KidsWannaGo — Things to Do with Kids in New England

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WEEK OF MAY 04 - MAY 10, 2026

From Children's Barnyard Open at Addison County Fair & Field Days to 32nd Annual Transportation Fair at Rochester Public Library and My Sister Heracles at Town Hall Theater.

MONDAY - 5/4

Addison County Fair & Field Days, New Haven
Enjoy the Great Outdoors in Ontario Parks - Cornwall Public, Cornwall
  • 10:30am–11:00am — Toddler Time storytime
  • 11:00am–11:30am — Crafty Corner arts crafts
  • 4:00pm–5:00pm — After School STEM | Marble Run stem programming
  • 9:30am–12:30pm — Stay N' Play | Ages 1-4 playtime
Events - Granville Central School District, Granville
Experience Middlebury (Town Events), Middlebury
  • - name: En Plein Air Festival — TBA plein air
  • - name: Foodaroo — TBA foodaroo
  • - name: Lion’s Club Auction — TBA lions club
  • - name: Memorial Day Parade — TBA memorial day
  • - name: Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival — TBA film fest
  • - name: St Stephen’s Peasant Market — TBA peasant market
Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, Rochester — YMCA CAMP CORY FIRST TIME CAMPER Q&A at 7:00pm - 8:00pm camper q and a
Kids - Hancock County Creations Art Studio, Hancock — Summer Enrichment Program at 8:00am summer enrichment
Maple Landmark Woodcraft, Middlebury — Guided Shop Tour at 10:00am, 1:00pm take a tour
New Haven Free Public Library - Newhavenct.gov, New Haven — The Stitch-Niche: A Fiber Arts Meet-up at 6:00pm crafting meetup
Rochester Public Library, Rochester

TUESDAY - 5/5

Addison County Fair & Field Days, New Haven
Enjoy the Great Outdoors in Ontario Parks - Cornwall Public, Cornwall
  • 4:00pm–5:00pm — After School Activities after school
  • 4:00pm–5:00pm — After School: Cardboard Yarn Sewing after school
Events - Granville Central School District, Granville — SR High Spring Band & Chorus Concert at 6:30 PM band chorus concert
Experience Southern Vermont - Crafts Inn, Wilmington VT, Whiting — Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers at 10:00am playgroup
Middlebury Parks & Recreation, Middlebury — 2026 Intro to Sports - Intro to Sports PreK-K at 3:30pm intro sports
Rochester Public Library, Rochester — Project: Constellation - Scandinavian Music 1890-Today at 6:30pm music program
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury — now-hOW-HOWL! at 4:30 – 5:30 PM, 5:30 – 6:30 PM reserve tickets

WEDNESDAY - 5/6

Addison County Fair & Field Days, New Haven — Juggling Workshop w/Silver Circus at 2:00pm juggling workshop
Experience Middlebury (Town Events), Middlebury — Addison County Farmers Market at 1:30pm farmers market
Experience Southern Vermont - Crafts Inn, Wilmington VT, Whiting
Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, Rochester — Spring Fling Dance Party at The Y at Watson Woods at 12:00pm - 3:00pm spring fling
Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury — Tome Talk at 6:00pm book talk
Kids - Hancock County Creations Art Studio, Hancock
  • - name: Children’s Center EOY Celebration at the Nature Center — TBA celebrate
  • - name: Family Carnival at Town Square — TBA family carnival
  • 9:30am — Babies and Toddlers Summer Storytime at the Library storytime
Middlebury Parks & Recreation, Middlebury — Tot Time at 10:00am tot time
PCPA – Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Hancock
  • - name: Come From Away (Solvang) — TBA come away
  • - name: Luchadora! — TBA join the fun
  • - name: The SpongeBob Musical — TBA go see it
Rochester Public Library, Rochester — Bridge in a Bag with MnDOT at 4:30pm bridge bag
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury — My Sister Heracles at 6:30 PM reserve tickets
Workshops & Gatherings - Woolf Den Homestead, Monkton — Community Room - Pre-School Literacy and Story Time Reading at 10:00am story time

THURSDAY - 5/7

Addison County Fair & Field Days, New Haven
Enjoy the Great Outdoors in Ontario Parks - Cornwall Public, Cornwall
  • 10:00am–11:00am — Baby Tales other
  • 4:00pm–5:00pm — After School: Ponder Post after school
  • 4:00pm–5:00pm — After School Board Games board games
Events - Granville Central School District, Granville
Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury — After School Table Top Games at 3:30pm play games
Kids - Hancock County Creations Art Studio, Hancock
  • - name: Preschool Graduation — TBA graduate
  • 5:00pm — Preschool and Children’s Center Open House open house
Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT), Middlebury — Bird Banding with VT Audubon Biologist Mark LaBarr at 8:00am, 10:00am bird banding
Otter Creek Falls / Gorge, Middlebury — Bird Banding with VT Audubon Biologist Mark LaBarr at 8:00am bird banding
Rochester Public Library, Rochester
  • 10:30am — Enchanted Forest Preschool Dance Party dance party
  • 10:30am — Preschool Dance Party dance party
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury — Little Women at 5:30 PM reserve tickets

