101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Providence - 2024 (In Progress)
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Santa Sightings
Nov 14, 2024 - Dec 24, 2024 | Santa Pictures - Providence Place |
Multiple Dates Nov 9th - Dec 29th, 2024 | Santa Express - The VIP Train Experience - Edaville Family Theme Park |
Select Dates Nov 18 - Dec 10 2024 | Pet Nights with Santa - Providence Place |
Nov 24, 30, & Dec 1, 21, & 22, 2024 | Santa's 4th Annual Visit to the Farm - At Liberty Farm |
Nov 29, 2024 | Santa's Arrival - Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce -Westerly, RI |
Nov 30, 2024 | Dinner with Santa - Ocean House |
Nov 30, 2024 | Santa Arrives By Tugboat - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce |
Nov 24 & 30,& Dec 1 2024 | Visit Santa, Our friendly animals & Have a Horse-Drawn Wagon Ride - At Liberty Farm |
Nov 27, 2023 | Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Santa! - With West Warwick, RI |
Nov 29, 2024 | Santa Lights Up Putnam - With Town of Putnam, CT |
Nov 30, 2024 | Santa at the Eustis Estate - Eustis Estate Museum |
Dec 5, 12, & 19, 2024 | Visit with Santa at Holiday Lights Spectacular - Roger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village |
Dec 1 - 24, 2023 | Photo Op with Santa and his Reindeer - Chepachet Village Wine & Spirits |
Select Thursdays in Dec, 2023 | Visit with Santa at Holiday Lights Spectacular - Roger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village |
Dec 6, 2024 | 2024 Annual Tree Lighting - With Middleborough, MA |
Dec 6,7,16,13,14,20 & 21, 2024 | Santa Checks In - Ocean House |
Dec 2, 2023 | Santa's Aquidneck Island Holiday Party & Elves Workshop - With Knights of Columbus - Middletown/Newport Council #256 |
Dec 1, 2024 | THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS Kids Dance Party With Characters - Seaport Resort and Marina |
Dec 3, 2024 | Holiday Stroll & Lantern Luminaria 2024 - Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce |
Dec 7, 2024 | Bristol’s Grand Illumination and Tree lighting - Town of Bristol |
Dec 7, 2024 | Coastal Queen Brings Santa and Mrs. Claus to Town |
Dec 2, 2023 | SANTA AT STILLWATER- With Burrillville Parks and Recreation - Rhode Island |
Dec 2, 2024 | Sing-Along with Santa - At Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum |
Dec 2,3,9,10, 2023 | Pawtucket Winter Wonderland - Slater Memorial Park |
Dec 1,8,15,21, & 22, 2024 | Brunch with Santa - Buffet - Ocean House |
Dec 3, 2023 | Santa Cares Day - Providence Place |
Dec 8, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa & Friends - At The Olde Theater Diner - With Judi T Dance Studio DBA Party Line |
Dec 6 & 7, 2024 | Tree Lighting & Winter Wonderland Craft Fair - Coventry, RI |
Dec 7,14, & 21, 2023 | Photo Op with Santa & Mrs. Claus - At The Town Trader - With The Historic Village Of Chepachet |
Dec 7, 2023 | Santa Visit - At East Providence Public Library- Weaver Library |
Dec 9, & 23, 2024 | Children's Holiday Tea - At Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum |
Dec 14, & 15, 2024 | Meet Santa in the Meeting House - Olde Mistick Village - Mystic, CT |
Dec 14, 2024 | A Visit with Santa at the Library - Pawtucket Public Library |
Dec 15, 2023 | Santa is Coming to Town - With Old Colony YMCA - Brockton |
Dec 15, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa - At Battleship Cove |
Dec 10 & 17, 2023 | Santa is Coming to the Village! - At Nature's Art Village |
Dec 16, 2023 | Santa in Salem - At Phillips House Museum |
Old-Time Christmas
Nov 18, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024 | Holidays at the Newport Mansions |
Holiday Lantern Tours - Newport Historical Society | |
Nov 25, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023 | A Rough Point Holiday - Newport Restoration Foundation |
