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Updated Tue 10/13/2026

WEEK OF OCTOBER 05 - OCTOBER 11, 2026

From Girl Scouts (lower level) at Events / Activities Calendar - Common Fence Point to Kids Thanksgiving Dessert Baking at Newport Cooks and Parent & Child Book and Dessert Club at Rogers Free Library.

MONDAY - 10/5

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
Events / Activities Calendar - Common Fence Point, Portsmouth
  • 3:00pm — Ice Cream Truck Anniversary Celebration 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
International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport — TBA at - name: Tennis Toys and Games 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
Newport Agricultural Fair, Middletown — TBA at - name: CHILDREN'S GAMES details
Newport Sea Base, Newport
  • - name: Adventure Sailing Club — TBA details
  • - name: Family Learn to Sail — TBA details
  • - name: Learn To Sail - Lv. 1, 2 — TBA details
  • - name: Sailing Race Team — TBA details
  • - name: Taste of Sailing - FREE! — TBA details
Rail Explorers Rhode Island, Portsmouth — TBA at - name: Southern Circuit details
Rogers Free Library, Bristol
  • 6:00pm — Craft Night: Winter Bird Painting details
  • 9:30am — Toddler Storytime with Miss Erin - 1st Fall Session details
Sweet Berry Farm, Middletown — Pick-Your-Own Apples at 10:00am details

TUESDAY - 10/6

Events / Activities Calendar - Common Fence Point, Portsmouth — Calvin & Friends (Lower Level) at 1:45pm details
George Hail Free Library, Warren — Pop Up Art: Felted Pumpkin Hoops at 6:00pm details
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown
  • - name: Pumpkin Decorating Contest - Voting Open! — TBA details
  • 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!!! (Now Booking!) details
  • 4:00pm — Kids Thanksgiving Dessert Baking details
Newport Recreation Department, Newport — TBA at - name: Creative Movement 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 - 10/7

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 — Free Wednesday Nature Walks at 3:00pm 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 — Family Craft Night details
  • 6:30pm — Parent & Child Book and Dessert Club details
  • 6:30pm — Halloween Magic Show details

THURSDAY - 10/8

Bristol Art Museum, Bristol — TBA at - name: Woven Hearts & Reindeer with Elwood Donnelly 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
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
The Sailing Museum, Newport — Trick-or-Treat at The Sailing Museum! at 4:00pm details

FRIDAY - 10/9

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
Goosewing Beach Preserve - The Nature Conservancy, Little Compton — Markham Shkode Guided Bird Walks at 8:30am details
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth — TBA at - name: Halloween Trick or Treat at The Breakers details
Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown
  • - name: Pumpkin Decorating Contest (Pick Up Day) — TBA details
  • 11:00am — Jill Austin's Halloween Storytime details
Little Compton Community Center, Little Compton — Children's Movie Night @LCCC at 5:30pm details
Massasoit Historical Association, Warren — TBA at - name: Tree Lighting - harpsichord at the Maxwell House details
Portsmouth Parks & Recreation, Portsmouth — Youth and Teen Night at Rail Explorers-2 dates to choose from; A Ghoulish Ride at 4:45pm details
Prescott Farm, Middletown — A Rough Point Halloween at 5:00pm details
Rail Explorers Rhode Island, Portsmouth
  • 5:30pm — Track or Treat details
  • 7:30pm — Fireside Costume Ride details
Rogers Free Library, Bristol
  • 10:00am — Teddy Bear Clinic Storytime details
  • 10:00am — Ink Black Halloween Storytime & Coloring Event details

SATURDAY - 10/10

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol
  • - name: Fairy House Competition! — TBA details
  • - name: Fairy House Workshop — TBA 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
Coggeshall Farm Museum, Bristol — TBA at - name: A Coggeshall Halloween details
Escobar Corn Maze & Farm, Portsmouth
  • - name: Halloween Costume Party — TBA details
  • 12:00pm — Hayrides details
Events / Activities Calendar - Common Fence Point, Portsmouth — Girl Scouts (lower level) at 10:00am details
George Hail Free Library, Warren
  • 10:30am — Trick-or-Treat the Library details
  • 11:00am — Community Crafting Club: Paint a Mini Pumpkin details
Hill Orchard, Little Compton — TBA at - name: Fall Fest 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 — TBA at - name: Dungeons and Dragons Club (5th-6th) 2026-3 details
Massasoit Historical Association, Warren
  • - name: Colonial Dining Experience — TBA details
  • - name: Corn Husk Dolls — TBA details
Newport Cooks, Newport — Caramel Apple Making Class — Kids & Adults Welcome! at 2:00pm details
Rogers Free Library, Bristol — Pokemon Learning Lab at 10:00am 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 - 10/11

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
Special Events - Jamestown Parks and Recreation, Jamestown — TBA at - name: BOO Bash details

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