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WEEK OF MAY 18 - MAY 24, 2026

From Science Lab at Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum to Move, Sweep, Splash! Big Body Visual Art for Young Children at Catamount Arts and Tennis in the Park - Grades 6-8 at Coventry Parks and Recreation Department (RI): Online Regist.

MONDAY - 5/18

Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury — EPIC Music Camp at 9:00 am epic music camp
Discover St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury — TBA at - name: Bandstand Concerts learn more
Education Events & Tickets in Derby Line, VT, Derby Line — Tinkering School Summer Camp for 9-12 year olds: July 6 to 10 at 9:00am summer camp
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston
  • 9:00am — Memorial Day: Museum and its historic houses OPEN visit museum
  • 9:00am — Nature Trailers Summer Camp at the Dill Sanctuary summer camp
  • 9:00am — HMS Bristol Logbook on View view logbook
Kidpower Vermont, Westmore — Westmore Farmers Market at 3:00pm-6:00pm farmers market
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 — Children's Tennis Lessons: Ages 7-10, Orange Ball play tennis
  • 6:00pm — Children's Tennis Lessons: Ages 11-13, Green Ball play tennis
Services 1 — Alyssa DeLaBruere - Visual Artist, Derby — TBA at - name: ART & ADVENTURE RETREAT New mexico learn more
Summer Things to See and Do in the Newport Area, Newport
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Memorial Day Ceremony memorial day
  • 8:00am - 2:00pm — Newport City First Grade Trip school trip
WonderArts - Les Ruches d'Art - Art Hives, Hardwick — PIZZA AND GAME NIGHT at 5:00pm - 7:00pm pizza game night

TUESDAY - 5/19

Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury
Discover St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury — TBA at - name: Food Truck Popup @ The Pavilion learn more
Kidpower Vermont, Westmore — Willoughby Wool Felting Worksop at 5:00pm-7:00pm wool felting
Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum, Greensboro — Story Sparks at 3:00pm story sparks

WEDNESDAY - 5/20

Caledonia County Fair, Lyndonville
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston
  • 3:30pm — Kid Tours: Cannon Fire! kid tours
  • 3:30pm — Kid Tours: Feathered Friends kid tours
  • 3:30pm — Kid Tours: Revolutionary War Muskets kid tours
  • 3:30pm — Kid Tours: Magnificent Megalodon kid tours
  • 3:30pm — Kid Tours: Ringleaders of Rebellion kid tours
  • 3:30pm — Kid Tours: Alligators, Crocodiles—Oh My! kid tours
  • 3:30pm — Kid Tours: Playing in the Past kid tours
Events - Danville, VT Chamber of Commerce, Danville — Danville Farmers Market at 3:30pm-7:00pm farmers market
Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum, Greensboro
Program Information - Boys & Girls Club of Holland, Holland — Music is Fun with Job Potter at 11:00am wednesday & saturday
Programs and events - John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library, Craftsbury
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Old-time music jam session music jam
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Old-time jam session music jam
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — Old-time music jam music jam
Services 1 — Alyssa DeLaBruere - Visual Artist, Derby — TBA at - name: Women’s Only Art & Adventure Retreat Côte d’azur, France learn more
Summer Things to See and Do in the Newport Area, Newport
  • - name: Youth Discovery Program — TBA discover
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm — Happy Campers - Paint & Sip happy campers
  • 9:00am - 11:00am — Newport City Elementary first grade trip school trip

THURSDAY - 5/21

Caledonia County Fair, Lyndonville — Green Mountain Wrestling at 7:00pm fair schedule
Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury — Move, Sweep, Splash! Big Body Visual Art for Young Children at 6:00 pm move sweep splash
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury
Discover St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury — TBA at - name: First Night North learn more
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston
  • 10:00am — Homeschool History Day: The Heyward-Washington House learn history
  • 3:30pm — Special Sestercentennial Tour at the Heyward-Washington House with Chief of Education Elise Reagan revolutionary tour
Greensboro Free Library, Greensboro
Jay Peak Resort (Pump House Waterpark), Jay — TBA at - name: Eleven Patio Live Music live music
Kidpower Vermont, Westmore — Luke O’Brien Talk & Slideshow: CCC Camp History at 6:30pm ccc camp history
Kids & Family events - Bennington Banner, Lemington
  • 3:00pm — Teen Group @ the Pettee Memorial Group teen group
  • 3:15pm — Thursday Story Time at Pettee Memorial Library story time
Kids' Time Before & After School Program - YMCA of Rock Rive, Brunswick — Family Game Night at 5:00pm - 7:00pm family game night
Museum Passes - Coventry Public Library, Coventry — Spring School Age Craft Program at 4:00pm crafts for kids
Program Overview - Bloomfield Arts, Bloomfield — Summer Art Camp at 09:00am - 04:00pm summer camp
Summer Things to See and Do in the Newport Area, Newport — Newport Town Elementary School field trip at 9:00am - 3:00pm school trip
WonderArts - Les Ruches d'Art - Art Hives, Hardwick

