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WEEK OF MAY 04 - MAY 10, 2026

From Tech Help with Alan at Kids & Family events - Bennington Banner to Shrek Jr. (with Purple Finches Youth Chorus; Thur PM) at Summer Camps & Programs - Concord Community Music School and Indigo Dyeing Workshop with Local Artist Kristy Bishop at Education Programs - The Charleston Museum.

MONDAY - 5/4

Discover St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury — TBA at - name: Bandstand Concerts music time
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Nature Trailers Summer Camp at the Dill Sanctuary explore nature
  • 9:00am - 5:00pm — HMS Bristol Logbook on View see logbook
Kidpower Vermont, Westmore — Willoughby Paint and Sip at 2:00pm paint and sip
Kids & Family events - Bennington Banner, Lemington — Tech Help with Alan at 3:00pm tech help
Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum, Greensboro
Program Overview - Bloomfield Arts, Bloomfield
  • 01:00pm - 03:00pm — Summer Crochet Camp crochet camp
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Summer Sewing Camp sewing camp
Programs & Memberships - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — Children's Tennis Lessons: Ages 7-10, Orange Ball play tennis
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Children's Tennis Lessons: Ages 11-13, Green Ball play tennis
Summer Things to See and Do in the Newport Area, Newport — Memorial Day Ceremony at 10:00am - 12:00pm memorial day

TUESDAY - 5/5

Coventry Parks and Recreation Department (RI): Online Regist, Coventry — Little-Movers at 9:00am little movers
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury — 2026 U17/U19 Biathlon Camp at 3:30pm biathlon camp
Discover St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury — TBA at - name: Food Truck Popup @ The Pavilion food fun
Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum, Greensboro — Story Sparks at 3:00pm story sparks
Programs and events - John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library, Craftsbury — It's Just the Cello: An Old Soul, a Timeless Voice at 2:00pm music afternoon

WEDNESDAY - 5/6

Activities & Events - Barnet Tradepost Wellness Center, Barnet — Kyudo Practice at 10:00am learn archery
Coventry Parks and Recreation Department (RI): Online Regist, Coventry — Half-Day Hangout at 11:30am half day hangout
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Kid Tours: Cannon Fire! fire cannons
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Kid Tours: Feathered Friends learn birds
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Kid Tours: Revolutionary War Muskets learn muskets
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Kid Tours: Magnificent Megalodon learn sharks
Events - Danville, VT Chamber of Commerce, Danville — Danville Farmers Market at 3:30pm-7:00pm farmers market
Kids' Time Before & After School Program - YMCA of Rock Rive, Brunswick
Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum, Greensboro
Museum Passes - Canaan Town Library, Canaan
Newport City Events, Newport — NCUHS Pops Concert at 6:30pm pops concert
Programs and events - John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library, Craftsbury — Old-time music jam session at 6:00pm music jam
Summer Camps & Programs - Concord Community Music School, Concord — Princesspalooza (CCMS Voice Department Recital) at 7:00pm explore
Summer Things to See and Do in the Newport Area, Newport — Youth Discovery Program at 9:00am - 3:00pm youth program

THURSDAY - 5/7

Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury
  • 1:00pm — Sketching from Life (grades 5-8) sketching class
  • 6:00pm — Move, Sweep, Splash! Big Body Visual Art for Young Children visual art fun
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury — 2026 U13 Biathlon Daycamp at 9:00am biathlon daycamp
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — Homeschool History Day: The Heyward-Washington House explore history
  • 1:00pm - 2:30pm — Teen Homeschool History Day: Defending Charleston explore history
Kidpower Vermont, Westmore
Kids & Family events - Bennington Banner, Lemington — Thursday Story Time at Pettee Memorial Library at 3:15pm story time
Kids' Time Before & After School Program - YMCA of Rock Rive, Brunswick — AOA Movie Potluck & Matinee at 12:30pm movie matinee
Museum Passes - Coventry Public Library, Coventry — Spring School Age Craft Program at 4:00pm craft time
Newport City Events, Newport — 2026 Spring Dance & Drama Concert at 6:00pm dance drama
North Country Moose Festival - New Hampshire Public Radio, Canaan — Justice & Journalism: The Rise of the Civic Documenter at 7:00pm join us
Program Overview - Bloomfield Arts, Bloomfield — Summer Art Camp at 09:00am - 04:00pm summer camp
Programs & Memberships - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven
Summer Camps & Programs - Concord Community Music School, Concord — Shrek Jr. (with Purple Finches Youth Chorus; Thur PM) at 6:30pm let's go
Summer Things to See and Do in the Newport Area, Newport — Carnival at 1:00pm - 1:30pm carnival

