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AUGUST The award-winning Charlestown Seafood Festival is a gastronomic extravaganza of Rhode Island ’ s best dishes , including lobster , steamers , chowder , clam cakes and other seafood delicacies . It also offers a wide variety of arts and crafts , amusement rides , midway entertainment , a car show and more . Charlestown , charlestownseafoodfestival . com
The Newport Jazz Festival has been pulling people in for more than sixty years . The time-honored festival has been host to jazz giants like Miles Davis , Duke Ellington and John Coltrane along with newer but equally talented acts . This is a must-attend for fans of the genre . Newport , newportjazz . org
Rhode Island ’ s largest agricultural fair , the Washington County Fair is a five-day festival complete with rides , food , country music , a farm museum and agricultural displays . Visit to get a taste of what rural life is like in the littlest state . Richmond , washingtoncountyfair-ri . com
SEPTEMBER A trailblazing addition to the Rhode Island festival scene , PVDFest showcases local , national and international musical , artistic and culinary talents , proving that Providence is the Creative Capital . Providence , pvdfest . com
If you love calamari as much as the rest of Rhode Island ( it is our official state app , after all ), then you ’ ll feel right at home at the Calamari Festival . The Narragansett-based event also features contests , live music , food trucks , kids ’ activities and more . Narragansett , ricalamarifest . com
The Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races and Taiwan Day Festival is an extraordinary event that the whole family can enjoy . Watch as the beautiful , Taiwanese-style boats race by on the Pawtucket River and then enjoy top-notch entertainment under the festival ’ s giant tent . Pawtucket , dragonboatri . com
OCTOBER No Rhode Island autumn is complete without a visit to Roger Williams Park Zoo ’ s Jack-O- Lantern Spectacular . See thousands of intricately carved pumpkins ( from traditional to straight-up museum-worthy ) as you meander through the sprawling grounds . Providence , rwpzoo . org
When the scents of pumpkin spice and autumn leaves start filling the air , Rhode Islanders know it ’ s time to head up north for the Scituate Art Festival . Here , you ’ ll find art in just about every form , from paintings and photography to ceramics and clothing . Scituate , scituateart festival . org
NOVEMBER Created in 2006 , Newport Restaurant Week is a biannual ( spring and fall ) event where more than fifty restaurants offer delicious deals and promotions over the span of a week . Menus range from surf to turf and Mexican to Italian . It ' s a great excuse to get out of the house and enjoy the flavors of fall . Newport , discover newport . org / newport-restaurant-week
DECEMBER Take the whole family to watch the holiday classic , A Christmas Carol , come to life at Trinity Repertory Company . The traditional story follows Ebenezer Scrooge ’ s journey from solitude to redemption through the Ghosts of Christmas Past , Present and Future , but each year the Trinity cast delivers a new twist on the time-honored tale . Providence , trinityrep . com
See the charm of a historic village transform into a winter wonderland under the brilliance of thousands of beautiful white lights at the Wickford Festival of Lights . Bring the whole family for holiday shopping , see Santa arrive at the town dock by boat and enjoy the tree lighting . Wickford , wickfordvillage . org
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