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Green House Jazz at the RWP Botanical Center
Green House Jazz at the RWP Botanical Center
Green House Jazz at the RWP Botanical Center 12pm-2pm Let musician Vincent Ama’s smooth trumpet sounds soothe you. Sit and enjoy at one of our tables or walk through the greenhouses with live music trailing. This event is free with admission. Vincent Ama is a working & recording musician. Ama currently performs a monthly set […]
Promenade in the Park
Promenade in the Park
A Promenade in the Park Date: Sunday, June 1st. (Rain Date Sunday, June 8) Time: 1:00 - 4:00 Location: Willow Lake, near the Iron Bridge (Follow Signs to the Swan Boats) Attire: Gilded Age-inspired or come as you are Step back in time and join us for Promenade in the Park—a charming afternoon stroll along picturesque […]
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Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 6:30 - 7:30 Meet on the Boathouse Lawn Join our instructor Sam as we learn and play chess! Recommended for ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check instagram for possible schedule changes & weather cancellations!
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Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 6:30 - 7:30 Meet on the Boathouse Lawn Join our instructor Sam as we learn and play chess! Recommended for ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check instagram for possible schedule changes & weather cancellations!
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RWP Museum Discovery Tykes
RWP Museum Discovery Tykes
RWP Museum Discovery Tykes Friday, April 4, 10:00am-10:30am, Funny Bunnies Friday, May 2, 10:00am-10:30am, Going Buggy Friday, June 6, 10:00am-10:30am, Beach Day Program Fee per session: FREE You can call 401.680.7223 or email to register. Buy tickets to the Museum HERE Children, ages 2-4 with parent or caregiver, will investigate the world around them as they sing, dance and discover in this monthly series! […]
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park Every Friday, April 18th – September 26th 5:00 – 8:30 pm End your week with some of the best local food trucks at Carousel Village! Attendance is free, just pay for what you eat and drink from an ever-changing rotation of more than 15 food trucks each week. Enjoy […]
Movies in the Park – Pirates in the Park
Movies in the Park – Pirates in the Park
Movies in the Park First Fridays at Sunset on the Boathouse Lawn Live Music, free popcorn come join in the free fun! 5/2 - The Goonies @7:45 6/6 - Peter Pan, Start @8:15 7/10 - The Princess Bride (Note July 10th is the 2nd Thursday)@8:20 8/1 - The Pirates, Band of Misfits @8:00 9/5 - Pirates […]
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Storytime in the Garden with Chris
Storytime in the Garden with Chris
Storytime in the Garden with Chris 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11:00 AM Join Chris at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center for a special storytime. Chris will be leading a storytime every 1st and 3rd Saturday! The reading will be followed by a fun and interactive activity in our Little Sprouts Play Area. Storytime is […]
Free First Saturdays In The Park
Free First Saturdays In The Park
Come and visit your favorite attractions. The RWP Zoo, the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, and The RWP Botanical Center offer free admission to all city of Providence residents, every first Saturday! Bring your proof of residency and enjoy!!
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Summer Craft Nights at Gateway
Summer Craft Nights at Gateway
Summer Craft Nights at Gateway at the RWP Gateway Center Register HERE This monthly craft night takes place in the Roger Williams Park Gateway Center’s bright, breezy hybrid indoor-outdoor space that opens onto a gorgeous backyard. Bring a project — knitting, crochet, embroidery, hand sewing, or anything portable — and enjoy good company, music, and fresh […]
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1 event,
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 6:30 - 7:30 Meet on the Boathouse Lawn Join our instructor Sam as we learn and play chess! Recommended for ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check instagram for possible schedule changes & weather cancellations!
1 event,
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 6:30 - 7:30 Meet on the Boathouse Lawn Join our instructor Sam as we learn and play chess! Recommended for ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check instagram for possible schedule changes & weather cancellations!
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1 event,
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park Every Friday, April 18th – September 26th 5:00 – 8:30 pm End your week with some of the best local food trucks at Carousel Village! Attendance is free, just pay for what you eat and drink from an ever-changing rotation of more than 15 food trucks each week. Enjoy […]
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Books and Banter at the Roger Williams Botanical Center
Books and Banter at the Roger Williams Botanical Center
Books and Banter at the Roger Williams Botanical Center June 14th 1:00 - 2:30 North Woods by Daniel Mason Join in every second Saturday for Books and Banter, a new Botanical Center book club. Free with admission.
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Green House Jazz at the RWP Botanical Center
Green House Jazz at the RWP Botanical Center
Green House Jazz at the RWP Botanical Center 12pm-2pm Let musician Vincent Ama’s smooth trumpet sounds soothe you. Sit and enjoy at one of our tables or walk through the greenhouses with live music trailing. This event is free with admission. Vincent Ama is a working & recording musician. Ama currently performs a monthly set […]
0 events,
1 event,
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 6:30 - 7:30 Meet on the Boathouse Lawn Join our instructor Sam as we learn and play chess! Recommended for ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check instagram for possible schedule changes & weather cancellations!
