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WEEK OF MAY 11 - MAY 17, 2026

From Playful Steps at Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation to District Art Show Family Night at Madonna Place - Family Support Services in Norwich, CT and Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival at Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation.

MONDAY - 5/11

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold — TBA at - name: GEEP Community Walk community walk
Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville — Monday Morning Drop In Storytime at 10:00am story time
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — DAY TRIP to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA at 7:00am - 7:00pm day trip
Griswold Youth&Family / Park&Rec: Online Registration by MyR, Griswold — Griswold Youth Center - School Semester - Youth Center at 2:30pm, 5:00pm youth center
Kids & Families, Colchester
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem
  • 1:50pm - 2:25pm — Approved Walking field trip GR3 walking field trip
  • 2:30pm - 3:00pm — Approved Walking Field Trip Kindergarten walking field trip
  • 9:00am - 2:45pm — Approved Grade 1 Field Trip grade 1 field
  • All Day — Salem School Band in Memorial Day Parade, Choir Singing National Anthem at Town Ceremony memorial day
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah
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

TUESDAY - 5/12

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold
Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
  • 3:15pm — Screen Free Week - 5-8 The Last Green Valley Activity green valley
  • 3:15pm — Screen Free Week - K-4 The Last Green Valley Activity green valley
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — Environmental Afternoons at 1:30pm, 4:30pm explore nature
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville
  • 10:00am — Coloring and Puzzle Playtime playtime
  • 3:30pm — Kids Science Club science club
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm — Field Day for Grades PK-4 field day
  • 2:35pm - 3:00pm — Approved Walking Field Trip GR5 walking field trip
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 10:30am–11:00am — Storytime Fun storytime fun
  • 4:00pm–5:00pm — Read to Hazel the Therapy Dog therapy dog
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook — TBA at - name: Storytime story time
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 3:45pm — CAS Soccer Stars cas soccer
  • 4:00pm — Dance - 3-5 yrs Ballet & Tap ballet tap
  • 4:45pm — Dance - 6-11yrs Ballet & Tap ballet tap
  • 5:00pm — Karate - Lil' Tiger 2 lil tiger
  • 5:00pm — Kids Cooking Workshop - TV & Movie Inspired Creations kids cooking
  • 5:30pm — Karate - Lil' Tiger Grading lil tiger
  • 9:00am — Time To Move time to move
Public Library of New London, New London — Skill Seekers (Grades 4-5) April-May at 4:00pm - 6:00pm skill seekers
Salem School District, Salem
  • 11:00am — Youth Coordinated Entry Program Visit info
  • 11:00am — Marion Berries Baseball Training Day info
  • 4:30pm — Tinker Tech Tuesday for Kids info

WEDNESDAY - 5/13

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold
Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
  • 3:15pm — Screen Free Week - 5-8 Outdoor Games outdoor games
  • 3:15pm — Screen Free Week - K-4 Tie Dye tie dye
  • 4:30pm — Preston Palooza - General Ticket preston palooza
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic — TBA at - name: Wednesday Morning Bird Walk learn more
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville
  • 4:00pm — Kids Craft Book Club - 1st through 3rd Grade craft book club
  • 6:30pm — Wednesday Evening Drop In Storytime story time
  • 9:30am — Kids YOGA kids yoga
Hempstead Houses, New London — TBA at - name: Wednesday Morning Bird Walk learn more
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem
Madonna Place - Family Support Services in Norwich, CT, Norwich
  • 10:00am — FRC Playgroup Every Wednesday Sponsored by -FRC playgroup
  • 5:00pm — District Art Show Family Night art show
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — Baby Sign and Sing at 9:30am–10:00am baby sign
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 4:30pm — Drumming For Everyone drumming
  • 5:15pm — Karate - Lil' Tiger 3 lil tiger
Salem School District, Salem
  • 10:15am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Infant/Toddler Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Henrik Bothe's Library Circus info
  • 11:00am — "La Ratoncita Presumida​ / The Vain Little Mouse" - Bilingual Family Puppet Show info
  • 12:00pm — One-Day Children's and Teen Book Sale info
  • 2:00pm — Unit Souzou Taiko Drumming Family Performance info
  • 4:00pm — Hora de Cuentos en español info
  • 5:30pm — Drop in Craft at the West Salem Branch: Beaded Bracelets info

