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      • Celebrating the Progress in the Park
  • Explore
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      • 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
      • Swan Boats
      • Conversation Nooks
      • Little Free Libraries
      • Playgrounds
      • Tennis
      • Walking Paths & Trails
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      • Seal House
      • Williams Family Cemetery
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September News 2024

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Best Life Online – Roger Williams Park one of the top “Secret places to see Fall Foliage in the U.S.”

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RWPC Fall Program Listing

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Happy Birthday, Temple to Music!

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A Garden Party for, and in, the Park!

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401 Gives & Roger Williams Park Conservancy

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Community Film Screening 🌳 FARMING WHILE BLACK

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Looking Ahead to 2024

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This Friday will be SPOOK-tacular! Bring the family to Roger Williams Park for Halloween fun at both the Gateway Center and Museum of Natural History and Planetarium! The RWP Gateway Center Anniversary Halloween is an extension of Providence`s Wicked Walk, featuring trick-or-treating, family-friendly activities, costumes, and more.

The Conservancy is excited to be hosting a special Halloween Arts & Crafts Table at the Gateway Center where kids can get creative and make something fun to take home! Free children`s books are available on a first-come, first-served basis, too. Watch for the RWPC trick-or-treating door, too!

Friday, October 30, 4-6 PM
1197 Broad St. & 1000 Elmwood Ave.
Free and open to the public!

We hope to see you there – bonus points if you`re in costume! 👻🔮

@pvdparks
@rwpmuseum
@rwpzoo

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This Friday will be SPOOK-tacular! Bring the family to Roger Williams Park for Halloween fun at both the Gateway Center and Museum of Natural History and Planetarium! The RWP Gateway Center Anniversary Halloween is an extension of Providence's Wicked Walk, featuring trick-or-treating, family-friendly activities, costumes, and more. 

The Conservancy is excited to be hosting a special Halloween Arts & Crafts Table at the Gateway Center where kids can get creative and make something fun to take home! Free children's books are available on a first-come, first-served basis, too. Watch for the RWPC trick-or-treating door, too!

Friday, October 30, 4-6 PM
1197 Broad St. & 1000 Elmwood Ave.
Free and open to the public!

We hope to see you there – bonus points if you're in costume! 👻🔮

@pvdparks 
@rwpmuseum 
@rwpzoo

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for a screening of No Country for Mothers, a documentary film by Reshma Saujani of @momsfirstus, at the @rwpbotanicalcenter (screened with the help of @pvdfilmfestival)!

We were joined by Denise Meza-Mathews from @unitedwayri, Paige Parks from @rikidscount, and Clarissa Hernandez from @collectiveactionri, who answered questions and talked about the work they do for moms and families in Rhode Island. We hope folks left feeling inspired!

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Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for a screening of No Country for Mothers, a documentary film by Reshma Saujani of @momsfirstus, at the @rwpbotanicalcenter (screened with the help of @pvdfilmfestival)!

We were joined by Denise Meza-Mathews from @unitedwayri, Paige Parks from @rikidscount, and Clarissa Hernandez from @collectiveactionri, who answered questions and talked about the work they do for moms and families in Rhode Island. We hope folks left feeling inspired!

Fall at Roger Williams Park! 🍁🤩

Get your steps in this month for Walktober (see link in bio) while taking in the natural beauty of autumn!

What’s your favorite leaf-peeping spot at the park?

#leafpeeping #rogerwilliamspark #fallwalks

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Fall at Roger Williams Park! 🍁🤩

Get your steps in this month for Walktober (see link in bio) while taking in the natural beauty of autumn!

What’s your favorite leaf-peeping spot at the park?

#leafpeeping #rogerwilliamspark #fallwalks

We`re so excited to welcome Julie Gearan back for another Slow Looking in Color and Line workshop at Roger Williams Park! This time, we`re gathering at the Rose Garden (near the Elmwood Ave. entrance, and across the street from the Betsey Williams Cottage) on Sunday, October 18, 12-2 PM.

Just bring yourself, your creative spirit, and a chair (if you`d like) to this free drawing workshop. All experience levels welcome, and supplies are provided!

Thank you to @risca1967 for helping make this event possible!

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We're so excited to welcome Julie Gearan back for another Slow Looking in Color and Line workshop at Roger Williams Park! This time, we're gathering at the Rose Garden (near the Elmwood Ave. entrance, and across the street from the Betsey Williams Cottage) on Sunday, October 18, 12-2 PM.

Just bring yourself, your creative spirit, and a chair (if you'd like) to this free drawing workshop. All experience levels welcome, and supplies are provided!

Thank you to @risca1967 for helping make this event possible!

There`s so much to do at Roger Williams Park in October! Visit our calendar (link in bio) – your complete resource for finding things to do at the park. From the epic Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular to peaceful community walks, find more info and pricing for these events from our park partners and more, and start filling your calendar with fall fun! 🍁🎃

https://www.rwpconservancy.org/events/

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There's so much to do at Roger Williams Park in October! Visit our calendar (link in bio) – your complete resource for finding things to do at the park. From the epic Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular to peaceful community walks, find more info and pricing for these events from our park partners and more, and start filling your calendar with fall fun! 🍁🎃

https://www.rwpconservancy.org/events/
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