1 event,
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 6:30 - 7:30 Meet on the Boathouse Lawn Join our instructor Sam as we learn and play chess! Recommended for ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check instagram for possible schedule changes & weather cancellations!
0 events,
1 event,
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park Every Friday, April 18th – September 26th 5:00 – 8:30 pm End your week with some of the best local food trucks at Carousel Village! Attendance is free, just pay for what you eat and drink from an ever-changing rotation of more than 15 food trucks each week. Enjoy […]
1 event,
Storytime in the Garden with Chris
Storytime in the Garden with Chris
Storytime in the Garden with Chris 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11:00 AM Join Chris at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center for a special storytime. Chris will be leading a storytime every 1st and 3rd Saturday! The reading will be followed by a fun and interactive activity in our Little Sprouts Play Area. Storytime is […]
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1 event,
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 6:30 - 7:30 Meet on the Boathouse Lawn Join our instructor Sam as we learn and play chess! Recommended for ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check instagram for possible schedule changes & weather cancellations!
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Community Conversation with Johanna Barthmaier-Payne
Community Conversation with Johanna Barthmaier-Payne
Community Conversations RWP Conservancy presents: Community Conversation with Johanna Barthmaier-Payne, Associate Professor, Department Head, Department of Landscape Architecture At The Casino at Roger Williams Park Wednesday, June 25th, 6:00 - 7:00 PM Doors will Open at 5:30, FREE and Open to All Join us for our new series, Community Conversations. We are excited to be […]
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 6:30 - 7:30 Meet on the Boathouse Lawn Join our instructor Sam as we learn and play chess! Recommended for ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check instagram for possible schedule changes & weather cancellations!
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FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: Las Guaracheras
FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: Las Guaracheras
FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: Las Guaracheras Date June 26, 2025 Time 6:00 pm Venue Roger Williams Park Bandstand Las Guaracheras is a powerful, all-female Latin Music sextet from Cali, Colombia that performs Afro-Caribbean rhythms, salsa, as well as music from the Pacific region of Colombia. Their compositions and lyrics revolve around the revindication and recognition of […]
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Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park Every Friday, April 18th – September 26th 5:00 – 8:30 pm End your week with some of the best local food trucks at Carousel Village! Attendance is free, just pay for what you eat and drink from an ever-changing rotation of more than 15 food trucks each week. Enjoy […]
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AARI Pop Up Farmers Market
AARI Pop Up Farmers Market
AARI Pop Up Farmers Market Saturday June 28nd & August 9th at the Gateway Center 9:00 - 12:00 Make sure to join us and our friends from @africanalliance_ri for the Farmers Market. Saturday June 28th from 9am-12pm at the Gateway Center on Broad Street. Many thanks to the Providence Parks Department for being such a gracious […]
Zoobilee: Party with a Purpose at RWP Zoo
Zoobilee: Party with a Purpose at RWP Zoo
Zoobilee! Party with a Purpose Saturday, June 28 7:00 – 10:00 pm Party with a purpose at the Zoo’s 33rd annual Zoobilee presented by BankRI. Enjoy a night of roaring fun, all for a great cause! Indulge in delicious bites from dozens of the area’s top restaurants and sip on refreshing cocktails. Dance the night […]
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Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 6:30 - 7:30 Meet on the Boathouse Lawn Join our instructor Sam as we learn and play chess! Recommended for ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check instagram for possible schedule changes & weather cancellations!
1 event,
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park
Drop in Chess at Roger Williams Park Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 6:30 - 7:30 Meet on the Boathouse Lawn Join our instructor Sam as we learn and play chess! Recommended for ages 8+. All experience levels welcome. Check instagram for possible schedule changes & weather cancellations!
1 event,
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park
Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park Every Friday, April 18th – September 26th 5:00 – 8:30 pm End your week with some of the best local food trucks at Carousel Village! Attendance is free, just pay for what you eat and drink from an ever-changing rotation of more than 15 food trucks each week. Enjoy […]
2 events,
Storytime in the Garden with Chris
Storytime in the Garden with Chris
Storytime in the Garden with Chris 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 11:00 AM Join Chris at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center for a special storytime. Chris will be leading a storytime every 1st and 3rd Saturday! The reading will be followed by a fun and interactive activity in our Little Sprouts Play Area. Storytime is […]
Free First Saturdays In The Park
Free First Saturdays In The Park
Come and visit your favorite attractions. The RWP Zoo, the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, and The RWP Botanical Center offer free admission to all city of Providence residents, every first Saturday! Bring your proof of residency and enjoy!!