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Theme Weekends |
2012 Activities |
In the Area |
April 13 - 15
Welcome Back Family & Friends |
Welcome back campers. Bring the family, catch up with
old campers and meet new ones at our family social. Wine
& Cheese will be provided. |
For more details on area events please visit
www.lichtfieldhills.com. |
April 20 - 22
Hop On In-It’s Easter Again |
It’s Easter at the camp! We provide the ham, you provide
the sides for our first pot luck of the season. Egg
decorating, egg hunt, ladies tea. |
Stop by
Laurel Ridge Foundation in Litchfield to see
thousands of daffodils. |
April 27 - 29
Kentucky Derby |
Come and enjoy our version of the Kentucky Derby. |
Plan a visit to the area wineries - for more
information, see
Connecticut Wine Trail. |
May 4 - 6
Cinco de Mayo |
Come join us and enjoy our largest ever nacho platter.
How big can we make it? |
5/1-6/17
Cricket Hill Garden Peony Fest, Thomaston.
5/4
Taste of Spring Annual Wine and Beer Tasting at the Silo
Hunt Hill Farm, New Milford.
5/5
Litchfield Saltwater Grille Hosts Derby Day Party. |
May 11 - 13
Mother’s Day |
Come enjoy the weekend. Ladies tea party, pocket book
scavenger hunt, enjoy the mani pedi by the teens. Sunday
brunch for moms. |
5/12
Vintage Express on the Naugatuck RR with Haight Brown
Vineyard.
5/13 Opening Day at
Lake Compounce.
5/14-5/16 Berkshire Birding with experts from Audubon
CT.
5/12
Family Wilderness Skills Day at The Institute for
American Indian Studies. |
May 18 - 20
Relay for Life |
Pasta dinner. Raffle for Relay For Life. Have our first
Relay for Life around the camp to honor our survivors
and those who have lost the battle. |
5/18-5/20
The Great Tomato Celebration - White Flower Farm.
5/19
Fondue night at Haight Brown Vineyard.
5/19
Asparagus Festival - White Silo Farm
5/20
Annual Blessing of the Motorcycles - Lourdes Shrine.
5/22
Blue Man Group - Palace Theater. |
May 25 - 28
Memorial Day |
Join us for Hemlock Hill Matchbox Car Derby, field
games, crafts, bingo, and Saturday night dance. New this
year golf car races and “Miss Hemlock Hill”. |
5/25-5/27
Lime
Rock Sports Car Championship.
5/28
Jazz at McLaughlin Vineyards.
5/25 -
Starts 50-cent Fabulous Fridays at Quassy Amusement Park,
this weekend the beach opens at Quassy.
5/27 Goshen Memorial Day Parade. |
June 1 - 3
Let The Games Begin |
Camp style TV games old & new, Can you make a good deal,
are you smarter than a campground fifth grader? Are you
a not so newlywed? Come join us and find out. |
5/1-6/17
Cricket Hill Garden’s Peony Festival.
6/1-6/3
Rev3 Triathlon at Quassy. |
June 8 - 10
Honor Our Armed Forces Heroes |
Honor the Veterans in each war, flag folding ceremony,
taps ceremony, welcome home parade on golf cart,
decorate your cart to honor your special war, boot camp
obstacle course. Please help by donating things our
troops would like, phone cards, decks of cards, socks,
deodorant. Letters from our camp to theirs. Pot Luck
Supper. |
6/8-6/17
Hank the Tank Returns - Naugatuck Railroad.
6/9-6/10
Annual Rhubarb Festival - White Silo Farm.
6/10 36th
Annual Litchfield Hills Road Race. |
June 15 - 17
Father’s Day |
The men can enjoy one of the tournaments we have going
this weekend. Then come back and enjoy a steak dinner.
Bring your father’s favorite dessert. |
6/15
Goshen Stampede.
6/17 Bug-In VW Car Show, Harwinton. |
June 22 - 24
It’s Everybody’s Birthday |
Come see how well we can decorate a cake. The kids can
enjoy the first official day of summer bonfire. Make a
cupcake at home and learn how to decorate it. |
6/23
40th Reggae Festival, Woodbury Ski.
6/23
White Flower Farm Annual Open House.
6/23
Livingston Ripley Annual Duck Day.