Nov 29 - Dec 30, 2024 (select Days) | Christmas By Candelight - Old Sturbridge Village |
Nov 29 - Dec 30, 2024 | 16th Annual Festival of Trees - Massachusetts Horticultural Society |
Select days Nov 24 - Dec 29, 2024 | Holidays at The Haan - Haan Museum of Indiana Art |
Dec 7, 2024 | 2024 TREE LIGHTING & HOLIDAY CELEBRATION - With East Providence, RI |
Nov 30, 2024 | 2024 Victorian Holiday - With Downtown Pascoag & Neighborhood Association & Burrillville Parks and Recreation - Rhode Island |
Dec 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, & 22, 2024 | Music in the Living Room - At Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum |
Dec 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, & 28, 2024 | Holiday Lantern Tours - Newport Historical Society |
Dec 7 & 8 , 2024 | 2024 Christmas at The Castle - Smith's Castle |
Dec 5, & 19, 2024 | Christmas Cheers - At Eustis Estate Museum |
Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday Carnival - Olde Mistick Village |
Dec 7, 8, 14, & 15, 2024 | Step into the Holidays - At Clouds Hill Museum |
Dec 7, 2024 | Christmas Holiday Stroll in Pawtuxet - With Friends of Pawtuxet Village |
Dec 7, 8, 14, & 15, 2024 | Old-Fashioned Christmas - Self Guided Tours - Hearthside House - Lincoln, RI |
Dec 8, 15, 16, & 17, 2024 | Holiday Tea - At Eustis Estate Museum |
Dec 13, 14, & 15, 2024 | Christmas in the Village Festival of Trees 2024 - North Scituate Village |
Dec 7 & 8, 2024 | Bristol Christmas Festival - Bristol, RI |
Dec 13, 2024 | CHRISTMAS AT LINDEN PLACE MANSION - At Linden Place |
Dec 28 & 29 2024 | Home for the Holidays - Hearthside House |
Light Displays
Nov 8, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024 | Christmas Festival of Lights - Edaville Family Theme Park |
Nov 29, 2024 - Jan 31, 2025 | Holiday Lights Spectacular - At Olde Mistick Village |
Nov 15, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 | ZooLights - At Stone Zoo |
Nov 22 - Dec 29, 2024 | Sparkling Lights at The Breakers - The Newport Mansions |
Nov 15 - Dec 31, 2024 | 2024 Holiday light show- At Confreda Greenhouses & Farms |
Nov 29, 2024 -Jan 4, 2025 | Holiday Lights Spectacular - At Roger Williams Park Zoo |
Nov 24- Dec 30, 2023 | Wawaloam's Festival of Lights - Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce -Westerly, RI |
Nov 29, 2024 | Santa Lights Up Putnam - With Town of Putnam, CT |
Nov 29, 2024 | 2024 Newport Illuminated Boat Parade - With City of Newport RI |
Nov 29 - Dec 31, 2024 | Home for the Holidays - At Mystic Aquarium |
Nov 25, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023 | Night Lights –An Illuminating Experience - Blithewold |
Nov 23, 2024 | 4th annual Stonington Lobster Trap Tree Lighting - Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce -Westerly, RI |
Nov 30, 2024 | Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony - Ocean House |
Dec 1, 2024 | Holiday Dazzle Light Parade - With Town of Putnam, CT |
Dec 5, 6, & 7, 2024 | Providence’s Three Nights of Lights |
Dec 2, 2023 | WaterFire's Holiday Celebration - At Waterplace Park - WaterFire Arts Center |
Dec 7, 2023 | Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - At the Pavilion at Kent Field - With The Historic Village Of Chepachet |
Dec 6,7,13,14,20,21, & 22, 2024 | Lantern Light Village - At Mystic Seaport Museum |
Dec 7, 2024 | 54th Annual Tree Lighting - With Bowen's Wharf |
Dec 2, 2023 | All-Lit-Up Christmas Parade - With Town of Smithfield, RI |
Dec 7, 2024 | Bristol’s Grand Illumination and Parade - With Town of Bristol |
Dec 2,3,9,10, 2023 | Pawtucket Winter Wonderland - Slater Memorial Park |
Dec 6, 2024 | Festival of Lights - Olde Mistick Village |
Dec 15, 2024 | Westerly Light Parade - Downtown Westerly, RI |
Holiday Theatre
Nov 8 - Dec 31, 2023 | Miracle on South Division Street - At The Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant |
