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WEEK OF APRIL 06 - APRIL 12, 2026

From YES Girls Basketball Program at Lewiston Recreation Department to I'm Possible Game Nights at Avon Lake Public Library: Month Calendar and Opening Day, Open House, and “Chamber After Hours Business Gathering” at Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum.

MONDAY - 4/6

2025 Schedule – Harmony Free Fair, Hanover
Ages - Children's Day School of Wilton, Wilton
  • 3:00pm — Cuptastic Challenge! learn more
  • 4:00pm — Waffle WHAT?! Breakfast Menu for Grades 4-7 learn more
  • 4:00pm — Decorate Your Own Hairbrush for Grades 4-7 learn more
Arts and Academic Camps - Kingswood Oxford School, Oxford — Youth Leadership Program at 8:00am youth program flyer
Athletics - Hpparks - Hanover Park, Hanover
Avon Lake Public Library: Month Calendar, Avon
  • - name: Children's Weekly Poetry Pages! Bio Poems - National Poetry Month — TBA explore poems
  • 7:00pm — Healthy Living Series: ASK A DOC: Stress learn health
Bethel Library Assn., Bethel — Drop-In with the Library Director at 11:00am, 1:00pm connect with director
Children's Events - Wilton Library, Wilton
  • 3:00pm — Cuptastic Challenge! challenge
  • 4:00pm — Waffle WHAT?! Breakfast Menu for Grades 4-7 explore
Children's Museum and Theater of Maine, Avon
  • 10:15am — Storytime with Taylor info
  • 10:15am — Little Roots info
  • 3:30pm — Paws & Read with Therapy Dogs info
Events - Roxbury Public Library - Communico, Roxbury — Playdough Club at 10:30am playdough club
Explore Parenting Programs, Training, Support & Resources, Hartford
  • 2:45pm — Cooking Club cook
  • 2:45pm — Adventure Club - Adventure Club go adventuring
  • 3:30pm — Hartford High School JV/Varsity Baseball Practice play baseball
  • 3:30pm — Hartford High School JV/Varsity Softball Practice play softball
  • 4:45pm — Youth Baseball - Majors Baseball play ball
  • 6:00pm — Roller Skating at WABA - Learn to Roller Skate (Absolute Beginners, Beginners, Intermediates) roll
  • 8:15am — Wednesday Hiking Series - Maxfield Monday Walks go hiking
Family Programming - Gaston County Family YMCA, Stow
  • - name: Bookmobile Visit: Munroe Falls — TBA bookmobile visit
  • - name: Learn Coding with Ozobots and PBS Western Reserve — TBA learn coding
  • - name: Learn to Play Pokémon — TBA play pokemon
  • - name: Sink or Float with Sesame Street and PBS Western Reserve for Ages 3 - 5 — TBA sink or float
  • 10:00am — 2- to 5-Year-Old Story Time story time
  • 6:30pm — Pokémon Club pokemon club
Lewiston Public Library, Lewiston — Baby Storytime at 10:15am storytime
Mclaughlin Garden & Homestead, South Paris — Lilac Festival (Day Four) at 10:00am festival
Norway Memorial Library, Norway
Programs & Memberships - Avon Recreation & Parks Department, Avon
  • 1:00pm — April Break Food Explorers: Chocolate Week Camp for Ages 7 - 11 food explorers
  • 3:15pm — Pretzel Kids Yoga for Ages 3 -8 pretzel kids yoga
  • 5:00pm — CT Sports Network Spring Soccer Clinics - Ages 6-12 soccer clinic
  • 9:00am — April Break CT Sports Network Soccer Camp for Ages 4-15 soccer camp
  • 9:00am — April Vacation Art Galore Camp 2026 for Grades K-4 art galore camp
Rumford Public Library Rumford Maine Home, Roxbury — Playdough Club at 10:30am playdough fun
Town Departments - The Town of Norway - Norway, Maine, Norway

