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WEEK OF JUNE 29 - JULY 05, 2026

From Early Years Playgroup at George Hail Free Library to RADFIT Workout & Wine at historic vineyard and Afternoon Program: Rethinking the Beaver at Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba.

MONDAY - 6/29

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:30am - 11:00am — Children’s Storytime “Piggy” with local RI author Ann Hood story time
  • 12:00pm - 7:00pm — Take and Make Crafts for Kids at the Newport Public Library crafts for kids
  • 2:30pm - 3:30pm — Oversized Games at the Newport Public Library oversized games
George Hail Free Library, Warren — Baby Time at 10:30am join in

TUESDAY - 6/30

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — Proper Pruning with Arborist Paul Fletcher at 10 - 11:30 AM pruning workshop
Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Big Bubble Fun Tuesdays! / Outside behind the pavilion at 1:00pm bubble fun
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Afternoon Program: Rethinking the Beaver at 12:00pm - 1:00pm explore nature
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:00am - 10:45am — Outdoor Bubble Show at the Newport Public Library bubble show
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm — Teen Diamond Art at the Newport Public Library teen diamond art
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth — Time Traveling Tuesdays & Thursdays in the Garden at 10:30am time traveling
Prescott Farm, Middletown — Garden Workshop: Kitchen Garden Basics at 10:00am explore garden
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum at 10:00am explore
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — SUMMER Youth Tennis - SUMMER Youth Tennis Lessons GREEN (6-9) at 5:00pm - 6:00pm youth tennis

WEDNESDAY - 7/1

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Baby and Toddler Playtime at 10:30am baby toddler
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol
  • 10:30am - 11:00am — Algonquin For Kids: Algonquin Under Water discover water
  • 11:00am - 3:00pm — Art in the Park: An Algonquin Perspective create art
  • 2:00pm - 3:30pm — Guided Walk: Algonquin Logging Museum Square Timber Tour explore history
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Algonquin Park Canoeing Workshop learn canoeing
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Story Hour Wednesdays at The Sailing Museum at 10:00am story time
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren
  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm — SUMMER Youth Tennis - SUMMER Youth Tennis Lessons RED (1-2) youth tennis
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — SUMMER Youth Tennis - Summer Youth Tennis Lessons - Orange ball (3-5) youth tennis
historic vineyard, Tiverton
  • 5:30pm - 6:30pm — RADFIT Workout & Wine workout wine
  • 5:30pm - 6:30pm — RADFIT Workout and Wine workout wine

THURSDAY - 7/2

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — Champion Tree Walk at 11 AM - 12 PM tree walk
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Creative Collaging for Tweens and Teens at 10:00am creative collaging
George Hail Free Library, Warren — Early Years Playgroup at 10:30am play together
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
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Family Movie Nights at The Sailing Museum at 5:00pm movie night
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — 2026 Warren Summer Camp - CERAMICS PAINTING at 9:30am - 2:30pm summer camp

FRIDAY - 7/3

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Salt & Pepper Caddy with Elwood Donnelly at 12:00pm, 4:00pm class payment registration
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol
  • 12:00pm - 12:45pm — Afternoon Program: Black Bears learn bears
  • 1:30pm - 3:30pm — Ask the Naturalist ask questions
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Cultural Survival Art Bazaar at 10:00am, 6:00pm art bazaar
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — Glow in the dark 3v3 Basketball at 8:30 pm - 12:00 am glow basketball
Watson Farm, Jamestown — TBA at - name: Casey Farm Market learn more

SATURDAY - 7/4

Audubon Nature Center & Aquarium, Bristol — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am find an event
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — Elder Trees of Blithewold with Dr. Beth Brantley at 10 - 11 AM elder trees walk
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge, Tiverton — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am, 3:00pm family fun days
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Union Library at The Chase Cory House Annual Booksale at 9:00am, 5:00pm book sale
Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton
  • 12:00pm - 4:00pm — Family Day join in
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm — Wilbor House Tours explore
Prescott Farm, Middletown
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown
  • 8:00 am — Party in the Park party in park
  • 8:00 am — Pipestem Creek Trail Run trail run
  • 9:30 am — Gear Grinder Mountain Bike Race bike race
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — East Bay Community Family Day at 2:00pm - 6:00pm family day
historic vineyard, Tiverton
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — UnWINEd Yoga with Danielle yoga wine
  • 10:00am - 11:00am — UnWINEd Yoga with Rebecca yoga wine

SUNDAY - 7/5

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
  • 10 AM - 12 PM — Bonsai Essentials 1: Beginner Workshop with Peter Olson bonsai workshop
  • 10 AM - 12 PM — Bonsai Essentials 2: Workshop with Peter Olsen bonsai workshop
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Chase-Cory Historical Society Tours at 2:00pm, 4:30pm explore history
Newport Cooks - Newport Cooks, Newport — Baking Camp for Children 8 – 14 Years Old at 9:00am bake with us
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — Splash Bash at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm splash bash
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: Sundays in the Garden Concert Series: Harvey Reid — TBA learn more

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