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WEEK OF JULY 13 - JULY 19, 2026

From Wilbor House Tours at Little Compton Historical Society to Story Hour Wednesdays at The Sailing Museum at The Sailing Museum and Thursdays in the Garden: Fluttery Friends at Green Animals Topiary Garden.

MONDAY - 7/13

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Ask the Naturalist at 1:30pm - 3:30pm ask naturalist
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 12:00pm — Take and Make Crafts for Kids at the Newport Public Library crafts for kids
  • 2:30pm — 3D Printing for Kids at the Newport Public Library 3d printing kids
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport — TBA at - name: Stand By Me 40th Anniversary stand by me
Newport Cooks - Newport Cooks, Newport
  • 9:00am — Vive la France! French Cooking & Baking Camp for Children 8 – 14 years old cook and bake
  • 9:00am — Baking Camp for Children 8 – 14 Years Old bake with kids

TUESDAY - 7/14

Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Big Bubble Fun Tuesday at 1:00pm big bubble fun
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Making Your Campsite Bear-able bear aware
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm — Guided Walk: Cache Lake History walk history
  • 7:00pm - 9:30pm — Guided Walk: On the Trail of Wildlife wildlife walk
Family Fun at the Newport Public Library, Newport
  • 10:00am — Preschool A is for Art at the Newport Public Library preschool art
  • 2:30pm — STEAM Club for Kids at the Newport Public Library steam club kids
  • 4:00pm — Teen Geocache at the Newport Public Library teen geocache
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport — TBA at - name: Top Gun (40th Anniversary) top gun
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Sensory Friendly Hour at The Sailing Museum at 10:00am explore sailing

WEDNESDAY - 7/15

Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton — Baby and Toddler Playtime at 10:30am baby toddler playtime
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Algonquin Park Canoeing Workshop at 9:00am - 12:00pm canoeing workshop
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport
  • - name: Back To School — TBA back to school
  • - name: O Brother, Where Art Thou? w/ Live Folk Concert by Princess June! — TBA o brother
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
  • 3:30pm - 4:15pm — Free Wednesday Nature Walk nature walk
  • 3:30pm - 4:15pm — Free Wednesday Nature Walks nature walks
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm — Beach Bash beach bash
The Sailing Museum, Newport
  • 11:00am — Story Hour Wednesdays at The Sailing Museum story time
  • 12:30pm — Rain Gutter Regattas at The Sailing Museum build boats
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren — SUMMER Youth Tennis - Summer Youth Tennis Lessons - Orange ball (3-5) at 6:00pm - 7:00pm youth tennis

THURSDAY - 7/16

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
  • 11:00am — Champion Tree Walk explore
  • 5:00pm — Blithewold Annual Family Clambake join in
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol — Guided Walk: Forest Floor Scavenger Hunt at 2:00pm - 3:30pm scavenger hunt
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth
  • 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
  • - name: Brazil (Director's Cut) — TBA brazil
  • - name: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey — TBA the odyssey
  • - name: Critters — TBA critters
  • - name: JAWS Summer Party & Screenings — TBA jaws summer party
Marble House, Newport — Time Traveling Tuesdays & Thursdays in the Garden at 10:30am explore garden
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Family Movie Nights at The Sailing Museum at 5:00pm movie night

FRIDAY - 7/17

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Salt & Pepper Caddy with Elwood Donnelly at 12-4pm class payment and registration
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth — Summer Break Pokemon Club: Grades K-5 at 10:30am - 11:15am pokemon club
Events — Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton — Cultural Survival Art Bazaar at 10:00am, 6:00pm art bazaar
Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton — House History Workshop at 1:00pm - 4:00pm history workshop

SATURDAY - 7/18

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol
  • 10:00am - 11:30am — Guided Walk: Spruce Bog Exploration spruce bog explore
  • 10:30am - 11:00am — Algonquin For Kids: Algonquin in Winter kids winter fun
  • 2:00pm - 3:30pm — Guided Walk: Algonquin Logging Museum Square Timber Tour logging tour
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 tour house
Newport Car Museum, Portsmouth — New England Cars & Coffee at 9:00 am - 12:00 pm view detail
Prescott Farm, Middletown
  • 10:30am — Storytime at Rough Point: The Outermost Mouse storytime
  • 11:00am — Storytime at Rough Point: Meet the Wild Things storytime
  • 11:00am, 3:00pm — Roam Around Rough Point roam around
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren

SUNDAY - 7/19

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — Advanced Cyanotype with Kim Arthurs at 1-4pm class payment and registration
Children's Activities Events Calendar - Trumba, Bristol
  • 10:30am - 11:00am — Algonquin For Kids: Algonquin Appetites kids appetites
  • 2:00pm - 3:30pm — Guided Walk: Insect Quest insect quest
Childrens Events - Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm — Jay & Leslie’s Juggling Spectacular juggling show
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm — Kids' Hand Sewing with the Stitchery hand sewing
  • 9:30am - 10:15am — Summer Yoga with Miss Jenny summer yoga
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport — TBA at - name: CatVideoFest 2026 catvideofest

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