TUESDAY - 4/7

2025 Schedule – Harmony Free Fair, Hanover — WB Picnic Club at 5:30pm picnic club
Ages - Children's Day School of Wilton, Wilton
  • - name: Take & Make: Bubble Tea — TBA learn more
  • 10:15am — Mother Goose on the Loose learn more
  • 10:15am — Spring Break Storytime learn more
  • 2:30pm — Young Yogis Stretch and Grow! learn more
Avon Lake Public Library: Month Calendar, Avon
  • 10:30am — Tada the Magician see magic
  • 7:00pm — Beginning Reader Book Club read books
Bethel Library Assn., Bethel — Knitting Circle at 10:00am, 12:00pm join knitters
Children's Events - Wilton Library, Wilton
  • 10:15am — Mother Goose on the Loose join in
  • 10:15am — Spring Break Storytime story time
  • 2:30pm — Young Yogis Stretch and Grow! stretch
Children's Museum and Theater of Maine, Avon
  • 10:00am — Craft Pop-Up info
  • 4:00pm — Make a Bug Hotel info
  • 4:00pm — Koala Sock Stuffies info
Explore Parenting Programs, Training, Support & Resources, Hartford
  • 2:45pm — Archery Afterschool - Archery Afterschool shoot arrows
  • 3:00pm — Create Comics Club - Comics Club Winter Session create comics
  • 3:00pm — Create Comics Club - Comics Club Spring Session create comics
  • 3:30pm — Hartford High School Varsity Baseball play baseball
  • 5:15pm — Youth Baseball - Minors Baseball play ball
Family Programming - Gaston County Family YMCA, Stow
Lewiston Public Library, Lewiston — Make Art with ArtVan! at 3:30pm artvan
Lewiston Recreation Department, Lewiston
  • 3:00pm - 6:00pm — Family Open Gym Basketball and Indoor Futsal/Soccer - April 21st Session: Basketball and Indoor Futsal/Soccer family open gym
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — YES Girls Basketball Program girls basketball
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — YES Girls Basketball Program - YES Girls Basketball Program girls basketball
  • 8:00am - 12:00pm — Outlet Basketball Camp basketball camp
Mclaughlin Garden & Homestead, South Paris — Native Seed Sowing at 4:30pm sowing
Norway Memorial Library, Norway
  • 10:30am — Storytime story time
  • 2:30pm — Rock on at the Library with the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum rock on
Poland Parks & Recreation, Poland — Basketball Clinic - Spring 2026 - Grades 3rd-5th at 5:30pm basketball clinic
Programs & Memberships - Avon Recreation & Parks Department, Avon
Recreation - Lewiston, ME, Lewiston — TBA at - name: Magic shows to delight young audiences magic shows
Soldiers Memorial Library, Hiram — Children’s Story Hour at 10:00am story time
Week Calendar - Farmington Community Library, Chesterville — Animal Mask Crafternoon at 4:00pm animal mask

WEDNESDAY - 4/8

Ages - Children's Day School of Wilton, Wilton
Avon Lake Public Library: Month Calendar, Avon
Bethel Library Assn., Bethel
Children's Events - Wilton Library, Wilton
  • 10:15am — Terrific Tales for Tots explore
  • 11:15am — Bouncing Babies explore
  • 2:30pm — Celebrate Earth Day with STEM! explore
  • 4:30pm — Crafternoons create
Children's Museum and Theater of Maine, Avon — Explore at 2:30pm info
Explore Parenting Programs, Training, Support & Resources, Hartford — Lego Club - Lego Club Session #5 at 2:45pm build with lego
Family Programming - Gaston County Family YMCA, Stow — Birth to 23 Months Story Time at 10:00am story time
Lewiston Public Library, Lewiston — Baby Sensory Playtime at 10:00am playtime
Lewiston Recreation Department, Lewiston
  • 3:00pm - 6:00pm — Family Open Gym Basketball and Indoor Futsal/Soccer - April 22nd Session: Basketball and Indoor Futsal/Soccer family open gym
  • 4:30pm - 5:15pm — Youth Volleyball: Pre-K -2nd Grade - Mini Spikerz (Pre-K-Kindergarten) youth volleyball
  • 5:30pm - 6:15pm — Youth Volleyball: Pre-K -2nd Grade - Little Spikerz (1st/2nd Grade) youth volleyball
Norway Memorial Library, Norway — Special Earth Day story time with local author Norma K. Salway at 10:30am earth day
Programs & Memberships - Avon Recreation & Parks Department, Avon
Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum, Rangeley — Opening Day, Open House, and “Chamber After Hours Business Gathering” at 10:00am opening day
Recreation - Lewiston, ME, Lewiston — Magic show for children at the Franco Center April 15 at 09:30am magic show
Soldiers Memorial Library, Hiram — Monthly Mineral Madness After School Club at 3:30pm mineral club
Starland: Homepage, Hanover — The Taste of the South Shore at 6:00pm taste south shore
Town Departments - The Town of Norway - Norway, Maine, Norway — Bring Your Own Car Seat at 6:00pm learn more
Week Calendar - Farmington Community Library, Chesterville
  • 1:00pm — GAME DAY!! game day
  • 4:00pm — Family Movie Night: Harold and the Purple Crayon family movie night
  • 4:00pm — Movie Night: Harold & the Purple Crayon movie night
Weld Free Public Library, Weld — Story Time with Miss. Bri at 11:00am story time

