Rhode Island events
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Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival 2026
The 35th Annual Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival celebrates the harvest of the sea on Newport's historic waterfront. Two days of fresh local seafood, live music, family fun, and waterfront atmosphere under the wharf's signature striped…
Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival 2026
Sunday — Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Spooktacular Fall Craft Fair and Halloween Fun
Venue: Fayerweather Craft Guild, Kingston, RI. Family-friendly Halloween crafts and activities for all ages, with local craft vendors on the grounds of Fayerweather House. Moved to Sunday, October 18 due to weather; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,…
Warren Walkabout 2026
Warren's annual downtown walkabout, held on two Sundays in October (18th and 25th), noon-5pm. Live music, local art, independent shops, food, creative demonstrations, and vendor pop-ups along Main Street, Water Street, and beyond. Free…
Juicy Market X Newport Vineyards — Vines & Finds Market
Venue: Newport Vineyards Gift Shop, Middletown, RI. Sip & Shop at Newport Vineyards every 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Tour de Vino Wine Dinner
Tour de Vino will be at The Brook Kitchen + Bar on October 22. Join us for an intimate four-course wine dinner featuring carefully selected pairings...
Rogue Vintage Jewelry Convention 2026
A niche, enthusiast-led convention focused on the education, collection, curation, and community of antique and vintage costume jewelry. This conference-style event prioritizes networking and learning, featuring lectures by…
Rhode Island Mineral Hunters Gem & Mineral Show 2026
The Rhode Island Mineral Hunters' annual Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show is a family-friendly weekend event at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Cranston, featuring dealers in mineral specimens, fossils, gemstones, and jewelry, plus club…
WaterFire Providence — Full Lighting (October 24, 2026)
WaterFire Providence holds a full lighting on Saturday, October 24, 2026, added to the season after the September 26 lighting (billed as "Celebrating Rhode Island Educators") was cancelled for a nor'easter forecast. The October 24…
Annual Harvest Festival at Newport Vineyards
Celebrate the 9 th Annual Harvest Festival with Newport Vineyards! When: Sunday, October 25th More details to be announced! General Admission and...
Providence Flea (Farm Fresh Market Hall)
Sundays Nov 1-29, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; also Black Friday Nov 27, 5-9 p.m. and Dec 6, 13, 20.
Rhode Island Bridal & Wedding Expo — Fall 2026
Single-day bridal & wedding expo operated by American Consumer Shows. Photographers, caterers, florists, jewelers, makeup & beauty, entertainment, travel, and home/lifestyle vendors. Free passes with advance registration.
Rhode Island Comic Con 2026
Rhode Island's largest pop culture convention, produced by Altered Reality Entertainment at the Rhode Island Convention Center and Amica Mutual Pavilion in downtown Providence. The three-day event features celebrity guests, comic book…
Early Holiday Outdoor Craft Fair — Fayerweather 2026
The Fayerweather Craft Guild's Early Holiday Outdoor Craft Fair kicks off the holiday shopping season with hand-crafted gifts from 40+ artisan members inside the gift shop plus a variety of local craft vendors on the grounds of historic…
Providence Winter Farmers Market
Saturdays Nov 7, 2026 through Apr 24, 2027, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
WaterFire Providence — Full Lighting: 14th Annual Salute to Veterans (November 7, 2026)
WaterFire Providence's 14th Annual Salute to Veterans Full Lighting is on Saturday, November 7, 2026. For the lighting ceremony in the WaterPlace Park basin, 150 veterans and active-duty service members carry torches as torchbearers and…
Ocean State Business Expo & Networking Event 2026
The Ocean State Business Expo & Networking Event at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. Billed by its organizers as Rhode Island's largest business networking event and held since 2009, it is a one-day expo where Rhode Island businesses…
Rhode Island Holiday Light Show 2026
A drive-thru holiday light show at Confreda Farms in Hope, Rhode Island, now in its seventh year. Guests tune their car radio to the show's station and drive a full mile of light tunnels and displays timed to holiday music. The drive…
Providence Fall Home Show 2026
The 18th Annual Providence Fall Home Show, produced by Jenks Productions. Two-day Rhode Island home show at the RI Convention Center featuring custom cabinet makers, HVAC services, jewelry, communications, and more — everything for your…
WaterFire PVD Artisans Holiday Premiere
Holiday artisan premiere.
