Kid-Friendly Things to Do in Stamford This Week
Mill River Park and its carousel, the Ferguson Library, Chelsea Piers, and the Stamford Museum & Nature Center up north make Stamford one of the busiest family towns on the Connecticut coast. Here's what's on for kids this week — refreshed from venue calendars, not a stale directory.
Updated August 27, 2026 · 57 events in the next 7 days
Thursday, August 27
- 1:00 PMNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Programs
Stamford Museum & Nature Center · Main Museum Entrance, 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 1:00 PMOpen Volunteering/Visiting Hours
Fairgate Farm · 129 Stillwater Ave, Stamford, CT 06902, USA
All ages · Free
- 1:00 PMNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Programs
The Knobloch Family Farmhouse · 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 2:00 PMBest Place Ever Playscape - Drop-in Play
Best Time Ever and Best Place Ever · 633 Hope St, Stamford, CT 06907, USA
All ages · $18.72 per day
- 2:00 PMBest Time Ever Art Studio - Drop-in Crafting
Best Time Ever and Best Place Ever · 633 Hope St, Stamford, CT 06907, USA
All ages · $14.56–$20.80 per item
- 7:00 PMFairgate Evening Farmstand
Fairgate Farm · 129 Stillwater Ave, Stamford, CT 06902, USA
All ages · Pay-What-You-Can
- 8:00 PM
- 8:00 PMMessengers of Time & Space
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Astronomy Center & Farmhouse · North Campus Entrance, 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
8+ · $8 (Members) / $12 (Non-Members)
- 10:00 PM
Friday, August 28
- 8:15 AM
- 9:15 AM
- 10:15 AM
- 1:00 PMNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Programs
Stamford Museum & Nature Center · Main Museum Entrance, 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 1:00 PMNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Programs
The Knobloch Family Farmhouse · 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 1:15 PM
- 2:00 PMSummer Garden Storytime (Outside)
Cos Cob Library · 5 Sinawoy Rd, Cos Cob, CT 06807, USA
All ages · Free
- 2:00 PMBest Place Ever Playscape - Drop-in Play
Best Time Ever and Best Place Ever · 633 Hope St, Stamford, CT 06907, USA
All ages · $18.72 per day
- 2:00 PMBest Time Ever Art Studio - Drop-in Crafting
Best Time Ever and Best Place Ever · 633 Hope St, Stamford, CT 06907, USA
All ages · $14.56–$20.80 per item
- 2:15 PM
- 8:00 PMMessengers of Time & Space
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Astronomy Center & Farmhouse · North Campus Entrance, 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
8+ · $8 (Members) / $12 (Non-Members)
Saturday, August 29
- 1:00 PMNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Programs
The Knobloch Family Farmhouse · 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 1:00 PMNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Programs
Stamford Museum & Nature Center · Main Museum Entrance, 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 3:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
- 5:00 PMDaily Otter Feedings
Edith & Robert Graham Otter Pond · 39 Scofieldtown Road and, 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 11:00 PMHow Stars are Born: Space Telescope Discoveries
Stamford Museum & Nature Center · Main Museum Entrance, 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
Sunday, August 30
- 1:00 PMNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Programs
Stamford Museum & Nature Center · Main Museum Entrance, 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 1:00 PMNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Programs
The Knobloch Family Farmhouse · 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 2:00 PMSunday Farm Market
Stamford Museum & Nature Center · Main Museum Entrance, 39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages · Free
- 2:00 PMSunday Farm Market
The Knobloch Family Farmhouse · 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages · Free
- 2:00 PMHoney Harvest Festival
The Sensory Garden · The Homestead Building @ The Bartlett Arboretum, 141 Brookdale Rd #107, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 2:00 PMHoney Harvest Festival
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens · 151 Brookdale Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 3:00 PM
- 6:00 PMExit 5 Band: Honey Harvest Festival Performance
The Sensory Garden · The Homestead Building @ The Bartlett Arboretum, 141 Brookdale Rd #107, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
- 11:00 PMExit 5 Band: Honey Harvest Festival Performance
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens · 151 Brookdale Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages
Monday, August 31
- 12:00 AMStamford Skies
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Astronomy Center & Farmhouse · North Campus Entrance, 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages · $12 (Members) / $15 (Non-Members)
- 1:15 PM
- 2:00 PMBest Time Ever Art Studio - Drop-in Crafting
Best Time Ever and Best Place Ever · 633 Hope St, Stamford, CT 06907, USA
All ages · $14.56–$20.80 per item
- 2:00 PMOne World, One Sky
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Astronomy Center & Farmhouse · North Campus Entrance, 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages · $8 (Members) / $12 + Daily Admission (Non-Members)
- 2:00 PMBest Place Ever Playscape - Drop-in Play
Best Time Ever and Best Place Ever · 633 Hope St, Stamford, CT 06907, USA
All ages · $18.72 per day
- 3:00 PMForward! To the Moon
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Astronomy Center & Farmhouse · North Campus Entrance, 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
5+ · $8 (Members) / $12 + Daily Admission (Non-Members)
- 5:00 PMHabitat Earth
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Astronomy Center & Farmhouse · North Campus Entrance, 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
8+ · $8 (Members) / $12 + Daily Admission (Non-Members)
- 6:00 PMStamford Skies
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Astronomy Center & Farmhouse · North Campus Entrance, 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages · $8 (Members) / $12 + Daily Admission (Non-Members)
- 7:00 PM5000 Eyes
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Astronomy Center & Farmhouse · North Campus Entrance, 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
8+ · $8 (Members) / $12 + Daily Admission (Non-Members)
Tuesday, September 1
- 12:00 AMStamford Skies
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Astronomy Center & Farmhouse · North Campus Entrance, 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903, USA
All ages · $12 (Members) / $15 (Non-Members)
- 2:00 PMBest Place Ever Playscape - Drop-in Play
Best Time Ever and Best Place Ever · 633 Hope St, Stamford, CT 06907, USA
All ages · $18.72 per day
- 2:00 PMBest Time Ever Art Studio - Drop-in Crafting
Best Time Ever and Best Place Ever · 633 Hope St, Stamford, CT 06907, USA
All ages · $14.56–$20.80 per item
- 2:15 PM
- 4:15 PM
Wednesday, September 2
- 8:15 AM
- 8:30 AM
- 9:15 AM
- 9:30 AM
- 10:15 AM
- 10:30 AM
- 2:00 PMBest Place Ever Playscape - Drop-in Play
Best Time Ever and Best Place Ever · 633 Hope St, Stamford, CT 06907, USA
All ages · $18.72 per day
- 2:00 PMBest Time Ever Art Studio - Drop-in Crafting
Best Time Ever and Best Place Ever · 633 Hope St, Stamford, CT 06907, USA
All ages · $14.56–$20.80 per item