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WEEK OF JULY 06 - JULY 12, 2026

From FRC Playgroup Every Wednesday Sponsored by -FRC at Madonna Place - Family Support Services in Norwich, CT to Free Nature Playgroup at Otis Library and Amazing Owls at Henry L. Ferguson Museum.

MONDAY - 7/6

Calendar & Events - Griswold Elementary School, Griswold — Griswold Rec - Summer Camp at 6:30am - 4:30pm summer camp
Hempstead Houses, New London — TBA at - name: Aperture and Architecture: Open Photography at Gedney House learn more
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London
Kids & Families, Colchester — TBA at - name: Discover: Museum Wonders at Hollytrees Museum museum wonders
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem
  • 8:30am, 12:00pm — CT Storm Basketball Camp play ball
  • 8:30am, 4:00pm — Fun4All On the Move & Survivor Challenge Camp join in
  • 8:30am, 4:00pm — Building Up STEAM Using LEGO (ages 5-6) & STEAM Works Using LEGO (Ages 7-9) (Salem Rec) build steam
Local Attractions - Odetah Camping Resort, Bozrah
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 10:00am — Stories & Crafts for Ages 3-5 with a Caregiver: SUMMER! stories crafts
  • 10:00am — Stories & Crafts for Ages 3-5 with a Caregiver: Gardening stories crafts
  • 10:00am — Stories & Crafts for Ages 3-5 with a Caregiver: Bird Watching stories crafts
  • 10:00am — Stories & Crafts for Ages 3-5 with a Caregiver: Pollinator Puppet Show stories crafts
  • 3:00pm — Summer Workshops for Grades 3-4: SportStacking Cups summer workshops
  • 3:00pm — Summer Workshops for Grades 3-4: Meet the Animals summer workshops
  • 3:00pm — Summer Workshops for Grades 3-4: Theater Games summer workshops
  • 3:00pm — Summer Workshops for Grades 3-4: Arts & Crafts - Makerspace Edition summer workshops
Old Lyme Parks and Recreation, Old Lyme — Summer Day Camp at 9am-2pm day camp
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: Meet-up Mondays — TBA meet up
  • - name: Sensory Storytime — TBA storytime
Otis Library, Norwich — Free Nature Playgroup at 9:30am - 11:00am playgroup
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 10:00am, 12:00pm — Soaring Falcons Volleyball Camp volleyball camp
  • 12:00pm, 3:00pm — Chef Jr. Kids Cooking Camp cooking camp
  • 9:00am, 12:00pm — Introduction to Basketball Camp basketball camp
  • 9:00am, 12:00pm — Schooners Baseball Camp baseball camp
  • 9:30am, 2:30pm — S.T.E.M. Navigation and Concepts Camp stem camp
Salem School District, Salem — West Salem Summer Family Storytime at 10:30am info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — TBA at - name: Stars, Stripes, & S’mores Week family fun
Waterford Parks & Recreation, Waterford
  • 5:30pm — Red, White, and Blue Run run
  • 6:00pm — Summer Concert Series concert
  • 9:00am — Boston Tall Ships tall ships

TUESDAY - 7/7

Discover the Best Family Activities at Ocean Community ..., Ledyard
  • 6pm- 8pm — 3 Hours Later - Free Beach Concert Series join us
  • 6pm- 8pm — Rusty Nutz - Free Beach Concert Series join us
Hempstead Houses, New London
  • - name: Finding Your Story: Photography — TBA learn more
  • - name: Movies at the Mansion: Finding Nemo (G) — TBA learn more
Kids Home School Classes 6 Week Program — Salem ArtSpace,LLC, Salem — Summer Fun Run For All Ages at 5:30pm, 7:00pm run now
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London — Brooklyn's Riverside Live at 5:00 PM join us
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
  • 4:00pm — Read to Hazel the Therapy Dog read to hazel
  • 7:00pm — Free Family Fun Event: Yo-Yo Show with John Higby family fun
  • 7:00pm — Free Family Fun Event: Science Heroes Digging It! family fun
  • 7:00pm — Free Family Fun Event: Jester Jim family fun
  • 7:00pm — Free Family Fun Event: Austin Dailey's Dance Party family fun
  • 9:30am — All Aboard! Drop-in Train Play: Summer Hours all aboard
Old Saybrook Community Events, Old Saybrook
  • - name: America 250 Storytime: Reading is Revolutionary — TBA storytime
  • - name: Imaginary Tales with Izzy — TBA imaginary tales
  • - name: Lunch Bunch — TBA lunch bunch
  • - 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 join us
Otis Library, Norwich
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm — Wings and Things: Migration Destination migration
  • 8:30am - 3:00pm — TRAC Summer Camp Ages 8-12 summer camp
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 5:00pm, 5:30pm — Karate - Lil' Tiger 2 karate
  • 5:30pm, 6:00pm — Karate - Lil' Tiger Grading karate
  • 6:15pm, 8:15pm — Karate - Ages 6+ Grading karate
Public Library of New London, New London — LCC Summerfest Free Bubble Show! at 11:30am - 1:30pm bubble show
Salem School District, Salem
  • 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
  • 2:00pm — Watercolor Fun for Kids info
  • 2:30pm — Scales, Claws and Expanding Jaws! Hop into Herpetology! (Grades 3-5) info
  • 4:30pm — Tinker Tech Tuesday for Kids info

