Winter Holiday Break is coming. Worried about going stir crazy? We’ve got some fun ideas for activities! Whether you’re after a drop off camp program, or something fun for everyone, we’ve got tons of fun.
As always, anything with a * is a free event!
Plus- check out our list of fun things to do for New Year’s.
Winter Break Camps
- December 23: Drop Off Program at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center
- December 20-Jan 3: School Break Camp at Chelsea Piers Athletic Center
- December 27: Kids Night Out at Romp N Roll, Wethersfield
- Dec 27-30: The Wild Side of Winter, Roaring Brook Nature Center
- December 26-30: December Vacation Skating Camp West Hartford
- Winter Break at Catalyst Art Studio
- Dec 23- 30: Dec Vacation Camp at Hamden YMCA
- Dec 23-30: Dec Vacation Camp at Trumbull YMCA
- December Vacation: Schools Out Vacation Camp At the Middlesex YMCA
- Note: Many Other YMCAs Offer School Vacation Camps- visit their websites for details!
Fun Museums
Check out this list for 92 FREE and REDUCED PRICE museums!
- Connecticut Science Center- Out of this World Winter Fun!
- School Vacation Week at the New England Air Museum
- Winter Break at KidsPlay, Torrington
- Let’s Celebrate Worldwide at Norwalk’s Stepping Stones Museum
- 4 D Films at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
- Home for the Holidays at Mystic Aquarium
- Kidcity, Middletown
- Everwonder, Newtown
- Hungerford Nature Center and New Britain Youth Museum
- Bruce Museum, Greenwich (FREE Admission. on Tuesday!)
- Peabody Museum, New Haven*
- Train Show at the CT River Museum
Holiday Events:
Check out this list of Chanukah Events, This list of Holiday Lights, this List of Santa Sightings and this List of Kwanza Events.
- Now- Dec 29: Glow Gardens Hartford
- Now-Dec 31: Magic of Lights East Hartford
- Now- Feb: Lyman Orchards Winter Lantern Festival
- Now-Dec 31: Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights at the CT Trolley Museum
- Lake Compounce Holiday Lights
- Now- Dec 24 Torrington Christmas Village*
- Home for the Holidays, Mystic Aquiarum
- Now- Dec 23 Wickham Park Santa*
- Now- Dec 31: Hubbard Park Lights*
- Now- Dec 24 Holiday Wish Express, Stamford
- Holiday Trolley Rides During Christmas Break at the Shoreline Trolley Museum
- Dec 23: Meet Santa and Movie Night Willimantic Lib*
- Dec 23: Gift Gallery & Drop In Snowy Storytime Southington Lib*
- Dec 23: Holiday Pajama Party Greenwich Lib*
- Dec 24: Community Carol Sing on the Farmington Green*
- Dec 26: Kwanza Celebration Stamford Lib*
- Dec 26: Kwanza Craft Pick Up at Simsbury Library*
- Dec 28: Stamford Kwanza Celebration*
- Dec 31: Community Kwanza Celebration, Stamford*
Fun Classes
- Rooted Play Studio, Glastonbury
- Dec 26: YA Snack Charcuterie at Russell Library*
- Dec 27: Food Explorers at Essex Library*
- Dec 30: New Years Eve Cooking at Stew’s Newington
- Dec 30: Activity Stations with the Science Center at Manchester Library*
Active Adventures
Check out this list of Connecticut Sledding HIlls, This list of CT FREE Indoor Play Areas, and this List of restaurants with playplaces.
- Winter Vacation Week Skating at Veterans Memorial Rink
- Winterfest at Hartford’s Bushnell Park*
- Ski, tube and Snowboard at Powder Ridge Park
- Winter Break at Fun City, New Britain
- IT Adventure Park, Jordans Furniture
- Go Swimming at Goldfish
- Jump Around at Urban Air Adventure Park
- Jan 3: Hockey Game at Wesleyan University*
- Check out these FREE play areas for kids*
- Dec 23: Skate and Share Simsbury*
- Jan 1: First Day Hike, Gillette Castle*
- Jan 1: First Day Hike- Forest Wander, A Breath of Fresh Air*
- Jan 1: First Day Hike, Meig’s Point Nature Center*
More Family Fun:
- Virtual Reality at XPeriment VR
- Dec 23: PJ Storytime, West Hartford Lib*
- Dec 23: Trivia Tonight: Weekly Trivia at Wolcott Lib*
- Dec 23: Teen Trivia at Torrington Lib*
- Dec 23: Cozy Movie Monday: The Wild Robot Mansfield Lib*
- Dec 26: Color Spectacular at Ridgefield Library*
- Dec 26: Play Pals & Pajama Jam Southington Library*
- Dec 23: Winter Treasure Hunt Willimantic Lib*
- Dec 27: When Grandmas Cook at Ridgefield Library*
- Dec 27: Nerf Engineering at Wolcott Lib*
- Dec 27: Pine Cone Owls Willimantic Lib*
- Dec 27: Kids Movie Break at Welles Turner Lib: Frozen 2*
- Dec 27: Winter Break Family Bingo at Russell Library*
- Dec 28: Mr. Lobster at Manchester Lib*
- Dec 28: Family Ballet Storytime at Mansfield Lib*
- Dec 29: Winter Trail of Lights Hay Burr Inn
- Dec 30: Play Pals at Russell Library*
- Dec 30: Dance Party West Hartford Library*
- Dec 30: Steam TRY IT and Game Day at Welles Turner Lib, Glastonbury*
New Years Eve:
- Dec 28: New Years at Noon, Russell Library*
- Dec 28-30: Let’s Celebrate at Stepping Stones Museum
- Dec 30: Noon Years Eve East Hampton Lib*
- Dec 30: New Years Eve Hat Making, Berlin Lib*
- Dec 30: Happy Noon Year Party! Willimantic Lib*
- Dec 31: Noon Years Eve Party at Essex Library*
- Dec 31:Noon Years Eve Party at Rooted Play
- Dec 31:Noon Years Eve at Ridgefield Library*
- Dec 31:New Years Eve at First Night Hartford*
- Dec 31:Noon Years Eve Celebration at Avon Lib*
- Dec 31:New Years Eve Craft Pickup at Simsbury Lib*
- Dec 31: Noon Years Eve Welles Turner*
- Dec 31: Stamford Lib Noon Years Eve Party*
- Dec 31: East Lyme Countdown to Noon
- Dec 31: Noon Years Eve Beekley Lib*
- Dec 31: New Years Art Party with Happy Handz Portland
- Dec 31: Noon Years Eve at Southington Kids Place
- Dec 31: Noon Year’s Eve Party Mansfield Lib*
- Dec 31: WPL’s Rockin’ Noon Year’s Eve Party*
- Dec 31: Noon Year’s Eve Party Southington Lib*
- Dec 31: Mad Hatter’s Noon Years Eve Tea Party, American Clock and Watch Museum
- Dec 31: KidsPlay Countdown
- Dec 31:Kids Countdown to New Years Mystic Seaport
- Dec 31: Kids Countdown to NYE, Falls Village Lib*
- Dec 31: Kids NYE Bash Lake Compounce
- Dec 31: NYE At Spare Time Bowling
Holiday Break Activities CT added daily to our Event Calendar so check back often!
