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WEEK OF APRIL 06 - APRIL 12, 2026

From 12U Softball Practice - Howell at Children and the Arts Festival to LEGO @ Your Library at Summer Programs & Events - Bennington Public Library and Stuffy Sleepover Storytime at Wonderland Books & Toys.

MONDAY - 4/6

2024 Activities Schedule - Shir-Roy Camping Area, Richmond
  • 3:00pm — 12 Year Anniversary - Triple Crossing Beer collect stamps
  • 5:00pm — 18th Annual RVA Fashion Week see runway
Children and the Arts Festival, Peterborough
  • 4:00pm - 5:30pm — Softball - Youth Preseason - Preseason Softball Warmup youth softball
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — 10U Softball Practice youth softball
Family-Friendly Activities in the Upper Valley, Hancock — TBA at - name: Brooks BBQ – Town Square brooks bbq
Hinsdale Public Library (Children's Programs), Hinsdale — Homework Helpers- with High School Volunteers at 4:00pm homework help
Keene Family YMCA, Keene
  • 2:00pm-3:00pm — Bingo in the Hangout play bingo
  • 9:00am-1:30pm — Safe Sitter Essentials enroll now
Keene Public Library, Keene
  • 10:00am — Community Resources: Childcare Aware of NH info
  • 11:00am — Community Resources: Monadnock Peer Support info
  • 4:00pm — Library Build a Rama info
Northlands Music Festival - Monadnock Food Co-op, Swanzey — School's Out Program - April Break at 8:00am - 5:00pm school's out
Olivia Rodham Memorial Library, Nelson — Spring, bunnies and eggs Extravaganza at 3:00pm, 4:00pm spring extravaganza
Our Programs - Pilgrim Pines, Swanzey — TBA at - name: Member-Owner Drive! join us
Peterborough Recreation Department, Peterborough
  • 4:00pm - 5:30pm — Softball - Youth Preseason - Preseason Softball Warmup play ball
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm — 10U Softball Practice youth softball
Summer Programs & Events - Bennington Public Library, Bennington
Swanzey Recreation Department, Swanzey — School's Out Program - April Break at 8:00am - 5:00pm school's out

TUESDAY - 4/7

2024 Activities Schedule - Shir-Roy Camping Area, Richmond — Richmond Flying Squirrels vs. Altoona at 7:05pm baseball game
Children Programs - West Neighbourhood House, Nelson — Percussion Workshop with Sunny Jain at 7:00pm percussion workshop
Children and the Arts Festival, Peterborough
  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm — Kraft Korner craft time
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — SMS Softball Game youth softball
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — Dodgeball - After School Pick-Up Sports - Dodgeball - April dodgeball fun
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — Dodgeball - After School Pick-Up Sports - Outdoor Kickball - May kickball fun
  • 4:00pm - 5:30pm — SMS Softball Practice youth softball
  • 5:30pm - 7:00pm — 12U Softball Practice - Boutelle youth softball
Family-Friendly Activities in the Upper Valley, Hancock
  • - name: Children’s Center EOY Celebration at the Nature Center — TBA childrens center
  • 9:30am — Babies and Toddlers Summer Storytime at the Library summer storytime
Jaffrey Public Library (Children's Programs), Jaffrey — Snoopy The Rabbit and Claudia Dery at 2:00pm info
Keene Family YMCA, Keene — Trivia in the Hangout at 1:00pm-2:00pm play trivia
Northlands Music Festival - Monadnock Food Co-op, Swanzey — Spring Kickball - Spring Kickball League at 5:30pm - 6:30pm spring kickball
Peterborough Recreation Department, Peterborough
  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm — Kraft Korner get crafty
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — Dodgeball - After School Pick-Up Sports - Dodgeball - April dodge this
  • 3:30pm - 5:00pm — Dodgeball - After School Pick-Up Sports - Outdoor Kickball - May play kickball
  • 4:00pm - 5:30pm — SMS Softball Practice practice time
Richmond Public Library, Richmond — Painting Night at 6:00pm - 7:00pm painting night
Summer Programs & Events - Bennington Public Library, Bennington — LEGO @ Your Library at 3:30pm build lego
Swanzey Recreation Department, Swanzey — Spring Kickball - Spring Kickball League at 5:30pm - 6:30pm kickball league

