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WEEK OF MAY 11 - MAY 17, 2026

From Class 1: Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class at What We Do - Blue Sky Farm & Sanctuary to Pre School & Kindergarten Nature Hike at Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and UConn Arboretum Tour at Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (UConn).

MONDAY - 5/11

Babcock Library, Ashford — Storytime & Crafts at 10:00am storytime crafts
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklyn — Member Monday at 10:00am, 1:00pm member monday
Coventry Community Events, Coventry — Memorial Day Parade at 10:00 AM more details
Coventry Parks and Recreation, Coventry — Memorial Day Parade at 10:00am join in
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — ECCS Office Hours at 3:00pm ask questions
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford
  • - name: Washington DC Trip Grade 7 & 8 — TBA dc trip
  • 10:30am — Eastford Public Library Grade K library time
  • 10:45am — Eastford Public Library Grade PK library time
  • 1:20pm — Kindergarten Transition Visit visit school
  • 2:15pm — Eastford Public Library Grade 4 library visit
  • 3:30pm — Pre School & Kindergarten Nature Hike nature walk
Museum Passes - Mount Kisco Public Library, Franklin

TUESDAY - 5/12

Babcock Library, Ashford — Drop-In Coloring at 3:00pm drop in coloring
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — Annual Book Sorting at 3:00pm help sort books
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford
  • 10:00am — Eastford Public Library Grade 3 library fun
  • 1:00pm — Grade 5 to Eastford Public Library library trip
  • 2:00pm — Eastford Public Library Grade 1 library fun
  • 5:30pm — Family Fued Evening Program family feud
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin
  • 10:00am — Storytime In The Park info
  • 10:30am — Toddler Time-Rocky Mount info
  • 10:30am — mc²-minis-Rocky Mount info
  • 10:30am — Kids' 250 Book Club: Meet Felicity info
  • 11:30am — mc²-minis-Westlake info
  • 6:00pm — Terracotta Jewelry info
Janet Carlson Calvert Library, Franklin
  • - name: Children’s Programs for May — TBA kids programs
  • - name: Step into Spring! We Need Your Steps! — TBA step into spring
  • - name: The Lunch Bunch – New Kids Program! — TBA lunch bunch
Mansfield Public Library: Event Calendar, Mansfield — Toddler Time at 10:30am join in
Museum Passes - Mount Kisco Public Library, Franklin
What We Do - Blue Sky Farm & Sanctuary, Canterbury
  • 3:30pm — Meet and Greet: Teen Horsemanship Class meet and greet
  • 3:30pm — Meet and Greet: Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class meet and greet
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock — Prevent T2 at 10:00am view details

WEDNESDAY - 5/13

Activities for Children - Redding Neighbors & Newcomers, Putnam — Pre-K Story Time: Diary of a Worm at 10:15 am - 11:15 am story time
Babcock Library, Ashford — Fiber Arts Club at 1:00pm fiber arts club
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklyn — Play at BCM at 10:00am, 5:00pm play at bcm
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford
  • 10:00am — Grade 6 to Eastford Public Library library visit
  • 1:15pm — Grade 7A/8 to Eastford Public Library library visit
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin
  • 10:30am — Story Time-Rocky Mount info
  • 10:30am — Story Time-Westlake info
Pomfret Public Library, Pomfret — Cake Decorating 101 at 6:00pm cake decorating
Roseland Cottage, Woodstock — TBA at - name: Wednesday Morning Bird Walk learn more
What We Do - Blue Sky Farm & Sanctuary, Canterbury
  • 3:30pm — Class 1: Teen Horsemanship Class class 1
  • 3:30pm — Class 2: Teen Horsemanship Class class 2
  • 3:30pm — Class 3: Teen Horsemanship Class class 3
  • 3:30pm — Class 4: Teen Horsemanship Class class 4
  • 3:30pm — Class 5: Teen Horsemanship Class class 5
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock

