Museums & Attractions for Kids in Connecticut — Events & Programs

Immersive Art Fest

Sun, Oct 11, 8:00 AM–12:00 PMHartford Business Improvement District

🎨 Arts & Crafts📍 Hartford

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Sun, Oct 11, 8:59 AM–5:00 PMStamford Museum & Nature Center

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Stamford

All Aboard the Pumpkin Patch Trolley

Sun, Oct 11, 10:30 AM–5:00 PMShore Line Trolley Museum

🏛️ Museums & AttractionsAll ages📍 East Haven

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Sun, Oct 11, 11:00 AM–4:30 PMEssex Steam Train & Riverboat

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Essex

Drop In: Tarantula Feeding!

Sun, Oct 11, 3:30 PM–3:50 PMStamford Museum & Nature Center

🌳 Outdoors & Nature📍 StamfordFree

Children’s Free Week in the Museum

Mon, Oct 12, 9:00 AM–5:00 PMWhite Memorial Conservation Center

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Litchfield

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Mon, Oct 12, 9:00 AM–5:00 PMStamford Museum & Nature Center

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Stamford

Open Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Mon, Oct 12, 10:00 AM–4:00 PMConnecticut Science Center

🏛️ Museums & AttractionsAges 7 & under📍 Hartford

All Aboard the Pumpkin Patch Trolley

Mon, Oct 12, 10:30 AM–5:00 PMShore Line Trolley Museum

🏛️ Museums & AttractionsAll ages📍 East Haven

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Mon, Oct 12, 11:00 AM–4:30 PMEssex Steam Train & Riverboat

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Essex

8-Legged Art Drop-in

Mon, Oct 12, 2:00 PM–3:00 PMStamford Museum & Nature Center

🎨 Arts & Crafts📍 StamfordFree

Bruce Beginnings: Circles in Art

Tue, Oct 13, All dayBruce Museum

🎨 Arts & CraftsAge 2📍 Greenwich

Toddler Tuesday

Tue, Oct 13, 9:00 AM–1:00 PMConnecticut Science Center

🧸 Baby & ToddlerAges 1–3📍 Hartford

Sing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library

Tue, Oct 13, 10:00 AM–10:30 AMFairfield Museum & History Center

🎵 Music & TheaterAges 5 & under📍 Fairfield

Open Play @ Victorian Cottage

Tue, Oct 13, 10:30 AM–11:30 AMFairfield Museum & History Center

🧸 Baby & Toddler📍 Fairfield

Big Blue Blocks Open Play

Tue, Oct 13, 1:00 PM–2:30 PMC.H. Booth Library

🧸 Baby & ToddlerAges 3–6📍 Newtown

Bruce Beginnings Junior: Circles Everywhere

Wed, Oct 14, All dayBruce Museum

🏛️ Museums & AttractionsAges 12+📍 Greenwich

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Wed, Oct 14, 8:59 AM–5:00 PMStamford Museum & Nature Center

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Stamford

Golden Hour & Sunset Trolley Rides

Wed, Oct 14, 4:30 PM–5:45 PMShore Line Trolley Museum

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 East Haven

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Thu, Oct 15, 8:59 AM–5:00 PMStamford Museum & Nature Center

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Stamford

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Thu, Oct 15, 11:00 AM–4:30 PMEssex Steam Train & Riverboat

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Essex

Lighthouse Quilters – Kids Sewing

Thu, Oct 15, 4:00 PM–5:00 PMStratford Library

🎨 Arts & CraftsAges 7–12📍 Stratford

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Fri, Oct 16, 11:00 AM–4:30 PMEssex Steam Train & Riverboat

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Essex

Drop In: Tarantula Feeding!

Fri, Oct 16, 3:30 PM–3:50 PMStamford Museum & Nature Center

🌳 Outdoors & Nature📍 StamfordFree

Haunted Trolley: In Search of Sasquatch

Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM–9:00 PMShore Line Trolley Museum

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 East Haven

Revolutionary Haven: Myths of America

Fri, Oct 16, 7:30 PM–9:00 PMCT Humanities

🏛️ Museums & AttractionsAges 10+📍 New Haven

All Aboard the Pumpkin Patch Trolley

Sat, Oct 17, 10:30 AM–5:00 PMShore Line Trolley Museum

🏛️ Museums & AttractionsAll ages📍 East Haven

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Sat, Oct 17, 11:00 AM–4:30 PMEssex Steam Train & Riverboat

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Essex

Edible Insects with the Stamford Museum and Nature Center

Sat, Oct 17, 2:00 PM–3:00 PMCos Cob Library

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Greenwich

Haunted Trolley: In Search of Sasquatch

Sat, Oct 17, 6:00 PM–9:00 PMShore Line Trolley Museum

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 East Haven

Museums & Attractions for kids in CT

Programs

Day Trip

Upcoming events

Immersive Art Fest

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

All Aboard the Pumpkin Patch Trolley

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Drop In: Tarantula Feeding!

Children’s Free Week in the Museum

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Open Indigenous Peoples’ Day

All Aboard the Pumpkin Patch Trolley

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

8-Legged Art Drop-in

Bruce Beginnings: Circles in Art

Toddler Tuesday

Sing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library

Open Play @ Victorian Cottage

Big Blue Blocks Open Play

Bruce Beginnings Junior: Circles Everywhere

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Golden Hour & Sunset Trolley Rides

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Lighthouse Quilters – Kids Sewing

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Drop In: Tarantula Feeding!

Haunted Trolley: In Search of Sasquatch

Revolutionary Haven: Myths of America

All Aboard the Pumpkin Patch Trolley

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Edible Insects with the Stamford Museum and Nature Center

Haunted Trolley: In Search of Sasquatch

🏛️ Museums & Attractions for kids in CT

Programs

Day Trip

Upcoming events

Immersive Art Fest

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

All Aboard the Pumpkin Patch Trolley

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Drop In: Tarantula Feeding!

Children’s Free Week in the Museum

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Open Indigenous Peoples’ Day

All Aboard the Pumpkin Patch Trolley

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

8-Legged Art Drop-in

Bruce Beginnings: Circles in Art

Toddler Tuesday

Sing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library

Open Play @ Victorian Cottage

Big Blue Blocks Open Play

Bruce Beginnings Junior: Circles Everywhere

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Golden Hour & Sunset Trolley Rides

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Lighthouse Quilters – Kids Sewing

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Drop In: Tarantula Feeding!

Haunted Trolley: In Search of Sasquatch

Revolutionary Haven: Myths of America

All Aboard the Pumpkin Patch Trolley

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Edible Insects with the Stamford Museum and Nature Center

Haunted Trolley: In Search of Sasquatch

The weekend, sorted.

Museums & Attractions for kids in CT