FRIDAY - 5/8

Coventry Parks and Recreation Department (RI): Online Regist, Coventry — Kids' Club at 6:00pm kids club
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury — 2026 U15 Biathlon Mini-Camp at 3:30pm biathlon mini-camp
Discover St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury — TBA at - name: St. J Final Fridays join in
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston — Fossil Friday with Curator of Natural History Matthew Gibson at 3:30pm - 4:30pm dig fossils
Events - Danville, VT Chamber of Commerce, Danville
Family Programs - Guild Hall, Guildhall
  • 4:30pm — GHTAC X LVIS: TEEN FASHION SHOW teen fashion
  • 7:00pm — SOUTH FORK PERFORMING ARTS: MARIAN, OR THE TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD: TEEN EDITION robin hood
Lessons - Canaan Valley Resort State Park, Canaan
  • - name: Memorial Day Weekend Activites — TBA kick off summer
  • 6:00pm — 2026 Mountainside Music Series live music
Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum, Greensboro — Kids in the Garden at 3:00pm kids garden
North Country Moose Festival - New Hampshire Public Radio, Canaan — TBA at - name: By Degrees Climate Summit save the date
Old Stone House Museum, Brownington — TBA at - name: Juneteenth juneteenth
Summer Camps & Programs - Concord Community Music School, Concord — Shrek Jr. (with Purple Finches Youth Chorus; Fri PM) at 6:30pm let's go
Summer Things to See and Do in the Newport Area, Newport

SATURDAY - 5/9

Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury
  • - name: Studio Saturdays (grades 3-6) — TBA explore art
  • 10:00am — Family Event: Big Body Art for Young Children big body art
Coventry Parks and Recreation Department (RI): Online Regist, Coventry
  • 10:15am — Tennis in the Park - Grades 6-8 tennis park
  • 9:00am — Tennis in the Park - Grades 3-5 tennis park
Derby Town Events, Derby
Discover St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury — TBA at - name: St. Johnsbury Farmers' Market explore market
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm — Indigo Dyeing Workshop with Local Artist Kristy Bishop dye crafts
  • 9:00am - 5:00pm — Robe à la Française Worn by Eliza Lucas Pinckney see fashion
  • 9:00am - 5:00pm — Declaration of Independence on View see history
Events - Danville, VT Chamber of Commerce, Danville
  • 4-8pm — Movie Night on the Green - Family Fun Night & Hocus Pocus family fun
  • 6:30pm — Movie Night on the Green - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial movie night
  • 7:30pm — Movie Night on the Green - Minecraft Movie movie night
  • 8:30pm — Movie Night on the Green - Dirty Dancing movie night
Family Programs - Guild Hall, Guildhall — FAMILY DAY at 1:00pm join in
Jay Community Recreational Centre (JCRC), Jay — North Troy Parade at 10:00am parade
Jay Town Events, Jay — North Troy Parade at 10:00am parade fun
Kids & Family events - Bennington Banner, Lemington — Grace Cottage Hospital’s Spring Into Health 5k at 8:30am spring into health
Kids' Time Before & After School Program - YMCA of Rock Rive, Brunswick
  • 10:00am — CANCELED – Spring Into Self Care self care
  • 10:00am — Wicked Cheer Clinic cheer clinic
  • 12:00pm — Community Water Safety Event water safety
  • 1:00pm — Summer Pool Party at Sand Park Pool pool party
  • 6:00pm — Son Celebration – Superhero Night superhero night
  • 7:00am — Annual Brian Leaf Spin-A-Thon spin a thon
  • 9:00am — Youth Art Workshop – Fairy Garden fairy garden
Lessons - Canaan Valley Resort State Park, Canaan — Mother's Day Activities at 11:00am celebrate mothers day
Museum Passes - Canaan Town Library, Canaan
Museum Passes - Coventry Public Library, Coventry — All Ages Summer Reading Kickoff Event at 10:00am let's go
Newport City Events, Newport
Old Stone House Museum, Brownington
Program Information - Boys & Girls Club of Holland, Holland
Programs & Memberships - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven
Programs and events - John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library, Craftsbury
  • 10:00am — Knitting class with Lise Roussell knitting class
  • 6:00pm — Old Fashioned Barn Dance and Silent Auction barn dance
  • 9:00am — Book Sale book sale
Summer Camps & Programs - Concord Community Music School, Concord
  • 10:00am — Kids Music Day at CCMS join in
  • 2:00pm — Shrek Jr. (with Purple Finches Youth Chorus; Sat Matinee) let's go
  • 6:30pm — Shrek Jr. (with Purple Finches Youth Chorus; Sat PM) let's go
Summer Things to See and Do in the Newport Area, Newport
  • - name: Foliage Fest/ 250th Anniversary Celebration — TBA foliage fest
  • 12:00pm - 4:00pm — 6yo Birthday Party birthday party
  • 9:00am - 2:00pm — City Wide Yard Sale yard sale
Vermont Overnight Camp - Barton Center for Diabetes Educatio, Barton
  • 1:00pm - 5:00pm — Barton Center Open House please register
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — Spring Clean Up Day! join us
Youth & Family Programs - Stamford Museum & ..., St. Johnsbury — FALL FEST for Safe and Happy Childhoods at 10:00am fall fest

