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With animal encounters, hayrides, and demonstrations, the Sheep to Shawl Festival tops our picks for things to do in Connecticut this weekend! Sheep to Shawl Festival photo courtesy of the Hillstead Museum
With animal encounters, hayrides, and demonstrations, the Sheep to Shawl Festival tops our picks for things to do in Connecticut this weekend! Sheep to Shawl Festival photo courtesy of the Hillstead Museum
3/22/23 - By Ally Noel

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

Spring has officially arrived in Connecticut! The Easter Bunny has begun making his stops around the state. One of his first events is at New Milford's FaithChurch for their annual Easter Egg Hunt. You can also put a little spring in your step at the Sheep to Shawl Festival or check out the first weekend of Essex's Daffodil Days.

Still need more things to do in Connecticut this weekend? Get the most out of spring with our Connecticut Spring Activities Guide. For more sweet fun this season, explore Maple Sugaring with Connecticut Kids: Maple Sugar Festivals and Sugar House Tours. And check out the Best Free and Fun Things To Do in Connecticut with Kids March 2023 for our favorite picks all month long.

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Spring is finally here, bringing more family fun to Connecticut. Essex Goes Daffy with “Daffodil Days” photo courtesy of the Essex Board of Trade
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Essex Goes Daffy with “Daffodil Days”

Essex - Daily through April 23, 2023
The 43,000+ daffodils waiting to blossom across Essex, Centerbrook, and Ivoryton villages invite you to celebrate Spring. Make Essex your “daffodil destination!” with a day trip or weekend to enjoy this natural event, as well as our villages, shops, restaurants, galleries, architecture, and waterfront. Celebrate with our merchants along “Daffodil Way.” READ MORE

Guinea Pig Tea @ the Lutz

Manchester - March 24, 2023
Hear about the adventures of Marshmallow the guinea pig and his big imagination. Have some tea and cookies while we read a story to you. Then, you can make a craft and meet one of our resident guinea pigs! READ MORE

Essex "Go Bragh" St. Patrick's Parade

Essex - March 25, 2023
Follow the St. Patrick's Parade down Main Street. There will be floats, antique cars, bagpipers, Irish dancers and more!  READ MORE

Maple Syrup Demo at Nowashe Village

South Windsor - March 25, 2023
Maple sugaring has been practiced by New England’s Indigenous Peoples for thousands of years. Abenaki Peoples followed a multi-step process for collecting and condensing maple sap into sweeteners, a process refined and passed down orally from one generation to the next. On Saturday, March 25 please join Dan Shears and Brian Chenevertin Nowashe Village for a Maple Sugaring Demonstration. Dan and Brian will discuss the maple sugaring history and demonstrate the hands-on creation of maple syrup. READ MORE

Bluey's Big Play at the Oakdale Theater

Wallingford - March 25, 2023
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music by Bluey composer, Joff Bush. Join the Heelers in their first live theatre show made just for you, featuring brilliantly created puppets. This is Bluey as you’ve never seen it before, brought to real life. READ MORE

Holi on the Green!

Danbury - March 25, 2023
Celebrate Holi at the CityCenter Green on Ives St! Holi is a Hindu festival celebrating spring. Enjoy music by DJ AD SaaZ accompanied by a fashion show displaying clothing and accessories from India. In between throwing gulal powder – browse shopping from local vendors. There will be jewelry, clothes, arts, and craft stalls available. Throughout the afternoon experience dance performances that showcase classical dance like Kathak and Bollywood styles. READ MORE

Hearing Beethoven

Stamford - March 25, 2023
The UNIQUE Series is an interactive 30-minute concert experience created for learners with special needs and their families and caregivers. Featuring music by Ludwig van Beethoven, the concert is performed by members of Orchestra Lumos and hosted by Rami Vamos and Liz Ast, faculty at Concordia Conservatory. Rami and Liz will engage audiences with elements of music therapy and family-friendly humor while making classical music accessible to the students in a small concert setting. READ MORE

Heart Chakra Talk & Bracelet Making Class

Rocky Hill - March 25, 2023
In this workshop Melissa will talk about how our feelings can be signs of a blocked heart chakra and the signs of a healthy and open heart chakra. Come listen for ways to open your heart chakra and how certain crystals can assist with bringing balance back to this area.   READ MORE

Sheep to Shawl Festival

Farmington - March 26, 2023
An Interactive Celebration and Demonstration of All Things Fiber! While our sheep are being shorn, Hill-Stead Museum will welcome fiber artists and vendors demonstrating skirting, carding, spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting, felting; storytelling; and more. There will be free hayrides to and from the barns, food vendors, and craft activities. Learn what it takes to create something “from sheep to shawl.”  READ MORE

Cups and Cones One Year Anniversary Celebration

Greenwich - March 26, 2023
Cups N' Cones is having a party to celebrate their one year anniversary on March 26th from 1pm-3pm. There will be a balloonist, live music, prizes, giveaways, and more. The event is meant for the whole family. READ MORE

Seal Watch Cruises

Groton - March 26, 2023
Join Project Oceanology for a guided tour of Long Island and Fishers Island Sounds aboard the EnviroLab Research Vessel. You will visit multiple locations for Seal watching as you learn about these unique travelers, the Harbor Seals, on their migratory journey from Maine. The Enviro-Lab has plenty of space on deck for optimal viewing and is equipped with heated cabins and a "vessel" type restroom. READ MORE

Easter Egg Hunt at FaithChurch CC

New Milford - March 26, 2023
Enjoy this free Easter egg hunt and petting zoo.  Food will be available for purchase from a local food truck after service READ MORE
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