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    • About The Roger Williams Park Conservancy
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    • Contact RWPC
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Governance
      • Staff & Board
      • Committees
      • Financial Information
    • History
      • Then & Now
      • National Register
    • Strategic Plan
    • Campaign to Restore & Preserve Roger Williams Park
      • Campaign Case Statement
      • The Peopleโ€™s Park: A Short Film
      • Celebrating the Progress in the Park
  • Explore
    • Places To Go
      • Bandstand
      • Betsey Williams Cottage
      • Botanical Center
      • Carousel Village
      • Clark Dalrymple Boathouse
      • Gateway Center
      • Japanese Garden
      • Lovers Retreat Bridge
      • Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
      • Roger Williams Park Zoo
      • Temple To Music
      • The Casino
      • Victorian Rose Garden
    • Things to Do
      • Ball Fields
      • Bike Park
      • Boating
      • Little Free Libraries
      • Playgrounds
      • Tennis
      • Walking Paths & Trails
    • Things to See
      • Mounted Command
      • Notable Art & Monuments
      • Notable Trees
      • Seal House
      • Williams Family Cemetery
    • Maps & Self-Guided Tours
    • Park Events
    • Plan a Special Event
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Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular Trivia with John Reckner

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People of RWP: George Nickolopoulos

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Cottage Comforts: The Life and Last Gift of Betsey Williams

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People of RWP โ€“ Richard Riccio and John Goff

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People of RWP โ€“ Samuel LaFortune

A tennis player practices a backhand swing on a clay court, while another person prepares tennis balls nearby under a clear blue sky.

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People of RWP – Meet Nestor

A woman in a white dress sits under a large tree, writing in a notebook. Behind her is a red house with a shingled roof.

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People of RWP – Sussy Santana

Phil Edmonds sits on a black iron staircase in a park, wearing a beanie and casual clothes. Bare trees frame the scene.

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People of RWP – Meet Phil Edmonds

A marble temple with six columns stands against a vibrant sky. People are gathered around, with sunlight streaming through the structure.

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Happy Birthday, Temple to Music!

A group of people mingles in a garden with a white pergola, surrounded by blooming flowers and a backdrop of greenhouses.

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A Garden Party for, and in, the Park!

A police officer in uniform gently holds the face of a large brown horse with a white mane in a wooden stable.

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Pride In Providence: Roger Williams Park’s Mounted Command

A child with a striped shirt excitedly observes a grasshopper perched on their finger.

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PVD to the Museum, the Museum to the World

Thank you to @pvdparks for a great Everyone Has a Hand in Parks conference today. The Parks Department staff make the magic happen in the People`s Park every day! ๐ŸŒณ

Grateful for our partners @rwpzoo @rwpbotanicalcenter @rwpmuseum and the @providencepolicedepartment Mounted Command. Swipe to see our new Executive Director, Melissa Carden, pictured with Chief of the Providence Police Mounted Command! Thank you, Sergeant Steve Courville (@stevenedwardcourville) for leading the charge with these beautiful ambassadors for the Providence Police Department and the City of Providence. ๐Ÿด

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Thank you to @pvdparks for a great Everyone Has a Hand in Parks conference today. The Parks Department staff make the magic happen in the People's Park every day! ๐ŸŒณ

Grateful for our partners @rwpzoo  @rwpbotanicalcenter @rwpmuseum and the @providencepolicedepartment Mounted Command. Swipe to see our new Executive Director, Melissa Carden, pictured with Chief of the Providence Police Mounted Command! Thank you, Sergeant Steve Courville (@stevenedwardcourville) for leading the charge with these beautiful ambassadors for the Providence Police Department and the City of Providence. ๐Ÿด

The Gateway Center Halloween Bash was a blast yesterday! We hope everyone had a fun, candy-filled Halloween! ๐Ÿฌ๐ŸŽƒ

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The Gateway Center Halloween Bash was a blast yesterday! We hope everyone had a fun, candy-filled Halloween! ๐Ÿฌ๐ŸŽƒ

Halloween is right around the corner! You`re in for a bewitching good time if you`re spending it at the Park!

The Gateway Center Halloween Anniversary Bash offers free family-friendly festivities, including costumes, crafts, storytelling with @rilatinoarts, the Wicked Walk (a fun spin on trick-or-treating!), and free shuttle service between the Gateway Center and Museum of Natural History provided by @experiencerhodeisland!
โฐ October 31, 3:30-6 PM
๐Ÿฆ‡ Free and open to the public!
๐ŸŽƒ Interested in helping out? Donate candy or sign up to volunteer (form link in bio).

