Category: Family-friendly

66th Annual Mattituck Strawberry Festival

6/16/2021 - 6/20/2021 - The Mattituck Lions Club is extremely excited to announce our 66th Annual Strawberry Festival! The event will take place over the Father’s Day weekend, June 16 – 20, 2021 in Mattituck, New York. This is a charitable event and all proceeds will be donated to charitable and community causes. State Health… SEE MORE

21th Anniversary Summer Sailstice – Let’s ALL go Sailing

6/19/2021 - This year Summer Sailstice celebrates its 21st anniversary — 21 consecutive years of worldwide sailing celebrations. Summer Sailstice invites sailors to hoist their sails wherever they are and aboard whatever they sail to showcase the “who, what, where, why and how” of sailing. One weekend in the life of sailing,… SEE MORE

Beach Drop for Sea Turtles – Coastal Expeditions

5/16/2021 - Every year, y'all have shown up to support this program, and we're asking you to do it again. Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge is the most significant nesting site for loggerhead sea turtles north of Cape Canaveral, Florida and we expect about 2,000 nests to be laid on beaches within… SEE MORE

https://thisismystic.com/to-do/festivals-annual-events/river-jam-festival-mystic-shipyard/

Mystic River Jam Festival

6/25/2021 - 6/26/2021 - River Jam is a local music festival at Mystic Shipyard (100 Essex Street, Mystic, CT), from June 25-26, showcasing music from rock to reggae, blues to country - while supporting two great charities! Tickets for Friday are $10; Tickets for Saturday are $15, or get a weekend pass for $20.… SEE MORE

Native Tree Giveaway – April 22 and April 23

4/22/2021 - In celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Week, the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife is giving away native tree saplings to residents interested in supporting local flora and fauna in their yards. Pick up your saplings at the Route 46 parking lot at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and… SEE MORE

Mystic Seaport Museum Pirate Days

Family-friendly

4/14/2021 - 4/15/2021 - Avast, me hearties, join Mystic Seaport Museum for Pirate Days on April 14-15, a treasure trove of outdoor fun for the whole family! Grab your pirate map and put those navigation skills to the test to find the secret loot. Pirate lads and lasses of all ages will love our… SEE MORE

LA Maritime Museum Annual Lego Shipbuilding Contest – ONLINE

3/31/2021 - 4/1/2021 - The 2021 (Virtual) Lego Shipbuilding Contest (Where the contest is virtual, but the prizes are real!) This year our popular Lego Shipbuilding Contest is going to be held virtually! REGISTER HERE ! How will this work? Instead of visiting the museum in person, you may build a ship out of… SEE MORE

Whaling Women of New England – ONLINE

3/18/2021 - Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the whaling industry was thriving with New England and its islands enjoying the benefits of a maritime economy of commercial and whaling vessels exploring and profiting from their travel exploits. We have all become familiar with the maritime and whaling adventures such as those… SEE MORE

Ice Fishing Virtual Workshop for Families

2/5/2021 - The Outdoor Families of NJ Program is offering an Ice Fishing 101 Webinar. Join Division biologist Keith Griglak on Friday, February 5 at 7:00 p.m. to learn about the coolest sport on ice. This FREE webinar will answer all of your ice fishing questions. Program Information Register NOW! SEE MORE

https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov

NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club

1/18/2021 - Join us at our first Book Club meeting of 2021! We'll connect on Monday January 18, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time to discuss: Blackfish City *** The author, Sam Miller will be joining us at this event! *** You can find more information about the Book Club and see our lineup… SEE MORE