things to do with kids in new england
PROVIDENCE
WEEK OF APRIL 13 – 19, 2026
MONDAY - 4/13
Providence Community Events
- Fairy Garden Days 2026 at 10:00am ♡ explore nature
TUESDAY - 4/14
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
- Children’s Activities at 10:00am ♡ activities
- Storytime with the Illustrator Michael Bryce at 1:00pm ♡ storytime
Museum of Natural History & Planetarium
- Fairy Garden Days Celebration - Storytime with the Illustrator Michael Bryce at 1:00pm ♡ story time
Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)
- The Outsiders at 7:00PM ♡ buy tickets
WEDNESDAY - 4/15
Books on the Square
- Storytime every Wednesday and Friday at 11:00am ♡ storytime
FRIDAY - 4/17
Museum of Natural History & Planetarium
- Fairy Garden Days Celebration - Painting Workshop with Michael Bryce at 2:00pm ♡ art workshop
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
- Painting Workshop with Michael Bryce at 2:00pm ♡ painting workshop
SATURDAY - 4/18
Providence Community Events
- April Vacation Earth Celebration at the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium at 10:00am ♡ earth celebration
RISD Museum
- Family See & Sketch at 10:30am ♡ family see sketch
- Help Make Art with Math! at 2:00pm ♡ make art math
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
- Fairy Garden Days Celebration - Opening Day! at 10:00am ♡ celebrate
- Jessie Jewels Mermaid at 11:00am ♡ mermaid visit
- Goat Walk session 1 at 11:00am ♡ goat walk
- Goat Walk Session 2 at 1:00pm ♡ goat walk
- Children's Activities at All Day ♡ activities
- Painted Garden with Michael Bryce at All Day ♡ paint garden
Museum of Natural History & Planetarium
- Fairy Garden Days Celebration - Jessie Jewels Mermaid at 11:00am, 1:00pm ♡ meet mermaid
- Fairy Garden Days Celebration - Goat Walk session 1 at 11:00am ♡ goats
- Fairy Garden Days Celebration - Goat Walk Session 2 at 1:00pm ♡ goats
- Fairy Garden Days Celebration - Children's Activities ♡ explore
- Fairy Garden Days Celebration - Painted Garden with Michael Bryce ♡ create
SUNDAY - 4/19
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
- Fairy Garden Days Celebration at 10:00am ♡ celebrate
- Providence Ballet Theatre Open Rehearsal at 11:00am ♡ ballet rehearsal
Museum of Natural History & Planetarium
- Providence Ballet Theatre Open Rehearsal at 11:00am, 4:00pm ♡ ballet
RISD Museum
- Open Studio at 2:00pm ♡ open studio
ALL VENUES
Ballet RI (Festival Ballet Providence)
Books on the Square
Community Libraries of Providence
Fascia’s Chocolates
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Heartleaf Books
John Brown House Museum
Jones Family Farms
Lavender Pond Farm
Le Rouge Chocolates
Lippitt House Museum
Museum of Natural History & Planetarium
Ocean State Cooperative
Plasko’s Farm
Pow! Science!
Providence Children's Museum
Providence Community Events
Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)
Providence Public Library
Providence Recreation Department
Providence Riverboat Co.
Rhode Island State House
Rhode Island Youth Theatre (RIYT)
Riffraff
Riffraff Bookstore and Bar
RISD Museum
Roger Williams National Memorial
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center
Save The Bay Bay Center
Stephen Hopkins House
Storrs
Studio Playground
Symposium Books at WaterFire
Train Show at New York Botanical Garden
Trinity Repertory Company
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS)
Wakefield Books
WaterFire Providence
YMCA of Greater Providence