FRIDAY - 5/8

Addison County Fair & Field Days, New Haven
Enjoy the Great Outdoors in Ontario Parks - Cornwall Public, Cornwall — After School STEM | Snap Circuits at 4:00pm–5:00pm stem programming
Events - Granville Central School District, Granville — GES Talent Show at 6:00 PM talent show
Experience Middlebury (Town Events), Middlebury — Midd Summer Markets at 10:00am summer markets
Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, Rochester — SPRING TALK & WALK AT YMCA CAMP CORY at 10:00am - 12:00pm talk and walk
Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury — Used Book Sale at 10:00am book sale
Middlebury Parks & Recreation, Middlebury — HOME SCHOOL OPEN GYM at 12:30pm home school
Museum Passes - Solomon Wright Public Library, Lincoln
New Haven Free Public Library - Newhavenct.gov, New Haven — Ives Squared at the New Haven Night Market at 5:00pm family crafts
Rochester Public Library, Rochester — Family Lego® & Craft Night at 4:30pm lego craft
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury — Cirque Us: One Man’s Trash at 6:30 PM reserve tickets
Vermont Book Shop, Middlebury — Meet Rosemary Wells! at 4:00pm - 5:00pm meet wells

SATURDAY - 5/9

'Joy and Play,' a round-up of February school vacation week, Stockbridge
  • - name: Kids Summer Sculpture Studio — TBA explore
  • - name: family ice cream socials — TBA join in
  • 11:00am - 3:00pm — Memorial Day Weekend Family Program Service Heroes: Exploring Art and Community explore
Addison County Fair & Field Days, New Haven
Enjoy the Great Outdoors in Ontario Parks - Cornwall Public, Cornwall
  • 11:00am–12:00pm — Weekend Wonder | 3D Paper Flower Bouquet arts crafts
  • 11:00am–12:00pm — Weekend Wonder | Egg Carton Seed Starters other
  • 2:00pm–4:00pm — Chess for Children - Beginners games
  • 3:00pm–4:30pm — Family Board Games | Jeux de société en famille board games
Events - Granville Central School District, Granville — Community Resource: Rail Trail to the Footbridge 5K and 1K Race at 7:30 AM rail trail race
Experience Southern Vermont - Crafts Inn, Wilmington VT, Whiting — TBA at - name: Town wide Yard Sale yard sale
Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, Rochester — Mother's Day Brunch at The Y at Watson Woods at 10:00am - 1:45pm mothers day
Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT), Middlebury
  • 5:30pm, 6:30pm — Full Moon Hike With Vermont Land Trust full moon hike
  • 9:00am, 11:00am — Let's Go Birding with Otter Creek Audubon let's go
Museum Passes - Solomon Wright Public Library, Lincoln — Math Happens at 9:30am explore math
New Haven Free Public Library - Newhavenct.gov, New Haven — New Haven Makes Fair and Artist Showcase at 10:00am all ages
Otter Creek Falls / Gorge, Middlebury
  • 5:30pm — Full Moon Hike With Vermont Land Trust full moon hike
  • 9:00am — Let's Go Birding with Otter Creek Audubon let's go
Rochester Public Library, Rochester
  • 10:00am — 32nd Annual Transportation Fair transport fair
  • 10:30am — Art Storytime with Local Artist Cassandra Buck art storytime
  • 10:30am — Meet an Excavator: Storytime at Public Works excavator storytime
  • 2:30pm — Lego® Ramped Up: Vehicle Build-a-Thon lego build
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury

SUNDAY - 5/10

'Joy and Play,' a round-up of February school vacation week, Stockbridge
  • - name: Community Day — TBA explore
  • - name: Free Family & Youth Programs — TBA join in
Experience Middlebury (Town Events), Middlebury — TBA at - name: Festival on the Green festival green
Kids - Hancock County Creations Art Studio, Hancock — 20th Annual Walk for Education to benefit the Lisa DaBrescia Scholarship Fund at Fireman’s Park at 11:00am walk for education
Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT), Middlebury — Wetland Walk with Zapata Courage at 10:00am, 12:00pm wetland walk
Middlebury Parks & Recreation, Middlebury — Special Olympics: Addison at 1:00pm special olympics
Otter Creek Falls / Gorge, Middlebury — Wetland Walk with Zapata Courage at 10:00am wetland walk
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury

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