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WEEK OF MAY 18 - MAY 24, 2026

From 2026 Intro to Sports - Intro to Sports PreK-K at Middlebury Parks & Recreation to Verdi's LA TRAVIATA at Town Hall Theater and Summer Enrichment Program at Kids - Hancock County Creations Art Studio.

MONDAY - 5/18

Experience Middlebury (Town Events), Middlebury
  • - name: En Plein Air Festival — TBA plein air
  • - name: Memorial Day Parade — TBA memorial day
Experience Southern Vermont - Crafts Inn, Wilmington VT, Whiting TBA at - name: Fishing Derby fishing derby
Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, Rochester DAY CAMP OPEN INTERVIEWS at 5:00pm - 7:00pm interviews
Kids - Hancock County Creations Art Studio, Hancock Summer Enrichment Program at 8:00am summer program
Maple Landmark Woodcraft, Middlebury Guided Shop Tour at 10:00am take a tour
Middlebury Parks & Recreation, Middlebury
  • 10:00am — 2026 Middlebury Marlins Swim Team - Mini Marlins marlins swim
  • 1:00pm — 2026 Summer Gymnastic Camp - Session 2 gymnastic camp
  • 1:00pm — 2026 Summer Pool Pass - Family Pool Pass (Up to 6 People) family pool pass
  • 1:00pm — 2026 Summer Pool Pass - Youth Pool Pass youth pool pass
  • 7:30am — 2026 Middlebury Marlins Swim Team - Super Marlins marlins swim
  • 8:00am — Challanger Soccer Camp soccer camp
  • 8:30am — 2026 Camp Kookamunga - Week 1: June 15th-19th - Blast off to summer. camp kookamunga
  • 9:00am — 2026 Middlebury Marlins Swim Team - Marlins marlins swim
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Gymnastic Camp - Session 1 gymnastic camp
Rochester Public Library, Rochester Baby Gym at 10:30am let's play

TUESDAY - 5/19

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

WEDNESDAY - 5/20

Experience Middlebury (Town Events), Middlebury Addison County Farmers Market at 2:00pm farmers market
Experience Southern Vermont - Crafts Inn, Wilmington VT, Whiting
Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, Rochester TBA at - name: Star Spangled Celebration celebration
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
Workshops & Gatherings - Woolf Den Homestead, Monkton Community Room - Pre-School Literacy and Story Time Reading at 10:00am story time

THURSDAY - 5/21

Experience Middlebury (Town Events), Middlebury Midd Summer Markets at 3:00pm summer markets
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
Museum Passes - Waltham Public Library, Waltham Summer park sessions at 10:00am ask us
Otter Creek Falls / Gorge, Middlebury Bird Banding with VT Audubon Biologist Mark LaBarr at 8:00am bird banding
PCPA – Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Hancock
  • - name: Come From Away — TBA details
  • - name: Luchadora! — TBA details
Rochester Public Library, Rochester Preschool Dance Party at 10:30am dance party

FRIDAY - 5/22

Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, Rochester ALL ARE WELCOME TALENT SHOW at 3:00pm - 5:00pm talent show
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 gym
Museum Passes - Solomon Wright Public Library, Lincoln
Rochester Public Library, Rochester Family Lego® & Craft Night at 4:30pm build and create
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury Verdi's LA TRAVIATA at 7:30pm reserve tickets

SATURDAY - 5/23

'Joy and Play,' a round-up of February school vacation week, Stockbridge
  • - name: Fourth of July at Norman Rockwell Museum We Hold These Truths — TBA celebrate freedom
  • - name: Kids Summer Sculpture Studio — TBA explore art
  • 11:00am - 3:00pm — Memorial Day Weekend Family Program Service Heroes: Exploring Art and Community join in
Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, Rochester BASP: ARTIST IN TRAINING SHOWCASE at 6:00pm - 8:00pm showcase
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 go birding
Museum Passes - Solomon Wright Public Library, Lincoln Math Happens at 9:30am math happens
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
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
  • 1:00pm — The MET: Live in HD: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego reserve tickets
  • 1:00pm — The MET: Live in HD: Eugene Onegin reserve tickets

SUNDAY - 5/24

'Joy and Play,' a round-up of February school vacation week, Stockbridge
Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, Rochester Mommy & Me Tea at 10:30am - 12:00pm mommy me tea
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
PCPA – Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Hancock TBA at - name: Disney's Frozen - The Broadway Musical details
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury "Darwin in Malibu" at 4:00pm reserve tickets

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