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WEEK OF JUNE 15 - JUNE 21, 2026

From Watercolor for Beginners & Intermediate Students with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Summer Flowers at Bristol Art Museum to SPRING YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS - GREEN BALL - Grade 6-8 Spring at Warren Parks & Recreation and Thursdays in the Garden: Plants Dance! at Green Animals Topiary Garden.

MONDAY - 6/15

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 1-3:30pm — Acrylic Painting with Kathy Thomas - Session II register
  • 1-3:30pm — Acrylic Painting with Kathy Thomas - Session III register
  • 12-4pm — Watercolor Batik on Kinwashi Paper with Peter Sterling Turner register
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth
  • 2:00pm — Father's Day Crafts make crafts
  • 9:00am — Summer Reading Registration Opens for All Ages register now
Newport Sea Base, Newport
  • - name: Anchor 1 — TBA learn more
  • - name: Anchor 2 — TBA learn more
  • - name: Bay & Ocean Fishing — TBA learn more
  • - name: Big Boat Sailing — TBA learn more
  • - name: Canoeing — TBA learn more
  • - name: Competitive High School Team — TBA learn more
  • - name: Family Sailing lessons — TBA learn more
  • - name: Introduction to Competitive Team — TBA learn more
  • - name: Junior Aquatics Day Camp — TBA sign up
  • - name: Junior Racing Team — TBA learn more
  • - name: Kayaking — TBA learn more
  • - name: Learn to Row Level 1 & 2 — TBA learn more
  • - name: Middle School Team — TBA learn more
  • - name: Motorboating — TBA learn more
  • - name: Paddle Sports Aquatics Day Camp — TBA sign up
  • - name: STEM - Maker's Workshop — TBA sign up
  • - name: STEM - UPcycle Creation Lab — TBA sign up
  • - name: STEM - Ultimate Robots — TBA sign up
  • - name: Sailing 1 & 2 — TBA learn more
  • - name: Squids Day Camp — TBA sign up
  • - name: Stand Up Paddle Boarding — TBA learn more

TUESDAY - 6/16

Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Guided Walk: Cache Lake History at 10:00am guided walk
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth — Time Traveling Tuesdays & Thursdays in the Garden at 10:30am time traveling
Newport Recreation Department, Newport — Newport Recreation Summer Day Camp at 8:30am - 3:30pm register here
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum at 10:00am explore sailing
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — SUMMER Youth Tennis - SUMMER Youth Tennis Lessons GREEN (6-9) at 5:00pm youth tennis

WEDNESDAY - 6/17

Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Baby and Toddler Playtime at 10:30am playtime
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Guided Walk: Tree Walk at 2:00pm guided walk
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:00am — Story Hour Wednesdays at The Sailing Museum story time
  • 10:00am — Rain Gutter Regatta at The Sailing Museum build sail race
The Sailing Museum, Newport
  • 10:00am — Story Hour Wednesdays at The Sailing Museum story time
  • 10:30am — Rain Gutter Regatta at The Sailing Museum race boats
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren
  • 5:00pm — SUMMER Youth Tennis - SUMMER Youth Tennis Lessons RED (1-2) youth tennis
  • 6:00pm — SUMMER Youth Tennis - Summer Youth Tennis Lessons - Orange ball (3-5) youth tennis
  • 7:00am — 2026 Warren Summer Camp - 2026 Extended Care summer camp
  • 9:00am — 2026 Warren Summer Camp - 2026 Traditional Camp summer camp
  • 9:00am — 2026 Warren Summer Camp - Counselor in Training summer camp
  • 9:00am — 2026 Warren Summer Camp - Permission to Leave unescorted summer camp

THURSDAY - 6/18

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 1-4pm — Creative Visible Mending with Liz Bessel register
  • 1-4pm — Drawing without Drama with Rogeria Christmas register
  • 10am-1pm — Watercolor for Beginners & Intermediate Students with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Summer Flowers register
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth
  • 10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Silly Plants! silly plants
  • 10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Pollinator Patrol pollinator patrol
  • 10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Owl in Five Stories with Historic Music of Newport owl stories music
  • 10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Enchanted Gardens enchanted gardens
  • 10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Plants Dance! plants dance
  • 10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Fluttery Friends fluttery friends
  • 10:30am — Thursdays in the Garden: Sense-sational Art sense-sational art
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — TBA at - name: de Ramel Cup Squash Tournament register here
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — 2026 Warren Summer Camp - CERAMICS PAINTING at 9:30am ceramics painting

FRIDAY - 6/19

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Salt & Pepper Caddy with Elwood Donnelly at 12-4pm register
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Ask the Naturalist at 1:30pm ask naturalist
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth
  • 10:30am — Farm Friends Petting Zoo meet animals
  • 10:30am — Summer Break Pokemon Club: Grades K-5 play pokemon
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Cultural Survival Art Bazaar at 10:00am - 6:00pm art bazaar
Newport YMCA, Little Compton — TBA at - name: Molly de Ramel Squash Tournament Opening Night to Benefit RhodySquash register here
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown
  • 10:00 am - 11:30 am — Quick Start Tennis Carnival tennis fun
  • 8:30 pm - 12:00 am — Glow in the dark 3v3 Basketball glow basketball

SATURDAY - 6/20

Audubon Nature Center & Aquarium, Bristol — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am join in
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 1-4pm — Introduction to Pastels with Maureen Kennedy-Antonellis register
  • 12-3pm — Illustrated Storybooks with Emily Johnson register
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol
Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge, Tiverton — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am, 3:00pm find an event
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Union Library at The Chase Cory House Annual Booksale at 9:00am - 5:00pm booksale
Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton
Newport Car Museum, Portsmouth — New England Cars & Coffee at 9:00am - 12:00pm cars coffee
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown
Tiverton Historical Society, Tiverton
  • 3:00pm — Walking Tour of Historic Four Corners explore history
  • 9:00am — Annual Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence read history
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren
  • 10:00am — SPRING YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS - ORANGE BALL - Grades 3-5 Spring youth tennis
  • 10:00am — BBQ/Concert bbq concert
  • 11:00am — SPRING YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS - GREEN BALL - Grade 6-8 Spring youth tennis
  • 9:00am — SPRING YOUTH TENNIS LESSONS - RED BALL Grades 1-2 Spring youth tennis
Watson Farm, Jamestown
  • - name: Casey Farm Market — TBA learn more
  • - name: Flying Aces: Engineers in Training — TBA learn more
  • - name: Juneteenth Community Celebration — TBA learn more

SUNDAY - 6/21

Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Afternoon Program: Rethinking the Beaver at 12:00pm afternoon program
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Strawberry Shortcake Social shortcake social
  • 2:00pm - 4:30pm — Chase-Cory Historical Society Tours tours
Newport Car Museum, Portsmouth — Dads FREE on Father’s Day at 10:00am - 5:00pm dads free
Newport Cooks - Newport Cooks, Newport
  • 9:00am — Viva l’Italia! Italian Cooking & Baking Camp for Children 8 – 14 years old cook bake
  • 9:00am — Baking Camp for Children 8 – 14 Years Old bake camp
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — Splash Bash at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm splash bash
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — Family Gathering at 4:00pm family gathering
Watson Farm, Jamestown
  • - name: Maine Moments – Large and Small: Plein Air Painters of Maine 2026 Art Show — TBA learn more
  • - name: Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution Exhibition — TBA learn more
  • - name: Vintage Base Ball – Father’s Day Open — TBA learn more

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