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — National Library Week at 10:30am–12:00pm library week
New London Community Events, New London — TBA at - name: Independent Bookstore Day book day
Salem School District, Salem
  • 11:00am — Russian Storytime/Время Сказки (на русском) info
  • 11:00am — Baby Rave! info
  • 11:00am — LEGO Party for Kids info
  • 1:00pm — Read to a Pet info
  • 1:00pm — Reading Buddies info
Scott's Yankee Farmer, East Lyme — Spring Fling at 12:00pm - 3:30pm view event
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon
  • 10:00am, 2:00pm — Let It Grow – A Community Day of Fun & Creativity community day
  • 11:00am — Easter Egg Hunt egg hunt
  • 12:00pm, 5:00pm — Easter Celebration easter crafts

SUNDAY - 4/5

Kids & Families, Colchester
  • - name: Discovery Detectives: Kids Club at Colchester Castle — TBA dino club
  • - name: Easter at Layer Marney Tower — TBA easter tower fun
  • - name: Young Charioteers Easter Drop-In! — TBA chariot fun
Library Events and Activities - LibCal - Salem Public Librar, Salem
  • 1:00pm — Live Chainsaw Carving Show explore
  • 1:00pm — Magic Show with Balloon Twisting magic
  • 1:00pm — Chainsaw Carving Show explore
  • 7:00pm — Evening Children's Movie movie time
Lyme Public Library, Lyme — Every Color Tells A Story: Natural Dye Workshop at 1:00pm explore nature
New London Community Events, New London — Blessing on the Waterfront at 11:00 am waterfront blessing

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