Rhode Island events in December 2026
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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…
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,…
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…
Roger Williams Park Zoo Holiday Lights Spectacular
Holiday lights event.
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,…