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WARWICK, RI — This weeks’ Warwick Weekend events feature the pinnacle of Gaspee Days, including the 5k Foot Race, the Gaspee Days Parade, Sunday in the Park, and the Burning of the Gaspee, as well as a farmers market and food trucks.
The Warwick Weekend events weather forecast promises partly sunny with a chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a chance of rain Saturday, and mostly sunny with a chance of showers Sunday, the National Weather Service reports.
Here are some events and happenings to help you decide where you’re spending this Warwick weekend:
Warwick Weekend Events Friday:
Farmers Market at Goddard Memorial State Park Support and enjoy local food and farmers! Join our weekly farmers market from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and get to know the hardworking people who grow your veggies, fruit, flowers, and favorite foods! For the first few weeks, the market mostly offers bedding plants, hanging plants, cut flowers, meat, early vegetable crops, honey, and maple syrup. As traditional local summer crops become available, additional vendors will participate.
Roger Williams Food Truck Fridays End your week at Food Truck Friday – an outdoor food truck festival at Carousel Village starting 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.
The Carousel campus 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.
Dinosaurs at Roger Williams Park Zoo Return of the Dinosaurs runs May 16 – Aug. 10 at Roger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village Come face-to-face with nearly 60 life-size animatronic and interactive dinosaurs, including 25 NEW dinosaurs debuting this year! Brave the wilderness to uncover the secrets of the dinosaurs’ return! Witness towering predators, meet curious herbivores, and discover the untold stories of these ancient giants. Get hands-on with digging up ancient fossils, enjoy photos ops with dino eggs and more.
Are you ready to face the roar?
Bring Your Own Improv, WCFA Bring Your Own Improv is back for family friendly live performances every Friday at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets are $11.63. If you’re looking for something fun to do late on a Friday night in Warwick, they’ve got you covered. Their Caffeinated Insomniacs Comedy show – designed for teens and adults – is the place to be at 10 p.m. Their show welcomes voluntary audience participation. You can participate in one of three ways: applaud for a scene you like, yell out fantastic suggestions, or if you feel you’re ready, jump up and get involved.
Thayer Arena Public Skate Through March, Friday and Sunday, Public Skate is open to skaters of all ages. Cost to Skate is $5 – Children 5 and under are free. Skate Rentals are available at Sandy Lane Sports across the street from the rink.
- Fridays 3:15-5:15 p.m.
- Sundays 12:50 – 2:30 p.m.
No Skate Dates: Fridays: 2/9 & 3/22 Sundays: 3/10
Children 12 years and younger must be accompanied and supervised by a guardian who is 18 years or older. Children ages 13-17 without an adult staying onsite must be paid for and signed in by an adult that can leave emergency contact information. Only persons wearing skates are permitted on the ice surface. Helmets are strongly recommended for all skaters.
Warwick Weekend Events Saturday:
Gaspee Days 5k Foot Race Come out on Saturday, June 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to enjoy the excitement of running before a pre-assembled cheering crowd in anticipation of the Annual Gaspee Days Parade. Over 1,6000 runners each year flock to participate in this exciting event along the Parkway’s famed red, white, and blue road strip. Challenge yourself to place a record among our top runners and win a prize or just do it for the fun– either way, you are supporting one of the area’s favorite community events, as all proceeds support funding the annual Gaspee Days Parade.
Gaspee Days Parade Since 1965, the Gaspee Days Committee has continued its efforts to preserve, promote, and share Rhode Island’s revolutionary history with the community– and there’s no better way to do that than by celebrating over 50 years of the Gaspee Days Parade. Combining colonial groups from all over with our modern and vibrant community, this is truly a show not to miss. Each year, friends ad neighbors crowd along a two-mile stretch of Narragansett Parkway anxiously awaiting the march of the parade. Be it the fife and drums corps, the fire trucks, or the Shriners in their miniature cars, everyone has a favorite to look forward to.
Colonial Encampment Come out between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to immerse yourself in the colonial atmosphere of our encampment and gain a feeling of what life was like in the 1700s. Throughout Gaspee Days Parade weekend and during Sunday in the Park, a collection of colonial militia will be encamped out in authentic revolutionary style—no plumbing, no electricity, and no cell phones! This Gaspee Days featurette is brought to you in collaboration with the Pawtuxet Rangers, RIM, our local, all-volunteer colonial militia.
Dinosaurs at Roger Williams Park Zoo Return of the Dinosaurs runs May 16 – Aug. 10 at Roger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village Come face-to-face with nearly 60 life-size animatronic and interactive dinosaurs, including 25 NEW dinosaurs debuting this year! Brave the wilderness to uncover the secrets of the dinosaurs’ return! Witness towering predators, meet curious herbivores, and discover the untold stories of these ancient giants. Get hands-on with digging up ancient fossils, enjoy photos ops with dino eggs and more.
Are you ready to face the roar?
Warwick Weekend Events Sunday:
Colonial Encampment Come out between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to immerse yourself in the colonial atmosphere of our encampment and gain a feeling of what life was like in the 1700s. Throughout Gaspee Days Parade weekend and during Sunday in the Park, a collection of colonial militia will be encamped out in authentic revolutionary style—no plumbing, no electricity, and no cell phones! This Gaspee Days featurette is brought to you in collaboration with the Pawtuxet Rangers, RIM, our local, all-volunteer colonial militia.
Gaspee Days Blessing of the Fleet Are you a boat lover? How about a boat owner? Well, Sunday, June 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. is your opportunity to bring your boat to RIYC to get blessed and participate in the Gaspee Days parade of boats! Even if you don’t have a boat, all are welcome to come and watch the event from the Rhode Island Yacht Club lawn.
Sunday in the Park Come enjoy a beautiful day in the park from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. while we wrap up Gaspee Days with live music performances, colonial maneuvers, and the famed reenactment of the burning of the HMS Gaspee! All day long, you can enjoy activities including children’s games, our Annual Gaspee Days Raffle drawing, and watch the cannon go off and burn down our Gaspee silhouette. If you’d rather lay back and relax, bring a blanket and a picnic basket and let our hand-picked bands entertain you at no charge at all.
Burning of the Gaspee As our last blow in the celebration of Gaspee Days, we reenact the event that started it all with a symbolic burning of the ship that sparked the American Revolution—come celebrate it with us on Sunday, June 15 at 4:00 p.m.
Warburton Arena Public Skate Through June 27, Fridays from 3 – 5 p.m., and Sundays 1 – 3:35 p.m., Public Skate is open to skaters of all ages. Cost to Skate is $5 – Children 5 and under are free. Skate Rentals are available at Sandy Lane Sports across the street from the rink.
Children 12 years and younger must be accompanied
Dinosaurs at Roger Williams Park Zoo Return of the Dinosaurs runs May 16 – Aug. 10 at Roger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village Come face-to-face with nearly 60 life-size animatronic and interactive dinosaurs, including 25 NEW dinosaurs debuting this year! Brave the wilderness to uncover the secrets of the dinosaurs’ return! Witness towering predators, meet curious herbivores, and discover the untold stories of these ancient giants. Get hands-on with digging up ancient fossils, enjoy photos ops with dino eggs and more.
Are you ready to face the roar?
Author: Natalie Ferland
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