Touch-a-Truck season kicks off this weekend in Connecticut! This is such a fun time of year where truck and tractor loving kids can see and explore some of the coolest vehicles around. Check out our list below and please let us know if you are aware of any events we may have missed!
Melissa & Doug presents the 14th Annual Co-op Touch-A-Truck
Saturday, May 4
9:30 am – 1:30 pm (quiet hour (9:30 am – 10:30 am)
Imperial Lot, 50 Imperial Avenue, Westport, Connecticut
$30 per family, tickets can be purchased here
All proceeds benefit the Westport Weston Cooperative Nursery School
Winding Trails Touch-a-Truck
Sunday, May 5
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
50 Winding Trails Drive, Farmington, Connecticut
FREE, no registration required, the event is open to everyone
The Junior League of Hartford
Saturday, May 18th and Sunday, May 19th (rain or shine)
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Foodshare, 450 Woodland Avenue, Bloomfield, Connecticut
$5 per person and $20 per family pack if purchased in advance
Ticket prices increase at the gate
O&G Touch-a-Truck Event
Saturday, May 18 (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 17th Annual Touch-a-Truck
Saturday, May 18 (Rain Date: Sunday, May 19)
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 4th Annual Touch-a-Truck
Saturday, May 18 (Rain or Shine)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Skip’s Wastewater Services, 21 Courtney Drive, Ellington, Connecticut
FREE Entrance
East Lyme Touch a Truck
Saturday, May 18
9:00 am – 2:00 pm (horn free from 9:00 am – 10:00 am)
McCook Point Park, Niantic, Connecticut
Requested donation of $5 per person (ages 2 and over)
The Exchange Club of Glastonbury’s 9th Annual Touch-a-Truck
Saturday, June 1
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 2
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
Marlborough Cooperative Nursery School Touch-a-Truck
Saturday, June 8
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
35 S Main Street, Marlborough, Connecticut
Suggested donation of $5 per child or $10 per family
All proceeds support the school
The Junior League of Greenwich’s Touch-a-Truck
Sunday, June 9
10:00 am – 2:00 pm (rain or shine)
Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich, Connecticut
$12 per person or $50 per family if purchased online (price is higher if purchased at the door)
Wishes on Wheels
Sunday, September 15
9:30 am truck convoy
10:30 am activities begin
Renschler Field
615 Silver Lane, East Hartford, Connecticut
Boy Scout Troop 115 Touch-a-Truck
Saturday, September 21
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
A quiet hour to be held from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm for guests with special needs or sensitive ears.
General DataComm Parking Lot
6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, Connecticut
$5/person, $20/family, 2 and under/free
Come see and explore many exciting constructions trucks, emergency vehicles, and custom cars. Food trucks, vendors and games.
Proceeds from this event will help scouts attend camp and purchase much-needed scouting equipment.
Mandell JCC Touch a Truck Event
Sunday, September 22
9:30 am
Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut
Join us for a morning of exploration. Children will have the opportunity to climb aboard and get behind the wheel of their favorite vehicles, learn from their operators and meet some of their hometown heroes. The morning also includes complimentary train rides provided by Roaming Railroad, singing and dancing with Bill Benson and his guitar, and Child ID Kits by New York Life.
A benefit for the Family Room Parenting Center
$25 per family day of / $20 per family in advance
Register by Sept 18 with Jessica Farrell, jfarrell@mandelljcc.org, 860-231-6329
Junior Woman’s Club of Milford’s Annual Touch-a-Truck Event
Sunday, October 13
Eisenhower Park
780 North Street, Milford, Connecticut
11:00 – 2:00 pm (11:00 – 12:00 pm will be a quiet hour – no horns, sirens, flashing lights, etc.)
$5.00 per person (presale) (KIDS UNDER 2 YEARS OLD- FREE)
$7.00 per person at the gate of the event (KIDS UNDER 2 YEARS OLD- FREE)
$4.00 per person for groups of 20+ (presale only)
First 200 kids receive a FREE reusable candy tote!
Cash, credit and Venmo payment accepted at the gate. The Junior Woman’s Club of Milford is a 501c3 nonprofit, all funds raised go back to the Milford community. Additional parking with shuttle service will be located at Platt Tech High School parking lot.