Connecticut Touch a Truck Events 2017

Spring has arrived and that means a great springtime tradition has arrived as well!

Touch-a-Truck season has begun in Connecticut and we know your kids are ready and excited to test out the giant steering wheels and loud horns of the variety of firetrucks, police cars, construction vehicles and more which will be available to them at these fun events.

So, once again, we’ve tried to make it easy for you by putting together a list of all of the touch-a-truck events happening in Connecticut over the next two months. It all starts this weekend with events in Torrington, Madison, and Farmington and we’ve included over 15 events happening between now and June 17th.

Our list includes our reoccurring favorites plus a few new events as well. Get your calendars ready!

Oh and if there is a touch-a-truck event happening in your area that we didn’t include on our list, let us know! You can leave a comment on this post or send Mandy an email (outandaboutmommandy@gmail.com).

Shawna & Mandy

 

 

 

 

 

O&G Touch-a-Truck Event

Saturday, May 6 (rain or shine)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
900 South Main Street, Torrington
Suggested donation of $2 per person with all proceeds going to a local nonprofit organization.

Madison Newcomers Touch-a-Truck

Sunday, May 7 (rain or shine)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Madison Surf Club, Surf Club Road, Madison
Donation of $5 per person or $15 per family
Donations go toward a scholarship for graduating Hand senior.

Winding Trails Touch-a-Truck & Public Safety Day

Sunday, May 7
1:00pm – 3:00pm
50 Winding Trails Drive, Farmington
FREE, no registration required, the event is open to everyone

Touch a Truck at Danbury High School

Sunday, May 7
10:00am – 3:00pm
Danbury High School, 43 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury
$6 per child; adults are free; children under 2 are free

Barnum Festival Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, May 13
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Ludlow High School, 785 Unquowa Rd, Fairfield
Admission fee: $5; children under 2 years of age are free

Southington’s 15th Annual Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, May 20 (Rain Date:  Sunday, May 21)
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Southington Drive-In, 995 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Plantsville
Refreshments will be available for purchase.
Admission fee: $3 per child and $1 per adult

East Lyme’s Annual Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, May 20
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
McCook Point Park, East Lyme/Niantic
$4 per person for ages 3 and up
Food will be available for sale.
Event to benefit the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.

Willington Public Library’s 5th Annual Touch-a-Truck Event

Saturday, May 20
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
7 Rugby Road, Willington
Shuttle bus parking will be located at Center School, 12 Old Farms Road
FREE

Skip’s Wastewater Services 2nd Annual Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, May 20
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Skip’s Wastewater Services, 21 Courtney Drive, Ellington
FREE admission, some fee-based activities and food-for-sale inside, proceeds to benefit Tri-Town Shelter Services and KIDSAFE CT

 

The Exchange Club of Glastonbury’s 7th Annual Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, June 3 (Rain Date: Sunday, June 4 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
* No honk time from 10:00 am – 11:00 am 
Gideon Welles School, 1029 Neipsic Road, Glastonbury
$5 per person
Check out our post about this event.

Touch-a-Truck by St. Mark’s Toddler Playgroup

Saturday, June 3
9:00 am – 11:00 am
15 Pearl Street, Mystic
Will include a bake sale and children’s activities. All donations will benefit St. Mark’s Toddler Playgroup.

Touch-a-Truck by the JWC of Milford

Sunday, June 4
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Quiet hour from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Eisenhower Park, 725 North Street, Milford
Tickets are $5 for kids and adults. Children under the age of 2 are free. Food for purchase will be available.

North Brandford Recreation Department’s 16th Annual Touch-a-Truck

Sunday, June 4
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Stanley T. Williams Community Center, 1332 Middletown Avenue, Northford
FREE

The Junior League of Greenwich’s Touch-a-Truck

Sunday, June 4 (rain or shine)
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich
$35 per family if purchased online (price is higher if purchased at the door)

JCC of Greater New Haven’s Family Fun Day featuring Touch-a-Truck

Sunday, June 4
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
JCC of Greater New Haven, 360 Amity Road, Woodbridge
FREE to enter; both free and fee-based activities offered at the event

The Lutz Children’s Museum Open House & Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, June 10

Noon – 3:00 pm
Lutz Children’s Museum, 247 South Main Street, Manchester
FREE
*The museum will also be offering free admission from noon – 5:00 pm that day.

Enfield Library’s Vehicle Day

Saturday, June 17
10:00 am – noon
Enfield Public Library, 104 Middle Road, Enfield
FREE
Check out our 2014 post about this event.

Town of Newington Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, June 17
10:00 am – noon
Lucy Robbins Welles Library/Newington Town Hall Parking Lot, Newington
FREE, no registration is required

Easter Seals Family Festival & Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, June 17
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
128 Avenue of Industry, Waterbury
FREE

Marlborough Cooperative Nursery School Touch-a-Truck

Tuesday, June 27
noon – 3:30 pm
35 South Main Street, Marlborough
FREE, food for sale is also available