Connecticut Touch-a-Truck Events 2018

 

It’s finally time to get out and about and enjoy the spring weather in Connecticut. Yay!

What better way to do that then to have a family day at a local touch-a-truck event. Let the kids sit in the front seat of a fire truck, pretend to drive a police car, or try the gears in a dump truck. If there is a vehicle lover in your family, these events are for you.

And we don’t want you wasting your time searching for the next upcoming touch-a-truck event so we’ve put together a list of the ones we know are happening in Connecticut over the next few months. Plus you can get a sneak peek of what to expect at these types of events by reading the posts we have done ( here, here, and here).

As always, if you know of a touch-a-truck event that isn’t included in our list, tell us! You can leave a comment on this post or email me at outandaboutmommandy@gmail.com.

Enjoy!

 

13th Annual Co-Op Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, April 28 (rain or shine)
9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Quiet Hour 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Imperial Lot, Westport, Connecticut
$20 per family (6 members or less)

Mandell JCC Touch a Truck Event

Sunday, May 6 (rain or shine)
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Zach’s Campus, 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut
$25 day of/$20 per family in advance
A benefit for the Family Room Parenting Center

Winding Trails Touch-a-Truck & Public Safety Day

Sunday, May 6
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
50 Winding Trails Drive, Farmington, Connecticut
FREE, no registration required, the event is open to everyone

Madison Newcomers Touch-a-Truck

Sunday, May 6 (rain or shine)
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Madison Surf Club, Surf Club Road, Madison, Connecticut
Donation of $5 per person or $15 per family
Donations go towards their annual scholarship fund.

 

O&G Touch-a-Truck Event

Saturday, May 12 (rain or shine)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
900 South Main Street, Torrington, Connecticut
Suggested donation of $2 per person with all proceeds KidsPlay Children’s Museum in Torrington.

Southington’s 16th Annual Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, May 19 (Rain Date:  Sunday, May 20)
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Southington Drive-In, 995 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Plantsville, Connecticut
Refreshments will be available for purchase.
Admission fee: $4 per child and adults are FREE

 

Skip’s Wastewater Services 3rd Annual Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, May 19
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Skip’s Wastewater Services, 21 Courtney Drive, Ellington, Connecticut
Details coming soon

Merryhill Touch-a-Truck

Sunday, May 20
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sand Hill Plaza, 228 South Main Street, Newtown, Connecticut
Children under 2 years old are free; tickets are $5.00 per person or a maximum of $20.00 up to a family of 6.

The Exchange Club of Glastonbury’s 8th Annual Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, June 2 (Rain Date: Sunday, June 3 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, Connecticut
$5 per person
Check out our post about this event.

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

Sunday, June 3 
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
JCC of Greater New Haven, 360 Amity Road, Woodbridge, Connecticut
FREE to enter; both free and fee-based activities offered at the event

The Junior Women’s Club of Milford’s Touch-a-Truck Event

Sunday, June 3
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Quiet Hour from 11:00 am-Noon (no sirens, horns, or flashing lights)
Eisenhower Park, 780 North Street, Milford, Connecticut
$5 per person presale and includes construction hat for the kids or $7 per person at the gate (children under 2 years old are FREE)
Additional parking with shuttle service will be located at Platt Tech High School parking lot
Food will be available for purchase at one of many food trucks

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

Saturday, June 9
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
247 South Main Street, Manchester, Connecticut
FREE (plus free admission all day to the museum)

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

Sunday, June 10 (rain or shine)
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich, Connecticut
$10 per person or $40 per family if purchased online (price is higher if purchased at the door)

Town of Newington Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, June 16
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mill Pond Park, Garfield Street, Newington, Connecticut
FREE, no registration is required

Kapura General Contractors’ Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, June 16
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Quiet hour 10:00 am – 11:00 am
339 Cooke Street, Plainville, Connecticut
Admission is $5 per person. Ages 2 and under are FREE.
Proceeds to be donated to the Town of Plainville- Family Services Department

 

 

Hebron Lions Club Touch-a-Truck and Fireworks

Saturday, June 30 (rain date July 1)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (but other festivities continue until 9:00 pm)
Hebron Lions Fairgrounds, 347 Gilead Street, Hebron, Connecticut
FREE

Barnum Festival Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, July 1
12:00 pm
Trumbull High School, 72 Strobel Rd, Trumbull, Connecticut
Admission fee: $5; children under 2 years of age are free
All proceeds benefit Barnum Festival activities and scholarships.

 

Wishes on Wheels

Sunday, September 16
9:30 am truck convoy
10:30 am activities begin
Renschler Field
615 Silver Lane, East Hartford, Connecticut
FREE admission and parking
Be part of New England’s large truck convoy and a fun family-friendly day worth celebrating with your children to raise money for Make a Wish Connecticut!

Naugatuck Touch a Truck

Saturday, September 22
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
A quiet hour from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm for guests with special needs or sensitive ears
General Data Comm Parking Lot, 6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, Connecticut
$5/person, $20/family, children ages 2 and under are free
Come see and explore many exciting vehicles from constructions trucks, emergency vehicles and RVs to custom cars and motorcycles. Drivers will be on hand to show off their trucks and answer questions. We will also have vendors and food trucks!
Proceeds from this event will help scouts attend camp and purchase much-needed scouting equipment.

East Lyme’s 11th Annual Touch-a-Truck

Saturday, October 13
9:00 am – 2:00 pm (horn free hour from 9:00 am – 10:00 am)
McCook Point Park, Niantic, Connecticut
Suggested donation of $4 per person for ages 2 and up
Event to benefit the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.