KidsWannaGo — Things to Do with Kids in New England

things to do with kids in new england

WEEK OF MAY 25 - MAY 31, 2026

From Learn to Play Ukulele with Julie Stepanek Murray at Scoville Memorial Library to Greenwoods Puppet Festival: Behind the Curtain at Norfolk Parks & Recreation and TradesUp Youth Works at Eric Sloane Museum & Kent Iron Furnace.

MONDAY - 5/25

Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, Woodbury — Adventure Days at 8:30am adventure days
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Sharon — TBA at - name: Weekly Songs and Stories! join in
Minor Memorial Library, Roxbury
  • 11:30am — Spring Preschool Storytime story time
  • 12:00pm — Summer Reading Registration begins! register now
Museum Passes, Winchester — Memorial Day Celebration at 10:30am celebrate
Norfolk Parks & Recreation, Norfolk
  • 12:00pm - 3:00pm — Memorial Day 5-Mile Road Race road race
  • 9:00am - 10:30am — Annual Memorial Day Parade, Ceremony and Open House parade ceremony
Programs & Memberships - Bethlehem Parks & Recreation, Bethlehem
  • 6:00pm — Karate join in
  • 9:00am — Summer Camp Registration sign up
Programs - Litchfield Park & Recreation, Bantam — Little Learners Club at 12:00pm - 3:00pm learn more
Summer Camps - Camp Jewell YMCA, Colebrook — Memorial Day Family Camp at 1:00pm family camp
Washington Community Events, Washington — Memorial Day Parade 2026 at 12:30pm parade

TUESDAY - 5/26

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington
  • - name: Beauport Landscape Design Tour — TBA learn more
  • - name: Homeschool Program: New Beginnings: Spring at Casey Farm — TBA learn more
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — Chess Club at 6:30pm play chess
Litchfield Community Center, Litchfield — Skill Seekers (Grades 4-5) April-May at 4:00pm skill seekers
Morris Public Library, Morris — Summer Reading Kickoff and Ice Cream Treats at 6:00pm summer kickoff
Washington Community Events, Washington
Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury — Story Time at 10:30am - 11:30am story time

WEDNESDAY - 5/27

Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — LEGO Club at 5:00pm build with lego
Minor Memorial Library, Roxbury — Summer Reading Kick-off Party at 3:30pm kick off party
Morris Public Library, Morris — TBA at - name: Story and Music Time story time
Norfolk Library, Norfolk
  • 10:15am — Books & Bubbles Story Time story time
  • 3:45pm — Painting Party Corner Club with Erika Crofut painting party
Norfolk Parks & Recreation, Norfolk — Painting Party Corner Club with Erika Crofut at 3:45pm - 4:45pm painting party
Programs - Litchfield Park & Recreation, Bantam — School End Of Year Picnic at 8:00am - 1:30pm school picnic
Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury — Sing Cause' It's Spring! - Storytime with Miss Kyla! at 10:30am view details
Warren Public Library, Warren — Used book sale at 10:00am book sale
Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury

THURSDAY - 5/28

Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot
Kent Community Events, Kent — Kent Summer Concert Series at 6:00pm summer concerts
LaserMaxx Newington: Laser Tag, New Milford — 250th Anniversary Historic Flag Exhibit at 10:00am learn more
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — Storytime with Miss Melanie & Miss Jan at 11:00am join in
Norfolk Library, Norfolk — No Stress Chess with Cal at 4:00pm play chess
Norfolk Parks & Recreation, Norfolk — No Stress Chess with Cal at 4:00pm - 6:00pm chess club
Programs & Memberships - Bethlehem Parks & Recreation, Bethlehem — Bulldog Bikers at 7:30am ride on
Programs - Goshen Recreation Department, Goshen
  • 4:30pm — T-Ball - K - 2nd play ball
  • 6:00pm — Summer Concert Series - Brett Potter summer tunes
  • 6:00pm — Summer Concert Series - Akoustic Groove summer tunes
Programs - Litchfield Park & Recreation, Bantam — Wellness Festival at 8:00am - 7:00pm wellness fest
Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury — Learn to Play Ukulele with Julie Stepanek Murray at 5:30pm register now
Warren Public Library, Warren
Washington Community Events, Washington
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Tween Maker Club: Embroidered Patches maker club
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Teen Craft Night: Embroidered Patches craft night
Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury — Little Builders at 10:30am - 12:30pm little builders