Multiple Dates Nov 23, 2024 - Dec 29, 2024 | Trinity Rep’s A Christmas Carol - At Providence Performing Arts Center |
Nov 27 & 29, & Dec 1,3,4,5,6 2024 | Newport Nutcracker - Rosecliff Mansion |
Nov 25, 2023 | A Magical Cirque Christmas - Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
Multiple Dates Nov 29 - Dec 15, 2024 | A 1940's Radio Christmas Carol - At Granite Theatre |
Nov 30 & Dec 1, 2024 | The Nutcracker Ballet - Stadium Theatre |
Nov 28, 29, 30, & Dec 1,2,3, 2023 | DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL at at Providence Performing Arts Center |
Multiple Dates Dec 5, 2024 - Dec 22, 2024 | Miracle on 34th Street - With The Arctic Playhouse - West Warwick, RI |
Dec 1-23, 2023 | Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge! - At The Contemporary Theater Company |
Dec 2, 2023 | Newport Live Presents: The Sweetback Sisters Country Christmas - At Jamestown Art Center |
Dec 15, 2024 | RIPO Presents Handel's Messiah - With Providence Singers - At Veterans Memorial Auditorium - Providence, RI |
Multiple Dates Dec 13 - 22, 2024 | A Christmas Carol - Stadium Theatre |
Dec 7 & 8, 2024 | It's A Wonderful Life Radio Hour - at Stadium Theatre |
Dec 13, 14, 15, & 21, 2024 | A Christmas Carol - With RISE - At- The Assembly Theatre |
Dec 20 & 21, 2024 | Twas the Night Before Christmas - Providence Ballet Theatre |
Dec 19 - 29, 2024 | The Nutcracker at the VETS - Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
Dec 1-17, 2023 | Miracle on 34th Street - At Granite Theatre |
Concerts
Nov 29, 2024 | Ornament Presents an Evening of Music from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Stadium Theatre |
Dec 7,8,15,15,21, & 22, 2024 | Music in the Living Room Series - At Blithewold |
Dec 6, 2024 | Carpenters Tribute Christmas Show - Top of The World - At Stadium Theatre |
Dec 3, 2023 | Messiah at the Mansion - At Rosecliff Mansion - With Newport Classical |
Dec 8 & 9, 2023 | Michael DiMucci's Fireside Christmas Concerts - At Linden Place |
Dec 6, 2024 | MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS by Chip Davis - Providence Performing Arts Center |
Dec 15, 2024 | RIPO Presents Handel's Messiah - With Providence Singers - At Veterans Memorial Auditorium - Providence, RI |
Dec 10, 2024 | Trinity Presents The Christmas Show - Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
Dec 12, 2024 | Gilded Glow Holiday Concert - At Eustis Estate Museum |
Dec 14, 2024 | Classical Christmas with Frisson - At Emmanuel Church - With Newport Classical |
Dec 14, 2023 | Lindsey Stirling - SNOW WALTZ tour- At Providence Performing Arts Center |
Dec 21, 2023 | Christmas Cocktail Cabaret - At The Towers - With The Contemporary Theater Company |
Dec 23, 2024 | Holiday Pops with the Stadium Theatre Orchestra - At Stadium Theatre |
Christmas Tree Experience
Open Nov 10, 2023 | Big John Leyden's ChristmasTree Farm |
Opens Nov 18, 2023 | Riverside Christmas Tree Farm - Charlestown, RI |
Opens Nov 23, 2024 | Pachet Brook Farm - Tiverton, RI |
Opens Nov 29, 2024 | Arrowhead Acres - Uxbridge, MA |
Opens Nov 29, 2024 | Lockwood Christmas 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 |
Hanukkah
Nov 30, 2023 | An Israeli Hanukkah Adventure - Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island |
Dec 3, 2023 | Hanukkah Celebration - Temple Beth-El |
Dec 6, 2023 | Hanukkah Music with Chaia May - At East Providence Public Library- Weaver Library |
Dec 10, 2023 | City of Providence Hanukkah Spectaculah |
Dec 26, 2024 | Lighting of the Village Menorah - Friends of Pawtuxet Village |
Shopping & Crafting
Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, 29, & Dec 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, & 22, 2024 | Holiday Markets - The Providence Flea |
Nov 8, 9, & 10, 2024 | Christmas Market - At Providence Place |
