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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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

"Jazz It Up" with Sarto!

Oct 12

"Jazz It Up" with Sarto!

"Out from the Meadow" - Still Photography by Elizabeth Fisher

Oct 12

"Out from the Meadow" - Still Photography by Elizabeth Fisher

"Prescribing Creativity" Exhibit: Celebrating Medical Professionals’ Artistic Talents

Oct 12

"Prescribing Creativity" Exhibit: Celebrating Medical Professionals’ Artistic Talents

"Triangle of Trolls" Corn Maze

Oct 12

"Triangle of Trolls" Corn Maze

#RIWalksChallenge - Scavenger Hunt

Oct 12

#RIWalksChallenge - Scavenger Hunt

13th World – RI’s Scariest Haunted Event

Oct 12

13th World – RI’s Scariest Haunted Event

3rd Annual Jewelry District Fall Festival

Oct 12

3rd Annual Jewelry District Fall Festival

8th Annual Oktoberfest

Oct 12

8th Annual Oktoberfest

A Walking Tour of Poe's Providence

Oct 12

A Walking Tour of Poe's Providence

Oct 12

Afternoon Tea

Oct 12

Afternoon Tea

Allman Brothers Tribute - Capricorn

Oct 12

Allman Brothers Tribute - Capricorn

Oct 12

Annual Columbus Day Festival

Apple Cider Bar

Oct 12

Apple Cider Bar

Aquidneck Growers Market - Saturdays

Oct 12

Aquidneck Growers Market - Saturdays

Oct 12

Autumnfest

Block Island Arts & Crafts Guild Fair

Oct 12

Block Island Arts & Crafts Guild Fair

Block Island Farmer's Market

Oct 12

Block Island Farmer's Market

Block Island Glass Float Project

Oct 12

Block Island Glass Float Project

Bristol Vintage Market

Oct 12

Bristol Vintage Market

Broadway Street Fair

Oct 12

Broadway Street Fair

Brown University Public Art Tours

Oct 12

Brown University Public Art Tours

Building Families & Community: An Arts and Wellness Fair

Oct 12

Building Families & Community: An Arts and Wellness Fair

Chateau-sur-Mer — Self-Guided Tour

Oct 12

Chateau-sur-Mer — Self-Guided Tour

Chris Gustin and Peter Marcus

Oct 12

Chris Gustin and Peter Marcus

Chromatics: Deconstructed Landscapes at the Imago Gallery

Oct 12

Chromatics: Deconstructed Landscapes at the Imago Gallery

Coastal Queen's Evening Cocktail Cruises

Oct 12

Coastal Queen's Evening Cocktail Cruises

Oct 12

Comedy Nights

Confreda Farms Corn Maze

Oct 12

Confreda Farms Corn Maze

Crime and Cuisine on Federal Hill

Oct 12

Crime and Cuisine on Federal Hill

Cucumber Hill Farm Corn Maze

Oct 12

Cucumber Hill Farm Corn Maze

Discover Colonial Newport Walking Tour

Oct 12

Discover Colonial Newport Walking Tour

Discover Providence Tour

Oct 12

Discover Providence Tour

Distiller's Tour

Oct 12

Distiller's Tour

Dockside Yoga with Beverly at Forty 1° North

Oct 12

Dockside Yoga with Beverly at Forty 1° North

Downcity Providence Food Tour

Oct 12

Downcity Providence Food Tour

Downtown Westerly Ghost Tour

Oct 12

Downtown Westerly Ghost Tour

Downtown Westerly Ghost Tour - Fall Frights

Oct 12

Downtown Westerly Ghost Tour - Fall Frights

Dueling Pianos at Top of Pelham

Oct 12

Dueling Pianos at Top of Pelham

Ellen Blomgren's Garden Sculptures

Oct 12

Ellen Blomgren's Garden Sculptures

Escape the Bunker

Oct 12

Escape the Bunker

Escape the Mausoleum

Oct 12

Escape the Mausoleum

Escape the Speakeasy

Oct 12

Escape the Speakeasy

Escape: The Double-Cross

Oct 12

Escape: The Double-Cross

Fall Harvest Festival

Oct 12

Fall Harvest Festival

Fall Time Glass Blowing

Oct 12

Fall Time Glass Blowing

Fallfest 2024 "Under the Big Top"

Oct 12

Fallfest 2024 "Under the Big Top"

Fantasy Football Parties

Oct 12

Fantasy Football Parties

Farm Fresh Providence Farmers Market

Oct 12

Farm Fresh Providence Farmers Market

Oct 12

Farmers Market

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.

2020 winter photoshoot MMGY

Events

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Fall Getaways

Fall leaves bridge

Tours

Plein Air painter at the harbor.

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