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Out & About in Connecticut
APRIL 2022
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April 1 – May 8: Higganum Dancing Daffodils, Halfinger Farms, 489 Candlewood Hill Rd., Higganum. Spend a day outside with family and friends picking your own daffodils, weather dependent. April 2: Woodstock Acorn Adventure For Kids – Eagle Chicks, Roseland Park, 205 Roseland Park Rd.,Woodstock. Join the Last Green Valley and Horizon Wings to learn about Bald Eagles and their chicks. 10 am – noon. FREE April 2: Mystic Daffodil Day, Denison Homestead Museum, 120 Pequotsepos Rd., Mystic, Come see thousands of blooming daffodils and enjoy the day’s activities, including open-hearth cooking in the Colonial kitchen, tours of the historic 302-year-old Denison manor house, a children’s craft activity, and complimentary cookies and lemonade. Noon – 4pm April 6: Stamford “Paddington Gets in a Jam”, The Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford. Watch Paddington, the famous, accident-prone bear, as he takes to the stage in this fun-filled comedy. Will Paddington be able to fix everything before Mr. Curry and his great aunt arrive home? 6:30 p.m., $25-$50. April 7: Norwalk Make-A-Wish Connecticut Presents: Taste of Wishes, 401 Westport Ave., Norwalk , This incredible once-in-a-lifetime evening, sponsored by Marcia Selden Catering, will feature local celebrity chefs cooking alongside Connecticut wish kids to raise money to make a life-changing wish come true. Delicious food will be prepared by an amazing lineup of Connecticut celebrity chefs. 6 p.m.-9 p.m.$75 8
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April 8 – Oct 9: Essex “Speed: Hydroplane Racing on the Connecticut River, 1900-1940” Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St., Essex, Speed: Hydroplane Racing on the Connecticut River Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 8: Hartford Family Program: Movie Under the Stars’, The Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth St., Hartford. Curl up under the “stars” for a movie night. Enjoy a special showing of the movie Inside Out while snacking on free popcorn! Exhibits will be open from 5 p.m.-6 p.m.; the movie will begin at 6 p.m. This program is great for children under the age of 12. 6 p.m.-8 p.m., $5 per family. April 9: Groton Seal Watch Cruise with Project Oceanology, 1084 Shennecossett Rd. #1, Groton. Join us for a guided tour of Long Island and Fishers Island Sounds aboard the EnviroLab Research Vessel. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Adults $40, military $35, children (6-12) $25. April 9 - 10: New Milford Spring Fest 2022, Meadowbrook Gardens, 228 Danbury Rd., New Milford. Spring Fest is a celebration of all things gardening with garden talks, food trucks, kids’ activities, and a Spring sale. 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. FREE April 10: Middletown Middletown 10K & 5K Run/Walk, Union Green, 1 Old Church St.Middletown, Back in Middletown for a springtime road race through the idyllic campus of Wesleyan University! Both races loop around campus, while the 5K finishes, the 10K takes another loop before a fast downhill finish on Old Church Street. 11 a.m.2 p.m Call 203-457-9364 for Advertising Information
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APRIL 2022
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April 23: Westbrook Boat Show & Swap Meet, 314 Flat Rock Place, Westbrook. Offering a wide variety of boat-related products and services, including new and used parts, boats and jet skis, boat slips, and access to boating information as well as classes offered by the Hartford Power Squadron. Food trucks on-site. 8am – 3pm April 24: Middletown Daffodil Day, Wadsworth Mansion, 421 Wadsworth St. Middletown. Join us for Daffodil Day at the Wadsworth Mansion.. Explore the grounds and the vernal pool, participate in outdoor activities, enjoy food from a food truck, visit the daffodils, and celebrate the beginning of Spring. Noon -3pm. FREE April 24: New Haven 48th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival, Wooster Square, New Haven. Featuring live musical entertainment; dedicated Children’s Area with arts and crafts, pet-related interest area and a great range of food and display tables. Noon – 4:30pm / FREE April 30: North Haven Connecticut Sheep, Wool, & Fiber Festival, North Haven Fairgrounds, 290 Washington St.,Route 5, North Haven. Events include ongoing demonstrations featuring fiber of all types, fiber tools, dyes, finished goods, soaps, herbals, local Connecticut cheese, and a variety of other quality items produced by small farms and businesses. 9am – 4pm, $10 for parking Out & About is a guide to family–oriented, events and is provided as a community service. As events may change after printing we suggest you call ahead to verify. We welcome your events. Please visit us at www.CTKidsandFamily.com. 10
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EASTER BUNNY EVENTS
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April 2 - 10: Easter Egg Drive Through Ray of Light Farm, 232 Town St.,East Haddam. Reservations required. April 2-3, 9-10; 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m $5 per person. April 2: Urainian Egg (Pysanky) Decorating for Kids & Adults 224 Danbury Rd.,Wilton, Decorate eggs in a traditional design, or create your own. For adults and children ages 9 and up. Registration required. 1 p.m.-3 p.m. $40, members $30. April 2: Flashlight Egg Hunt, EverWonder Children’s Museum Two-hour drop off event for children 7-12 only. 6:30pm – 8:30 $25, members $20; includes museum admission April 3: Egg Scramble EverWonder Children’s, 31 Pecks Lane, Newtown,. Pre-registration required. Egg drops: 9 a.m., 10 a.m., & 11 a.m. Adults $8, children $12; includes admission to the museum. April 7 - 9: The Great Egg Hunt & Spring Celebration New Canaan Nature Center, 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan. $15, members $10. Adults attending with their child(ren) do NOT need to purchase a ticket. April 9: 12th Annual Dino Egg Hunt Nature’s Art Village, 1650 Hartford-New London Tpke., Montville. Begins at 10 a.m. Children (2+) $31.99, children (under 2) $15.99, non-participants $23.99. April 9 - 16: Easter Eggspress Connecticut Trolley Museum, Connecticut Trolley Museum,58 North Rd., East Windsor. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., $13 April 9 - 16: Easter Bunny Express Railroad Museum of New England/Naugatuck Railroad Company, 242 East Main St.,Thomaston. Departures: 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m $17-19 16
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April 9 - 16: Easter Bunny Visits the Shore Line Trolley Museum 17 River St., East Haven, Schedule: April 9-10, 15-16. 11am – 4pm. $8 - $12 April 9: April 11th Annual Spring Egg Hunt Webb Mountain Discovery Zone, 71 Webb Circle, Monroe. Sessions: 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m., $6 April 15: Woodland Egg Hunt Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Rd., Mystic. Start times: 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., & 2:30 p.m. Adults $5, children $10. April 15 - 17: Eggs, Eggs, Eggs! Spring Scavenger Hunt Roaring Brook Nature Center, 70 Gracy Rd.,Canton. Fri. noon-4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Free with regular admission. April 16: Egg Hunt Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield, 2325 Burr Street, Fairfield. Sessions: 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. $12 April 16: Easter Brunch & Egg Hunt at DELMAR West Hartford, 1 Memorial Dr.,West Hartford. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $25-$35, children (12 months and under) free. April 16: Easter Egg Roll Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave., Southport, Begins at 10 a.m. FREE
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