Things to Do with Kids in Connecticut This Weekend (Oct 16–Oct 18)

Family Storytime

Fri, Oct 16, 10:00 AM–10:45 AMEast Hartford Public Library (Raymond Library)

📚 Storytime & BooksAges 5 & under📍 East Hartford

Play and Learn (Ages 0-5 with caregiver)

Fri, Oct 16, 10:00 AM–10:45 AMCheshire Public Library

🔬 STEM & LearningAges 5 & under📍 Cheshire

Tunes and Tales

Fri, Oct 16, 10:15 AM–10:45 AMNorwalk Public Library

📚 Storytime & BooksFree📍 Norwalk

Nature Explorers @ the Library

Fri, Oct 16, 10:15 AM–11:00 AMLucy Robbins Welles Library

🌳 Outdoors & NatureAges 4–8📍 Newington

Friday Fun

Fri, Oct 16, 10:30 AM–11:00 AMStratford Library

🎵 Music & TheaterAges 1–5📍 Stratford

Storytime

Fri, Oct 16, 10:30 AM–11:00 AMBethel Public Library

📚 Storytime & BooksAges 4 & under📍 Bethel

Farmers Market Storytime

Fri, Oct 16, 10:30 AM–11:00 AMRussell Library

📚 Storytime & BooksFree📍 Middletown

Fun Friday Storytime

Fri, Oct 16, 10:30 AM–11:30 AMDeep River Public Library

📚 Storytime & Books📍 Deep River

Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson

Fri, Oct 16, 11:00 AM–11:30 AMC.H. Booth Library

🎵 Music & TheaterAges 2–6📍 Newtown

Music with Margie

Fri, Oct 16, 11:00 AM–11:30 AMKillingworth Library

🎵 Music & TheaterAges 2–6📍 Killingworth

Kids Country Club (All Ages)

Fri, Oct 16, 10:00 AM–11:30 AMKillingly Public Library

👨‍👩‍👧 Family & CommunityFree📍 Killingly

Little Bears Story Time for Ages 0-5 (and a caregiver)

Fri, Oct 16, 11:00 AM–11:45 AMBridgeport Public Library – North Branch

📚 Storytime & BooksAges 5 & under📍 Bridgeport

Tale and Tinker

Fri, Oct 16, 11:00 AM–11:45 AMWaterford Public Library

🎨 Arts & CraftsAges 3–5📍 Waterford

You and Me in Music with Renee Coro

Fri, Oct 16, 11:00 AM–11:45 AMSomers Public Library

🎵 Music & TheaterAges 3–5📍 Somers

Playful Learners with Miss Emma

Fri, Oct 16, 10:30 AM–12:00 PMImagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center

🧸 Baby & ToddlerUnder 3📍 Bristol

Family Literacy PACT

Fri, Oct 16, 10:00 AM–12:00 PMHartford Public Library – Downtown

👨‍👩‍👧 Family & CommunityFree📍 Hartford

Scrabble Club

Fri, Oct 16, 11:00 AM–12:30 PMWaterford Public Library

🎬 Games & MoviesAll ages📍 Waterford

Daily Otter Feeding

Fri, Oct 16, 1:00 PM–1:10 PMStamford Museum & Nature Center

🌳 Outdoors & Nature📍 Stamford

Get Ready for Kindergarten!

Fri, Oct 16, 1:00 PM–1:30 PMBethel Public Library

🧸 Baby & ToddlerAges 3–5📍 Bethel

LEGO Play Day

Fri, Oct 16, 2:00 PMEast Hartford Public Library (Raymond Library)

🔬 STEM & LearningAges 1–17📍 East Hartford

The Unhoused Activists Community Team (U-Act)

Fri, Oct 16, 1:00 PM–3:00 PMNew Haven Free Public Library – Ives Main Library

🌳 Outdoors & NatureAll ages📍 New Haven

Preschool Family Series: Amazing Changing Seasons

Fri, Oct 16, 2:00 PM–3:00 PMMystic Aquarium

🧸 Baby & ToddlerAges 2–5📍 Stonington

Community Challenge

Fri, Oct 16, 12:00 PM–3:00 PMHartford Public Library – Albany

🎧 Teens & TweensAges 12–18Free📍 Hartford

Hear Me Out: Debate Club

Fri, Oct 16, 12:00 PM–3:00 PMHartford Public Library – Albany

🎧 Teens & TweensAges 12–18Free📍 Hartford

Drop In: Tarantula Feeding!

