Top Picks! August Events Around Rhode Island

Bristol

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum

8/1-8/22, Fridays at 11:00 am: Family Fun Friday
Admission (includes mansion): $11 Adults, $3 Children 6-17

Little Compton

The Wilbor House Museum 

8/ 7, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm: A Day at Peaked Top School, Cost: $45 per child
8/12, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm: Old School Home School, Cost: $45 per child

Middletown 

Prescott Farm

8/27, 3:30-5:30 pm: Windmill Wednesdays, Cost: Free

Newport

Historic Fort Adams

Thursdays at 6:00 pm: Sundown Thursdays, Admission: Free!

Redwood Library & Athenaeum

Tuesdays at 10:30 AM: Toddler Story Time, Cost: Free
8/9 at 2:00 pm: The Legend of King Arthur, Cost: Free
8/15 at 11:00 am: Animal Experiences, Cost: Free
8/20 at 2:00 pm: Boom with Biomes, Cost: Free

Providence

The Providence Athenaeum 

Tuesdays & Thursdays 8/18-8/29 at 10:30 AM: Summer Story Hour for Infants and Toddlers
On Thursdays, it is held at Gladys Potter Park (near Wayland Square), Cost: Free!

Roger Williams National Memorial

Wednesdays at 5:00 pm: 5K Fun Run, Cost: Free!
Saturdays 8/9 & 8/23 at 7:00 pm: Downtown Sundown Music Concerts, Cost: Free!

Museum of Natural History and Planetarium

Daily at 2:00 pm: Summer Planetarium Shows, Cost: $3 per person (includes Museum admission)
8/8 at 10:30 am: Fern Fossil Foray, Cost: $5 per person
8/10 at 9:00 am: Butterflies in the Park, Cost: $2 per person (includes Museum admission)

Smithfield

Smith-Appleby House Museum

8/17, 1:00-4:00 pm: Come & Play Games of Old, Cost: $5 Adults, Free for Children

Saunderstown

Casey Farm 

Daily 8/4- 8/22  from 9:00 am -3:00 pm: Summer Fun Days, Cost: $45 per child per day