101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Providence - 2019

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Santa Sightings

Multiple dates starting Nov 16	Pictures with Santa at Providence Place
Multiple dates starting Nov 17	Santa VIP Train Experience - Edaville Family Theme Park
Multiple dates starting Nov 18	Capture a ‘paw-fect’ pic at Providence Place
Nov 22	Pictures and Story Time with Santa at Pitter Patter Playhouse
Nov 23	Cookies with Santa at The Coggeshall Club
Nov 24	Santa Cares Day at Providence Place
Multiple dates starting Nov 27	Edaville Express: Where's Santa Train Ride
Nov 29	Santa's Arrival - Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce -Westerly, RI
Multiple dates starting Nov 30	Holiday Evenings at the Newport Mansions
Nov 29 - Dec 1	Visit with Santa at Carousel Village
Dec 1	Breakfast With Santa - Madeira Restaurant
Multiple dates Starting Dec 1	Santa Sundays at Newport Mansion
Dec 7	Coffee & Cocoa With Santa at Radisson Hotel
Dec 7	Boat Rides with Santa - Providence River Boat Company
Dec 7	New Bedford Santa Run 5k And Kid's Fun Run
Dec 7	Cookies and Cocoa with Santa at Judi T Dance Studio
Dec 7	Breakfast with Santa at Jr's bar and Grill
Dec 8	Annual Breakfast with Santa Claus - Town of Bristol
Multiple dates starting Dec 12	Sing-Along With Santa at Blithewold Mansion
Dec 21	Prepare for Santa's Arrival with Mrs. Claus at Boscov's

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

Nov 19	Il Divo - A Holiday Song Celebration - Providence Performing Arts Center
Nov 29	Ornament Presents an Evening of Music from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Stadium Theatre
Nov 30	Holiday Pops Tour - Providence Performing Arts Center
Dec 6	Holiday Pops at Stadium Theatre
Dec 12	A Holly Jolly Christmas with Michael Bradley at Stadium Theatre
Dec 21	Shannon Corey Holiday Jazz Concert at The Music Mansion

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

Multiple dates starting Nov 15	Blackstone Valley Polar Express Train Ride
Through Nov 16	One Warm Coat at Providence Place Brooks Brothers
Multiple dates starting Nov 18	Toy Drive Benefitting Family Service of Rhode Island at Boscov's
Multiple dates staring Nov 18	Boscov's Food Drive to Benefit The Rhode Island Food Bank
Multiple dates starting Nov 22	Holiday Lantern Tours with the Newport Historical Society
Multiple dates starting Nov 23	Holiday Bricktacular - Legoland Discovery Center- Boston
Multiple dates starting Nov 29	Sparkle! An Outdoor Family Event at Blithewold Mansion
Multiple dates starting Nov 30	Horse Drawn Holiday Carriage Rides at Blithewold Mansion
Nov 30 and Dec 21	Wayland Square Holiday Kick Off Events
Dec 1	Christmas Open House - Smith-Appleby House Museum
Multiple dates starting Dec 2	Children's Holiday Tea at Blithewold Mansion
Multiple dates starting Dec 4	Children Holiday Story Time at Blithewold Mansion
Dec 6	Community Sing - Trinity Repertory Company - Providence, RI
Multple dates starting Dec 7	Pawtucket Winter Wonderland
Dec 7	Marché de Noel at The French American School of RI
Dec 7	Holiday Carnival at Olde Mistick Village
Dec 7	RIHS Holiday Open House and Santa’s Workshop
Dec 7	An American Girl Doll Christmas Party at Hearthside House
Dec 8	Hope Street Winter Stroll
Dec 9	Polar Express Holiday Celebration at East Providence Library
Dec 14	Annual Christmas Story Time - Town of Bristol, RI
Dec 14	Holiday Fun with Frozen at Boscov's
Multiple dates starting Dec 15	Holiday Jazz Brunch at Blithewold Mansion
Dec 22	Holiday Show at Providence Artisans Market
Dec 22	Just In Time Art Sale Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
Dec 23	Polar Express - Free Movie Night at Stadium Theatre
Dec 28	Holiday Art Camp at Jamestown Arts Center

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!