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

🌳 Outdoors & Nature📍 Stamford

Teen Center: Snacks Around the World – Colombia

Fri, Oct 16, 2:30 PM–4:00 PMSomers Public Library

🎧 Teens & TweensAges 12+📍 Somers

LoFi Friday

Fri, Oct 16, 3:00 PM–4:00 PMOtis Library

🎵 Music & TheaterAges 12+📍 Norwich

Monster of the Week

Fri, Oct 16, 1:00 PM–4:00 PMHartford Public Library – Albany

🎧 Teens & TweensAges 12–18Free📍 Hartford

Fidget Toy Workshop @ YOUmedia

Fri, Oct 16, 2:00 PM–4:00 PMHartford Public Library – Downtown

🎧 Teens & TweensAges 12–18Free📍 Hartford

Adventure Days

Fri, Oct 16, 8:30 AM–4:30 PMFlanders Nature Center & Land Trust

🌳 Outdoors & Nature📍 Woodbury

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

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

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Essex

Haunted Book Cellar Workday

Fri, Oct 16, 2:30 PM–4:30 PMPhoebe Griffin Noyes Library

📚 Storytime & BooksAges 11+📍 Old Lyme

Teen Game Day

Fri, Oct 16, 2:30 PM–4:30 PMBridgeport Public Library – Newfield Branch

🎬 Games & MoviesAges 12+📍 Bridgeport

DJ Foundation Lab @ YOUmedia

Fri, Oct 16, 2:30 PM–4:30 PMHartford Public Library – Downtown

🎧 Teens & TweensAges 12–18Free📍 Hartford

Makerspace

Fri, Oct 16, 3:30 PM–4:30 PMHartford Public Library – Albany

🎨 Arts & CraftsAges 6–12Free📍 Hartford

Teen Game Club

Fri, Oct 16, 2:00 PM–4:45 PMNew Haven Free Public Library – Ives Main Library

🎬 Games & MoviesAges 12+📍 New Haven

Teen Video Games

Fri, Oct 16, 3:30 PM–4:45 PMBethel Public Library

🎬 Games & MoviesAges 12+📍 Bethel

Teen Write Stuff

Fri, Oct 16, 3:30 PM–4:45 PMNew Milford Public Library

📚 Storytime & BooksAges 12+📍 New Milford

Mrs. Lombard's Art Club

Fri, Oct 16, 3:30 PM–5:00 PMOxford Parks & Recreation

🎨 Arts & CraftsAges 5–11📍 Oxford

Friday Market

Fri, Oct 16, 3:00 PM–5:00 PMHartford Public Library – Downtown

👨‍👩‍👧 Family & CommunityFree📍 Hartford

Tweens Magic: The Gathering

Fri, Oct 16, 4:30 PM–6:00 PMKillingworth Library

🎧 Teens & TweensAges 9–12📍 Killingworth

Golden Hour Fridays

Fri, Oct 16, 10:00 AM–6:30 PMJones Family Farms

🍎 Farms & Orchards📍 Shelton

Hocus Pocus Dance Party

Fri, Oct 16, 4:00 PM–6:30 PMEast Granby Recreation Department

🩰 DanceAges 5–12📍 East Granby

Halloween Costume Swap

Fri, Oct 16, 9:30 AM–6:45 PMPhoebe Griffin Noyes Library

🎃 Holidays & SeasonalAll ages📍 Old Lyme

Fall Fest

Fri, Oct 16, 5:00 PM–8:00 PMTown of Manchester Calendar of Events

🎃 Holidays & Seasonal📍 Manchester

Teac Halloween Glow Party!

Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM–8:00 PMEaston Park & Recreation

🎃 Holidays & SeasonalAges 4+📍 Easton

Trunk or Treat

Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM–8:00 PMBloomfield Parks, Recreation & Leisure Services

🎃 Holidays & SeasonalAges 3–13📍 Bloomfield

Haunted Trolley: In Search of Sasquatch

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

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 East Haven

Kids Night Out

Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM–9:00 PMGlastonbury Parks, Recreation & Senior Services

👨‍👩‍👧 Family & CommunityAges 5–11📍 Glastonbury

Kids' Night Out

Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM–9:00 PMBristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services

🎃 Holidays & SeasonalAges 5–11📍 Bristol

What Lurks Beneath: Ghost Ship

Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM–9:00 PMMystic Seaport Museum

🎃 Holidays & SeasonalRecommended for ages 8+📍 Stonington

Friends Friday Films: The Sheep Detectives

Fri, Oct 16, 7:00 PM–9:00 PMGreenwich Library

🎬 Games & MoviesAll ages📍 Greenwich

Middle School Night Out

Fri, Oct 16, 7:00 PM–9:00 PMFarmington Valley YMCA

🎧 Teens & TweensAges 10–14📍 Simsbury

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Fri, Oct 16, 8:59 AM–10:00 PMStamford Museum & Nature Center

🏛️ Museums & Attractions📍 Stamford

Scarrybrooke Park CT’s Haunted Trail

Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM–10:00 PMGreater New Milford Chamber of Commerce

🌳 Outdoors & Nature📍 New Milford

Friday & Saturday Night Sky Observing

Fri, Oct 16, 7:00 PM–10:00 PMStamford Museum & Nature Center

🌳 Outdoors & Nature📍 Stamford

The Orchard Trials: Haunted House at Lyman Orchards

Fri, Oct 16, 7:00 PM–10:00 PMLyman Orchards

🍎 Farms & Orchards📍 Middlefield

Book Scientists – "Sweet Treats"

Fri, Oct 16, All dayStratford Library

📚 Storytime & BooksAges 5–12📍 Stratford

Craft Fair Registration

Fri, Oct 16, All dayThomaston Public Library

🎨 Arts & CraftsAges 5–12📍 Thomaston

Revolutionary Haven: Myths of America

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

🏛️ Museums & AttractionsAges 10+📍 New Haven

Ivoryton Pumpkin Chase

Sat, Oct 17, 8:30 AM–10:30 AMEssex Land Trust

🎃 Holidays & Seasonal📍 Essex

Tween D&D: Campaign One

Sat, Oct 17, 9:00 AM–10:30 AMKillingworth Library

🎬 Games & MoviesAges 9–12📍 Killingworth

Family Story Time with Danny the Fire Dog

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM–11:00 AMWest Haven Public Library

📚 Storytime & BooksAll ages📍 West Haven

Guided Foliage Hike

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM–11:00 AMHolcomb Farm

🌳 Outdoors & Nature📍 Granby

Halloween Hike

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM–11:00 AMWethersfield Library

🎃 Holidays & SeasonalAge 3📍 Wethersfield

Read to Scout

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM–11:00 AMWaterford Public Library

📚 Storytime & BooksAll ages📍 Waterford

Baby & Me

Sat, Oct 17, 10:30 AM–11:00 AMOtis Library

🧸 Baby & ToddlerAges 2 & under📍 Norwich

Music with Tom Weber

Sat, Oct 17, 10:30 AM–11:00 AMGreenwich Library

🎵 Music & Theater📍 Greenwich

Storytime

Sat, Oct 17, 10:30 AM–11:00 AMBethel Public Library

📚 Storytime & BooksAges 4 & under📍 Bethel

Book Buddies with Theta Alpha Sigma Rhoer Club of Hartford

Sat, Oct 17, 11:00 AMEast Hartford Public Library (Raymond Library)

📚 Storytime & BooksAges 6–12📍 East Hartford

LEGO Play Day

Sat, Oct 17, 11:00 AMEast Hartford Public Library (Raymond Library)

🔬 STEM & LearningAges 1–17📍 East Hartford

All About Owls, including an Owl Pellet Dissection (Grades 4-6)