6/24
CT Historic Garden Day. |
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June 29 - July 1 |
It’s all about the pool, come join us for all types of
fun involving water, Evening Party Poolside, water
balloon toss, belly flop contest, beach ball race,
frozen T-shirt contest. |
6/28-7/1
Litchfield Hills Film Festival.
7/4 3-D
Fireworks at Quassy. |
July 6 - July 8
Independence Day |
Dance, ice cream social, parade, teen “Miss Hemlock
Hill” patriotic site decorating contest. |
7/6
Lime Rock Park - American Le Mans Series. |
July 13 - July 15
Everybody’s Irish, Come celebrate
halfway to St. Paddy’s Day |
Corned beef and cabbage, bring potatoes and carrots,
karaoke, Irish pub at the pool, wear green to the pool
party. |
7/14
Litchfield Open House Tour.
7/14-7/29
Footloose at Thomaston Opera House. |
July 20 - July 22
Christmas in July |
Site decorating contest, Christmas Pot Luck dinner, we
provide the turkey and gravy, you provide a casserole
dish to share. Plus a visit from Santa Claus, bring
wrapped gifts for your kids. |
7/21
Lime Rock Park - Ferrari Challenge. |
July 27 - July 29
Pirate Adventure Weekend |
Cardboard boat races, pool party, kid’s craft, treasure
hunt, kids games (Gold Coin Relay, Peg Leg Race, Water
Balloon Shootout, Pirate Costume Contest). |
Campers at Hemlock Hill save $$$ when they purchase
discount admission tickets to Lake Compounce and Quassy
Amusement Park in our camp office. |
August 3 - August 5
Celebrate New England Feast |
Come join us for a New England Feast, enjoy some of the
best dishes that New England is famous for. Hike, RC
Boat race in pond, bonfire. |
8/4-8/5 Litchfield County 4-H Fair.
8/5
Annual Cycling Tour of the Litchfield Hills. |
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August 10 - August 12 |
Everybody loves Country Line Dancing. Join us to party
the evening away Hemlock Hill style. |
8/10-8/12
17th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival.
8/11-8/12 Annual Sharon Audubon Center Festival. |
August 17 - August 19
Luau by the Pool |
Wear your grass skirts, coconut bras & Hawaiian shirts
because we’ll be celebrating a Luau poolside, we will
continue the party under the summer night sky. |
8/17-8/19
Bridgewater County Fair. |
August 24 - August 26
Block Party Weekend |
Enjoy an old fashioned block party Hemlock Hill style.
Fun planned for kids of all ages. Finish the evening
with showing off your Karaoke. |
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Fall Foliage Special |
August 31 to October 15: $599.00 for 7 weekends
including Labor Day & Columbus Day Weekends. |
Enjoy all the Litchfield Area has to offer in the
autumn. |
August 31 - September 3
Labor Day Weekend |
Dance, pool games, ice cream social, matchbox derby. |
8/31-9/3
Lime
Rock Park Historic Festival 30.
9/1-9/3
Goshen Fair. |
September 7 - September 9
International / Heritage Weekend |
Adults enjoy our international pub crawl, try dishes and
drinks from different countries. Kids and teens enjoy a
pizza pat and bonfire. |
9/7-9/9
88th Annual Bethlehem Fair. |
September 14 - September 16
Harry Potter Weekend |
This weekend it’s all about Harry Potter. Come and join
us for a weekend of fun. |
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September 21 - September 23
Vino! Vino! Vino! |
Wine tour weekend come back and enjoy a bonfire with
beer batter fish & chips or chicken & chips. |
9/22
31st Annual Family Nature Day - White Memorial.
9/22-10/7
“King and I” at Thomaston Opera House. |
September 28 - September 30
Fall Spook Festival |
Adults and kids crafts, decorate for haunted
hayride-teens, make you own donuts, hay wagon ride to
farm for pumpkin picking. |
9/28-9/29
Lime
Rock Park Grand-Am. |
October 5 - October 8
Haunted Halloween |
Costume judging, enjoy site decorating contest,
Halloween arts & crafts, guessing games, Halloween party
and dance with costume contest. Don’t forget candy for
the trick or treaters. |
10/6-10/7
26th Antiques Show Washington, CT.
10/6-10/7 Harwinton Fair. |
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October 12 - October 14 |
Last chance to go camping this season! |
10/12-10/14 Riverton Fair. |
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We would like to thank the many volunteer campers of
Hemlock Hill Camp Co-Operative that provide these
activities.
Note schedule is subject to change. |
