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WEEK OF MAY 04 - MAY 10, 2026

From CT Trails Day: Stories of Freedom – Suffield’s Black History at Nathan Hale Homestead to Touch a Truck hosted by PS 295 at Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .. and Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class (Summer) - Class 3 at What We Do - Blue Sky Farm & Sanctuary.

MONDAY - 5/4

Activities for Children - Redding Neighbors & Newcomers, Putnam — Member Only Special Science Days: Star Wars Day at 3:00pm - 5:00pm science days
Babcock Library, Ashford — Storytime & Crafts at 10:00am storytime crafts
Coventry Community Events, Coventry — Memorial Day Parade at 10:00 AM join in
Coventry Parks and Recreation, Coventry — Memorial Day Parade at 10:00am join in
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — ECCS at the Library at 9:00am explore
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn — Early language classes led by a speech therapist at 11:05am language classes
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford
  • - name: Washington DC Trip Grade 7 & 8 — TBA school trip
  • 10:30am — Eastford Public Library Grade K library fun
  • 10:45am — Eastford Public Library Grade PK library visit
  • 2:15pm — Eastford Public Library Grade 4 library time
  • 3:30pm — Pre School & Kindergarten Nature Hike nature walk
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin — Star Wars Day Celebration at 3:00pm info
Museum Passes - Mount Kisco Public Library, Franklin

TUESDAY - 5/5

Babcock Library, Ashford — Drop-In Coloring at 3:00pm drop in coloring
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford
  • 10:00am — Eastford Public Library Grade 3 library fun
  • 1:00pm — Grade 5 to Eastford Public Library library visit
  • 2:00pm — Eastford Public Library Grade 1 library time
  • 5:30pm — Family Fued Evening Program family game
Family Camp - Camp Woodstock YMCA, Woodstock — Cinderella at 10:00am get tickets
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin
  • 10:30am — Toddler Time-Rocky Mount info
  • 10:30am — mc²-minis-Rocky Mount info
  • 11:30am — mc²-minis-Westlake info
  • 5:30pm — Lego Club-Westlake info
  • 6:00pm — Terracotta Jewelry info
Mansfield Public Library: Event Calendar, Mansfield
  • 10:30am — Toddler Time join in
  • 4:00pm — Art Show Reception (Mansfield Elementary School) explore art
Museum Passes - Mount Kisco Public Library, Franklin
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock — Prevent T2 at 10:00am learn more

WEDNESDAY - 5/6

Babcock Library, Ashford
  • 5:00pm — Introduction to Artificial Intelligence – Kids ai for kids
  • 5:00pm — Introduction to Artificial Intelligence – Tweens & Teens ai for tweens
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklyn — Play at BCM at 10:00am, 5:00pm play here
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford
  • 10:00am — Grade 6 to Eastford Public Library library time
  • 2:15pm — Grade 2 to Eastford Public Library explore
  • 9:40am — Kindergarten Transition Visit visit
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin
  • 10:30am — Story Time-Rocky Mount info
  • 10:30am — Story Time-Westlake info
Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry — TBA at - name: Planting Seeds for the Future: Bellamy-Ferriday Zinnia Seed Campaign plant seeds
Roseland Cottage, Woodstock — TBA at - name: Play Days: Contemporary Illustrations of Timeless Children’s Stories Opening Reception learn more
What We Do - Blue Sky Farm & Sanctuary, Canterbury
  • 3:30pm — Teen Horsemanship Class (Summer) - Class 1 learn more
  • 3:30pm — Teen Horsemanship Class (Summer) - Class 2 learn more
  • 3:30pm — Teen Horsemanship Class (Summer) - Class 3 learn more
  • 3:30pm — Teen Horsemanship Class (Summer) - Class 4 learn more
  • 3:30pm — Teen Horsemanship Class (Summer) - Class 5 learn more

