Rhode Island Holiday events
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...
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…
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
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.
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…
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.