101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Providence - 2019

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Santa Sightings
Old-Time Christmas
Multiple dates starting Nov 23 | Christmas at the Newport Mansions |
Multiple dates starting Nov 23 | Rhode Island Christmas Festival |
Multiple dates starting Nov 30 | Christmas Trees and candlelight with the Bustler and the Lady's Maid at Blithewold Mansion |
Dec 4 and 11 | Children’s Holiday Story Time at Blithewold Mansion |
Dec 7 and 8 | Christmas at Smith's Castle |
Multiple dates starting Dec 8 | Old Fashioned Christmas - Hearthside House |
Dec 14 | Christmas at Lippitt House |
Light Displays
Multiple dates starting Nov 15 | Christmas Festival of Lights at Edaville Family Theme Park |
Nov 30 | Bristol’s Tree Lighting and Grand Illumination -Town of Bristol, RI |
Dec 1 | Kickoff to Christmas Tea and Tree Lighting at Blithewold Mansion |
Dec 1 | Lighting of The Town's Christmas Tree - Town of North Providence |
Multiple dates starting Dec 5 | 34th Annual Wickford Festival of Lights |
Dec 6 | Annual Holiday Celebration in Coventry |
Dec 7 | City of Providence's Winterlights Festival |
Dec 13 | Festival of Lights at Olde Mistick Village |
Holiday Theatre
Multiple dates starting Nov 7 | A Christmas Carol - Trinity Repertory Company - Providence, RI |
Multiple dates starting Nov 14 | Seussical the Musical at The Arctic Playhouse |
Nov 15 | Lunch and Learn with "A Christmas Carol" - Trinity Repertory Company - Providence, RI |
Multiple dates starting Nov 27 | Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff |
Multiple dates starting Nov 30 | The Nutcracker Ballet at Stadium Theatre |
Nov 30 | The Sugar Plum Fairy & Nutcracker Holiday Kick Off at Boscov's |
Multiple dates starting Dec 5 | The Gift of the Magi / Balls at the Arctic Playhouse |
Dec 12 | A Christmas Carol at Artists' Exchange |
Multiple dates starting Dec 13 | Festival Ballet Providence Presents The Nutcracker - Providence Performing Arts Center |
Multiple dates starting Dec 13 | A Christmas Carol at Stadium Theatre |
Multiple dates starting Dec 17 | Dr. Suess' How The Grinch Stole Christmas the Musical |
Dec 28 | The Hip Hop Nutcracker - Veterans Memorial Auditorium - Providence, RI |
Holiday Concerts
Christmas Tree Experience
Starting Nov 23 | Big John Leyden's ChristmasTree Farm |
Starting Nov 29 | Clark's Christmas Tree farm |
Starting Nov 29 | Lockwood Christmas Tree Farm |
Starting Nov 29 | Rossi's Tree Farm |
Starting Nov 29 | Mike's Christmas Tree Farm - Cranston |
Starting Nov 29 | Shire Tree Farm |
Ice Skating
Year-Round | Blackstone Valley IcePlex |
Year-Round | Connery Skating Rink |
Year-Round | Cranston Veterans Memorial Ice Rink |
Year-Round | Dennis M Lynch Arena |
Year-Round | Gallo Arena |
Year-Round | Norfolk Arena |
Opening Nov 22 | Gurney's Skating Rink |
Hanukkah
Dec 8 | Hanukkah Celebration at Temple Beth-El |
Shopping & Crafting
Nov 23 and Dec 14 | Holiday Crafting for Kids at Blithewold Mansion |
Multiple dates starting Nov 24 | Blithewold's Winter Marketplace |
Dec 1 | Holiday Haiku at Boston Children's Museum |
Dec 5 | Annual Holiday Stroll - Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce -Westerly, RI |
Multiple dates starting Dec 8 | Providence Flea Holiday Markets! |
Multiple dates starting Dec 8 | Holiday Fair in Norton, MA |
Dec 8 | Regift Sale at Flatbread Company Providence |
New Year's Eve
Dec 31 | NYE ONE Providence by Skyline at Waterplace |
Dec 31 | NYE at Madeira Restaurant |
Miscellaneous
If we're missing an activity that should be on our list, please email Debra Ross, publisher of KidsOutAndAbout.com and BeyondTheNest.com at ross@kidsoutandabout.com. Please make sure to include a link to the event when you email. Thank you!