THURSDAY - 4/9

Ages - Children's Day School of Wilton, Wilton
  • 11:00am — Petite Concerts for Little Ones learn more
  • 4:00pm — Hack That Painting: Spring Has Sprung! for Grades 4-7 learn more
  • 4:30pm — Snap Circuits for Grades K-2 learn more
Avon Lake Public Library: Month Calendar, Avon — Lego Imagineers at 3:30pm build with lego
Children's Events - Wilton Library, Wilton
  • 11:00am — Petite Concerts for Little Ones music time
  • 4:30pm — Snap Circuits for Grades K-2 explore
Devaney, Doak & Garrett, Booksellers, Farmington — TBA at - name: Thursday Island with Molly Donlan view event
Explore Parenting Programs, Training, Support & Resources, Hartford
  • 2:45pm — Lego Club - Lego Club Session #4 build with lego
  • 2:45pm — Rock Climbing - Rock Climbing Club climb high
  • 5:30pm — Spring Soccer - Spring Soccer play soccer
Family Programming - Gaston County Family YMCA, Stow
Lewiston Recreation Department, Lewiston
  • 5:30pm - 7:00pm — Youth Volleyball - Spring Skills & Drills - 3rd-6th Grade Youth Volleyball youth volleyball
  • 5:30pm - 7:00pm — Youth Volleyball - Spring Skills & Drills - 7th-10th Grade Youth Volleyball youth volleyball
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm — Lewiston Envy Recreation Cheering Programs - Lewiston Envy Recreation Cheering cheering program
  • 9:00am - 11:00am — Tot Time Open Gym tot time
Mclaughlin Garden & Homestead, South Paris
  • 10:30am — For Children and Families – Performance Artist Nettie Gentempo performance
  • 10:30am — Buzz into the World of Bees! A Hands-On Beekeeping Experience for Kids bees
  • 10:30am — Children’s Concert – Forcefield for Good with Barry Lane concert
  • 5:30pm — Within the Whale – A Program for Children and Families program
Monkey C Monkey Do, Woodstock
  • - name: Mamma Mia! — TBA learn more
  • - name: Youth Spotlight – Finding Nemo Jr. — TBA learn more
Norway Memorial Library, Norway — Music & Movement at 10:30am music move
Programs & Memberships - Avon Recreation & Parks Department, Avon
  • 5:00pm — Futsal Indoor Street Soccer for ages 6-12 futsal soccer
  • 5:00pm — MPower Speed Clinic for Ages 10-14 mpower speed
Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum, Rangeley
Recreation - Lewiston, ME, Lewiston — TBA at - name: Magic shows for children Day 3 magic shows
Week Calendar - Farmington Community Library, Chesterville
  • 10:30am — Storytime & Playgroup storytime playgroup
  • 10:30am — Storytime with Courtney, OT storytime
  • 10:30am — Storytime & Playgroup with Courtney, OT storytime playgroup
  • 3:00pm — FREE Workshop: “Family Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them” with Jo Radner family stories
Weld Free Public Library, Weld

FRIDAY - 4/10

Ages - Children's Day School of Wilton, Wilton
  • - name: Hare Metal Scavenger Hunt — TBA learn more
  • 10:30am — Family Playgroup learn more
  • 10:30am — Goldbas Music Storytime learn more
Avon Lake Public Library: Month Calendar, Avon — DiscoveryWorks Tinker Time (All ages) at 11:00am create something
Children's Events - Wilton Library, Wilton — Family Playgroup at 10:30am play time
Explore Parenting Programs, Training, Support & Resources, Hartford — Chess Club - Chess Club at 2:45pm play chess
Family Programming - Gaston County Family YMCA, Stow — TBA at - name: Kindergarten Readiness kindergarten readiness
Lewiston Public Library, Lewiston
Mclaughlin Garden & Homestead, South Paris — Lilac Festival (Day One) at 10:00am festival
Paris Hill Maine Historic District, Paris — Memorial Day Event at 9 am – 5 pm learn more
Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum, Rangeley
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM — Logging Parade logging parade
  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM — Logging Festival and Arts & Crafts Vendor Day logging festival
Starland: Homepage, Hanover — Shrek the Musical at LCA at 7:30pm shrek musical
Week Calendar - Farmington Community Library, Chesterville

