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WEEK OF JUNE 29 - JULY 05, 2026

From Rusty Nutz - Free Beach Concert Series at Discover the Best Family Activities at Ocean Community ... to Brooklyn Fair at Lyman Allyn Art Museum and Camina con nosotros / Walk With Us at Salem School District.

MONDAY - 6/29

Corn Maze - Preston Farms Corn Maze - 92 Norwich-Westerly .., Preston
  • 12:00pm — Kidzone Summer Camp - Voyagers Half Day kidzone camp
  • 3:00pm — Kidzone Summer Camp - After Care kidzone camp
  • 8:00am — Kidzone Summer Camp - Before Care kidzone camp
  • 9:00am — Kidzone Summer Camp - KidZone Summer Camp kidzone camp
Family & Consumer Sciences - Montville High School, Montville
  • 10:00am — Monday Morning Drop In Storytime storytime
  • 1:00pm — Kids, Tweens & Teens Drop In 250th Anniversary Craft craft
Hempstead Houses, New London
  • - name: Aperture and Architecture: Open Photography at Gedney House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Beauport Landscape Design Tour — TBA learn more
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London — FIND 2026 (MORNING PROGRAM) at 9:00am join the fun
Kids & Families, Colchester
  • - name: Castle Park Bandstand Soundwave Sessions: 2026 — TBA soundwave sessions
  • - name: Discover: Museum Wonders at Hollytrees Museum — TBA museum wonders
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 7:00pm–7:45pm — Free Family Fun Event: Juggling with Bryson Lang family fun
  • 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 — Soaring Falcons Volleyball Camp volleyball camp
  • 9:00am — PGA Beginner Golf Camp golf camp
  • 9:00am — Chef Jr. Kids Cooking Camp cooking camp
  • 9:00am — Style+Flow - Beginner/Intermediate Pump Track Technique pump track
  • 9:00am — Introduction to Basketball Camp basketball camp
  • 9:00am — Schooners Baseball Camp baseball camp
  • 9:30am — S.T.E.M. Navigation and Concepts Camp stem camp
Public Library of New London, New London — Movie Mondays ~ Nuremberg at 1:00pm movie mondays
Salem School District, Salem — West Salem Summer Family Storytime at 10:30am info
Waterford Community Events, Waterford
Waterford Parks & Recreation, Waterford

TUESDAY - 6/30

Discover the Best Family Activities at Ocean Community ..., Ledyard
  • 6pm- 8pm — 3 Hours Later - Free Beach Concert Series join in
  • 6pm- 8pm — Rusty Nutz - Free Beach Concert Series join in
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — Wee Faerie Camp #3 2026 at 10:00am - 3:00pm faerie camp
Hempstead Houses, New London — TBA at - name: Behind Closed Doors at Castle Tucker learn more
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London
Kids & Families, Colchester — TBA at - name: Richard II by William Shakespeare richard ii
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London — Brooklyn's Riverside Live at 5:00pm, 9:00pm summer concert food
Lyme Public Library, Lyme — July Virtual Book Club – THE MARROW THIEVES by Cherie Dimaline at 7:00pm read together
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London — Film Screening • OBEY GIANT: The Art and Dissent of Shepard Fairey at 5:30pm - 7:00pm film screening
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: America 250 Storytime: Reading is Revolutionary — TBA storytime
  • - name: Live Music in the Choo Choo Lounge Every Tues., Wed. & Thurs.! — TBA live music
  • - name: Tuesday Night Trivia At Little Pub — TBA trivia night
  • - name: WAYBACK TUESDAYS AT WESTBROOK CINEMAS — TBA wayback tuesdays
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Brooklyn's Riverside Live at 5:00pm, 9:00pm concert food
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton — Magic - Mysterium Magic at 10:00am 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
Upcoming Holiday Events In and Around Essex - Griswold Inn, Griswold — The Spirit of 1776: Stay & Play at 12:00am spirit of 1776