THURSDAY - 5/14

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold
Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
  • 3:15pm — Screen Free Week - 5-8 Tie Dye tie dye
  • 3:15pm — Screen Free Week - K-4 Outdoor Games outdoor games
Events Calendar - LibCal - Waterford Public Library, Waterford — America’s Birthday Ride at 10:00am birthday ride
Griswold Youth&Family / Park&Rec: Online Registration by MyR, Griswold — Carnival + Fireworks = Great Griswold Get Together - Food Trucks Only (No Tents or Other Vendors) at 6:00pm get together
Kids & Families, Colchester — TBA at - name: Firstsite Fabulous Fridays fabulous fridays
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem
  • 1:00pm - 1:40pm — Approved Walking Field Trip GR2 walking field trip
  • 1:50pm - 2:25pm — Approved Walking Field Trip GR4 walking field trip
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Session 2: Creative Kids Book Club creative kids
  • 8:30am - 3:00pm — rain date for grade 8 Witch Meadow grade 8 witch
  • 8:45am - 12:30pm — Approved HMF FITKIDS IN SCHOOL field trip fitkids field
  • 8:45am - 12:30pm — RAIN DATE: HMF FITKIDS IN SCHOOL field trip hmf fitkids field
  • All Day — HOLD - Hartford Marathon Fit Kids Final Mile fit kids
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London
  • 4:00pm — Brooklyn Fair explore
  • 4:00pm — Hebron Fair explore
  • 5:00pm — North Stonington Fair explore
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — Sing and Stomp at 10:30am–11:00am sing stomp
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton — Karate - Adaptive Karate (Ages 12+) at 4:45pm adaptive karate
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — TBA at - name: Honoring Heroes: Red, White & Bear Week - Site Decorating Contest decorate site

FRIDAY - 5/15

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold — Kindergarten Screening kindergarten screening
Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
  • 1:00pm — Schools Out Programs - Trip to Ekonk Farm Ice Cream! trip to farm
  • 5:00pm — Screen Free Week - Family Event family event
Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — Squid and Fish (Homeschool Anatomy Series) at 1:00pm, 2:30pm explore anatomy
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II — TBA learn more
  • - name: Freedom’s Way: Hidden Treasures Open House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution Exhibition — TBA learn more
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville — Friday Morning Drop In Storytime at 10:00am story time
Hempstead Houses, New London
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II — TBA learn more
  • - name: Freedom’s Way: Hidden Treasures Open House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution Exhibition — TBA learn more
Kids & Families, Colchester
  • - name: Art Jam with Art Harbour — TBA art jam
  • - name: Design & Print Your Own Wooden Statement Earrings — TBA design earrings
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm — Approved PK Field Trip pk field trip
  • 12:15pm - 1:00pm — Grade 1 - Stories, Snacks & Sun grade 1 stories
  • 1:30pm - 1:30pm — Kindergarten Awards/Popsicles/Portfolio kindergarten awards
  • 7:30am - 8:30pm — Approved Band & Choir Fantastic Festivals and Six Flags NE Field Trip band choir field
  • 9:00am - 2:00pm — HOLD RAIN DATE FOR GRADE 2 FIELD TRIP grade 2 field
  • 9:15am - 3:00pm — Approved Kindergarten Field Trip kindergarten field
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm join in
Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Mashantucket — Crazy For You at 7:30pm buy tickets
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm join fair
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
Public Library of New London, New London
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm — Friday Feast & Dancing Feet – 6/5 feast dancing
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm — Friday Feast & Dancing Feet – 6/12 feast dancing
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm — Friday Feast & Dancing Feet – 6/19 feast dancing
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm — Friday Feast & Dancing Feet – 6/26 feast dancing
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm — Friday Feast & Dancing Feet – 7/3 feast dancing
  • 3:45pm - 6:00pm — Friday Fun Day (Grades 4-5) May 22nd friday fun day
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm — May Family Dinner family dinner
  • 9:30am - 11:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup
Salem School District, Salem — Summer Reading Kick-off Party at 2:00pm info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — TBA at - name: Memorial Day Weekend - Corn-Hole Tournament corn hole

