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WEEK OF MARCH 23 - MARCH 29, 2026

From BOSTON FREEDOM TRAIL - Boston Freedom Trail at Warren Parks & Recreation to NBYA Jr. Race Week at Sail Newport and Saturday Story Time at Weekly Storytime in Middletown - Story Time - Barnes & Noble.

MONDAY - 3/23

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 — Let's LEGO Club at 3:00pm lego club
Massasoit Historical Association, Warren — TBA at - name: Vacation Activities at the Maxwell House vacation activities
Newport Art Museum, Newport
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — Swing Fore Summer Camp Presented by Farrar & Associates at 12:00pm Shotgun Start register here
Sail Newport, Newport — NBYA Jr. Race Week at 8:00am jr race week

TUESDAY - 3/24

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Spring into Colored Pencil with Kendra Ferreira at 9:30am colored pencil
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:00am — Preschool Yankee Doodle Party at the Newport Public Library yankee doodle party
  • 3:30pm — Teen Decades Trivia at the Newport Public Library teen trivia
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown
Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton — Woven Bookmark Craft - Children's Activity at 2:00pm craft time
Newport Art Museum, Newport
Sail Newport, Newport — Optimist New England Championships 2026 at 8:00am optimist champs
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum at 10:00am explore sailing
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — Warren Youth Street Hockey League - 2026 Spring Street Hockey League at 5:30pm play hockey

WEDNESDAY - 3/25

Newport Art Museum, Newport — Raku: The Art of Pleasure and Fire at 5:00pm raku pleasure fire
Newport Cooks - Newport Cooks, Newport — Cooking & Baking Around the World for Children 8 – 14 years old at 4:00pm cook bake
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Get Harborside Healthy with NPT HealthWorks x The Sailing Museum! at 8:30am get healthy
Watson Farm, Jamestown — TBA at - name: American Woodcock Walk woodcock walk

THURSDAY - 3/26

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 10:00am — Watercolor for Intermediate (& up) with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Advancing in Watercolor advance watercolor
  • 10:00am — Watercolor for Beginner & Intermediate Students (& up) with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Basics and More watercolor basics
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 6:30pm - 8:00pm tennis block party
The Sailing Museum, Newport — TBA at - name: Wednesdays on the Water – Free Wednesdays in Partnership with Discover Newport sail free
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren
  • 7:00pm — TOPSoccer 3-Week Clinic join in
  • 8:30am — BOSTON FREEDOM TRAIL - Boston Freedom Trail explore boston

FRIDAY - 3/27

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Oil and Acrylic Painting with Bill McLane at 1:00pm paint with bill
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth — College Essay Writing with Erica Conway at 6:00pm essay writing
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — The Moonbellies CONCERT at The Meeting House view event
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm — CONCERT: Ryan Lee Crosby & Guest SAVE THE DATE: April 24th view event
Newport YMCA, Little Compton
  • - name: Molly de Ramel Squash Tournament Opening Night to Benefit RhodySquash — TBA register here
  • 9:30am Start — YGolf Tournament register here
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 farm friends

SATURDAY - 3/28

Audubon Nature Center & Aquarium, Bristol — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am join in
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
  • 10:00am — Now and Zen Gardens zen gardens
  • 11:00am — Daffodil Delights: The Daffodil Society of Rhode Island Show daffodil show
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 1:00pm — Magic Colors & Flowers: Silk Painting Workshop with Lidia Mikhaylova silk painting
  • 1:00pm — Introduction to Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs learn cyanotype
  • 1:00pm — Advanced Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs advanced cyanotype
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth
  • 6:00pm — Sky Kids Presented by Skyscrapers Inc. sky kids
  • 9:00am — 2026 Summer Reading Program Poster Contest poster contest
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 Car Museum, Portsmouth — Hoods Up! Weekend at 10:00am, 5:00pm see engines
Newport YMCA, Little Compton
  • - name: Kickoff to Summer Family Festival — TBA register here
  • 8:30am — Charlie Holder Sr. Memorial Charity 10k/5k register here
  • 8:30am — Charlie Holder Sr. Memorial 5k 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 11:00am - 12:00pm easter egg hunt
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — Warren Youth Street Hockey League - Beginner Street Hockey Instructional league at 10:00am learn hockey
Watson Farm, Jamestown — TBA at - name: 18th Annual Casey Farm Egg Hunt egg hunt
Weekly Storytime in Middletown - Story Time - Barnes & Noble, Middletown
  • 11:00 AM — Saturday Story Time storytime
  • 11:00 AM — Weekly Children's Storytime storytime
  • 11:00 AM — Saturday Storytime + Q&A/Signing with Crystal Ellison! storytime

SUNDAY - 3/29

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — TBA at - name: In the Gallery: Still Growing – Art Inspired by Trees gallery art
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Annual EASTER MARKET view event
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Annual Mother's Day Market view event
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — Mother’s Day Golf Classic at 9:00am Start register here
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown — Free Sunday Guided Bird Walk at 8:00am - 10:00am bird walk
Weekly Storytime in Middletown - Story Time - Barnes & Noble, Middletown — Sunday Storytime at 2:00 PM storytime
historic vineyard, Tiverton — Lighthouse Animal Shelter Dog Adoption Event at 1:00pm, 4:00pm adopt a dog

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