CCC News August 29, 2025
MPS Community Connections Centers
Milford Public Schools Community Connections Center builds bridges between families and available services within the community.
Serving all Milford elementary students and their families.
Families- If you are seeking guidance or support for housing, utilities, legal, mental health, substance use, parenting, or other daily life needs; please contact Mrs. Mary-Kate Williams at (203) 882- 6094 or Please note that in person appointments are available. We look forward to assisting you!
The CCC honors all family inquiries as private and confidential unless parent permission is given or Connecticut state mandated reporting applies.
For more resources go to our CCC Website.
Milford Public Library -Fall Storytime
Join us for songs, fingerplays, and stories in a relaxed and friendly environment. Modeling Every Child Ready to Read's five practices - talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing - we strive to support early literacy and caregiver engagement. You are your child's first and best teacher! Extra toys will be put out in the Children’s Department for free play.
For preschoolers with a caregiver. Siblings are always welcome.
Please email the Children's Department at mplchildren@milfordct.gov with any questions.
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Time:11:00am - 11:35am
Audience: Preschoolers (36 months - 5 years)
Apply for Energy Assistance
Energy assistance is a program that helps people having difficulty paying the cost of heating their homes. Through an intake and assessment process, Energy Assistance staff determine how TEAM and its services can best help lower energy costs.
CT Foodshare- Mobile Pantry
MILFORD - Kingdom Life Christian Church Cathedral
When - Oct, 7, 2025 11am – 12pm
Where - 1455 Naugatuck Ave, Milford, CT 06461
Occurs every 2 weeks on Tuesday, 11AM-12PM
https://mobilefoodpantry.ctfoodshare.org/
Food Assistance Resources
Newtown Arts Festival
The 2025 Newtown Arts Festival will begin Friday September 26th with the Music Under The Stars Fundraising Concert with local opening acts and headliner "The Zoo" with NHS Alum Randy Buttner. The festival continues with two days of over 70 artisan vendors, music all day, dance performances, free art activities, and roaming entertainment.
Date: Fri, Sep 26th, 2025 - Sun, Sep 28th, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Location: Fairfield Hills Campus
Trade Lane and Mile Hill Road, Newtown, CT
203-270-4373
Cider Saturday at New Canaan Nature Center
Come and enjoy an early autumn afternoon of family fun with cider press demonstrations, apple slingshots, old-fashioned games, a pumpkin scavenger hunt, seasonal harvest crafts for kids, baked apples (one apple per person will be provided), and stories around the campfire. Also enjoy some homemade butter while cooking up some corn bread on a stick!
Date: Sat Sep 27, 2025
Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm ET
Location: New Canaan Nature Center
144 Oenoke Road, New Canaan, CT, 06840
Price: $15
Online Tickets: $15/person
**All attendees (children + adults) must purchase a ticket.**
Kids 2 & Under: FREE
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History-¡Fiesta Latina!
¡Fiesta Latina! is an annual celebration of Hispanic heritage, organized in partnership between the Yale Peabody Museum and Junta for Progressive Action. It is Junta's signature fundraising event and one of Greater New Haven's most vibrant celebrations.
This year, we're expanding our events into a vibrant, three-day cultural experience that honors Hispanic identity, empowers youth, and brings our community together in celebration and solidarity.
Date: Sat Sep 27, 2025 - Sun Sep 28, 2025
Time : 12:00pm to 5:00pm ET
Price: Free
Location: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT, 06511
203-432-3738
Pumpkintown U.S.A.
93 East Hight St.
East Hampton CT, 06424
860-267-0143
Admission
Village
Adults and children over 10 8.00 per person
Children 3-10 5.00 per person
Children under 2 FREE
The Hayride
Adults and children over 10 15.00 per person
Children 3-10 10.00 per person
Children under 2 FREE
Take a stroll through Pumkintown USA Village where over 70 pumpkinhead people and their animals enjoy life in their old-fashioned village complete with a church, post office, saloon, and more. Weekend activities include a unique Sling-a-Ding game.
Drive through and enjoy a journey through the Pumpkintown Forest in the comfort and safety of your own personal vehicle. On this scenic 1-mile drive through picturesque autumnal landscapes, view over 30 Pumpkinhead people and their animal companions at home in their woodland dwellings.
Among the many scenes, you’ll see along the way are A School House, where Pumpkinhead children learn and play; a Trading Post, Blacksmith’s Shop and Gold Mine, businesses vital to the Pumpkinhead economy; as well as a Ski Slope, a popular recreational destination. The attention to detail in each setting and in between makes this a delightful journey for all ages. Reservations are required.
Bristol Mum Festival
This bringing together of activities truly demonstrates that people can gather together to produce a “happening” of which the City of Bristol can well be proud. The Mum Festival has been expanded to include programs of variety and excitement again reiterating the seriousness which reflects true community interests.
September 2025
26, 27 & 28
Friday, 5:00 – 9:00 pm
Saturday, 12:00 – 9:00 pm
Sunday, 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Connecticut's State Fairs
October 4th, 5th, & 6th, 2025
Harwinton Fair Grounds
150 Locust Road in Harwinton, Connecticut.
Admission $10.00, children 12 and younger are free. Free Parking.
Hours: Friday 4-9:30 pm, Saturday 9 am-9:30 pm, Sunday 9 am-6 pm.
As a Fair lover, The Association of Connecticut Fairs is your destination for dates and information about CT's Fifth Season - Fair Season!
Visit us for dates and locations of Agricultural Fairs and events across the state as well as other events located at some of CT's Fairgrounds.