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WEEK OF JUNE 08 - JUNE 14, 2026

From All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play at Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library to Steve Songs – Award-winning Children’s Musical Entertainer at Hamburg Fair and Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival at Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation.

MONDAY - 6/8

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold
Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Kidzone Summer Camp - After Care kidzone camp
  • 3:00pm - 5:00pm — Teen Extreme Camp - After Care teen camp
  • 8:00am - 9:00am — Kidzone Summer Camp - Before Care kidzone camp
  • 8:00am - 9:00am — Teen Extreme Camp - Before Care teen camp
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — Summer Enrichment Camps - Enrichment Camp enrichment camp
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — Counselor-In-Training Program - Week One counselor training
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — Kidzone Summer Camp - KidZone Summer Camp kidzone camp
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — Teen Extreme Camp - Teen Extreme Camp teen camp
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — Counselor-In-Training Program - Week Two counselor training
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville
  • 10:00am — Monday Morning Drop In Storytime story time
  • 1:00pm — Kids, Tweens & Teens Drop In 250th Anniversary Craft anniversary craft
Griswold Youth&Family / Park&Rec: Online Registration by MyR, Griswold
  • 7:15am — Griswold Summer Rec Camp - Early Care summer camp
  • 9:00am — Griswold Summer Rec Camp - Red Team summer camp
  • 9:00am — Griswold Summer Rec Camp - Summer Camp - Blue Team summer camp
  • 9:00am — Griswold Summer Rec Camp - Summer Camp - Green Team summer camp
  • 9:00am — Griswold Summer Rec Camp - Summer Camp - Purple Team summer camp
Kids & Families, Colchester — TBA at - name: Discover: Museum Wonders at Hollytrees Museum museum wonders
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 9:00am–8:00pm — Summer Reading Incentive Program Sign Up Opens!! reading program
  • 9:30am–2:30pm — All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play train play
Old Lyme Parks and Recreation, Old Lyme — Summer Day Camp at 9:00am-2:00pm day camp
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook — TBA at - name: Playgroup playgroup
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 12:00pm — Karate - Beginner/Intermediate Karate (Noon) beginner karate
  • 3:00pm — Snack Chat Teen Cooking snack chat
  • 4:00pm — Experimental Writing Journeys - Monday writing journeys
  • 4:30pm — Educational Presentations - Dementia and Caregiving June 2026 dementia caregiving
  • 5:15pm — Find Your Flex! - Release Tension and Explore Your Unique Flexibility find your flex
  • 5:30pm — Step-Up to the BARRE-Fusion (Monday) barre fusion
  • 6:00pm — Yoga For All yoga for all
  • 6:30pm — Pilates - Transform Your Body! pilates
  • 7:00pm — Karate - Beginner/Intermediate Karate (Evening) beginner karate
  • 8:00pm — Karate - Bo-Jutsu bo jutsu
  • 8:30pm — Karate - Sai-Jutsu sai jutsu
  • 9:00am — Plein air art plein air
  • 9:30am — Playful Steps playful steps
Public Library of New London, New London
Salem School District, Salem — West Salem Summer Family Storytime at 10:30am info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — TBA at - name: Bears & Balloons Birthday Celebration Week birthday celebration
Yellow Farmhouse Site, North Stonington — TBA at - name: Camp COMO & Counselors-In-Training Start! camp start

TUESDAY - 6/9

Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston — Babysitting Training - Babysitting Training at 9:00am - 2:00pm babysitting training
Discover the Best Family Activities at Ocean Community ..., Ledyard
  • 6:00pm — 3 Hours Later - Free Beach Concert Series join us
  • 6:00pm — Rusty Nutz - Free Beach Concert Series join us
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville — Coloring and Puzzle Playtime Fun at 10:00am playtime fun
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold
  • 10:00am - 3:00pm — Wee Faerie Camp #2 2026 faerie camp
  • 10:00am - 3:00pm — Wee Faerie Camp #3 2026 faerie camp
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 7:00pm–7:45pm — Free Family Fun Event: Matt Matthews Magic Show magic show
  • 7:00pm–7:45pm — Free Family Fun Event: Juggling with Bryson Lang juggling fun
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook — TBA at - name: America 250 Storytime: Reading is Revolutionary storytime
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
Salem School District, Salem
  • 11:00am — Marion Berries Baseball Training Day info
  • 11:00am — Scales, Claws and Expanding Jaws! Hop into Herpetology! (Grades K-2) info
  • 2:00pm — Terrific Tuesday: Dog Man & Cat Kid Party info
  • 2:30pm — Scales, Claws and Expanding Jaws! Hop into Herpetology! (Grades 3-5) info
  • 2:30pm — Bee Amazed! Interactive Family Learning Adventure info
  • 4:30pm — Tinker Tech Tuesday for Kids info