THURSDAY - 5/14

Babcock Library, Ashford — Homeschool Hangout at 10:00am homeschool hangout
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklyn
  • 2:00pm, 5:00pm — Community Access Thursdays community access
  • 3:00pm, 3:45pm — Celebrate AAPI Month: Dumpling Making with Christine Wong dumpling making
Creamery Brook Bison Farm, Brooklyn
  • 4:00pm — Brooklyn Fair explore
  • 4:00pm — Hebron Fair explore
  • 5:00pm — North Stonington Fair explore
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford — Pres-school and Kindergarten Orientation at 6:00pm orientation
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin
  • 4:00pm — Pokemon Club-Rocky Mount info
  • 4:00pm — Dogman Bingo 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 — Class 1: Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class class 1
  • 3:30pm — Class 2: Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class class 2
  • 3:30pm — Class 3: Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class class 3
  • 3:30pm — Class 4: Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class class 4
  • 3:30pm — Class 5: Pre-Teen Horsemanship Class class 5
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock

FRIDAY - 5/15

Creamery Brook Bison Farm, Brooklyn — Windham County 4-H Fair at 4:00pm join in
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — TBA at - name: Southington Summer 2026 Bookmobile Tour free book
Roseland Cottage, Woodstock
  • - name: Freedom’s Way: Hidden Treasures Open House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution Exhibition — TBA learn more
Windham County 4-H Fair, Windham — TBA at - name: Windham County 4-H Fair join in

SATURDAY - 5/16

Activities for Children - Redding Neighbors & Newcomers, Putnam — Chemistry For Kids: May Workshop at 2:00pm - 3:00pm experiment
Babcock Library, Ashford
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklyn — Brooklyn Circus at 11:30am, 3:15pm brooklyn circus
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (UConn), Storrs
  • - name: Big Bird Day! — TBA bird day
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — UConn Arboretum Tour explore trees
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm — Scientific Illustration: Birds with Virge Kask draw birds
Coventry Community Events, Coventry — TBA at - name: Coventry Lake Fireworks more details
Coventry Parks and Recreation, Coventry — TBA at - name: Coventry Lake Fireworks see fireworks
Creamery Brook Bison Farm, Brooklyn
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — Great Pumpkin Festival celebrate
  • 12:00pm, 4:30pm — Annual Festival at the Farm join in
  • 12:00pm, 6:00pm — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival join in
  • 4:00pm, 9:00pm — Coventry Fireworks celebrate
  • 9:00am — Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival join in
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn
  • 10:00am — Spring Arts Festival: Family Day 5/16 arts festival
  • 10:00am — Upcycled Magic Wand Workshop magic wand
  • 10:00am — IBX Public Workshops (Two Family-Friendly Options) public workshop
  • 11:00am — Touch a Truck hosted by PS 295 touch truck
  • 1:00pm — STREB Open House open house
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford — TBA at - name: Experience Eastford Day explore eastford
Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield — Youth Maker's Market at 10:00am makers market
Roseland Cottage, Woodstock
  • - name: 100 Years in 4 Objects: A Quick Tour of the Otis House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Browne House Watertown Porchfest — TBA learn more
  • - name: Casey Family Cemetery Tours — TBA learn more
  • - name: Casey Farm Market — TBA learn more
  • - name: Plein Air Day at Cogswell’s Grant — TBA learn more
  • - name: Tea in the Tavern — TBA learn more
The Little Bean, Woodstock
  • - name: 2026 Labor Day Family Camp — TBA family camp
  • - name: 2026 Memorial Day Family Camp — TBA family camp
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock — Family Storytime with NAMI at 2:00pm register now

SUNDAY - 5/17

Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — W.I.S.E. Mental Health Community Block Party at 1:00pm community block party
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn — Brooklyn Cyclones Bark in the Park at 1:00pm bark park
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin — TBA at - name: Tiny Art Pick up/Drop off info
Nearby Attractions & Services - Ashford, Connecticut, Ashford — TBA at - name: Scouts, BSA Resident Camp resident camp

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