As the sun sets, the Museum of Natural History Halloween Night beckons adults (21+) to step into a world of shadowy exhibits, eerie lighting, spirited competition, and spooky cocktails. Dress up for the costume contest, and test your puzzle-solving skills with a scavenger hunt!
โฐ October 31, 7-11 PM
๐Ÿ‘ป 21+, purchase tickets online ($20 per person)!

Halloween at the Park awaits! ๐Ÿ”ฎ

#jewelofpvd #pvdbackyard #rogerwilliamspark #pvd #providence #spookyseason #Halloween

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Halloween is right around the corner! You're in for a bewitching good time if you're spending it at the Park! 

The Gateway Center Halloween Anniversary Bash offers free family-friendly festivities, including costumes, crafts, storytelling with @rilatinoarts, the Wicked Walk (a fun spin on trick-or-treating!), and free shuttle service between the Gateway Center and Museum of Natural History provided by @experiencerhodeisland!
โฐ October 31, 3:30-6 PM
๐Ÿฆ‡ Free and open to the public!
๐ŸŽƒ Interested in helping out? Donate candy or sign up to volunteer (form link in bio).

As the sun sets, the Museum of Natural History Halloween Night beckons adults (21+) to step into a world of shadowy exhibits, eerie lighting, spirited competition, and spooky cocktails. Dress up for the costume contest, and test your puzzle-solving skills with a scavenger hunt!
โฐ  October 31, 7-11 PM
๐Ÿ‘ป 21+, purchase tickets online ($20 per person)!

Halloween at the Park awaits! ๐Ÿ”ฎ

#jewelofpvd #pvdbackyard #rogerwilliamspark #pvd #providence #spookyseason #Halloween

Attention chess fans! Tomorrow is your last chance to join @thekingneptun3 for a match at the Park, as Drop-In Chess closes out for the season. As always, all levels, ages 8+ are welcome to join and play at your own pace. โ™Ÿ๐Ÿ

Drop-In Chess
Boathouse Lawn
Wednesday, October 29, 5-6 PM

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Attention chess fans! Tomorrow is your last chance to join @thekingneptun3  for a match at the Park, as Drop-In Chess closes out for the season. As always, all levels, ages 8+ are welcome to join and play at your own pace. โ™Ÿ๐Ÿ

Drop-In Chess
Boathouse Lawn
Wednesday, October 29, 5-6 PM

It`s officially spooky season at Roger Williams Park, and there`s lots of chilling (and not-so-scary) fun for all ages! ๐Ÿ‘ป

โ™Ÿ The last Drop-In Chess session of the year is this Wednesday! Visit the Boathouse Lawn from 5-6 PM to play a round with @thekingneptun3 before the season winds down.

๐ŸŽƒ The Gateway Center Halloween Bash and Wicked Walk is a family-friendly fete featuring candy, amusements, and trick-or-treating! The free event takes place Friday, October 31, 3:30-6 PM

๐Ÿธ After dark, the @rwpmuseum transforms into Halloween Night at the Museum, a 21+, ticketed event with creepy costumes and games, cash bar, and more! Friday, October 31, 7-11 PM โ€“ register online.

๐Ÿ It should be a beautiful, brisk fall morning for the First Saturday Family Walk, 9-10 AM, November 1, with RWPC!

๐Ÿ”ฎ Illuminated Swan Boats continue at Polo Lake through November 2 (tickets at the dock, 6-11 PM)!

๐Ÿ“บ The trivia-themed Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular is open nightly through November 1 at @rwpzoo (tickets online)!

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It's officially spooky season at Roger Williams Park, and there's lots of chilling (and not-so-scary) fun for all ages! ๐Ÿ‘ป 

โ™Ÿ The last Drop-In Chess session of the year is this Wednesday! Visit the Boathouse Lawn from 5-6 PM to play a round with @thekingneptun3 before the season winds down.

๐ŸŽƒ The Gateway Center Halloween Bash and Wicked Walk is a family-friendly fete featuring candy, amusements, and trick-or-treating! The free event takes place Friday, October 31, 3:30-6 PM

๐Ÿธ After dark, the @rwpmuseum transforms into Halloween Night at the Museum, a 21+, ticketed event with creepy costumes and games, cash bar, and more! Friday, October 31, 7-11 PM โ€“ register online.

๐Ÿ It should be a beautiful, brisk fall morning for the First Saturday Family Walk, 9-10 AM, November 1, with RWPC!

๐Ÿ”ฎ Illuminated Swan Boats continue at Polo Lake through November 2 (tickets at the dock, 6-11 PM)!

๐Ÿ“บ The trivia-themed Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular is open nightly through November 1 at @rwpzoo (tickets online)!
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