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Rhode Island weekend getaways

Explore Rhode Island's villages and towns, each with its own distinct personality. Our friends at Rhode Island Monthly have put together the must-see places in each of these locales. From top luxury names to historic general stores, you'll find plenty of places to explore and shop - and plenty of excellent restaurants and pubs to refuel. And we've got some great hotels and B&Bs in each area so you can rest and relax in between adventures.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

"Up Owl Night" - Painting Class!

Dec 06

"Up Owl Night" - Painting Class!

#RIWalksChallenge - Scavenger Hunt

Dec 06

#RIWalksChallenge - Scavenger Hunt

A Christmas Carol

Dec 06

A Christmas Carol

ACGOW’s “Starry Lights” – Holiday Show

Dec 06

ACGOW’s “Starry Lights” – Holiday Show

Advent Evenings at Historic Saint Mary's Church

Dec 06

Advent Evenings at Historic Saint Mary's Church

Adventure Block Island: Outdoor Escape Game

Dec 06

Adventure Block Island: Outdoor Escape Game

All Aboard for the Holidays!

Dec 06

All Aboard for the Holidays!

Annual Downtown Holiday Stroll and Luminaria

Dec 06

Annual Downtown Holiday Stroll and Luminaria

Annual Holiday Show

Dec 06

Annual Holiday Show

Dec 06

Ballroom Dance

Bittersweet: Sugar’s Sticky Road to Revolution Exhibit

Dec 06

Bittersweet: Sugar’s Sticky Road to Revolution Exhibit

Block Island Glass Float Project

Dec 06

Block Island Glass Float Project

Bluegrass Throedown

Dec 06

Bluegrass Throedown

Christmas at Blithewold

Dec 06

Christmas at Blithewold

Coastal Queen's Evening Cocktail Cruises

Dec 06

Coastal Queen's Evening Cocktail Cruises

Downtown Westerly Ghost Tour

Dec 06

Downtown Westerly Ghost Tour

Fermentation Class

Dec 06

Fermentation Class

Dec 06

Game Night!

Garden of Delights by Peter Dickison

Dec 06

Garden of Delights by Peter Dickison

Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night at Pizza J

Dec 06

Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night at Pizza J

German Soldiers in Rhode Island, 1776 to 1779 Free Talk with Friederike Baer

Dec 06

German Soldiers in Rhode Island, 1776 to 1779 Free Talk with Friederike Baer

Get Merry! An Engaging Medieval Solstice Reveal

Dec 06

Get Merry! An Engaging Medieval Solstice Reveal

Holiday Light Show

Dec 06

Holiday Light Show

Holiday Lights Spectacular

Dec 06

Holiday Lights Spectacular

Holiday Lights Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo

Dec 06

Holiday Lights Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo

HOLIDAY SHOW- "Starry Lights”

Dec 06

HOLIDAY SHOW- "Starry Lights”

Holiday Small Works Show

Dec 06

Holiday Small Works Show

Holiday Wine Series with Lynda Gaines

Dec 06

Holiday Wine Series with Lynda Gaines

Holidays at the Newport Mansions

Dec 06

Holidays at the Newport Mansions

Igloo at the Coast Guard House

Dec 06

Igloo at the Coast Guard House

Island Cemetery Self-Guided tour

Dec 06

Island Cemetery Self-Guided tour

Just Dance - All Inclusive FREE DANCE PARTY

Dec 06

Just Dance - All Inclusive FREE DANCE PARTY

Karaoke Night at Jake & Johnny's

Dec 06

Karaoke Night at Jake & Johnny's

Dec 06

Karaoke Nights

Live Jazz Wednesdays

Dec 06

Live Jazz Wednesdays

McCaughey Standard Trivia at Pivotal Brewing Company

Dec 06

McCaughey Standard Trivia at Pivotal Brewing Company

Miracle on 34th Street

Dec 06

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on South Division Street

Dec 06

Miracle on South Division Street

Narrated Boat Tours and Daily Cruises

Dec 06

Narrated Boat Tours and Daily Cruises

Nonfiction@Brown Presents: Georgia Wright

Dec 06

Nonfiction@Brown Presents: Georgia Wright

Dec 06

Open Mic Night

Paint and Sip Classes

Dec 06

Paint and Sip Classes

Photos With Santa – Presented By Dunkin’

Dec 06

Photos With Santa – Presented By Dunkin’

Pictures with Santa

Dec 06

Pictures with Santa

Providence Ghost Tour

Dec 06

Providence Ghost Tour

Providence Ghost Tour - RI

Dec 06

Providence Ghost Tour - RI

Dec 06

Root Down Yoga

Santa Claus Comes to... Linesider Brewing Company!

Dec 06

Santa Claus Comes to... Linesider Brewing Company!

Seal and Harbor Tour

Dec 06

Seal and Harbor Tour

Silent Book Club

Dec 06

Silent Book Club

North Light_Block Island

Block Island/ New Shoreham

Boru Noodle Bar at night

Broadway, Newport

Brown and Hopkins general store, Chepachet

Chepachet Village

Savoy Bookstore

Downtown Westerly

Garden City, Cranston shops

Garden City, Cranston

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Hope Street, Providence

Main Street, East Greenwich shops

Main Street, East Greenwich

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Thames Street, Newport

Downtown Westminster Street-Providence

Westminster Street, Providence

Antique Store On Wickenden Street In Providence, RI

Wickenden Street, Providence

Interior of a shop in Wickford, RI

Wickford Village

SHOP LIKE A LOCAL

TOURS

NOTE: All businesses on these pages are believed to be open unless noted otherwise.

Chase Farm-Lincoln-Blackstone Valley

Open Rhode

Hand pouring red wine for two, with two entrees on the table.

Food & drink

Marble House-Newport

Events

Roger Williams Park

Parks & trails