SATURDAY - 4/11

2025 Schedule – Harmony Free Fair, Hanover — Herb and Garden Fair at 9:00am garden fair
Ages - Children's Day School of Wilton, Wilton — Saturday Baby Laptime at 11:15am learn more
Avon Lake Public Library: Month Calendar, Avon
Children's Museum and Theater of Maine, Avon
  • 10:30am — LEGO Club info
  • 7:00pm — Community Poetry Celebration for National Poetry Month info
Community - Town of Hiram, Hiram — TBA at - name: Massachusetts In May (Kids Q) explore
Explore Parenting Programs, Training, Support & Resources, Hartford
  • 10:00am — Youth Futsal - Youth Futsal - Co-ed 3rd/4th Grade (Winter Session 2) play futsal
  • 11:00am — Youth Futsal - Youth Futsal - Co-ed 5th/6th Grade (Winter Session 2) play futsal
  • 8:30am — Little Hitters Baseball - Lil' Hitters - Age 5 play baseball
  • 9:00am — Little Sticks Lacrosse - Little Sticks Lacrosse play lacrosse
  • 9:00am — Roller Skating at WABA - Open Skate - (All Saturdays 5/2, 5/9, 5/16) open skate
  • 9:00am — Roller Skating at WABA - Open Skate -5/2 open skate
  • 9:30am — Little Hitters Baseball - Lil' Hitters - Age 6 play baseball
Family Programming - Gaston County Family YMCA, Stow — TBA at - name: Titanic Discovery Day titanic discovery
Lewiston Public Library, Lewiston — SATURDAY STORYTIME at 11:00am storytime
Lewiston Recreation Department, Lewiston — Lewiston Artisan and Craft Fair at 10:00am - 3:00pm artisan craft fair
Livermore Parks and Recreation, Livermore
Mclaughlin Garden & Homestead, South Paris
  • 10:00am — 2026 Opening Weekend; Plant Sale and Wildflower Celebration celebration
  • 10:00am — Lilac Festival (Day Two) festival
  • 11:00am — Saturday Guided Garden Tours garden tours
Monmouth County Park System, Monmouth — Kid’s Fishing Derby at 8:00am - 12:00pm kid's fishing
Paris Hill Maine Historic District, Paris
  • 10:00am — Succulent Bowl Workshop learn more
  • 10am – 12pm — Mothers Day Photo Shoot learn more
  • 10am-12pm — Annual Spring Event learn more
Poland Parks & Recreation, Poland
  • 4:00pm — Mother & Son Event - Session 1 mother son
  • 6:00pm — Mother & Son Event - Session 2 mother son
Programs & Memberships - Avon Recreation & Parks Department, Avon
  • 10:00am — Hiking Series - Winter/Spring hiking series
  • 8:00am — Avon Little League Jamboree little league
  • 9:00am — Safe Sitter Babysitter Course for Ages 11-14 safe sitter
Starland: Homepage, Hanover
Town Departments - The Town of Norway - Norway, Maine, Norway
  • 3:00pm — Breastfeeding Basics In Person learn more
  • 9:00am — Safe Baby ~ Infant CPR learn more
  • 9:30am — Baby Basics In Person learn more

SUNDAY - 4/12

2025 Schedule – Harmony Free Fair, Hanover
Avon Lake Public Library: Month Calendar, Avon
  • - name: Children's Weekly Poetry Pages! Acrostic Poems - National Poetry Month — TBA explore poems
  • - name: Children's Weekly Poetry Pages! Color & Shape Poems - National Poetry Month — TBA explore poems
Family Programming - Gaston County Family YMCA, Stow — TBA at - name: Bow Wow Book Buddies bow wow buddies
Lewiston Recreation Department, Lewiston
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — Youth Field Hockey: Indoor Skills & Drills - Youth Field Hockey 3rd - 5th Grade: Skills & Drills youth field hockey
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — Youth Field Hockey: Indoor Skills & Drills - Youth Field Hockey 6th - 8th Grade: Skills & Drills youth field hockey
  • 11:00am - 12:30pm — Youth Football: Intro to Football - Intro to Football (Pre-K to 5th Grade) intro to football
  • 7:30am - 10:00am — YMCA Hoopsters - K-1 Basketball k-1 basketball
Livermore Parks and Recreation, Livermore
Mclaughlin Garden & Homestead, South Paris
  • 10:00am — Lilac Festival (Day Three) festival
  • 11:00am — Mushroom Log Workshop workshop
Starland: Homepage, Hanover — TBA at - name: Family Fun Activities family fun
Week Calendar - Farmington Community Library, Chesterville
  • 10:00am — Literacy Volunteers Read-A-Thon at Orange Cat Cafe April 6th-11th read a thon
  • 4:30pm — Anime Club anime club

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