Family Games in the Garden at 10:30 am on Thursdays at McLaughlin Garden
Join us for our summer 2025 Family Events!
Games in the Garden at McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main Street, South Paris, ME, Thursdays at 10:30 am
July 3: CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. See you July 10!
July 10: Within the Whale
Experience the thrill of stepping inside a life-size, inflatable humpback whale named Chunk!
July 24: Outside ME with Jennifer Comeau
Jennifer’s book, The Inside of ME, explores special places in Maine! What better place than McLaughlin Garden to see how good being outside feels?
July 31: Forcefield for Good with Barry Lane
In his interactive concerts, Barry teaches The Power of Kindness using music and songs that encourage kids to be their higher selves and weave together a force field for good.
PLUS one Special Evening Program at 6:00 pm to experience the garden at night!
August 7: If You Can See in the Dark with Mattie Rose Templeton
Mattie is an artist living in western Maine. Come early, bring a blanket, and enjoy a picnic supper in the garden. At 6:00, Mattie will read If You Can See in the Dark, a book she illustrated, and then we’ll do a pen and ink activity while the sun goes down and the sky darkens.