WEDNESDAY - 7/8

Hempstead Houses, New London — TBA at - name: Landscape Tour at Hamilton House learn more
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London — Inspect an Insect at 2:00pm see bugs
Madonna Place - Family Support Services in Norwich, CT, Norwich — FRC Playgroup Every Wednesday Sponsored by -FRC at 10:00am playgroup
Month Calendar - East Lyme Public Library, East Lyme
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton — Karate - Lil' Tiger 3 at 5:15pm, 6:00pm karate
Public Library of New London, New London — LCC Summerfest All Ages Luau Lunch & Elderly Brothers Concert at 12:00pm - 2:00pm luau lunch
Salem School District, Salem
  • 10:00am — MWVCAA Youth Resource Center & Outreach Visit 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
  • 5:30pm — Drop in Craft at the West Salem Branch: Watercolor Fun! info
Waterford Parks & Recreation, Waterford — Pizza and a Movie at 2:30pm pizza movie

THURSDAY - 7/9

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic — TBA at - name: Movies at the Mansion: Finding Nemo (G) learn more
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — TBA at - name: Old Lyme Midsummer Festival 2026 midsummer festival
Hempstead Houses, New London
  • - name: 100 Years in 4 Objects: A Quick Tour of the Otis House — TBA learn more
  • - name: 250 at Old York: The Rising Tide of Revolution — TBA learn more
  • - name: Nooks and Crannies — TBA learn more
  • - name: Revolutionary Quincy Women — TBA learn more
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
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook
  • 4:00pm — Brooklyn Fair visit us
  • 5:00pm — North Stonington Fair visit us
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton — Karate - Adaptive Karate (Ages 12+) at 4:45pm, 5:30pm karate
Public Library of New London, New London
  • 10:30am - 11:30am — Summerfest Family Fun Week- Free Adult Watercolors Class family fun
  • 3:00pm - 6:00pm — LCC Summerfest Free Family Carnival family carnival
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — TBA at - name: Treasure Hunt Weekend treasure hunt

FRIDAY - 7/10

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 us
Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket — TBA at - name: Schemitzun: Feast of Green Corn and Dance learn more
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London — Gathering Growth: Working to Visually Preserve the Legacy of Significant Trees at 5:30pm preserve trees
Kids & Families, Colchester — Public Farm Tours at Tiptree Tea Rooms at 12:00pm, 1:00pm farm tours
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00 PM join us
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 join us
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton
  • 6:00pm, 8:00pm — Teen Social teen social
  • 6:00pm, 9:00pm — Teen/Young Adult Social Club teen club
  • 8:30am, 8:30pm — War at the Shore Youth Baseball Tournament Games youth baseball
Public Library of New London, New London
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm — LCC Summerfest Kids Water Day! kids water day
  • 9:30am - 11:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) playgroup
Salem School District, Salem
  • 10:15am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 11:00am — Infant/Toddler Storytime info
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon

SATURDAY - 7/11

Family Life - exploreoldlyme.com, East Lyme — Old Lyme Midsummer Festival at 9:00am midsummer festival
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold
Hamburg Fair, Lyme
  • - name: Chuck a Duck! Contest — TBA play now
  • - name: Kids Activities and Games — TBA join in
  • 10:30am — Steve Songs – Award-winning Children’s Musical Entertainer explore
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims, New London
Old Lyme Community Events, Old Lyme
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Creamery Brook Bison - Pumpkin Tours at 2:00pm - 3:00pm take a tour
Programs & Memberships - Groton Parks and Recreation, Groton — GMF Stunt clinic at 8:30am, 3:00pm stunt clinic
Public Library of New London, New London — All Ages Baseball Hall Of Fame & Cooperstown Trip! at 7:00am - 7:00pm baseball trip
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
Sunfox Campground, Lisbon, Connecticut - Campspot, Lisbon — TBA at - name: Chalk Art & Kids Bingo kids bingo

SUNDAY - 7/12

Event Calendar - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce, Mashantucket
  • - name: Waves Foxwoods Day Party — TBA hit the wave
  • - name: Waves Foxwoods Day Party- 90s vs 2000s — TBA learn more
  • - name: Waves Foxwoods Day Party- Candyland — TBA learn more
  • - name: Waves Foxwoods Day Party- DJ Axis Pro — TBA learn more
  • - name: Waves Foxwoods Day Party- DJ Donny D — TBA learn more
  • - name: Waves Foxwoods Day Party- DJ Encore — TBA learn more
  • - name: Waves Foxwoods Day Party- DJ Vice — TBA learn more
  • - name: Waves Foxwoods Day Party- For You Fest — TBA learn more
  • - name: Waves Foxwoods Day Party- Summer-ween — TBA learn more
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut, Griswold — Discovery Sundays at 11:00am - 4:00pm discovery sundays
Hamburg Fair, Lyme
  • 10:30am — Lyme Fire Co. Kids Challenge challenge
  • 1:30pm — Limbo Contest Adults + Kids dance now
Henry L. Ferguson Museum, New London
  • 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 watch birds
  • 4:00pm — Seals and Society: Lessons on Conservation, Resilience, Research and Discovery learn seals
  • 4:00pm — From Glaciers to Gardens: How Earthworms Shaped Northeastern Forest Soils explore soil
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London — Putnam's Main Street Car Cruise at 9:00 AM join us
Old Lyme Parks and Recreation, Old Lyme — LYSB Youth Theater Camp at 9am youth theater
Old Saybrook Parks & Recreation, Old Saybrook — Putnam's Main Street Car Cruise at 9:00am - 2:00pm join us

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