Haus of Codec Friday Night Market at Farm Fresh 2026
Haus of Codec's Friday Night Market brings local artists and makers to Farm Fresh Rhode Island in Providence on the third Friday evening of the month, 5–9 p.m. Always free to attend, the market features local art vendors, an on-site…
A New England Thanksgiving
Join the Coggeshall staff as we prepare a Thanksgiving meal over the hearth in our historic farmhouse. The late 18th century was before the official...
Holidays at the Newport Mansions
Holiday tours at the mansions.
Holidays at the Newport Mansions 2026
Each holiday season the Preservation Society of Newport County decorates three of Newport's Gilded Age mansions. For 2026, The Breakers, Marble House and Chateau-sur-Mer welcome visitors from November 21, 2026 through January 3, 2027,…
Rhode Island Christmas Festival 2026
Two-day indoor holiday craft and vendor festival at the West Warwick Civic Center, produced by Bridal Shows By Kelly Community Marketing. The organizer's 2026 exhibitor list names more than 100 crafters, food makers, direct-sales sellers…
Sparkling Lights at The Breakers 2026
Separately ticketed evening holiday light display at The Breakers in Newport. A half-mile path through the mansion's 13-acre grounds is lit with hundreds of thousands of holiday lights, and admission includes a tour of the decorated…
Sparkling Lights at The Breakers
Sparkling Lights at The Breakers presented by BankNewport When: November 21 – December 27, 2026 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM November 21, 22, 27, 28, and 29...
Christmas at Blithewold 2026
Christmas at Blithewold returns to the Manor at Blithewold in Bristol, Rhode Island, from November 24, 2026 through January 3, 2027. Each year volunteer decorators transform the house around a theme drawn from the interests of the Van…
Best Christmas Pageant Ever — Granite Theatre 2026
The Granite Theatre in Westerly stages The Best Christmas Pageant Ever from Friday, November 27 through Sunday, December 20, 2026. The comedy follows the Herdman kids, the most mischievous children in town, as they take over the annual…
Newport Illuminated Boat Parade
Illuminated boat parade.
Ocean State Artisans Holiday Market 2026
The Ocean State Artisans 35th Annual Holiday Artisans Market & Food Drive runs Thanksgiving weekend, Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. For 2026 the show moves to South Kingstown High School,…
Roger Williams Park Zoo Holiday Lights Spectacular
Holiday lights event.
GACSRI Christkindlmarkt 2026
The German American Cultural Society of Rhode Island's annual Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market) emulates the traditional Christmas markets that spring up each December all over Germany. Held Saturday, November 28, 2026 from Noon to 5pm…
Foundry Artists Holiday Show 2026
The Foundry Artists Association's annual holiday show fills the drill hall of the Pawtucket Armory Center for the Arts, 172 Exchange Street, with the work of more than 65 professional regional artists across two December weekends. It…
Bowen's Wharf Christmas Tree Lighting 2026
The 56th annual Christmas Tree Lighting on historic Bowen's Wharf in Newport is Saturday, December 5, 2026. Festivities begin around 12:30 p.m. with a visit from Santa, followed by an afternoon of performances by local musicians and…
Bristol Christmas Festival 2026
Two-day, volunteer-run holiday festival in Bristol, Rhode Island, built around a European-style marketplace of craft vendors, artisans, local food producers and food trucks, with entertainment and children's activities both days. Held at…
The Intentional Celebration: Holiday Edition
The Intentional Celebration: Holiday Edition is a two-day indoor holiday market and immersive Christmas experience taking place December 5–6, 2026, at...