FRIDAY - 5/22

Caledonia County Fair, Lyndonville — 4x4 Truck Pull at 6:00pm fair schedule
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 camp
Discover St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury
  • - name: St. J Final Fridays — TBA learn more
  • - name: St. J Sparkles Holiday Weekend — TBA learn more
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston
  • 10:00am — Independence Celebration Family Fun Event at the Heyward-Washington House family fun
  • 3:30pm — Fossil Friday with Curator of Natural History Matthew Gibson explore fossils
Events - Danville, VT Chamber of Commerce, Danville — TBA at - name: Danville Community Fair community fair
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 teen
Jay Peak Resort (Pump House Waterpark), Jay
Kids' Time Before & After School Program - YMCA of Rock Rive, Brunswick
Lessons - Canaan Valley Resort State Park, Canaan
  • - name: Memorial Day Weekend Activites — TBA join us
  • 6:00pm — 2026 Mountainside Music Series live music
Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum, Greensboro — Kids in the Garden at 3:00pm kids garden
Summer Things to See and Do in the Newport Area, Newport
  • 11:00am - 5:00pm — Welcome Potluck PBC Happy Camper Event happy camper
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Happy Camper Event happy camper
  • 9:00am - 11:00am — newport city elementary school school trip

SATURDAY - 5/23

Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury
  • 10:00 am — Studio Saturdays (grades 3-6) studio saturdays
  • 12:00 pm — Special Screening – Steal this story, please! steal story
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
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury — 2026 Black River Grand Prix & Grand Epic at 9:00am bike race
Derby Town Events, Derby
Discover St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury
  • - name: America's 250th Birthday — TBA learn more
  • - name: St. Johnsbury Farmers' Market — TBA learn more
  • - name: St. Johnsbury Pet Parade — TBA learn more
Education Events & Tickets in Derby Line, VT, Derby Line
  • 10:30am — Atelier Cake Pops – Atelier Pour Enfants cake pops
  • 1:00pm — Art class for children art class
  • 2:00pm — Les Petits Penseurs petits penseurs
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston
  • 10:00am — Weave Here, Weave There, Weave Anywhere! learn weaving
  • 9:00am — Robe à la Française Worn by Eliza Lucas Pinckney view exhibit
  • 9:00am — Declaration of Independence on View see history
  • 9:30am — Sweetgrass Basket Weaving Workshop learn weaving
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
Jay Peak Resort (Pump House Waterpark), Jay
Jay Town Events, Jay — North Troy Parade at 10:00am join the fun
Kidpower Vermont, Westmore
  • 2:00pm-5:00pm — Willoughby Paint and Sip paint and sip
  • 7:00pm — The Sibling Rivalry Show sibling rivalry
  • 7:00pm-9:00pm — Westmore Community Squaredance squaredance
  • 8:00am-10:00am — Willoughby Lake Plein Air plein air
  • 8:30am-10:30am — 4th of July at Willoughby Lake 4th of july
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
Program Information - Boys & Girls Club of Holland, Holland — Exploration Garden at 9:30am, 10:00am drop in or register
Programs and events - John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library, Craftsbury
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Knitting class with Lise Roussell knitting class
  • 3:30pm - 5:30pm — Seasonal Sing with Heidi Wilson seasonal sing
  • 9:00am - 4:00pm — Book Sale book sale
Summer Things to See and Do in the Newport Area, Newport
  • - name: City Wide Yard Sale — TBA yard sale
  • 12:00pm - 4:00pm — 6yo Birthday Party birthday party
  • 3:00pm - 6:00pm — Birthday party for a one year old birthday party
  • 8:00am - 4:00pm — Tentative Bike Rodeo bike rodeo
WonderArts - Les Ruches d'Art - Art Hives, Hardwick
  • 11:00am - 2:00pm — COMMUNITY FUN DAY community fun day
  • 3:00pm — BREAD & PUPPET THEATER presents: The Hope Principle Circus and Mass puppet circus
Youth & Family Programs - Stamford Museum & ..., St. Johnsbury — FALL FEST for Safe and Happy Childhoods at 10:00am fall fest

SUNDAY - 5/24

Caledonia County Fair, Lyndonville
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 run race
Discover St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury — TBA at - name: Levitt AMP Music Series at Dog Mountain learn more
Education Events & Tickets in Derby Line, VT, Derby Line — Father's Day Workshop: Bear Dad and Baby Watercolour Painting at 2:00pm fathers day
Education Programs - The Charleston Museum, Charleston
Events - Danville, VT Chamber of Commerce, Danville — Autumn on the Green at 10:00am - 4:00pm autumn green
Family Programs - Guild Hall, Guildhall — SOUTH FORK PERFORMING ARTS: MARIAN, OR THE TRUE OF ROBIN HOOD, TEEN EDITION at 7:00pm robin hood teen
Greensboro Free Library, Greensboro — Bird Walk – Bear Glen Trails at 7:00am bird walk
Greensboro's Summer Camp Destination - YMCA Camp Weaver, Greensboro
  • - name: Overnight Summer Camp - Session 1: Superheroes — TBA overnight camp
  • - name: Overnight Summer Camp - Session 2: Out of This World — TBA overnight camp
  • - name: Overnight Summer Camp - Session 3: Splish Splash — TBA overnight camp
  • - name: Overnight Summer Camp - Session 4: Wizarding Week — TBA overnight camp
  • - name: Overnight Summer Camp - Session 5: International — TBA overnight camp
Newport City Events, Newport — NEK Horse Show at 9:00am watch the show
Programs and events - John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library, Craftsbury — For the love of books: Vermont author and illustrator book talk at 3:00pm - 5:00pm book talk
Summer Things to See and Do in the Newport Area, Newport — 6 year old Birthday party at 12:00pm - 4:00pm birthday party
WonderArts - Les Ruches d'Art - Art Hives, Hardwick — SEASONAL SING at 4:00pm - 6:00pm seasonal sing
Youth Camps & Experiential Learning in Vermont - Unbound Gra, Irasburg

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