WEDNESDAY - 4/8

2024 Activities Schedule - Shir-Roy Camping Area, Richmond — Bubbles & Blooms at 5:00pm garden stroll
Chesterfield Historical Society, Chesterfield
  • 7:00pm — Redcoats & Rebels: New Hampshire & the American Revolution learn more
  • 7:00pm — Madame Sherri Returns details soon
Children and the Arts Festival, Peterborough
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm — Baseball, T-Ball, Lil' Batters - Lil' Batters lil batters
  • 5:00pm - 6:30pm — 12U Softball Practice - Howell youth softball
Davis Public Library, Stoddard — Storytime! at 10:00am join in
Family-Friendly Activities in the Upper Valley, Hancock — Preschool Graduation at 9:30am preschool graduation
Jaffrey Public Library (Children's Programs), Jaffrey
  • 10:30am — Family Storytime info
  • 4:00pm — LEGO SPIKE Club: Coding & Robotics for Ages 9 -15 info
  • 5:30pm — Books Unbanned: Banned Book Scavenger Hunt info
  • 5:30pm — Books Unbanned: Speed Dating with a Banned Book info
Keene Public Library, Keene
  • 10:30am — Preschool Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Music Storytime with Kim Wallach info
  • 10:30am — Preschool Storytime @ Stonewall Farm info
  • 10:30am — Music Preschool Storytime with Kim Wallach info
Olivia Rodham Memorial Library, Nelson — Story time at 3:00pm, 3:30pm story time
Peterborough Recreation Department, Peterborough
  • 2:30pm - 5:30pm — SMS Softball Game youth game
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm — Baseball, T-Ball, Lil' Batters - Lil' Batters little batters
Richmond Public Library, Richmond — Storytime at 10:00am - 11:00am story time
Summer Programs & Events - Bennington Public Library, Bennington — Storytime at 10:30am read stories

THURSDAY - 4/9

2024 Activities Schedule - Shir-Roy Camping Area, Richmond — Frozen Treats, Live Beats at 12:00pm live music
Children Programs - West Neighbourhood House, Nelson — Dover Quartet Chamber Music Workshop at 7:00am chamber music
Children and the Arts Festival, Peterborough — TRIP-NE Quilt Museum - TRIP-NE Quilt Museum at 9:00am - 3:00pm museum trip
Family-Friendly Activities in the Upper Valley, Hancock — Earth Day Event – Nature Center at 3:00pm earth day event
Jaffrey Public Library (Children's Programs), Jaffrey
  • 3:30pm — Origami Club info
  • 5:00pm — Game Night (Long) info
  • 5:00pm — Game Night info
Keene Public Library, Keene
  • 10:30am — Book time with Babies and Toddlers info
  • 3:30pm — Kids STEAM: DIY Umbrellas info
  • 3:30pm — Kids STEAM: Door Banner info
Olivia Rodham Memorial Library, Nelson — Meditation at 4:30pm, 5:30pm meditation
Peterborough Recreation Department, Peterborough — 12U Softball Practice - Boutelle at 5:30pm - 7:00pm youth softball
Shedd-porter Memorial Library, Alstead — Story-Time at 11:30am story time
Spring Hill Children's Center, Walpole — Open Shop Time at 6:00pm, 8:00pm open shop
Stonewall Farm, Keene — TBA at - name: Grow Your Own Herb Garden plant herbs

FRIDAY - 4/10

Children Programs - West Neighbourhood House, Nelson
  • 12:00pm — A Little Lunch Music: The VTones lunch music
  • 12:00pm — A Little Lunch Music: Play it Forward lunch music
  • 12:00pm — A Little Lunch Music: Allison Pollard and Will Ogmundson lunch music
  • 5:30pm — Slow Jam slow jam
  • 5:30pm — Songwriter Circle songwriter circle
General 2 — the Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury — Everwild: Women’s MTB Day at Hale at 08:30am advance ride
Historical Society of Cheshire County, Keene — Hamilton Sing-along at 1:00pm sing along
Jaffrey Public Library (Children's Programs), Jaffrey
  • 10:30am — Children's Storytime info
  • 4:00pm — Step Up Book Club (Ages 6-8) info
  • 4:00pm — Wild Scientist Book Club (Ages 8 - 10) - The Nature Journal Edition info
  • 4:00pm — My First Book Club (Ages 4 - 6) info
Keene Family YMCA, Keene — Teen Night Out: Flick & Float at 7:00pm-9:00pm register here
Keene Public Library, Keene
  • 10:00am — FOKPL Book Sale info
  • 4:30pm — Kids Comic Club info
Our Programs - Pilgrim Pines, Swanzey — MFC’s 13th Anniversary Celebration! at 7:00am - 9:00pm celebrate
Peterborough Recreation Department, Peterborough — 12U Softball Practice - Howell at 5:00pm - 6:30pm youth softball
Shedd-porter Memorial Library, Alstead — Crafternoons at 3:30pm crafternoons
Wonderland Books & Toys, Keene — Stuffy Sleepover Storytime at 6:30pm register

