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Eclipse Event: EXPERIENCE THE CELESTIAL SPECTACLE OF A LIFETIME!
Connecticut Science Center 250 Columbus Blvd., Hartford🌞 Live Viewing:Immerse yourself in the celestial wonder as you witness the sun disappear behind the moon, plunging the world into a temporary twilight. Our specially equipped viewing area and solar glasses (included with your event ticket) ensure a safe and unobstructed experience, allowing you to marvel at the beauty of the solar spectacular. 🌑 Engaging Activities:Enhance […]
April Vacation: Earth Week at Niantic Children’s Museum
Niantic Children's Museum 409 Main Street, NianticApril 9 - 12, 2024 Join us for a terra-ific week as we celebrate the Earth we live on! The week will be filled with hands-on demonstrations, crafts, and more! Challenge yourself to make something out of recycled materials in our Museum MakerSpace. Educator-led demonstrations will run from 10am to 2pm at the top of […]
Kite Flying Festival at Greenwich Point Park
Greenwich Point Park 11 Tods Driftway, Old Greenwichf you’re looking for a fun, family-friendly event to attend this spring, then grab your kites and join us on Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM for a day of outdoor fun and adventure. This festival is hosted in partnership with Greenwich Parks and Recreation, and it promises to be a […]
Touch-A-Truck: Hands-On Family Event
Veterans Memorial Park 130 Atlantic Street, StamfordStamford Downtown, in conjunction with various City of Stamford departments, will host a free event during the school spring break. Touch A Truck is a family-friendly event designed to allow children to explore, climb and touch vehicles of all shapes and sizes. The Stamford Fire Department, Stamford Police Department, Stamford Emergency Services, City of Stamford Operations […]
Yale Peabody Museum: Third Floor Opens April 19
Yale Peabody Museum 170 Whitney Ave, New HavenWe are excited to welcome you to the third floor of the Peabody and our gift shop Friday, April 19! The newly restored (and much beloved) dioramas will be back on display, as well as the interactive Living Lab, the successor to the Discovery Room. Our new exhibitions on biodiversity, called “Dynamic Nature,” and mineralogy will give you […]
BubbleMania! at The Legacy Theater
Legacy Theatre 128 Thimble Islands Road, BranfordSaturday, April 20 at 10am & 12pm This unique program combines high-energy entertainment and artistic achievement, visual comedy, quick wit, and the untamed, often unbelievable qualities of beautiful spherical liquids. Casey Carle’s creations grow from intricate and imaginative bubble art forms to “trapping” people inside bubbles. He's consulted on bubble art with entertainment giants the […]
The Diaper Bank of Connecticut and the Connecticut Hospital Association Launch Statewide Diaper Drive
The Diaper Bank of Connecticut and the Connecticut Hospital Association are partnering with state leaders and lawmakers to advance a statewide push to address diaper insecurity and increase support for the Diaper Connections program, which screens for diaper need at local hospitals and provides diapers to families through community partners. One out of every two families have difficulty affording a sufficient […]
Pick Your Own (PYO) Tulips at Wicked Tulips Flower Farm
Beckett Farms 1287 Main Street, GlastonburyEstimated opening dates: April 25th until May 10th Every spring, Wicked Tulips offers "U-pick" (also known as "pick your own") farm events, when our fields are in beautiful bloom! U-Pick events last around +/- 14 days at each farm. General Admission Tickets will be released 2-3 days before each farm opens. We email opening day alerts & ticket […]
RJ Julia’s Poetry Contest and Poetry Slam! Grades 1 through 6
RJ Julia Booksellers 768 Boston Post Road, MadisonNational Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and—of course—poets, marking poetry’s important place in […]
Day Out with Thomas 2024 Bubble Tour! Essex Steam Train
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat 1 Railroad Ave, EssexApril 27-28 & May 4-5 ‘Pop’ on board a train ride adventure with Thomas the Tank Engine! Day Out With Thomas “Bubble Tour” is heading to Essex Station! We encourage you to purchase your tickets in advance as these events sell out each year! Arrive early to enjoy all the included activities! Thomas & Friends […]
New London County Spring Festival: Colchester Food Truck Extravaganza
Priam Vineyards 11 Shailor Hill Rd, ColchesterApril 27 - 28, 2024 Sip on fine wines while shopping amongst 75 crafters and small businesses local to New London County and Connecticut. A Great selection of food trucks from Petrillo's Event Co. will be on site for a wonderful lunch, dinner, or snack!!!! Music, Kids Activities, free admission! TWO DAY EVENT For more […]
Family Day: Mixing It Up with Color at Fairfield University Art Museum
Fairfield University Art Museum 200 Barlow Road, FairfieldJoin us for Family Day: Mixing It Up with Color on Saturday, Two sessions April 27: 12:30-2 p.m., 2:30-4 p.m. in Bellarmine Hall, Museum Classroom. Each session will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and again at 2:30 p.m. This event is inspired by the exhibition Suzanne Chamlin: Studies in Color (Bellarmine Hall Galleries, April 5-July 27)! Kids ages […]