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Get fired up for spring fun in CT this weekend, with family fun like Campfire: Spring Equinox at Earthplace. Photo by Zoe Browne courtesy of the center.
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3/19/25 - By Jennifer Coe

Looking for the best things to do in Connecticut this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list!

Spring weather is unpredictable and hovers between dreamy warm breezes and 'dang, I have to take out my winter coat again.' Despite that, the sunshine is beckoning us outside! Friday is Opening Day at Adventure Park Discovery Museum where you can hook on a harness and climb through the trees. Kids can also look for dragonfly larvae, tadpoles and newts at Swamp Explorers at Woodcock Nature Center. 

Put on your glass slippers and tiara and see Cinderella at Warner Theatre - always a favorite for princess-fans. It's not too late to get your tickets to Monster Trucks at the XL Center for this weekend! Watch big trucks like Grave Digger and Toro Loco perform stunts and tricks. 

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EverWonder Egg Scramble and Flashlight Egg Hunt

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March 28
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Mad Science Night at Stew Leonard's

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March 28
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March 28
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March 28
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March 28-30
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March 29-30
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