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WEEK OF JUNE 22 - JUNE 28, 2026

From Community Event: Norwich Rose Arts Festival at Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims to Gathering Growth: Working to Visually Preserve the Legacy of Significant Trees at Henry L. Ferguson Museum and Kids Baseball Training Day with the Marion Berries at Salem School District.

MONDAY - 6/22

Clubs & Activities - Griswold High School, Griswold — GYFS Hoop Academy Youth Basketball Summer Slam at 8:00am, 4:00pm youth basketball
Griswold Youth&Family / Park&Rec: Online Registration by MyR, Griswold — Griswold Youth Center - School Semester - Youth Center at 2:30pm youth center
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 7:00pm–7:45pm — Free Family Fun Event: Matt Matthews Magic Show magic show
  • 9:30am–2:30pm — All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play: Summer Hours train play
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 10:00am - 11:30am — Family Members Caring for Adult Loved Ones with Disabilities support group
  • 9:00am - 11:00am — PGA Beginner Golf Camp golf camp
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Chef Jr. Kids Cooking Camp cooking camp
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Introduction to Basketball Camp basketball camp
Salem School District, Salem — West Salem Summer Family Storytime at 10:30am info

TUESDAY - 6/23

Discover the Best Family Activities at Ocean Community ..., Ledyard
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — 3 Hours Later - Free Beach Concert Series join us
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Rusty Nutz - Free Beach Concert Series join us
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
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — Free Family Fun Event: Juggling with Bryson Lang at 7:00pm–7:45pm juggling fun
Old Lyme Community Events, Old Lyme — Summer Day Camp at 9:00am-2:00pm day camp
Old Lyme Parks and Recreation, Old Lyme — Summer Day Camp at 9:00am-2:00pm day camp
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: America 250 Storytime: Reading is Revolutionary — TBA read aloud
  • - name: Tuesday Night Trivia At Little Pub — TBA play trivia
  • - name: WAYBACK TUESDAYS AT WESTBROOK CINEMAS — TBA movie time
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Brooklyn's Riverside Live at 5:00pm, 9:00pm concert
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton — Magic - Mysterium Magic at 10:00am - 11:30am magic show
Salem School District, Salem
  • 11:00am — Kids Baseball Training Day with the Marion Berries 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
  • 2:00pm — Bee Amazed! Interactive Family Learning Adventure info
  • 2:00pm — Amazon Basin: An Adventure for the Senses for K-5 info
  • 2:30pm — Scales, Claws and Expanding Jaws! Hop into Herpetology! (Grades 3-5) info
  • 4:30pm — Tinker Tech Tuesday for Kids info

WEDNESDAY - 6/24

Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London
Kids & Families, Colchester — Essex Book Festival: Vaseem Kham from Bombay to Bond, via a Small Town Killing at 7:30pm learn more
Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Mashantucket — Crazy For You at 2:00pm buy tickets
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — Summer Babies: Storytime at 9:30am–10:00am storytime
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 10:30am - 12:00pm — CAS Soccer Camp (4-6) soccer camp
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — Drumming For Everyone drumming
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — CAS Soccer Camp: Half Day (6-14) soccer camp
Salem School District, Salem
  • 11:00am — La Ratoncita Presumida/The Vain Little Mouse - Bilingual Family Puppet Show info
  • 12:00pm — One-Day Children's and Teen Book Sale at the West Salem Branch 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 - 6/25

Discover the Best Family Activities at Ocean Community ..., Ledyard — The Music Studio - Free Beach Concert Series at 6:00pm - 8:00pm join us
Kids & Families, Colchester — Essex Book Festival: Wendy Erskine - The Benefactors at 11:00am learn more
Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Mashantucket — Meet the Cast at 7:30pm meet cast
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London — Open Collections Day – July at 10:00am explore
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — Mermaid Storytime at 10:00am–10:30am storytime
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 4:00pm — Brooklyn Fair explore
  • 4:00pm — Hebron Fair explore
  • 5:00pm — North Stonington Fair join in

FRIDAY - 6/26

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
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London — Gathering Growth: Working to Visually Preserve the Legacy of Significant Trees at 5:30pm see trees
Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Mashantucket — Open Caption Performance at 7:30pm open caption
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm explore
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton — Family Game Night at 4:30pm - 7:45pm game night
Public Library of New London, New London — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) at 9:30am playgroup
Salem School District, Salem
  • - name: LIBRARIES OPEN — TBA info
  • 10:15am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Infant/Toddler Storytime info
Upcoming Holiday Events In and Around Essex - Griswold Inn, Griswold — The Spirit of 1776: Stay & Play at 12:00am stay and play

SATURDAY - 6/27

Denison Pequotsepos Conservation Center, Mystic — TBA at - name: Fairies in the Forest fairies forest
Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket — TBA at - name: Bingo Unleashed bingo unleashed
Hamburg Fair, Lyme
  • 10:30am — Steve Songs – Award-winning Children’s Musical Entertainer childrens entertainer
  • 11:00am — Kids Activities and Games kids games
Lyme Community Events, Lyme
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London
  • 11:00am — Community Event: Norwich Rose Arts Festival join in
  • 11:00am — Free First Saturday – August 2026 create stickers
  • 12:00pm — Community Event: Celebrate New London celebrate
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — Canterbury Old Home Day celebrate
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — Great Pumpkin Festival pumpkin
  • 11:00am, 4:00pm — Chaplin Day celebrate
  • 12:00pm, 6:00pm — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival festival
  • 2:00pm, 3:00pm — Creamery Brook Bison - Pumpkin Tours pumpkin
  • 4:00pm, 9:00pm — Coventry Fireworks explore
  • 9:00am — Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival harvest
  • 9:00am, 1:00pm — Red, White, & Brooklyn Bash celebrate
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton — Kids' Party at 10:00am - 2:00pm kids party
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
Scott's Yankee Farmer, East Lyme — Join the Herd! Support us at the Eversource Hartford Marathon at 8:00am, 3:00pm join the herd

SUNDAY - 6/28

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 — Discovery Sundays at 11:00am - 4:00pm explore crafts
Hamburg Fair, Lyme — TBA at - name: Kids’ Field Day Contests kids field day
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London
  • 4:00pm — Return to the Sky: The Reintroduction of the Bald Eagle explore eagles
  • 4:00pm — Intro to Cyanotypes learn art
  • 4:00pm — The Once and Future Osprey learn osprey
  • 4:00pm — How Native American People Lived on Fishers Island learn history
  • 4:00pm — The Science of Listening to Eels explore eels
  • 4:00pm — Shorebirds of the Northeast: Success Stories and Species on the Precipice watch birds
  • 4:00pm — Seals and Society: Lessons on Conservation, Resilience, Research and Discovery learn seals
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Putnam's Main Street Car Cruise at 9:00am, 2:00pm cruise
Peek-a-Brew Play Cafe, Old Saybrook
Scott's Yankee Farmer, East Lyme — Shayna B's Meet and Greet! at 1:00pm, 3:00pm meet team

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