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Happy Wednesday!

Are we counting down the days until Friday yet? Let’s help you plan to get the most out of your festive Fall weekend starting with a list of our top curated events around Rhode Island.

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Outdoor & Nature

🚢 Save The Bay Lighthouse Tours
Saturday • 9am-4pm • Save The Bay Center • Providence
Hop aboard for a 7-hour adventure exploring Narragansett Bay’s lighthouses, Rose Island, Fort Adams, and more. Expert narration, lunch included, binoculars optional but definitely encouraged! Tickets required.

🚜 9th Annual Harvest Festival & Tractor Show
Saturday • 10am-4pm • Metcalf-Franklin Farm • Cumberland
Celebrate fall with tractors, hayrides, pony rides, food trucks, and live music. Explore barn tours, meet Audubon raptors, shop local vendors, and enjoy a full day of family fun on the farm!

🎶 Trek & Tunes with Glocester Land Trust
Saturday • 1-4pm • Sprague Farm • Glocester
Hike a scenic 2-mile trail and enjoy live music from local artists like Alpaca Lunch, The Lost Hermits, Two for the Road and more. Perfect way to soak in nature and melodies!

🌧️ Rain Harvest Festival
Sunday • 11am-2pm • Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park • Providence
Celebrate clean water with art, music, vendors and nature games at this free festival by the Stormwater Innovation Center. Learn how your community helps protect local ponds through fun and creativity.

🍄 Mushroom Hunting at Canonchet Farm
Sunday • 1-3pm • Canonchet Farm • Hope Valley
Join Ryan & Emily Bouchard of the Mushroom Hunting Foundation for a walk through autumn woods to spot wild mushrooms. Learn beginner-safe edible species, gathering tools, and fungi facts in a fun, safe outdoor lesson.

Food & Drink

⚡ White Electric’s 25th Anniversary Bash
Friday • 6-9pm • 711 Westminster St • Providence
Celebrate 25 years of White Electric with a free night of music, art and community love! Featuring performances and artwork from current and former staff, this evening promises good vibes, tasty snacks and plenty of neighborly cheer. 

🍷 Pouring Over Pages: Book & Wine Pairing
Friday • 6-9pm • Leyden Farm Vineyard & Winery • West Greenwich
Sip five wines paired with romance reads in this playful tasting event. Enjoy bookish games, raffles, and prizes while mingling with fellow readers. Tickets required, bring your own snacks!

🍂 Fall Festival at Sunset Cove
Saturday  • 7am-6pm • Sunset Cove • Portsmouth
Celebrate autumn with live music, pumpkin painting, fall treats, and seasonal drinks. Enjoy café specials, ice cream, and a festive outdoor bar with Vigilant Brewery pouring Oktoberfest and pumpkin beer. Family fun all day!

🍷 Shepherd’s Run Harvest Market
Sunday • 11am-4pm • Shepherd’s Run • South Kingstown
Sip new wine releases, shop local vendors, and enjoy live music on beautiful grounds. Free to attend, no tickets needed. Gather friends for a perfect day of festive fall vibes!

🍳 Savor September Brunch
Sunday  • 11am-1:30pm • Harbor Lights • Warwick
Enjoy a family-style seaside brunch under the tent with stunning views of Greenwich Bay. Savor seasonal flavors (think maple sausage and cornbread-crusted chicken), sip cocktails or mimosas, and gather with friends for a delicious September Sunday celebration!

Entertainment

🎃 Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular Opening Weekend
Saturday & Sunday • 6-10:30pm • Roger Williams Park Zoo • Providence
Stroll through thousands of glowing pumpkins while testing your trivia smarts on pop culture and legends. Free parking, festive vibes, and family fun make this dazzling trail the ultimate fall night out!

☕ Gilmore Girls Trivia Night
Saturday • 7pm • Dave’s Coffee • Providence
Calling all Lorelais and Rorys! Sip themed drinks, snack Gilmore-style, and show off your Stars Hollow smarts. $5 per player, teams up to 5. Winner takes the gift card glory!