THURSDAY - 5/7

Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklyn
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — State of Early Childhood in Southington Presentation at 7:45am presentation
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn — Sing with Suzi in the Park at 10:00am sing with suzi
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford
  • 6:00pm — Middle School Dance dance party
  • 6:00pm — Pres-school and Kindergarten Orientation orientation
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin
  • 4:00pm — Lego Club-Rocky Mount info
  • 4:00pm — Pokemon Club-Rocky Mount info
  • 4:00pm — Dogman Bingo info
  • 4:00pm — mc²-Rocky Mount info
  • 5:00pm — Pipe Cleaner Flowers info
Museum Passes - Mount Kisco Public Library, Franklin
Pomfret Public Library, Pomfret
  • - name: Drop-In Crafts — TBA crafts
  • - name: STEM Explorers — TBA stem explorers
  • 4:30pm — Kids Book Club: Miss Heather’s Favorites! book club
Roseland Cottage, Woodstock — TBA at - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II learn more
What We Do - Blue Sky Farm & Sanctuary, Canterbury
  • 3:30pm — Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class (Summer) - Class 1 learn more
  • 3:30pm — Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class (Summer) - Class 2 learn more
  • 3:30pm — Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class (Summer) - Class 3 learn more
  • 3:30pm — Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class (Summer) - Class 4 learn more
  • 3:30pm — Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class (Summer) - Class 5 learn more
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock
  • 5:00pm — Pokémon Club join in
  • 5:00pm — World Languages Storytime join in

FRIDAY - 5/8

Creamery Brook Bison Farm, Brooklyn — Watercure Farm Distillery at 6:00pm, 9:00pm visit us
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — TBA at - name: Southington Summer 2026 Bookmobile Tour bookmobile tour
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn — Spring Party at 6:00pm spring party
Family Engagement & Outreach - Franklin Academy, Franklin — Graduation & Luncheon; Summer Vacation Begins at 10:30 am graduation luncheon
The Little Bean, Woodstock — 2026 Memorial Day Family Camp at 7:00pm-9:00pm join us
Windham County 4-H Fair, Windham — TBA at - name: Windham County 4-H Fair join the fair

SATURDAY - 5/9

Activities for Children - Redding Neighbors & Newcomers, Putnam
Babcock Library, Ashford — Horizon Wings: The Secret Lives of Owls at 10:00am owl secrets
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklyn
  • 11:00am, 3:00pm — Taste of Haiti: Pikliz-Making with Rogers Burgers make pikliz
  • 11:30am, 4:00pm — Ti Atis Haitian Heritage Month Selebrasyon! haitian celebration
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (UConn), Storrs
  • - name: Scientific Illustration: Birds with Virge Kask — TBA register now
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Spring Arboretum Tour register now
Coventry Community Events, Coventry — TBA at - name: Coventry Lake Fireworks celebrate
Coventry Parks and Recreation, Coventry — TBA at - name: Coventry Lake Fireworks celebrate
Creamery Brook Bison Farm, Brooklyn
  • 12:00pm, 4:30pm — Annual Festival at the Farm join us
  • 4:00pm, 9:00pm — Coventry Fireworks visit us
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford — TBA at - name: Experience Eastford Day community day
Family Engagement & Outreach - Franklin Academy, Franklin — TBA at - name: Summer at Franklin Session 1 summer session 1
James L. Goodwin State Forest / Conservation Center, Hampton
  • 1:00pm — Abimelech Uncas: Mohegan Continental Soldier soldier talk
  • 8:30pm — Spring Full Moon Walk – Once In A Blue Moon moon walk
Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry
Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield — Youth Maker's Market at 10:00am maker market
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock — Rescue Readers at 1:00pm join in

SUNDAY - 5/10

Creamery Brook Bison Farm, Brooklyn — Thread City Hop Fest at 12:00pm, 5:00pm visit us
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — W.I.S.E. Mental Health Community Block Party at 1:00pm community party
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin — TBA at - name: Tiny Art Pick up/Drop off info
James L. Goodwin State Forest / Conservation Center, Hampton — Missing Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit Awareness Week at 11:00am awareness week
Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry
  • 10:00am — CT Trails Day: Historic Main Street, Hartford trails day
  • 12:00pm — Plein Air Painting in the Bellamy-Ferriday Garden plein air painting
  • 1:00pm — Phelps-Hatheway School of Floral Arts: Peonies with Debora Reynolds floral arts

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