SATURDAY - 4/11

Bennington Museum - Grandma Moses - Vermont History and Art, Bennington
  • 10:30am — Museum ABCs: Making Faces – Exploring Portraits explore portraits
  • 10:30am — Museum ABCs: Trail Tale – If You Plant a Seed trail tale
Children Programs - West Neighbourhood House, Nelson
  • - name: Sing & Play Festival — TBA sing play festival
  • 1:00pm — Bruce Molsky and Martin Philip: Fiddle & Flour fiddle flour
  • 4:00pm — Community Chorus @ UVMC Spring Concert: Turn the World Around community chorus
Children and the Arts Festival, Peterborough — Tennis in the Parks - Youth & Adult - Adult - Spring Learn & Play at 8:30am - 10:00am tennis clinic
Community Events in Marlborough, NH - Local Gatherings & Act, Marlborough — TBA at - name: Glass in Flight explore
Family-Friendly Activities in the Upper Valley, Hancock — 20th Annual Walk for Education to benefit the Lisa DaBrescia Scholarship Fund at Fireman’s Park at 11:00am walk for education
General 2 — the Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury — Westwood Community Trails Monthly Hike at 10:00am explore trails
Historical Society of Cheshire County, Keene — Walldogs Mural Tour at 10:00am mural tour
Keene Family YMCA, Keene — Healthy Kids Day at 1:00pm-4:00pm join us
Keene Public Library, Keene — Hamilton: An American Musical Film Screening and Sing-along at 1:00pm info
Our Programs - Pilgrim Pines, Swanzey
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Clothing Swap – Hosted by Monadnock Food Co-op’s Board of Directors clothing swap
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm — Randy Miller Live at the Co-op! live music
  • 11:00am - 3:00pm — 2026 Monadnock Region Earth Festival earth festival
Peterborough Recreation Department, Peterborough — Tennis in the Parks - Youth & Adult - Adult - Spring Learn & Play at 8:30am - 10:00am learn tennis
Richmond Public Library, Richmond — Knitting Circle at 10:00am - 11:00am knitting circle
Spring Hill Children's Center, Walpole
Stonewall Farm, Keene
Summer Programs & Events - Bennington Public Library, Bennington
Wonderland Books & Toys, Keene — Saturday Storytime at 3:00pm storytime

SUNDAY - 4/12

2024 Activities Schedule - Shir-Roy Camping Area, Richmond — TBA at - name: The Power of Poison explore poison
Chesterfield Historical Society, Chesterfield
  • - name: Chesterfield Historical Society Annual Meeting — TBA potluck
  • - name: Chesterfield's 250th Anniversary A Community Picnic — TBA join us
  • 2:00pm — Abigail Adams - Liberty Legacy learn more
Children Programs - West Neighbourhood House, Nelson
  • 3:00pm — Ben Kulp, cello with Chenyu Wang, piano: “Something Borrowed” cello piano
  • 3:00pm — Upper Valley Symphony Orchestra symphony orchestra
  • 3:00pm — Suzuki Showcase suzuki showcase
  • 6:30pm — Jennifer Turbes, viola & Rose Hegele, soprano with Chenyu Wang, piano viola soprano
Family-Friendly Activities in the Upper Valley, Hancock — Summer Enrichment Program at 8:00am summer program
General 2 — the Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury — Final de Barro MTB Race at 08:00am race day
Keene Family YMCA, Keene
  • - name: Fall Foliage Trail Race — TBA learn more
  • - name: The Otter Romp — TBA learn more
  • 10:00am-1:00pm — Weightlifting Meet register
  • 8:00am — Indoor Triathlon register
Keene Public Library, Keene — Book Sale: $5/Bag Day at 10:00am info
Spring Hill Children's Center, Walpole — Growing A Great Garden at 1:00pm, 3:00pm gardening tips
Stonewall Farm, Keene — TBA at - name: Made with Love: Felt Flowers for Mother’s Day (Family Program) make flowers
Summer Programs & Events - Bennington Public Library, Bennington — Preschool STEAM at 10:30am explore steam

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