SATURDAY - 5/16

Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic
Events Calendar - LibCal - Waterford Public Library, Waterford — Annual Plant Sale at 9:00am plant sale
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville
  • 10:00am — Saturday Morning Drop In Storytime story time
  • 10:00am — Kindergarten through 2nd Grade Kids Spelling Bee spelling bee
  • 11:00am — 3rd through 5th Grade Kids Spelling Bee spelling bee
Hamburg Fair, Lyme
  • - name: Kids Activities and Games — TBA kids games
  • 10:30am — Steve Songs – Award-winning Children’s Musical Entertainer kids music
Hempstead Houses, New London — TBA at - name: Casey Farm Market learn more
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London — Gardening from the Ground Up: The Whys and Hows of Native Plants at 11:00am learn gardening
Kids & Families, Colchester
  • - name: 'In Time' Immersive Escape Quest Experience — TBA escape quest
  • - name: Colchester Morrris Summer Programme 2026 — TBA morris programme
  • - name: Roman and Medieval Festival 2026 — TBA roman medieval fest
  • 11:30am — All about Kids - Colchester Family Fest 2026 family fest
Kindermusik with Miss Molly, Mystic, Mystic
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London
  • 10:00am - 3:00pm — Great Pumpkin Festival celebrate
  • 12:00pm - 4:30pm — Annual Festival at the Farm join in
  • 12:00pm - 6:00pm — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival celebrate
  • 4:00pm - 9:00pm — Coventry Fireworks celebrate
  • 9:00am — Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival celebrate
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London
  • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm — 2026 Connecticut Open House Day visit museum
  • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm — Free First Saturday – June 2026 create art
  • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm — Community Event: Niantic EarthFest explore nature
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 12:00pm–4:00pm — DND: Adventure Club with Mark Hallbauer adventure club
  • 1:00pm–2:00pm — Family Story Stroll: Finding Colors in Nature story stroll
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
Public Library of New London, New London — Waterbury Symphony Orchestra: Thomas Clark, WSO’s Young Artist Initiative at 4:00pm - 5:30pm young artist
Salem School District, Salem
  • 11:00am — LEGO Party for Kids info
  • 11:00am — Russian Storytime/Время Сказки (на русском) info
  • 12:00pm — Children's Clothing Swap info
  • 1:00pm — Read to a Pet info
  • 2:00pm — Tween Drop-In Craft: Flower Crowns info
  • 2:00pm — Keeli Littleleaf, Jingle Dress Dance Performance info
  • 2:00pm — Yissel Lopéz Performs info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon
  • - name: Heroes Weekend - Chalk the Walk — Chalk Art Contest — TBA chalk art
  • - name: Honoring Heroes: Red, White & Bear Week - Fire truck ride & wagon rides — TBA rides
  • - name: Honoring Heroes: Red, White & Bear Week - Flag raising & retiring ceremonies — TBA flag ceremony
  • - name: Honoring Heroes: Red, White & Bear Week - Patriotic parade — TBA patriotic parade
  • - name: Llamapalooza! — TBA llama fun
  • 10:00am — Let It Grow – A Community Day of Fun & Creativity community day
  • 1:00pm — Memorial Day Weekend - DLFC Parade parade

SUNDAY - 5/17

Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic
  • 11:00am, 12:30pm — Hike the Nature Center explore trails
  • 1:00pm, 2:00pm — Spring Flower Fun Family Program family fun
  • 8:15pm, 9:15pm — Full Blue Moon Walk moon walk
Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket
  • - name: KIDZ BOP LIVE Birthday Concert Event — TBA kidz bop live
  • - name: WAVE Foxwoods Day Party — TBA wave foxwoods
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — Discovery Sundays at 11:00am - 4:00pm crafts
Hamburg Fair, Lyme — TBA at - name: Kids’ Field Day Contests kids field day
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London
  • 4:00pm — Intro to Colored Pencil Botanical Drawing draw plants
  • 4:00pm — Return to the Sky: The Reintroduction of the Bald Eagle learn eagles
  • 4:00pm — Intro to Cyanotypes learn cyanotypes
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — Memorial Day Weekend - Bingo at 6:00pm bingo

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