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WEEK OF MARCH 16 - MARCH 22, 2026

From Sail Newport Youth Challenge 2026 at Sail Newport to Spring Afternoon Tea at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum and Warren Youth Street Hockey League - Beginner Street Hockey Instructional league at Warren Parks & Recreation.

MONDAY - 3/16

Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Guided Walk: On the Trail of Wildlife at 10:00am explore nature
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport — Teen Volunteer Hour at the Newport Public Library at 3:30pm volunteer hour
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown
  • 10:00am — Spanish Bilingual Story Time with Solé story time
  • 3:00pm — Let's LEGO Club lego club
Newport Art Museum, Newport
Sail Newport, Newport — NBYA Jr. Race Week at 8:00am jr race week

TUESDAY - 3/17

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — Spring Afternoon Tea at 11:00am, 1:00pm spring tea
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Ask the Naturalist at 12:00pm ask naturalist
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:00am — Preschool A is for Art at the Newport Public Library preschool art
  • 3:30pm — Teen Tiny Duck Scavenger Hunt at the Newport Public Library duck hunt
  • 6:30pm — The Zine Scene – Special 250th semiquinentennial Zine Workshop zine workshop
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown
  • 10:00am — Family Story Time story time
  • 3:30pm — Snacks & Stories: Book Club for Grades 3 & 4 book club
Massasoit Historical Association, Warren — TBA at - name: Vacation Activities vacation activities
Newport Art Museum, Newport
Sail Newport, Newport — Optimist New England Championships 2026 at 8:00am optimist championships
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum at 10:00am sensory hour
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — Warren Youth Street Hockey League - 2026 Spring Street Hockey League at 5:30pm street hockey
Watson Farm, Jamestown — TBA at - name: Evacuation Day Family Program learn more

WEDNESDAY - 3/18

Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Guided Walk: Birds and Bogs at 1:00pm explore nature
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:00am — ArtLink Community Art Program art program
  • 10:00am — Preschool Storytime at the Newport Public Library preschool storytime
  • 11:00am — Magna-Tile Maker Time at the Newport Public Library magna tile time
Newport Art Museum, Newport — Raku: The Art of Pleasure and Fire at 5:00pm - 8:00pm raku art fire
Newport Cooks - Newport Cooks, Newport — Cooking & Baking Around the World for Children 8 – 14 years old at 4:00pm get tickets
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
  • 3:30pm - 4:15pm — Free Wednesday Nature Walk nature walk
  • 3:30pm - 4:15pm — Free Wednesday Nature Walks nature walks
The Sailing Museum, Newport

THURSDAY - 3/19

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
  • 10:00am - 12:30pm — Nature Drawing at Blithewold nature drawing
  • 10:00am - 1:30pm — Blithewold Homeschool Days: February date has been rescheduled homeschool days
  • 12:00pm - 1:30pm — The Narcissi: Daffodil Tour daffodil tour
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 10:00am — Watercolor for Intermediate (& up) with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Advancing in Watercolor learn more
  • 10:00am — Watercolor for Beginner & Intermediate Students (& up) with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Basics and More learn more
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Guided Walk: Algonquin Logging Museum Tour at 1:00pm explore history
Newport Art Museum, Newport
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — 40th Annual Thanksgiving Day Pie Run at 8:30am register here
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — Tennis Block Party at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm tennis party

FRIDAY - 3/20

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Oil and Acrylic Painting with Bill McLane at 1:00pm learn more
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Wolves of Algonquin at 12:00pm learn wolves
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown — Afterschool Special - Despicable Me (2010) at 3:15pm afterschool special
Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton — TBA at - name: Wilbor House Tours explore history
Sail Newport, Newport
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — TBA at - name: Kite Festival kite festival
Watson Farm, Jamestown — TBA at - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I learn more

SATURDAY - 3/21

Audubon Nature Center & Aquarium, Bristol — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am join in
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 1:00pm — Pysanky - Slavic Decorated Easter Eggs with Hanka Robertson learn more
  • 1:00pm — Magic Colors & Flowers: Silk Painting Workshop with Lidia Mikhaylova learn more
  • 1:00pm — Introduction to Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs learn more
  • 1:00pm — Advanced Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs learn more
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Guided Walk: Tracking Winter Wildlife at 1:00pm explore nature
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth
  • 10:30am — Baby (0-18 mo.) Story Time story time
  • 10:30am — Toddler (18 mo.- 3 yrs.) Story Time story time
  • 10:30am — Pre-K (3 and Up yrs.) Story Time story time
  • 6:00pm — Sky Kids Presented by Skyscrapers Inc. sky kids
Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge, Tiverton — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am, 3:00pm join in
Massasoit Historical Association, Warren — TBA at - name: Afternoon Tea afternoon tea
Newport Art Museum, Newport
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — Charlie Holder Sr. Memorial Charity 10k/5k at 8:30am register here
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown — Curiosity Lab Open House at 10:00am - 3:00pm curiosity lab
Sail Newport, Newport
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — 66th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm egg hunt
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — Warren Youth Street Hockey League - Beginner Street Hockey Instructional league at 10:00am street hockey
Weekly Storytime in Middletown - Story Time - Barnes & Noble, Middletown
  • 11:00am — Saturday Story Time view details
  • 11:00am — Weekly Children's Storytime view details
  • 11:00am — Saturday Storytime: Mother Bruce view details
  • 11:00am — Leia Barrett Storytime and Signing view details
  • 11:00am — Saturday Storytime + Q&A/Signing with Crystal Ellison! view details

SUNDAY - 3/22

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — TBA at - name: In the Gallery: Still Growing – Art Inspired by Trees art gallery
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Sunday Open Studio at 1:00pm open studio
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton
Newport Art Museum, Newport — Small Forms Studio-Handbuilding Workshop at 12:00pm - 3:00pm small forms workshop
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — Mother’s Day Golf Classic at 9:00am Start register here
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown — Free Sunday Guided Bird Walks at 8:00am - 10:00am bird walk
Weekly Storytime in Middletown - Story Time - Barnes & Noble, Middletown — Sunday Storytime at 2:00pm view details

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