FRIDAY - 5/29

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington — TBA at - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II learn more
Goshen Stampede, Goshen — TBA at - name: WZBG's Petting Zoo Open petting zoo
Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm windham county fair
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Sharon — Bouncing Bookworms (ages 0-4) Please Register at 10:30am register
LaserMaxx Newington: Laser Tag, New Milford — NMHS Annual Tag Sale at 9:00am learn more
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — Star Wars Virtual Trivia at 7:00pm register here
Litchfield Community Center, Litchfield — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) at 9:30am playgroup
Morris Public Library, Morris — Children’s Book Club, Grades 3-5 at 5:00pm kids book club
Norfolk Parks & Recreation, Norfolk — Friday Nights on the Green: Music, Community Barbecue at 6:00pm - 8:00pm music bbq
Washington Community Events, Washington
  • 10:00am - 11:30am — Dig Into Sewing: Quilted Tote Bag (Week 1) sewing
  • 10:00am - 11:30am — Dig Into Sewing: Quilted Tote Bags (Week 2) sewing
  • 10:00am - 11:30am — Dig Into Sewing: Quilted Tote Bags (Week 3) sewing
  • 10:00am - 3:30pm — Art Workshop: Garden Journaling: Flowering Trees and Shrubs art workshop
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm — Crochet Club crochet club
  • 7:30pm - 9:30pm — Outdoor Movie Night movie night

SATURDAY - 5/30

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington
  • - name: Casey Family Cemetery Tours — TBA learn more
  • - name: Casey Farm Market — TBA learn more
  • - name: Hosta and Perennial Sale — TBA learn more
Eric Sloane Museum & Kent Iron Furnace, Kent
Goshen Stampede, Goshen
Gunn Memorial Library & Museum, Washington — TBA at - name: Library Luminaries library luminaries
Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot
Kent Community Events, Kent — TBA at - name: Independence Day Celebration celebrate independence
LaserMaxx Newington: Laser Tag, New Milford — Revolutionary War pop-up at 9:00am learn more
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford
Litchfield Community Center, Litchfield
  • 12:00pm — Kids Yoga Program With Nick Switz (June 6th) kids yoga
  • 4:00pm — Waterbury Symphony Orchestra: Thomas Clark, WSO’s Young Artist Initiative young artist
Litchfield Land Trust, Litchfield
  • 10:00am — CT Trails Day – Scavenger Hunt on Prospect Mountain scavenger hunt
  • 1:00pm — Make Music Day make music
Museum Passes, Winchester
Norfolk Library, Norfolk
  • 10:00am — Greenwoods Puppet Festival: The Doubtful Sprout by Liz Joyce puppet show
  • 12:30pm — Greenwoods Puppet Festival: Remember the Way by Heather Henson puppet show
  • 3:00pm — Greenwoods Puppet Festival: Party Animals by Sarah Nolen puppet show
  • 4:15pm — Greenwoods Puppet Festival: Storybook Parade storybook parade
Norfolk Parks & Recreation, Norfolk
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — Greenwoods Puppet Festival: The Doubtful Sprout by Liz Joyce puppet show
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Community Drawing Class drawing class
  • 12:30pm - 2:00pm — Greenwoods Puppet Festival: "Remember the Way" by Heather Henson puppet show
  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm — Greenwoods Puppet Festival: "Party Animals" by Sarah Nolen puppet show
  • 4:15pm - 4:30pm — Greenwoods Puppet Festival: Puppet Parade puppet parade
  • 4:30pm - 5:00pm — Greenwoods Puppet Festival: Behind the Curtain puppet talk
Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy, Litchfield
  • 3:00pm — Writers in the Wild: Author Series register
  • 6:00pm — Annual Benefit register
Torrington Historical Society, Torrington — Coco’s Carnival Dance and Headpiece Making Workshop at 2:00pm join in
Washington Community Events, Washington
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm — Art Workshop: Printing With the Sun: Cyanotype Workshop and Book Signing art workshop
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Judea Garden Summer Planting Days plant days
  • 9:30am - 12:30pm — Washington Farmers Market farmers market

SUNDAY - 5/31

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington
  • - name: Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution Exhibition — TBA learn more
  • - name: Vintage Base Ball – Opening Day Bud Fowler Cup — TBA learn more
Event Calendar: List View - Warren County Public Library, Warren — Youth Basketball Clinic at 9:30am youth basketball
Goshen Stampede, Goshen — Monster Truck Mania's Grand Finally at 4:30pm monster trucks
Museum Passes, Winchester
Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy, Litchfield — Yoga with the Birds at 9:00am register
Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury — Ranch Storytime at 11:00am register now
Washington Community Events, Washington — Passport to the Trails Launch at Hidden Valley at 1:00pm - 3:00pm launch

← Back to past events