things to do with kids in new england

WEEK OF JUNE 29 - JULY 05, 2026

From Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers at Experience Southern Vermont - Crafts Inn, Wilmington VT to The Big Show (end of week talent show) at Day Camps - Common Ground Center and Animals on the Road with Eagle Bluff at Rochester Public Library.

MONDAY - 6/29

Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, Rochester

1:00pm - 4:00pm — Health and Resource Fair ♡ resource fair
3:00pm - 5:00pm — ALL ARE WELCOME TALENT SHOW ♡ talent show

Kids - Hancock County Creations Art Studio, Hancock — Summer Enrichment Program at 8:00am - 11:45am ♡ enrichment program

Maple Landmark Woodcraft, Middlebury — Guided Shop Tour at 10:00am ♡ shop tour

Middlebury Parks & Recreation, Middlebury

10:00am — 2026 Middlebury Mayhem Basketball Camp - Mayhem: Rising 3rd-6th Graders ♡ basketball camp
1:00pm — 2026 Summer Pool Pass - Family Pool Pass (Up to 6 People) ♡ swim fun
1:00pm — 2026 Summer Pool Pass - Youth Pool Pass ♡ swim fun
1:00pm — 2026 Summer Gymnastic Camp - Session 6 ♡ gymnastics fun
1:00pm — 2026 Middlebury Mayhem Basketball Camp - Mayhem: Rising 7th-9th Graders ♡ basketball camp
8:30am — 2026 Camp Kookamunga - Week 3: June 29th – July 3rd Sports Mania- Field Trip- Get Air. ♡ explore camp
8:30am — 2026 Camp Kookamunga - Week 4: July 6th – July 10th Make a Splash. ♡ explore camp
8:30am — 2026 Camp Kookamunga - Week 5: July 13th – July 17th Sliding Through Summer. Field trip- Bromley Mountain adventure park, in Peru, VT ♡ explore camp
9:00am — 2026 Summer Gymnastic Camp - Session 5 ♡ gymnastics fun
9:00am — 2026 RMGC Junior Golf Camp - Session 2 ♡ golf camp

PCPA – Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Hancock — TBA at - name: Luchadora! ♡ details

TUESDAY - 6/30

Experience Southern Vermont - Crafts Inn, Wilmington VT, Whiting — Playgroup for Wee Littles (0-5) & Caregivers at 10:00am ♡ playgroup

Kids - Hancock County Creations Art Studio, Hancock — Babies and Toddlers Summer Storytime at the Library at 9:30am - 11:00am ♡ storytime

WEDNESDAY - 7/1

Experience Southern Vermont - Crafts Inn, Wilmington VT, Whiting

10:00am — Story Hour with Carrie ♡ story hour
4:30pm — Book Club ♡ book club

Kids - Hancock County Creations Art Studio, Hancock — TBA at - name: Family Carnival at Town Square ♡ family carnival

PCPA – Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Hancock — TBA at - name: Beehive - The 60s Musical ♡ details

Rochester Public Library, Rochester

10:30am — Science Discovery: Dinosaurs ♡ view details
10:30am — Family Dance Party ♡ view details
10:30am — Family Storytime ♡ view details
10:30am — Beach Day Dance Party ♡ view details
11:30am — Sensory Friendly Storytime (Registration Required) ♡ register now
4:30pm — Jim Jayes: Magic Capades ♡ view details
4:30pm — Animals on the Road with Eagle Bluff ♡ view details
6:30pm — Outer Space Family Dance Party ♡ view details

THURSDAY - 7/2

Day Camps - Common Ground Center, Addison — The Big Show (end of week talent show) at 7:00pm ♡ big show

Experience Middlebury (Town Events), Middlebury — TBA at - name: Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival ♡ film fest

Kids - Hancock County Creations Art Studio, Hancock — Preschool and Children’s Center Open House at 5:00pm - 7:00pm ♡ open house

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, 10:00am ♡ learn more

Rochester Public Library, Rochester

2:30pm — Kids Crafternoon for 4th to 6th Graders ♡ view details
2:30pm — Family Lego® & Craft Fun ♡ view details
9:30am — Storytime at Oxbow Park ♡ view details

FRIDAY - 7/3

Day Camps - Common Ground Center, Addison — TBA at - name: Camp Common Ground Session End ♡ session end

Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, Rochester

10:00am - 12:00pm — Family Camp Adventure at Eastside Family YMCA ♡ camp adventure
12:00pm - 4:00pm — ROCK & ZIP FAMILY DAYS AT CAMP BAY VIEW ♡ rock zip days

Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury — After School Table Top Games at 3:30pm ♡ play games

PCPA – Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Hancock — TBA at - name: Beehive - The 60s Musical (Solvang) ♡ details

Rochester Public Library, Rochester — Bookmobile, Reading Champions, and Owls at Zollman Zoo! at 9:30am ♡ view details

Town Hall Theater, Middlebury

3:00pm — 5 Fridays Concert Series: Block Party: 5 Above + Redd & The Paper Flowers ♡ join in
5:30pm — 5 Fridays Concert Series: Atom & the Orbits ♡ join in
7:00pm — 1776 ♡ let's go

Workshops & Gatherings - Woolf Den Homestead, Monkton — Community Room & Outdoor Patio - Family Music Suzanne and Time Traveler at 4:00pm ♡ family music

SATURDAY - 7/4

Camp Thorpe, Goshen — TBA at - name: Ultra Camp: “Inconceivable!” Edition ♡ ultra camp

Day Camps - Common Ground Center, Addison — TBA at - name: Camp Common Ground Session Start ♡ session start

Experience Southern Vermont - Crafts Inn, Wilmington VT, Whiting — TBA at - name: ZUMBA ♡ zumba

Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury

10:00am, 1:00pm — Community Art Making Day ♡ art making
2:00pm — Walking Tour of Middlebury ♡ walking tour

Otter Creek Falls / Gorge, Middlebury

10:00am, 2:00pm — Middlebury Area Butterfly Blitz ♡ join us
5:30pm, 6:30pm — Full Moon Hike With Vermont Land Trust ♡ go hiking

SUNDAY - 7/5

Day Camps - Common Ground Center, Addison

- name: Kidville — TBA ♡ kidville
- name: Teens Program — TBA ♡ teens program
- name: The Sprouts Program — TBA ♡ sprouts program
2:00pm — Family Swimming ♡ family swimming
2:00pm — Afternoon Multi-Age Programming ♡ afternoon programming
7:00pm — Evening Activities ♡ evening activities

Experience Middlebury (Town Events), Middlebury — TBA at - name: Festival on the Green ♡ festival green

Experience Southern Vermont - Crafts Inn, Wilmington VT, Whiting — Skeet, Trap, Trap Doubles, and Handicap Trap at 10:00am - 2:00pm ♡ gun club

Otter Creek Falls / Gorge, Middlebury — Wetland Walk with Zapata Courage at 10:00am, 12:00pm ♡ explore

PCPA – Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Hancock — TBA at - name: Disney's Frozen - The Broadway Musical (Solvang) ♡ details

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