WEDNESDAY - 6/10

Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville — Sign & Sing Storytime at 10:00am sign sing
Madonna Place - Family Support Services in Norwich, CT, Norwich
  • 10:00am — FRC Playgroup Every Wednesday Sponsored by -FRC playgroup
  • 9:30am — NPS Loft Open nps loft open
Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Mashantucket — TBA at - name: Family Nights family nights
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 5:30pm–7:30pm — Civic Trivia civic trivia
  • 9:30am–10:00am — Summer Babies: Storytime storytime
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 12:00pm — Just Picked Spring Edition, Fresh Produce and Nutrition Cooking Class just picked
  • 4:30pm — Drumming For Everyone drumming
  • 5:15pm — Karate - Lil' Tiger 3 lil tiger
  • 7:00am — Drop-In Basketball drop in
Public Library of New London, New London — June Free Family Dinner at 5:00pm family dinner
Salem School District, Salem
  • 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
  • 2:00pm — Paradise of Samoa Family Performance info
  • 2:00pm — Red Yarn Family Performance info
  • 4:00pm — Hora de Cuentos en español info
  • 5:30pm — Drop in Craft at the West Salem Branch: Pipecleaner Flowers info

THURSDAY - 6/11

Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston — TBA at - name: IDCS Field Day field day
Discover the Best Family Activities at Ocean Community ..., Ledyard — The Music Studio - Free Beach Concert Series at 6:00pm join us
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — FAMILY EVENT: Movie Night at the Museum! at 7:30pm - 9:30pm movie night
Griswold Youth&Family / Park&Rec: Online Registration by MyR, Griswold — Carnival + Fireworks = Great Griswold Get Together at 6:00pm join in
Hempstead Houses, New London
  • - name: Homeschool Program: Life as a Loyalist: Jonathan Sayward in York — TBA learn more
  • - name: Nooks and Crannies — TBA learn more
  • - name: Summer Evening at Otis House — TBA learn more
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London
  • 10:00am — Open Collections Day – June explore
  • 10:00am — Open Collections Day – July explore
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — Mermaid Storytime at 10:00am–10:30am mermaid storytime
New London Community Events, New London — Coming Soon – Gilded Age Grandeur – Groton at 8:00am - 5:00pm explore history
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 4:00pm — Brooklyn Fair visit us
  • 4:00pm — Hebron Fair join us
  • 5:00pm — North Stonington Fair visit us
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon

FRIDAY - 6/12

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold — GES Field Day at 9:00am - 2:30pm field day
Discover the Best Family Activities at Ocean Community ..., Ledyard — Free Family Fun Night at 5:30pm register today
Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket
  • - name: 40th Anniversary Firecracker Bingo — TBA firecracker bingo
  • - name: Schemitzun: Feast of Green Corn and Dance — TBA schemitzun
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville — Friday Morning Drop In Storytime at 10:00am story time
Hempstead Houses, New London — TBA at - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II learn more
Kids & Families, Colchester
  • - name: Art Jam with Art Harbour — TBA art jam
  • - name: Colchester Morrris Summer Programme 2026 — TBA morris programme
  • - name: Firstsite Fabulous Fridays — TBA fabulous fridays
Kindermusik with Miss Molly, Mystic, Mystic — TBA at - name: Strawberry Festival view event
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah
Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Mashantucket — Crazy For You at 7:30pm buy tickets
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play: Summer Hours at 9:30am–2:30pm train play
New London Community Events, New London — When History Speaks: The Historic Haunts of New London at 7:00pm - 8:30pm explore history
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm join us
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
Public Library of New London, New London
  • 12:00pm — Friday Feast & Dancing Feet – 6/12 feast dancing
  • 1:00pm — Last Day of School Ice Cream Social ice cream social
  • 5:30pm — Kids Summer Kickoff Dance! Presented by Litchfield Community Center & Litchfield PTO kickoff dance
  • 6:00pm — Summer Sunset Concert Series – Potter’s Field sunset concert
  • 9:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup
Salem School District, Salem
  • 10:15am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Infant/Toddler Storytime info
  • 2:00pm — Summer Reading Challenge Kick-off Party info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon
Upcoming Holiday Events In and Around Essex - Griswold Inn, Griswold — TBA at - name: The Spirit of 1776: Stay & Play stay play

