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Updated Tue 10/13/2026

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 04, 2026

From Preschool Halloween Party at Jamestown Philomenian Library to Marjorie Balboni Infant & Toddler Playgroup at Little Compton Community Center and Fireside Costume Ride at Rail Explorers Rhode Island.

MONDAY - 9/28

Adaptive Aquatics Lessons in Bristol - SafeSplash, Bristol — TBA at - name: Adaptive Aquatics Lessons details
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — Blithewold’s Nature Discovery Backpacks at 10:00am details
Bristol Events & Celebrations, Bristol — TBA at - name: Beginning Sewing for Kids
Events / Activities Calendar - Common Fence Point, Portsmouth
  • 3:00pm — Ice Cream Truck Anniversary Celebration details
  • 4:45pm — Girl Scouts (Ashley Murphy) details
  • 4:45pm — Girl Scouts Lower Level (Ashley Murphy) details
George Hail Free Library, Warren
  • 10:30am — Baby Time details
  • 3:45pm — Family Favorites Book Club details
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown
  • 10:00am — Preschool Playtime details
  • 3:00pm — Let's LEGO Club details
Little Compton Community Center, Little Compton — After School Club at 2:30pm details
Marble House, Newport
  • - name: Fall Events at the Newport Mansions — TBA details
  • - name: Revolution Reimagined: Evolving Stories from Newport’s Past — TBA details
Newport Sea Base, Newport — TBA at - name: Family Learn to Sail details
Rail Explorers Rhode Island, Portsmouth
  • - name: Brunch Tour — TBA details
  • - name: Fireside Tour — TBA details
  • - name: Lantern Ride — TBA details
  • - name: Northern Ramble — TBA details
  • - name: Southern Circuit — TBA details
  • - name: Sunset Tour — TBA details
Rogers Free Library, Bristol
  • 4:00pm — Beginning Sewing for Kids details
  • 6:00pm — Craft Night: Winter Bird Painting details

TUESDAY - 9/29

Events / Activities Calendar - Common Fence Point, Portsmouth — Calvin & Friends (Lower Level) at 1:45pm details
George Hail Free Library, Warren
  • 6:00pm — The Books That Grew Us- Media Literacy details
  • 6:00pm — Pop Up Art: Felted Pumpkin Hoops details
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown
  • 10:00am — Preschool Pet Care with Potter League for Animals details
  • 10:00am — Spanish Bilingual Storytime with Solé details
  • 9:30am — Baby Jam - Ages 0 to 24 months details
Little Compton Community Center, Little Compton — Marjorie Balboni Infant & Toddler Playgroup at 10:00am details
Newport Cooks, Newport
  • 4:00pm — Kids Halloween Kitchen Party! coming soon, technical issues!! details
  • 4:00pm — Kids Thanksgiving Dessert Baking details
Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth — Baby Story time at 10:00am details
Rogers Free Library, Bristol — Bouncing Babies with Miss Erin at 9:30am details
The Sailing Museum, Newport — October Family Movie Nights at The Sailing Museum at 5:00pm details

WEDNESDAY - 9/30

Bristol Events & Celebrations, Bristol — TBA at - name: Parent /Child Book and Dessert Club
Brownell Library (Little Compton), Little Compton
  • 10:30am — Baby and Toddler Playtime! details
  • 10:30am — Baby and Toddler Playtime details
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown
  • 10:15am — Preschool Halloween Party details
  • 3:15pm — Afterschool Halloween Party (Ages 5-10) details
  • 3:30pm — Rooster Book Club - Grades 3 to 5 details
  • 4:00pm — "America is Wild!": An Interactive Wildlife Adventure for Kids details
Newport Cooks, Newport
  • 4:00pm — Kids Fall Baking Class 🎃 details
  • 4:00pm — Kids Cookie Making Class Ages 8-14 details
  • 4:00pm — Kids’ Thanksgiving Sides Cooking Class details
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
  • 3:00pm — Free Wednesday Nature Walks details
  • 3:30pm — Free Wednesday Nature Walk details
  • 4:00pm — Wooly Bears, the Teddy Bears of Caterpillars details
Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth — Toddler Story time at 10:00am details
Rogers Free Library, Bristol
  • 10:30am — Drop-in Storytime with Miss Erin details
  • 6:30pm — Parent /Child Book and Dessert Club details
  • 6:30pm — Family Craft Night details
  • 6:30pm — Parent & Child Book and Dessert Club details
  • 6:30pm — Halloween Magic Show details
  • 9:30am — Toddler Storytime with Miss Erin - 1st Fall Session details
The Sailing Museum, Newport
  • 11:00am — Story Hour Wednesdays at The Sailing Museum details
  • 11:30am — Rain Gutter Regattas at The Sailing Museum details
Youth Sailing Program - Tiverton Yacht Club, Tiverton — St Christopher/St Theresa Pool/Picnic Day at 11:00am details

