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NEW LONDON

WEEK OF APRIL 13 – 19, 2026

MONDAY - 4/13

Public Library of New London
  • Cooking With Kids Day- SOLD OUT ~With Charlene and Denise of Ciesco Catering LLC at 9:00am, 4:00pm cooking with kids
Henry L. Ferguson Museum
Hempstead Houses
  • Homeschool Program: Life in Revolutionary Times learn more

TUESDAY - 4/14

Public Library of New London
  • Teen Spring Break Battle Trip Grades 6-9 at 9:00am, 4:00pm teen battle trip

WEDNESDAY - 4/15

Public Library of New London
  • Kids Sturbridge Village Trip ~ Sold Out at 9:00am, 4:00pm kids trip
Hempstead Houses
  • A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store learn more

THURSDAY - 4/16

Public Library of New London
  • Kids Spring Break Hiking Trip (April 16th) at 9:00am, 4:00pm kids hiking trip
Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims
  • Open Collections Day – April at 10:00am view detail
Hempstead Houses
  • Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I learn more

FRIDAY - 4/17

Public Library of New London
Hempstead Houses
  • Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant learn more
  • Lyman Estate Landscape Tour learn more
  • Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate learn more

SATURDAY - 4/18

Science Center of Eastern Connecticut

SUNDAY - 4/19

Henry L. Ferguson Museum
  • Nibbling on Native Plants in Your Back Yard and Beyond at 4:00pm learn plants

WEDNESDAY - 4/22

Hempstead Houses
  • Virtual Program – A Peaceful Patch of Earth learn more
Public Library of New London

FRIDAY - 4/24

Public Library of New London
  • Friday Fun Day (Grades 4-5) April 24th at 3:45pm, 6:00pm friday fun day

SATURDAY - 4/25

Hempstead Houses
  • Sheep Shearing Day learn more
  • Codman Estate’s Connoisseurs and Collections Tour learn more

SUNDAY - 4/26

Henry L. Ferguson Museum
  • Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers: 40 Years on the Road to Recovery at 4:00pm learn birds

WEDNESDAY - 4/29

Hempstead Houses
  • Homeschool Program: Celebrating American on Casey Farm learn more

SATURDAY - 5/2

Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims
  • Free First Saturday – May 2026 at 11:00am view detail

THURSDAY - 5/7

Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims
  • First Thursday – May 2026 at 5:00pm view detail

SUNDAY - 5/10

Henry L. Ferguson Museum
  • From Declines to Recovery: A Half Century of Changes in Migratory Songbird Abundance on Block Island at 4:00pm learn birds

ALL VENUES

Connecticut College Arboretum Early Childhood Family Center - New London Youth Affairs Fort Trumbull State Park Visitors Center Garde Arts Center Hempstead Houses Henry L. Ferguson Museum Lyman Allyn Art Museum Mccourt Memorial Garden in Memory of Sept 11th Victims New London Community Events New London County Historical Society (Shaw Mansion) New London Recreation Department Programs - New London Recreation Department Public Library of New London Recreation - New London Science Center of Eastern Connecticut Southeastern CT Robotics Spark Makerspace Youth Center - New London