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WEEK OF APRIL 06 - APRIL 12, 2026

From “Uncorking the Possibilities” – Food, Wine & Beer Tasting at Newport YMCA to 2026 Snipe North American Championships at Sail Newport and SPRING YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS - ORANGE BALL - Grades 3-5 Spring at Warren Parks & Recreation.

MONDAY - 4/6

Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport — Teen Volunteer Hour at the Newport Public Library at 3:30pm volunteer hour
Newport Art Museum, Newport
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — Swing Fore Summer Camp Presented by Farrar & Associates at 12:00pm register here
Sail Newport, Newport — NBYA Jr. Race Week at 8:00am jr race week
Watson Farm, Jamestown — TBA at - name: Homeschool Program: Life in Revolutionary Times learn more

TUESDAY - 4/7

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Spring into Colored Pencil with Kendra Ferreira at 9:30am register
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:00am — Bilingual Spanish Storytime at the Newport Public Library spanish storytime
  • 4:00pm — Drop-In and Draw at the Newport Public Library drop in draw
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth — Inside “The Gilded Age” Tour 2026 at 1:00pm, 4:45pm gilded age tour
Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton — Woven Bookmark Craft – Children’s Activity at 2:00pm craft time
Massasoit Historical Association, Warren — TBA at - name: Vacation Activities vacation activities
Newport Cooks - Newport Cooks, Newport — Cooking & Baking Around the World for Children 8 – 14 years old at 4:00pm cook bake world
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 - 7:30pm street hockey

WEDNESDAY - 4/8

Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
  • 3:30pm — Free Wednesday Nature Walk explore nature
  • 3:30pm — Special Edition Free Wednesday Nature Walk: iNaturalist Training learn nature
  • 3:30pm — Special Edition Free Wednesday Nature Walk: Earth Day Poetry Walk earth day walk
  • 8:30am — Conservation Crew Open House join crew
Watson Farm, Jamestown — TBA at - name: A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store learn more

THURSDAY - 4/9

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
  • 10:00am - 12:30pm — Nature Drawing at Blithewold nature drawing
  • 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 register
  • 10:00am — Watercolor for Beginner & Intermediate Students (& up) with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Basics and More register
Newport YMCA, Little Compton
  • 5:30pm-8:30pm — “Uncorking the Possibilities” – Food, Wine & Beer Tasting register here
  • 8:30am — 40th Annual Thanksgiving Day Pie Run register here
  • 9:30am — YGolf Tournament register soon
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — Tennis Block Party at 6:30pm - 8:00pm view detail
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — TOPSoccer 3-Week Clinic at 7:00pm - 8:00pm soccer clinic
Watson Farm, Jamestown
  • - name: American Woodcock Walk — TBA learn more
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I — TBA learn more
  • - name: Spring Orchid Sale — TBA learn more

FRIDAY - 4/10

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — CONCERT: Ryan Lee Crosby & Guest SAVE THE DATE: April 24th at 6:00pm - 8:00pm view event
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — TBA at - name: Molly de Ramel Squash Tournament Opening Night to Benefit RhodySquash register here
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown — TBA at - name: City Nature Challenge nature challenge
Sail Newport, Newport
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — TBA at - name: Kite Festival view detail
Watson Farm, Jamestown
  • - name: Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant — TBA learn more
  • - name: Lyman Estate Landscape Tour — TBA learn more
  • - name: Voices of Dorchester: Letters from the American Revolution — TBA learn more
  • - name: Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate — TBA learn more

SATURDAY - 4/11

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
  • 11:00am - 3:00pm — Daffodil Delights: The Daffodil Society of Rhode Island Show daffodil show
  • 11:00am - 3:00pm — Arbor Day Festival and Bristol Community Day arbor day fest
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 1:00pm — Magic Colors & Flowers: Silk Painting Workshop with Lidia Mikhaylova register
  • 1:00pm — Introduction to Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs register
  • 1:00pm — Advanced Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs register
Ink Fish Books, Warren
  • 11:00am, 5:00pm — Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day join in the fun
  • 1:00pm, 3:00pm — Book Signing with Kristin Offiler book signing
Massasoit Historical Association, Warren — Afternoon Tea at 1:00pm afternoon tea
Newport Art Museum, Newport — Ceramic Transfers Workshop at 10:00am, 2:30pm ceramic transfers
Newport Car Museum, Portsmouth
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm — Hoods Up! Weekend view detail
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — New England Cars & Coffee view detail
Newport YMCA, Little Compton
  • - name: Kickoff to Summer Family Festival — TBA register soon
  • 8:30am — Charlie Holder Sr. Memorial Charity 10k/5k register here
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
  • 10:00am — Third Beach Cleanup beach cleanup
  • 10:00am — Discover the Secret Life of Meadows: A Guided Pollinator Hike pollinator hike
Sail Newport, Newport
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — Warren Youth Street Hockey League - Beginner Street Hockey Instructional league street hockey
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — SPRING YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS - ORANGE BALL - Grades 3-5 Spring youth tennis
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm — SPRING YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS - GREEN BALL - Grade 6-8 Spring youth tennis
  • 9:00am - 10:00am — SPRING YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS - RED BALL Grades 1-2 Spring youth tennis
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: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom storytime
  • 11:00 AM — Colette Waters Storytime and Signing storytime
  • 11:00 AM — Storytime: Grumpy Monkey Spring Fever storytime
  • 11:00 AM — Saturday Storytime: Ms. Rachel's Happy Birthday Wonderful You! storytime

SUNDAY - 4/12

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Sunday Open Studio at 1:00pm open studio
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Annual Mother's Day Market at 10:00am - 2:00pm annual market
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth — Drop-In Art Making at 11:00am, 1:00pm drop in art
Marble House, Newport — Drop-In Art Making at 11:00am, 1:00pm get creative
Newport Art Museum, Newport
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — Mother’s Day Golf Classic at 9:00am register here
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown — Free Sunday Guided Bird Walk at 8:00am bird watching
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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