SATURDAY - 6/13

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold — Griswold Rec - Summer Camp Training at 9:00am - 4:00pm summer camp training
Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket — TBA at - name: Bingo Unleashed bingo unleashed
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — GARDEN PROGRAM: Plant a Summer Container Herb Garden at 11:00am - 12:00pm plant garden
Hamburg Fair, Lyme
  • - name: Kids Activities and Games — TBA kids games
  • 10:30am — Steve Songs – Award-winning Children’s Musical Entertainer childrens entertainer
Hempstead Houses, New London
  • - name: Casey Farm Market — TBA learn more
  • - name: Dressing for the American Revolution — TBA learn more
  • - name: Modern Architecture Photography Tour of Cambridge – Harvard — TBA learn more
  • - name: Privateering and Patriotism: Salem’s Revolutionary Privateers — TBA learn more
  • - name: Revolutionary Quincy Women — TBA learn more
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London — 2026 Annual Exhibitions Opening Reception at 5:00pm see art
Kids & Families, Colchester
  • - name: Guided Walking Tour: From Camulodunum to Colchester — TBA walking tour
  • - name: Jumbo – Guided Tours — TBA jumbo tours
  • 10:00am — Discover Witchcraft: Magical Protection Workshop witchcraft workshop
Kindermusik with Miss Molly, Mystic, Mystic
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London
  • 10:00am — 2026 Connecticut Open House Day explore
  • 11:00am — Norwich Rose Arts Festival join in
  • 12:00pm — Celebrate New London join in
New London Community Events, New London — Hidden Gems & Fun Facts at 10:00am - 11:30am explore history
Old Lyme Parks and Recreation > Home, Old Lyme
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — Great Pumpkin Festival join us
  • 12:00pm, 6:00pm — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival join us
  • 4:00pm, 9:00pm — Coventry Fireworks visit us
  • 5:00pm, 9:00pm — The Scoop Social join us
  • 9:00am — Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival join us
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 10:55am — Gymnastics - Beginner Gymnastics beginner gym
  • 1:25pm — Gymnastics - Intermediate Gymnastics intermediate gym
  • 3:00pm — End of School Year Party school party
  • 7:00am — Outdoor Market and Classic Car Show outdoor market
  • 8:00am — Up the River, Down the River Pickleball pickleball
  • 8:30am — Gymnastics - Tiny Tumblers Gymnastics tiny tumblers
  • 9:00am — Dueces Grass volleyball tournament/community sporting event volleyball tournament
  • 9:40am — Gymnastics - Mini Stars Gymnastics mini stars
Public Library of New London, New London
  • 10:00am — Legos With Noah June 27th legos
  • 12:00pm — Kids Yoga Program With Nick Switz June 27th kids yoga
Salem School District, Salem
  • 10:00am — Camina con nosotros / Walk With Us info
  • 11:00am — Russian Storytime/Время Сказки (на русском) info
  • 1:00pm — Read to a Pet info
  • 2:00pm — Yissel Lopéz canta info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon
Yellow Farmhouse Site, North Stonington — TBA at - name: 74th Annual COMO Village Fair village fair

SUNDAY - 6/14

Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston — TBA at - name: family fathering family fathering
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 day party
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold
Hamburg Fair, Lyme — Kids’ Field Day Contests at Morning 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 make prints
  • 4:00pm — The Once and Future Osprey learn ospreys
  • 4:00pm — How Native American People Lived on Fishers Island learn history
  • 4:00pm — Biography as Pilgrimage: On the Trail of Peter Matthiessen explore nature
  • 4:00pm — Shorebirds of the Northeast: Success Stories and Species on the Precipice see shorebirds
New London Community Events, New London
Peek-a-Brew Play Cafe, Old Saybrook

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