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WEEK OF JULY 06 - JULY 12, 2026

From Open Studio Time at Bristol Art Museum to Guided Walk: Tree Walk at Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba and Family picnic at Warren Parks & Recreation.

MONDAY - 7/6

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Baby and Toddler Playtime at 9:00am - 10:00am playtime
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Guided Walk: On the Trail of Wildlife at 8:30am explore nature
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth — Summer Yoga with Miss Jenny at 9:30am - 10:15am join yoga
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 12:00pm - 7:00pm — Take and Make Crafts for Kids at the Newport Public Library crafts for kids
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm — Tinker Club for Kids at the Newport Public Library tinker club
George Hail Free Library, Warren — Baby Time at 10:30am join in
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport
  • - name: The Searchers (70th Anniversary) — TBA see western
  • - name: Top Gun (40th Anniversary) — TBA action classic
Prescott Farm, Middletown — Independence Week: Neighborhood Treasure Hunt at 10:00am, 1:00pm treasure hunt
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — 2026 Warren Summer Camp - SILVER STONE CASTLE SWANSEA at 9:00am - 3:00pm summer camp
Watson Farm, Jamestown — TBA at - name: Aperture and Architecture: Open Photography at Gedney House learn more

TUESDAY - 7/7

Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Big Bubble Fun Tuesday at 1:00pm - 4:00pm bubble fun
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:00am - 10:45am — The Toe Jam Puppet Band at the Newport Public Library puppet band
  • 2:30pm - 3:30pm — K-POP and Kids Pop Karaoke Party at the Newport Public Library karaoke party
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth — Time Traveling Tuesdays & Thursdays in the Garden at 10:30am time travel
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport — TBA at - name: O Brother, Where Art Thou? w/ Live Folk Concert by Princess June! music adventure
Newport Contemporary Ballet, Newport — TBA at - name: Newport Dance Festival dance festival
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum at 10:00am sensory hour
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — SUMMER Youth Tennis - SUMMER Youth Tennis Lessons GREEN (6-9) at 5:00pm - 6:00pm youth tennis
Watson Farm, Jamestown
  • - name: Finding Your Story: Photography — TBA learn more
  • - name: Movies at the Mansion: Finding Nemo (G) — TBA learn more

WEDNESDAY - 7/8

Audubon Nature Center & Aquarium, Bristol — The Creative Naturalist Art Exhibit at 4:00pm, 6:00pm art exhibit
Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Creative Collaging for Tweens and Teens at 10:30am - 12:00pm create
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth — Kids' Hand Sewing with the Stitchery at 4:00pm - 5:00pm learn to sew
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
  • 3:30pm - 4:15pm — Free Wednesday Nature Walk nature walk
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm — Beach Bash beach bash
The Sailing Museum, Newport
  • 11:00am — Story Hour Wednesdays at The Sailing Museum story hour
  • 12:30pm — Rain Gutter Regattas at The Sailing Museum regatta fun
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

THURSDAY - 7/9

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — Blithewold Annual Family Clambake at 5 - 8 PM family clambake
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 1:00pm, 3:30pm — Watercolor for Beginners (& up) with Lana Quann, The Wandering Brush: Watercolor Birds register class
  • 1:00pm, 4:00pm — Drawing without Drama with Rogeria Christmas register class
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Algonquin For Kids: Animal Defences at 10:30am kids program
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
  • 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
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Family Movie Nights at The Sailing Museum at 5:00pm movie night
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — 2026 Warren Summer Camp - WATERWIZZ at 8:45am - 4:00pm summer camp

FRIDAY - 7/10

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Salt & Pepper Caddy with Elwood Donnelly at 12:00pm, 4:00pm register class
Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Make a Sun Print at 1:00pm - 2:00pm make sun print
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Algonquin For Kids: Insect Hunt at 10:30am kids program
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth
  • 10:30am - 11:15am — Summer Break Pokemon Club: Grades K-5 play pokemon
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Jay & Leslie’s Juggling Spectacular watch juggling
  • 3:30pm - 5:30pm — Kids' Paint Party with Julie - Grades 3-5 explore art
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Cultural Survival Art Bazaar at 10:00am, 6:00pm art bazaar
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport — TBA at - name: Labyrinth (40th Anniversary) fantasy adventure
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — Glow in the dark 3v3 Basketball at 8:30 pm - 12:00 am glow basketball
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — 2026 Warren Summer Camp - FUN CITY at 9:00am - 3:00pm summer camp

SATURDAY - 7/11

Audubon Nature Center & Aquarium, Bristol — Free Family Fun Days at 10:00am, 3:00pm family fun days
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
  • 12:00pm, 3:00pm — Illustrated Storybooks with Emily Johnson register class
  • 1:00pm, 4:00pm — Introduction to Pastels with Maureen Kennedy-Antonellis register class
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol
  • - name: Special Exhibitions: Rangers & Game Wardens — TBA explore history
  • 10:30am — Algonquin For Kids: True or False? kids program
  • 2:00pm — Guided Walk: Beaver Pond Study explore nature
  • 7:00pm — Special Event: Forgotten Memories of the Ottawa Valley with Marc Audet hear stories
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 — Wilbor House Tours at 2:00pm - 4:00pm house tours
Newport Car Museum, Portsmouth
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm — Hoods Up! Weekend see engines
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — New England Cars & Coffee cars coffee
Prescott Farm, Middletown
  • 10:00am, 4:00pm — French in Newport french in newport
  • 10:30am, 11:30am — Storytime at Rough Point: The Outermost Mouse storytime
  • 11:00am, 12:00pm — Storytime at Rough Point: Meet the Wild Things storytime
  • 11:00am, 3:00pm — Roam Around Rough Point roam around
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
  • 12:00pm - 10:00pm — Family picnic family picnic
  • 2:00pm - 6:00pm — East Bay Community Family Day family day
Watson Farm, Jamestown
  • - name: 100 Years in 4 Objects: A Quick Tour of the Otis House — TBA learn more
  • - name: 250 at Old York: The Rising Tide of Revolution — TBA learn more
  • - name: Nooks and Crannies — TBA learn more
  • - name: Revolutionary Quincy Women — TBA learn more

SUNDAY - 7/12

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Open Studio Time at 1:00pm, 3:30pm open studio
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol
  • 10:30am — Algonquin For Kids: Finding a Mate in the Wild kids program
  • 2:00pm — Guided Walk: Spruce Bog Exploration explore nature
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Chase-Cory Historical Society Tours at 2:00pm, 4:30pm tours
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport
Newport Cooks - Newport Cooks, Newport
  • 9:00am — Vive la France! French Cooking & Baking Camp for Children 8 – 14 years old french camp
  • 9:00am — Baking Camp for Children 8 – 14 Years Old bake camp
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown — Free Sunday Guided Bird Walk at 8:00am - 10:00am bird walk
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — Splash Bash at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm splash bash

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