SUNDAY - 5/10

Coventry Parks and Recreation Department (RI): Online Regist, Coventry
  • 11:30am — PPAC Shows - The Lion King - Option 1 lion king
  • 11:30am — PPAC Shows - The Lion King - Option 2 lion king
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury — 2026 Genny Tenny at 8:00am join us
Derby Town Events, Derby — Clubhous Cold Water Swimming at 10:00am cold water swim
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm — Family Revolutionary Sunday: Yankee Doodle sing along
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm — Family Revolutionary Sunday: Carolina Day celebrate victory
Events - Danville, VT Chamber of Commerce, Danville — Autumn on the Green at 10:00am – 4:00pm autumn green
Greensboro's Summer Camp Destination - YMCA Camp Weaver, Greensboro
Kidpower Vermont, Westmore — Willoughby Lake Plein Air Reception and Awards at 1:00pm plein air awards
Kids & Family events - Bennington Banner, Lemington — Goat Snuggles! at 1:00pm goat snuggles
Kids' Time Before & After School Program - YMCA of Rock Rive, Brunswick — Spring Family Yoga at 1:00pm family yoga
Newport City Events, Newport
  • 10:30am — Brunch Beats! | Bleeding Hearts Family Band brunch beats
  • 10:30am — Brunch Beats! | Dana Tillinghast & Deb Murphy brunch beats
  • 10:30am — Brunch Beats! | Howie brunch beats
  • 10:30am — Brunch Beats! | Dana Tillinghast brunch beats
  • 10:30am — Brunch Beats! | The Miller Brothers brunch beats
  • 10:30am — Brunch Beats! | Deb Murphy brunch beats
  • 9:00am — NEK Horse Show horse show
Programs and events - John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library, Craftsbury
  • 1:00pm — Grupo de conversación/Spanish conversation group conversation group
  • 2:00pm — Bilingual (español/ingles) grupo de juego/Bilingual playgroup (Spanish/English) playgroup
  • 3:00pm — For the love of books: Vermont author and illustrator book talk book talk
  • 7:30am — Bird walk with Dave Brown bird walk
Youth Camps & Experiential Learning in Vermont - Unbound Gra, Irasburg

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