🎸 Rocktoberfest at Pivotal Brewing
Saturday • 12-10pm • Pivotal Brewing Co. • Bristol
Swap polka for power chords with live sets from Birdstick Band and The Z Boys. Enjoy brats, Märzen beer, and festive vibes. Free admission, family and dog friendly all day!

🦈 JAWS Movie Night at The Barn
Saturday • 6:30pm • Tilted Barn Brewery • Exeter
Settle in under the stars for a big-screen showing of JAWS with popcorn, Belly Busters eats, and fresh beer on tap. Bring blankets or low chairs and get cozy for a thrilling farmyard movie night!

🤠 Country Roundup at The Last Resort
Sunday • 11am-8pm • The Last Resort • Smithfield
Kick up your boots for a full day of live country music, BBQ, cocktails, vendors, and line dancing fun. Featuring Back in the Saddle, Ayla Brown, and Bulletproof. Ages 21+, free parking!

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Arts, Crafts & Culture

🍂 Wickenden Fall Makers Market
Saturday • 11am-6pm • Wickenden Street • Providence
Stroll a car-free Wickenden Street packed with 50+ artists and makers, taste local food, cocktails, beer, and DJ vibes. Shop, sip, and celebrate fall at this lively neighborhood market!

🔥 WaterFire Providence – Full Lighting
Saturday • 5:30pm-Midnight • Waterplace Basin & Downtown Providence
Celebrate Rhode Island’s educators with this luminous full lighting event! Enjoy onshore vendors, live music, fire performances, art installations and river‑lit braziers lighting up the night in downtown Providence.

🌿 Sassy Mom’s Night Out
Saturday • 6pm • Little Lattes Play Cafe • Coventry
Unwind with a custom succulent planter, charcuterie cup, and mom-only vibes. Sip cocktails or coffee, connect with friends, and enjoy a playful night of plants, snacks, and laughter!

👻 Lavender & Lore: DIY Ghost Terrariums
Sunday • 1-3pm • Roots Heaven Farm • Smithfield
Craft your own spooky-cute terrarium with preserved moss, dried flowers, and a ghost centerpiece. Explore lavender fields, meet farm animals, and snap plenty of fall photo ops. No upkeep, just autumn magic!

🎨 Art Battle Pawtucket
Sunday • 5-9pm • Industrial Cafe • Pawtucket
Watch artists go head-to-head in three live painting rounds where the crowd picks the winner. Bid on fresh creations, cheer your favorites, and soak up an electric night of art and community!

Rhody Kids

🎬 Movies in the Park: Wicked
 Friday • 6pm • India Point Park • Providence
Join the Providence Children’s Film Festival for a magical night of face painting, popcorn, a bubble fairy, FREE haircuts and an outdoor screening of Wicked! Festivities start at 6pm and movie starts at dusk.

🦋 Free Family Fun Day: Wings & Things
Saturday • 10am-3pm • Audubon Nature Center & Aquarium • Bristol
Enjoy free admission with crafts, stories, animal encounters, and a special “Wings & Things” program exploring birds, bats, and butterflies. A full day of hands-on fun and discoveries for all ages!

🎃 Fall Harvest Festival at The Farmer’s Daughter
Saturday & Sunday • 10am-4pm • The Farmer’s Daughter • South Kingstown
Spend the weekend with hayrides, corn maze, pumpkin dunk tank, barrel train, games, and more. Pick heirloom pumpkins, shop festive fall décor, and enjoy crisp autumn air with family fun for all ages!

📚 Storytime with Deb Adamson
Saturday • 11:30am • Brown Bookstore • Providence
Kick off fall with a Halloween-themed storytime! Author Deb Adamson reads Goodnight, Broom, a playful spoof of Goodnight Moon. Perfect for ages 2-6, with an activity included. Free with RSVP.

🍁 Family Fall Day at Dave’s
Sunday • 10am-3pm • Dave’s Coffee • Charlestown
Enjoy live music, caricatures, outdoor games, raffles, and cozy fall treats like apple cider donuts and hot cider in the garden. A festive day of family fun, free to attend!

See you next week!