Warwick Weekend Events: Gaspee Days Arts & Crafts, Memorial Day

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WARWICK, RI — Warwick Weekend events feature banner Warwick activities, including a block party, the Gaspee Days Arts & Crafts festival and a Memorial Day observance, with the usual food focused Friday activity.

The Gaspee Day Arts and Crafts festival, the biggest local event this weekend, runs for three days as locals expect on Memorial Day weekend. The event has been drawing record numbers of vendors and usually draws more that 50,000 people. The festival boasts more than 100 artisans and food vendors, music and kids attractions, arrayed along the closed off stretch of Narragansett Parkway between Warwick and Pawtuxet Village in Cranston.

The weather for this round of Warwick Weekend events promises to be clear and sunny with temps in the mid to high 70s till Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Warwick Weekend Events Friday:

Gaspee Days Block Party: Come join us for a night of drinks, music ,and neighborhood fun from 6-11 p.m. at Pawtuxet Park,Warwick, RI. Admission is $5 per person and limited to individuals 21 years of age and older. IDs will be checked at the gate and police will be in attendance. Drink tickets must be purchased after entry for beer, wine, and bottled water. Children, pets, and outside beverages are not permitted at this event.

Goddard Park Farmer’s Market Every Friday through Columbus Day Weekend, RI Grown, DEM’s farmer’s market program, hosts farmer’s market at Goddard Park selling delicious and freshly-harvested local foods direct from the farm to your dinner table.

Roger Williams Food Truck Fridays The Carousel campus at Roger Wiliams Park Zoo has a lot of open space and rolling hills shaded by trees, the perfect spot to grab dinner from a food truck and listen to music and entertainment during the park’s Food Truck Fridays event. The outdoor food truck festival at Carousel Village starts at 5 pm. Attendance is free, just pay for what you eat and drink from an ever changing rotation of more than 15 food trucks each week.

If you miss this one, don’t worry. They’re going on every Friday till the fall.

Norwood branch Library Building Club: Join other kids to create with Legos and Manga-tiles every Friday afternoon at the Norwood Branch.

WCFA ‘EMERGING’ Exhibit WCFA’s exhibit, running through June 6, ‘EMERGING 24,’ features Art created by 60 RI artists aged 14-22, in high school, college and from the ranks of the recently graduated. A closing reception and awards will close the event Thursday, June 6, from 6-7:30 p.m.  The gallery is open from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. every Wednesday through Saturday. There is no charge for admission.

Gaspee Days Arts & Crafts Festival: About 60,000 people are expected to stroll Narragansett Parkway throughout the long weekend starting Saturday, May 25, lasting through Monday. The three days also feature a food court full of craft-fair fare, Pawtuxet Park filled with live music and children’s amusements and games. The action starts at 10 a.m. and lasts till 5 p.m.

Plant Sale Come check out the Oakland Beach Association Plant Sale!! We have various perrenials, vegetables, fruit trees and vines on Saturday May 25th from 10am-2pm at 315 Sea View Dr, Warwick, RI 02889 right in front of the Little Rhody Boat Club!!  Come purchase seedlings and medium sized plants just in time for your Spring planting. There will also be a few local craft vendors there as well!

Conimicut Village Farmers Market This Saturday, 9am-12pm – continues The Conimicut Village Farmers Market at 955 West Shore Road. The market runs every Saturday until Sept. 28.

WCFA ‘EMERGING’ Exhibit WCFA’s exhibit, running through June 6, ‘EMERGING 24,’ features Art created by 60 RI artists aged 14-22, in high school, college and from the ranks of the recently graduated. A closing reception and awards will close the event Thursday, June 6, from 6-7:30 p.m.  The gallery is open from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. every Wednesday through Saturday. There is no charge for admission.

Warwick Weekend Events Sunday:

Gaspee Days Arts & Crafts Festival: About 60,000 people are expected to stroll Narragansett Parkway throughout the long weekend starting Saturday, May 26, lasting through Monday. The three days also feature a food court full of craft-fair fare, Pawtuxet Park filled with live music and children’s amusements and games. The action starts at 10 a.m. and lasts till 5 p.m.