Nov 10, 2024 | 2nd Annual Holiday Shopping Extravaganza - Crowne Plaza Hotel - With We Be Jammin' Events |
Nov 16, & 17, 2024 | Providence Artisans Holiday Premiere - At WaterFire Arts Center |
Nov 23, 2024 | Field of Artisans Curated for Big John Leyden's Tree Farm - Big John Leyden's Tree Farm |
Nov 23 & 24, 2024 | Rhode Island Christmas Festival 2024 West Warwick Civic Center - With Community Marketing |
Nov 18, 2023 | Holiday Market at the Eustis Estate - Eustis Estate Museum |
Nov 18, 2023 | Thanksgiving Shop & Stroll - Rocky Point State Park - With We Be Jammin' Events |
Nov 23, 2024 | Pop-Up Holiday Market - At Casey Farm |
Nov 24, 2024 | Holiday Market Sip & Shop - Newport Vineyards - Middletown, RI |
Nov 29, & 30, 2024 | Holiday Shop & Stroll - At West Place Animal Sanctuary |
Nov 24, 2024 | Thanksgiving Cranberry-Craze Specialty Farmers Market - With Tiverton Farmers Market |
Nov 24, 30, & Dec 1, 21, & 22, 2024 | Liberty Farm's 4th Annual Holiday Extravaganza - At Liberty Farm |
Nov 30, 2024 | Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market) - German American Cultural Society of Rhode Island |
Nov 26, 2023 | Annual Winter Market - at Warwick Center for the Arts |
Dec 5,12, & 19, 2024 | Candlelight Shopping - With The Historic Village Of Chepachet |
Dec 5,6,7,8,13,14, & 15, 2024 | Foundry Artists Holiday Show & Sale - At Pawtucket Armory Arts Center |
Dec 6, & 7, 2024 | 2024 Annual Trinity Christmas Bazaar - At Trinity Episcopal Church - North Scituate Village |
Dec 7, 2024 | Holiday bazaar - At North Providence Union Free Public Library |
Dec 7, 2024 | Audubon Holiday Craft Fair - At Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge - With Audubon Society of Rhode Island |
Dec 7, 2024 | Narragansett Holiday Street Faire - Town of Narragansett, RI |
Dec 8, 2024 | 2024 Holiday Bazaar - At Newman YMCA |
Dec 2 & 9 , 2023 | Holiday shopping in the barn! - The Farm - Chepachet, RI |
Dec 2, 2023 | 2022 Christmas Market Fest & Tree Lighting - With Middleborough, MA |
Dec 14 & 15, 2024 | 12th Annual Providence Artisans Holiday Show - At WaterFire Arts Center |
Dec 4, 2024 | 27th Annual Holiday Stroll & Artisan Marketplace Downtown Westerly Pawcatuck - Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce -Westerly, RI |
Dec 13 & 14, 2024 | 2024 Holiday Arts Market - At Jamestown Art Center |
Dec 9, 2023 | Holiday Magic Marketplace - At Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick (Airport) - With We Be Jammin' Events |
Dec 7, 2024 | Christmas by the Sea 2024 - At The Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina - With Community Marketing |
Dec 8, 2024 | Christmas by the Sea - At Harbor Lights - With Community Marketing |
Dec 9, 2023 | Holiday Bazaar - Southside Community Land Trust |
Dec 9, 2023 | Christmas by the Sea - At The North Beach Clubhouse- With Community Marketing |
Dec 13, 2024 | Winter Farmer Market - At North Scituate Baptist Church - North Scituate Village |
Dec 13 & 14, 2024 | 10th Annual Whisky Wonderland Holiday Bazaar (21+) - At Sons of Liberty Spirits Co. - With Field of Artisans |
Dec 15, 2024 | A Very Merry Marketplace - Crowne Plaza Hotel - With We Be Jammin' Events |
Dec 16, 2023 | Holiday Artisan Fair - At Pivotal Brewing Company - With Mount Hope Farm |
Dec 16, & 17, 2024 | 12th Annual Providence Artisans Holiday Show - At WaterFire Arts Center |
Dec 22, 2024 | 5th Annual Christmas Specialty Market - With Tiverton Farmers Market |
New Year's Eve
Dec 28, 2023 | Noon Year's Eve - At Newport Public Library |
Dec 30, 2024 | Teen Center New Year's Party - Pawtucket Public Library |
Dec 31, 2024 | Noon Years' Eve Party! - At North Providence Union Free Public Library |
Dec 31, 2023 | New Year's Eve Stargazing - At The Frosty Drew Observatory & Sky Theatre |