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM–11:30 AMWhite Memorial Conservation Center

🌳 Outdoors & NatureAges 9–12📍 Litchfield

Nature Explorers

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM–11:30 AMTown of Mansfield

🌳 Outdoors & Nature📍 Mansfield

Spooky Fairy Houses

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM–11:30 AMPhoebe Griffin Noyes Library

👨‍👩‍👧 Family & CommunityAges 6–11📍 Old Lyme

Tween Chess (FX)

Sat, Oct 17, 10:30 AM–11:30 AMWest Hartford Public Library

🎧 Teens & TweensAges 10–14Free📍 West Hartford

Babysitting Certification (Ages 11-14)

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM–12:00 PMEast Granby Recreation Department

🎧 Teens & TweensAges 11–14📍 East Granby

Discovery Stations

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM–12:00 PMDenison Pequotsepos Nature Center

🌳 Outdoors & NatureAll ages📍 Stonington

Youth Wrestling Clinic (Boys & Girls Ages 7 -14)

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM–12:00 PMParks & Recreation Department of Woodbury, Connecticut

🥋 Martial ArtsAges 7–14📍 Woodbury

Book Buddies Storytime

Sat, Oct 17, 11:00 AM–12:00 PMBridgeport Public Library – Beardsley Branch

📚 Storytime & BooksAges 2–6📍 Bridgeport

Surprise Saturday with Mrs. Fig

Sat, Oct 17, 11:00 AM–12:00 PMKillingworth Library

🎨 Arts & CraftsAges 3 & under📍 Killingworth

Things to do with kids in Connecticut this weekend

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All weekend events

Family Storytime

Play and Learn (Ages 0-5 with caregiver)

Tunes and Tales

Nature Explorers @ the Library

Friday Fun

Storytime

Farmers Market Storytime

Fun Friday Storytime

Music Dynamics with Brad Peterson

Music with Margie

Kids Country Club (All Ages)

Little Bears Story Time for Ages 0-5 (and a caregiver)

Tale and Tinker

You and Me in Music with Renee Coro

Playful Learners with Miss Emma

Family Literacy PACT

Scrabble Club

Daily Otter Feeding

Get Ready for Kindergarten!

LEGO Play Day

The Unhoused Activists Community Team (U-Act)

Preschool Family Series: Amazing Changing Seasons

Community Challenge

Hear Me Out: Debate Club

Drop In: Tarantula Feeding!

Teen Center: Snacks Around the World – Colombia

LoFi Friday

Monster of the Week

Fidget Toy Workshop @ YOUmedia

Adventure Days

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Excursions

Haunted Book Cellar Workday

Teen Game Day

DJ Foundation Lab @ YOUmedia

Makerspace

Teen Game Club

Teen Video Games

Teen Write Stuff

Mrs. Lombard's Art Club

Friday Market

Tweens Magic: The Gathering

Golden Hour Fridays

Hocus Pocus Dance Party

Halloween Costume Swap

Fall Fest

Teac Halloween Glow Party!

Trunk or Treat

Haunted Trolley: In Search of Sasquatch

Kids Night Out

Kids' Night Out

What Lurks Beneath: Ghost Ship

Friends Friday Films: The Sheep Detectives

Middle School Night Out

Today’s Planetarium Shows & Showtimes

Scarrybrooke Park CT’s Haunted Trail

Friday & Saturday Night Sky Observing

The Orchard Trials: Haunted House at Lyman Orchards

Book Scientists – "Sweet Treats"

Craft Fair Registration

Revolutionary Haven: Myths of America

Ivoryton Pumpkin Chase

Tween D&D: Campaign One

Family Story Time with Danny the Fire Dog

Guided Foliage Hike

Halloween Hike

Read to Scout

Baby & Me

Music with Tom Weber

Storytime

Book Buddies with Theta Alpha Sigma Rhoer Club of Hartford

LEGO Play Day

All About Owls, including an Owl Pellet Dissection (Grades 4-6)

Nature Explorers

Spooky Fairy Houses

Tween Chess (FX)

Babysitting Certification (Ages 11-14)

Discovery Stations