WEDNESDAY - 7/1

Hempstead Houses, New London
  • - name: Evening at Gropius House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Fireworks over Gloucester Harbor — TBA learn more
  • - name: Revolutionary Portsmouth Walking Tour — TBA learn more
Kids & Families, Colchester — TBA at - name: John Constable: celebrating 250 years john constable
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — Summer Babies: Storytime at 9:30am–10:00am babies storytime
Old Lyme Parks and Recreation, Old Lyme — Summer Day Camp at 9:00am-2:00pm day camp
Salem School District, Salem
  • 10:00am — MWVCAA Youth Resource Center & Outreach Visit 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 - 7/2

Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme — Mermaid Storytime at 10:00am–10:30am mermaid storytime
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook

FRIDAY - 7/3

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic — TBA at - name: Casey Farm Market learn more
Discover the Best Family Activities at Ocean Community ..., Ledyard
  • 5:30pm — Free Family Fun Night register today
  • 6pm- 8pm — The Music Studio - Free Beach Concert Series join in
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London — Gathering Growth: Working to Visually Preserve the Legacy of Significant Trees at 5:30pm preserve nature
Kids & Families, Colchester
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm food truck fun
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London — Community Event: Norwich Sea Unicorns vs. Nashua Silver Knights at 5:30pm - 9:30pm sea unicorns game
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm fair food
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton — War at the Shore Youth Baseball Tournament Games at 8:30am youth baseball
Salem School District, Salem
  • - name: LIBRARIES OPEN — TBA info
  • 10:15am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Infant/Toddler Storytime info

SATURDAY - 7/4

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
Kids & Families, Colchester
  • - name: Guided Walking Tour: From Camulodunum to Colchester — TBA walking tour
  • - name: Leisure World's Festival of Fun! — TBA festival of fun
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah — TBA at - name: July 4th Week celebrate
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London — Red, White, & Brooklyn Bash at 9:00am, 1:00pm celebrate america
Lyme Public Library, Lyme — Artifact ID Day at 1:00pm explore artifacts
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton — Family Picnic at 10:00am family picnic
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
Scott's Yankee Farmer, East Lyme — Pop up! Meet the animals at the farm at 1:00pm meet animals
Upcoming Holiday Events In and Around Essex - Griswold Inn, Griswold — Independence Day Boat Parade at 2:00pm boat parade

SUNDAY - 7/5

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic
  • - name: Maine Moments – Large and Small: Plein Air Painters of Maine 2026 Art Show — TBA learn more
  • - name: Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution Exhibition — TBA learn more
Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket
  • - name: Be Like Blippi Tour! — TBA blippi tour
  • - name: KIDZ BOP LIVE Birthday Concert Event — TBA kidz bop
  • - name: WAVE Foxwoods Day Party — TBA day party
Hamburg Fair, Lyme — TBA at - name: Kids’ Field Day Contests kids field day
Hempstead Houses, New London
  • - name: Maine Moments – Large and Small: Plein Air Painters of Maine 2026 Art Show — TBA learn more
  • - name: Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution Exhibition — TBA learn more
  • - name: Sundays in the Garden Concert Series: Harvey Reid — TBA learn more
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London
  • 4:00pm — Intro to Cyanotypes learn art
  • 4:00pm — The Once and Future Osprey learn birds
  • 4:00pm — How Native American People Lived on Fishers Island discover history
  • 4:00pm — The Science of Listening to Eels explore science
  • 4:00pm — Shorebirds of the Northeast: Success Stories and Species on the Precipice learn birds
  • 4:00pm — Seals and Society: Lessons on Conservation, Resilience, Research and Discovery learn conservation
  • 4:00pm — From Glaciers to Gardens: How Earthworms Shaped Northeastern Forest Soils explore nature
Kids & Families, Colchester
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London — Putnam's Main Street Car Cruise at 9:00am, 2:00pm car cruise food
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Putnam's Main Street Car Cruise at 9:00am, 2:00pm car cruise eats
Salem School District, Salem — Soccer Final Watch Party at 11:30am info

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