Weekend Highlights, August 28-29
Catch the Elm Shakespeare Company at Edgerton Park now thru September 5!
Thursday
Elm Shakespeare Company at Edgerton Park in New Haven (thru Sept 5)
Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament in New Haven (August 20-28)
Everyone’s a Kid – everyone pays the child admission fee at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport (thru August 31)
Thanks for these tidbits, Amy! Sorry you had to find out the hard way :(
- Children’s Museum is closed this weekend in New Haven
- Stepping Stones is closed until November 20 in Norwalk
- Earthplace is closed thru Labor Day in Westport
Friday
Farmer’s Market (12pm-4pm) in The Hill
The Lake After Dark at Lake Compounce in Bristol (Final Friday!)
Brooklyn (CT) Fair in Brooklyn
Chester Fair in Chester (thru Sunday)
Hamden Farmer’s Market (11am-3pm) in Hamden
50 cent Fabulous Fridays at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury (thru Labor Day)
Toy Story 3 on IMAX at Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk (thru Sunday) ???
Saturday
Farmer’s Market at Wooster Square (9am-1pm) & Upper State Street (10am-2pm) in New Haven
Open Farm Day at Common Ground in New Haven
Skateboard Class at Edgewood Park in New Haven (Call 203-690-6038 for more info)
NO story hour at the Children’s Museum in New Haven (CLOSED this weekend)
Taste of Apples and Honey in Hamden
Saturday Carloads at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury (thru Labor Day)
Family Canoe Tours of Wheeler Salt Marsh in Milford (thru Sept 25)
Milford Farmer’s Market (9am-1pm) in Milford
Orange Open Farms Day in Orange
Jaws at Southington Drive-In in Southington
Sunday
Family Fun Day at Edgewood Park Farmer’s Market (10am-2pm) in New Haven
Next Week & Beyond:
in season for Pick Your Own outings: Peaches, Plums, Raspberries, Apples (early season)
Lots of Activities at Main & Branch Libraries in New Haven (July & August)
Free Summer Concert Series in NYC (June-August)
Blues, Berries & Jam at Farmer’s Market on the Green in New Haven (every Wednesday)
Farmer’s Market at Common Ground in New Haven (every Wednesday)
Pony Rides at Maple View Farm in Orange (every Wednesday)
Music Together Demo Classes in New Haven, etc (Sept 2, 10, 11)
Fall Migration Festival at Lighthouse Point in New Haven (Sept-Oct)
Summer’s Last Roar at the Peabody in New Haven (Sept 4, free admission all day)
Taste the Shoreline in Guilford (Sept 4)
CT Folk Festival & Green Expo in New Haven (Sept 10-12)
Neighborhood Music School Open House in New Haven (Sept 12)
Mothers and More Fall Open House in North Haven (Sept 14)
Sunday in the Park in Edgerton Park in New Haven (Sept 19)
Cycle, Step & Stroll in Rowayton (Sept 19)
Walk for Literacy with New Haven Reads in New Haven (Sept 25)
Scarecrows at the Museum in Old Lyme (October)
Tickets on Sale:
- for the North Pole Express running in November-December in Essex
- for Sesame Street Live in Hartford (Sept 4-5)
- for the Big E in West Springfield, MA (Sept 17 – Oct 3)
- for Yale Football upcoming season in New Haven (kids 12 and under are always free!)
- for Hartford Children’s Theatre 10-11 upcoming season, kicking off with Willy Wonka in Hartford
- for the Shubert’s upcoming season including The Cake Boss, A Christmas Carol, Mamma Mia, Anthony Bourdain & Stomp…and lots more…including Swan Lake, which was just added!
- for the Downtown Cabaret Children’s Company upcoming season featuring A Pirate Story, Frosty the Snowman, Rumplestiltskin, Jack and the Beanstalk & Goldilocks