Glen Manor Christmas Open House
Glen Manor House in Portsmouth opens to the public for its annual Christmas Open House on Sunday, December 6, 2026, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The historic house is dressed in its holiday decorations, there is local talent and entertainment, and…
WaterFire Holiday Basin Lighting
Holiday basin lighting.
WaterFire Providence: Holiday Basin Lighting
Holiday Basin Lighting.
Whiskey Wonderland Bazaar 2026
The 12th annual Whiskey Wonderland Bazaar fills the Sons of Liberty Spirits Co. tasting room in South Kingstown on Friday, December 11, 2026, from 5 to 9 p.m. (21+ only), and Saturday, December 12, from noon to 6 p.m. (families welcome…
PVD Artisans Holiday Show 2026
PVD Artisans Market closes its holiday season with the Providence Artisans Holiday Show, a two-day handmade market in its 14th year at the WaterFire Arts Center. More than 90 local artists show jewelry, paintings, ceramics, glass,…
Ocean State Home Show 2027
A two-day home improvement show at the WaterFire Arts Center bringing together a wide range of home improvement professionals in an interactive setting. Visitors can meet, compare and connect with exhibitors while planning renovations and…
Rhode Island RV Show 2027
The Rhode Island RV Show fills the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence February 19-21, 2027. Produced by RV Supershows, the show puts travel trailers, fifth wheels, motorhomes and campervans from regional dealers under one roof…
JLC LIVE New England 2027
JLC LIVE New England is the region's annual residential construction conference and exhibition, bringing builders, remodelers, and trade contractors to the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. The 2027 edition runs March 18-20,…
RI Home Show 2027
The Rhode Island Home Show, produced by the Rhode Island Builders Association (RIBA), returns to the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. New England's largest home show features hundreds of exhibitors across home improvement,…
Ocean State Bridal Show 2027
Boutique-style bridal show produced by Bridal Shows By Kelly at the Wyndham Newport Atlantic Resort in Middletown, Rhode Island, on Sunday, April 18, 2027. Engaged couples can meet wedding professionals in one place. The organizer offers…
Rhode Island Anime Con 2027
Rhode Island Anime Con is a two-day anime and Japanese pop-culture convention in Providence, Rhode Island. The 2027 edition runs Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13, 2027, with VIP entry at 9:00 am Saturday and general hours of 10:00 am…
Southern Rhode Island 4-H Fair 2027
The Southern Rhode Island 4-H Fair is a three-day fair at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Richmond — full livestock shows, an exhibit hall, contests, and vendors, run by URI Cooperative Extension's 4-H program.
Newport Folk Festival 2027
The Newport Folk Festival returns to Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island for a three-day 2027 edition, July 23–25. An American original since 1959, Newport Folk is produced by the non-profit Newport Festivals Foundation and is…
Newport Jazz Festival 2027
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Eastern Rhode Island 4-H Country Fair 2027
The Eastern Rhode Island 4-H Country Fair is a one-day fair at Glen Park (Davidson Field) in Portsmouth — animal shows (rabbit, poultry, goat, sheep, beef, dairy), a pinewood derby, kids' games, a petting zoo, water slides, and all-day…
Washington County Fair 2027
The Washington County Fair is Rhode Island's largest agricultural fair, a five-day celebration of the state's rural heritage held annually in mid-August at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Richmond, RI. Features livestock shows,…
Newport International Boat Show 2027
The Newport International Boat Show returns to the Newport Yachting Center on Newport's waterfront for four days in September 2027. The show runs 10am to 6pm Thursday through Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday. Each ticket is valid for…
Leyden Winery Cigar & Steak Dinner 2027
Venue: Leyden Farm Vineyard and Winery, West Greenwich, RI. Annual Steak & Cigar dinner with complimentary Leyden wine glasses and 3-course meal.