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Veterans Day Weekend in Connecticut: Top Things To Do with Kids

Don't look now, but it's Veteran's Day weekend in Connecticut 2022! Photo by Gabby Orcutt, courtesy of Unsplash
Don't look now, but it's Veteran's Day weekend in Connecticut 2022! Photo by Gabby Orcutt, courtesy of Unsplash
11/9/22 - By Ally Noel

It is very fitting that this “season of thanks” always includes Veterans Day Weekend in Connecticut. Many of our favorite venues around the state will offer free admission for veterans as a way of showing gratitude for their service. The Institute for Native American Studies, and New England Air Museum, are all offering family-friendly Veterans Day programs and activities. There are plenty of kids' activities to fill the long weekend, too. The Danbury Fair hosts Flip Circus, and  Bubblemania comes to Stamford.

Be sure to check out our guide to the Best of November: Top Things To Do in Connecticut with Kids. For even more ideas, make sure that you subscribe to our weekly newsletters and follow us on Facebook and Instagram so that you won't miss any of the fun. Have a great weekend!

 

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Craft a pen that will be donated to a veteran's organization at the Veterans Pen-a-thon. Photo courtesy of the event.
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Honor Our Veterans 5k

Westport - November 11, 2022
Join in for a run on Veterans Day for the newest 5K in the state. All abilities are encouraged. You can run or walk in honor of our veterans and in support of our men and women who have served our country.  There is also a FREE Kids 'Run for our Heroes' scamper.         READ MORE

Veteran's Day Celebration in New Britain

New Britain - November 11, 2022
A ceremony honoring all Veterans and members of the military featuring placing of wreaths on each Memorial, invocation, and National Anthem/cadence/Taps by the New Britain High School Madrigal and Band Students. READ MORE

City of New Haven Veterans Day Ceremony

New Haven - November 11, 2022
Celebrate Veterans Day at New Haven City Hall with the Harmony in Action Orchestra, Civil Air Patrol Color Guard and Soloist Ruth Rosa. Following the ceremony at City Hall, commemorative wreaths will be placed at the World War Memorial on the Green and at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Long Wharf Drive. READ MORE

Flip Circus at Danbury Fair

Danbury - through November 14, 2022
Come and see the great jugglers, acrobats, aerialists and the motorcycles inside the Globe of Steel, laught with gleeful Clowns like you never had before. Created by the imagination of the Vazquez Familiy. With an enormous red and white circus tent! READ MORE

The Holiday Wish Experience

Stamford - through December 24, 2022
The Holiday Wish is an interactive, light-filled experience that will entertain and inspire every member of the family. This unique light journey puts children on a quest to rekindle their love of the holidays by doing one thing: believing. READ MORE

'Twas The Night Before Christmas In Confetti Land Book Launch Celebration

Avon - November 12, 2022
To celebrate the launch of ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas In Confetti Land (a picture book brought to you by The Confetti Bar), we invite you to join us for a day filled with confetti & wonder. Make a confetti craft, sip on pink hot chocolate, eat some sweet treats, and get a copy of your book signed by the authors and illustrator! Event is free to attend, but books, treats, and crafts will all be available for purchase. READ MORE

Skateport

Bridgeport - November 12, 2022
Join the fun in Downtown Bridgeport for Skateport's signature pop-up roller skating events.  Skateport features DJs, food trucks, and local small businesses. Skateport is now offering roller skates for rent in Downtown Bridgeport. READ MORE

Casey Carle's Bubblemania

Stamford - November 12, 2022
Back by popular demand! Kids flip for this heady mix of visual comedy, quick wit and amazing soap bubble manipulations -- from award-winning bubble art forms to trapping people in a giant bubble! Come see beauty, wonder, and fun as Casey Carle returns to The Palace Theatre in his amazing one-man show combining spontaneous comedy, jazzy music, and brilliant bubbling. Among the many featured skills are fantastic fog-filled bubble sculptures, a cube bubble, funky foam, bubble ping-pong, trapping an audience member (or two?) inside a gigantic soap bubble, and thousands of bubbles filling the... READ MORE

46th Annual Frosty Fair

Colchester - November 12, 2022
The Colchester Hayward Fire Company Auxiliary is pleased to announce the 46th Annual Frosty Firehouse Craft Fair. The elves are busy preparing the traditional Frosty kitchen menu. Our bakers are promising that home baked goodies will be in abundance. The area's finest artisans and crafters will fill the firehouse bay area with their wonderous wares. Come get a candy cane from Santa starting at 11:30a and peruse Frosty's prize table!  READ MORE

Make N Take Goat Milk Soap at Lyman Orchards

Middlefield - November 12, 2022
Come relax and enjoy some snuggles with these cute goats out in the green grass.  Learn how wonderful these creatures can be and take great pictures!  Includes one complimentary bag of goat food for each guest. Design Your Own Soap and Take it Home. You will be able to choose your own fragrance and colors and can make one large box of soap that is enough for two personalized bars of soap to take home.   READ MORE

Holiday Kickoff Party at Boho Farm

East Haddam - November 12, 2022
Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, start holiday shopping early with a great variety of vendors, enjoy some food from Steve’s Top Dog food truck, visit farm animals, relax with some hot cocoa and fixings from the hot cocoa bar and enjoy live holiday music. READ MORE

Colonial Hearth Cooking with Becky Hendricks

Windsor - November 12, 2022
Young cooks will learn authentic historical food preparation and cooking skills while preparing some sumptuous treats to enjoy! Recipe selections include apple tart, Portugal cakes, long rolls, vegetable stew, roasted chicken, cranberry scones, candied almonds, and pounded cheese.   READ MORE

Get Social with a Piglet!

Manchester - November 13, 2022
Are you in love with little, snorting, pink piglets? Of course you are. Aussakita Farms will give you the opportunity to snuggle with a piglet and get to know them close up.  These are pet piglets who are familiar with humans.  READ MORE

Veterans Pen-a-thon

Windsor Locks - November 13, 2022
Create your own custom pen with the help of these incredible craftsmen! This event is open for kids ages 9+ and is included with standard admission. Pens will be donated to local veteran's organizations. READ MORE

Veterans Day Ceremony

Washington - November 13, 2022
Join the Institute for American Indian Studies and discover the role that Native Americans have played in serving in the United State Military.  There will be a ceremony to honor and remember these and all veterans, Native and Non-Native, who have served our country. READ MORE

Drop-In Kids Art Activity at MoCA Westport

Westport - November 13, 2022
Children can register for an hour of  Academy Art Studio time while parents get to enjoy the latest exhibition at Westport MoCA.  READ MORE

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