Warwick Weekend Events Monday:

Gaspee Days Arts & Crafts Festival: About 60,000 people are expected to stroll Narragansett Parkway throughout the long weekend starting Saturday, May 28, lasting through Monday. The three days also feature a food court full of craft-fair fare, Pawtuxet Park filled with live music and children’s amusements and games. The action starts at 10 a.m. and lasts till 4:30 p.m.

City of Warwick Memorial Day Observance The event will take place on Monday, May 27, at 10 a.m. at the World War I monument in front of City Hall, 3275 Post Road in Apponaug. Veterans who attend are asked to wear a hat, shirt or jacket representing their branch of the service.

Memorial Day Healthy Tips from the RI Department of Health

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) offers a few reminders about staying healthy and safe this weekend: 

Travel responsibly 

Never drink and drive. Additionally, never drive after using other substances that impair your ability to drive safely. Substances that impair your ability to drive safely include marijuana, illicit drugs, many types of prescription medicines, and some over-the-counter medicines. 

If you have been drinking alcohol and/or using drugs, get a ride home with a driver who has not been drinking or using drugs, use a rideshare service, or call a taxi. 

Roughly 30% of all traffic-related deaths in the United States involve an alcohol-impaired driver.  

 Food safety 

Proper handling, preparation, cooking, and storing is key to keeping food safe and preventing food-borne illness year-round. However, these precautions are particularly important as the weather gets warmer, and people start grilling outside. 

When handling and grilling raw meat, chicken and other poultry, and seafood, people should:

• Separate the food to be grilled from other from other food. 
• Refrigerate before grilling or cooking. 
• Never thaw or marinate on the counter. 
• Wash your hands before and after handling. 
• Make sure its juices do not touch other food, utensils, and surfaces. 
• Use a food thermometer to ensure it is cooked to a safe internal temperature. 

Additional food safety tips include: 

• Wash work surfaces and utensils with hot, soapy water before and after cooking. 
• If you are grilling, use a moist cloth or paper towel to clean the grill surface before cooking. If you use a wire bristle brush, thoroughly inspect the grill’s surface for loose bristles before cooking. Wire bristles can become loose and get stuck in food.  
• Divide leftovers into small portions and place in covered, shallow containers. Put in the freezer or fridge within two hours of cooking (within one hour if above 90°F outside). 

For more information, see CDC’s How to Grill Safely page. 

Sun safety and beaches 

Rhode Islanders are also reminded to protect themselves from the sun’s rays and enjoy the beach safely this summer. RIDOH will monitor beach water quality for bacteria this year from May 30th to Labor Day.  

• Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 30 sunscreen whenever spending time outdoors, especially between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Reapply every two hours. 
• Seek shade where possible, consider wearing UPF sun-protective clothing, and wear a hat with a brim that shades the face and ears, especially if spending an extended amount of time outdoors. 
• After May 30th, look at the latest beach closures and advisories before going to the beach. 
• Be aware and prepare for hot temperatures.  

Prevent tick bites 

After being outdoors, people should take three steps to prevent tick bites, which can lead to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases: Repel, Check, Remove.

Repel – keep ticks off you, your children, and pets by: 

• Avoiding wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaves. If you are going to be in a wooded area, walk in the center of the trail to avoid contact with overgrown grass, brush, and leaves at the edges of the trail. You can also spray your clothes with permethrin to keep ticks away. Make sure to not spray this on your skin.  
• Wearing long pants and long-sleeve shirts when outside. 
• Tucking your pants into your socks so ticks do not crawl under your clothes. 
• Wearing light-colored clothing so you can see ticks more easily. 

Check – check yourself, your children, and pets, for ticks by: 

• Taking a shower as soon as you come inside if you have been in grassy or wooded areas. 
• Doing a full-body tick check using a mirror; parents should check their kids for ticks and pay special attention to the area in and around the ears, in the belly button, behind the knees, between the legs, around the waist, and in their hair. 
• Checking your pets for ticks as well because they can bring ticks into the home. 

Remove – remove ticks from your body, as well as from children and pets, if you find them. 

• Use a set of tweezers to remove the tick. Grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible and pull straight up. 
• If you don’t have tweezers, use your fingers with a tissue or rubber gloves.