THURSDAY - 10/1

Family & Education Events in Jamestown, RI - Eventbrite, Jamestown
  • - name: Guardians of the Night: Homeschool Ages 10-14 — TBA details
  • - name: Guardians of the Night: Homeschool Ages 5-9 — TBA details
George Hail Free Library, Warren
  • 10:00am — Early Years Playgroup details
  • 10:00am — Early Years Playgroup - Featuring RI Author Jill Austin details
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown
  • 10:15am — Storytime - Ages 0 to 5 years details
  • 3:30pm — My First Book Club: Grades 1 & 2 details
Middletown Public Library, Middletown — TBA at - name: Youth Services Monthly Programs details
Portsmouth Free Public Library, Portsmouth — Preschool Story time at 10:00am details
Rogers Free Library, Bristol
  • 4:00pm — Digital Drawing with SketchyGOichie details
  • 5:30pm — Mrs. Katz and Her Hats Storytime details
  • 9:30am — Preschool Storytime with Miss Erin - 1st Fall Session details

FRIDAY - 10/2

Elwood Orchard, Middletown — U-PICK at 10:00am details
Escobar Corn Maze & Farm, Portsmouth — Escobar Corn Maze at 10:00am details
Events / Activities Calendar - Common Fence Point, Portsmouth — Make New Friends (lower level) - Girl Scout event at 5:30pm details
George Hail Free Library, Warren
  • 10:00am — Take & Make Monster Craft details
  • 11:00am — Curiosity Club: Can it be night in another country when it is daytime here? Why or why not? details
  • 11:00am — Preschool Science details
  • 11:00am — Curiosity Club: Why are spiders shaped the way that they are? details
  • 11:00am — Curiosity Club: If aliens are real, what could they look like? details
  • 2:00pm — Halloween Party details
Hill Orchard, Little Compton — TBA at - name: Fall Fest details
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown — Jill Austin's Halloween Storytime at 11:00am details
Little Compton Community Center, Little Compton — Children's Movie Night @LCCC at 5:30pm details
Rail Explorers Rhode Island, Portsmouth — Fireside Costume Ride at 7:30pm details
Rogers Free Library, Bristol
  • 10:00am — Teddy Bear Clinic Storytime details
  • 10:00am — Ink Black Halloween Storytime & Coloring Event details
Youth Sailing Program - Tiverton Yacht Club, Tiverton — Pool Party - Maccarone at 4:30pm details

SATURDAY - 10/3

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol — TBA at - name: Fairy House Competition! details
Bristol Events & Celebrations, Bristol — TBA at - name: Mount Hope Farm Concert Series presents Jazz For Kids: A lively concert and educational program for kids and kids at heart
Escobar Corn Maze & Farm, Portsmouth
  • - name: Cow Train — TBA details
  • - name: October 31st Halloween Costume Party — TBA details
  • 10:00am — Lou's Pumpkin Patch details
  • 12:00pm — Hayrides details
Events / Activities Calendar - Common Fence Point, Portsmouth — Girl Scouts (lower level) at 10:00am details
Frerichs Farm, Warren — TBA at - name: Connor's Halloween details
George Hail Free Library, Warren — Trick-or-Treat the Library at 10:30am details
Jamestown Parks & Recreation, Jamestown — TBA at - name: Dungeons and Dragons Club (5th-6th) 2026-3 details
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown
  • 10:00am — Laura Wolfe's Tarantulas details
  • 10:00am — Children's Event details
Jamestown Town Events, Jamestown
  • - name: Dungeons and Dragons Club (5th-6th) 2026-3 — TBA details
  • - name: Fright Night 2026 — TBA details
Massasoit Historical Association, Warren — TBA at - name: Colonial Dining Experience details
Newport Cooks, Newport — Caramel Apple Making Class — Kids & Adults Welcome! at 2:00pm details
Rogers Free Library, Bristol
  • 10:00am — Books for Breakfast---Donut Party details
  • 10:00am — Pokemon Learning Lab details
  • 2:00pm — Minions & Monsters Screening details
Tiverton Historical Society, Tiverton — THS at A Country Day at Pardon Gray at 11:00am details
Warren Parks & Recreation, Warren
  • 6:00pm — Girl Scout halloween STEM event details
  • 8:00am — 1st Birthday details
Watson Farm, Jamestown — TBA at - name: Roseland Cottage Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
Young Family Farm, Little Compton — Fall Apple Festival Days at 10:00am details
historic vineyard, Tiverton — LC Trunk or Treat at 5:30pm details

SUNDAY - 10/4

Bristol Town Events, Bristol — Halloween Walkabout at 1:00pm details
Jane Pickens Theater, Newport — TBA at - name: The Goonies details
Massasoit Historical Association, Warren — TBA at - name: Warren Walkabout - weaver + cider + coffee + games details
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown — Free Sunday Guided Bird Walks at 8:00am details
Prescott Farm, Middletown — Words in Motion Printmaking Workshop with Lois Harada at 11:00am details
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — TBA at - name: BOO Bash details

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