Dec 31, 2023 | Kids countdown to New Years with the BenAnna Band - At Mystic Seaport! |
Dec 31, 2023 | New Year’s Eve at Ocean House ( 21 +) – The House Party - Ocean House |
Miscellaneous
Nov 9, & Dec 7, 2023 | Cookie Decorating Class - Mount Hope Farm |
Nov 9, 2022 - March 31, 2023 | Festive Igloo Dining Experience - Gurney's Newport The Lounge & Firepit |
November 14, 21 & December 4, 11, 18 2024 | North Pole Limited - Edaville Family Theme Park |
Nov 17, 2024 | Family Day - Snowy Cheer - At Muse Paint Bar - Providence |
Multiple dates beginning Nov 24 - Dec 31, 2023 | SPARKLE! - At Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum |
Multiple dates beginning Nov 24, 2023 - Jan 4, 2024 | Winter Afternoon Tea in the Dining Room and Breakfast Porch - At Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum |
Nov 29, 2024 | Cruise with Coastal Queen to the Newport Illuminated Boat Parade - With Coastal Queen Cruises |
Nov 30, & Dec 8, 2024 | Holiday Bubbly Cruise from Newport - With Coastal Queen Cruises |
Nov 25, 2023 | Family Day - Snowy Cheer - At Muse Paint Bar - Providence |
Dec 1 & 7, 2024 | Coastal Queen’s Candy Cane Express - With Coastal Queen Cruises |
Dec 1, 2023 | Movie Series: Holiday Comedies - Home Alone - Newport Public Library |
Dec 2, & 6, 2023 | Friends and Family Photo Day - At East Providence Public Library- Weaver Library |
Dec 2, 2023 | Holiday Carnival at Olde Mistick Village |
Dec 7, 2024 | Cinema Under the Stars - Home Alone - At Weekapaug Inn - Ocean House |
Dec 2, 2023 | 19th Annual Gingerbread Decorating Contest - Artists' Exchange |
Dec 3, 2023 | THE WOO JINGLE 5K - With Run Rhody |
Dec 5, 2023 | Family Friendly Paint "Block Party" - Bristol RI Parks and Recreation - With Town of Bristol, RI |
Dec 10, & 11 2024 | Homeschool Program: Deck the Halls: A Celebration of Christmas - Eustis Estate Museum ( Ages 5-14) |
Dec 11,12 & 17,19, 2024 | Divas of Drag - Deck the Halls (Ages18+) - at Stadium Theatre |
Dec 1, 2023 | Holiday Extravaganza - Newport Vineyards - Middletown, RI |
Dec 9, 2023 | Family Crafting: Holidays Around the World - at Warwick Center for the Arts |
Dec 9, 2023 | Family Fun: No-Sew Sock Snowman - At Newport Public Library |
Dec 10, & 16, 2023 | Holiday Cocktail Cruise - On the Coastal Queen |
Dec 8, 2024 | Downtown Jingle 5K - With Run Rhody |
DEc 13, 2023 | Geminid Meteor Shower 2023 - Under the Geminids at The Frosty Drew Observatory & Sky Theatre |
Dec 14, 2023 | Live Reading of A Christmas Carol - At Old Colony History Museum |
Dec 14, 2023 | Teen Cookie Decorating & Movie Night - At Newport Public Library |
Dec 15, 2023 | Reindeer Games Ages 2-5 - At Newport Public Library |
Dec 15, 2023 | 2023 Annual Christmas Story Time (Virtual) - Town of Bristol, RI |
Dec 14, 2023 | Gingerbread House Workshop - Ocean House |
Dec 13, 2023 | Holiday Tunes! - Pawtucket Public Library |
Dec 15, 2023 | 2023 Annual Christmas Story Time - Town of Bristol, RI |
Dec 17, 2023 | The Little Naturalist's Holiday Party - At Norman Bird Sanctuary |
Dec 17,2023 | Community Carol Sing - At Mystic Seaport |
Dec 20, 2023 | Jingle Kids Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5) - At Seekonk Public Library |
Dec 20, 2023 | Family Movie Night - Pawtucket Public Library |
Dec 22, 2023 | Cookie & Cupcake Decorating Class - Ocean House |
Dec 21, 2023 | Christmas Cocktail Cabaret - At The Towers - With The Contemporary Theater Company |
Dec 21, 2024 | Family Day - Festive Forrest - At Muse Paint Bar - Providence |
Dec 21, 2024 | Family Gingerbread Cookie Decorating - At North Providence Union Free Public Library |
Dec 20, 2024 | Holiday Stargazing Spectacular - At The Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center |
Dec 28, 2024 | Cinema Under the Stars - Happy Feet - At Weekapaug Inn - Ocean House |
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