# Thanksgiving break with kids in Providence > 20 Thanksgiving parades, turkey trots, break camps and things to do with kids in the Providence–Warwick area over Thanksgiving break 2026, each linked to the organizer’s own page with the date we last checked it. Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/providence/thanksgiving Towns with listings: Westerly (4), Middletown (3), Bristol (2), Newport (2), Pawtucket (2), Providence (2), Attleboro (1), East Greenwich (1), Fairhaven (1), Warwick (1), Woonsocket (1). ## Quick answers ### Where is there a turkey trot for kids near Providence? 3 listings: [Fairhaven Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/fairhaven-turkey-trot--listing-abaae98d4859f9a08401e35a) (Thu, Nov 26, From $32.80); [Rhode Island Family Turkey Trot Kids Race](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/rhode-island-family-turkey-trot-kids-race--listing-3609f9495769da6f3deb489d) (Thu, Nov 26, From $17); [East Greenwich Hill and Harbour Turkey Trot 1 Mile Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/east-greenwich-hill-and-harbour-turkey-trot-1-mile-fun-run--listing-a1916964646c0ed7b83370d3) (Sat, Nov 28, From $18.25). ### What free Thanksgiving break events are there for kids in Providence? 4 listings: [Woodward Discovery Days: Turkey Time at Oak Knoll](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/woodward-discovery-days-turkey-time-at-oak-knoll--listing-72948b5d54e22fc8344eed68) (Sat, Nov 21, Free); [Santa's Arrival by Fire Truck in Dixon Square — Westerly](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/santa-s-arrival-by-fire-truck-in-dixon-square-westerly--listing-9bfb349a97bb926b79cd3704) (Fri, Nov 27, Free); [Ocean House Christmas Tree Lighting with Santa and Fireworks — Watch Hill](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/ocean-house-christmas-tree-lighting-with-santa-and-fireworks-watch-hil--listing-c11e55086f7c3cc6b36e5eaa) (Sat, Nov 28, Free); [Santa Magic in Long Wharf](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/santa-magic-in-long-wharf--listing-cc9ccc88e4fbc2a7880346e9) (Sat, Nov 28, Free). ## Dated events ### Westerly (4) - [Santa's Arrival by Fire Truck in Dixon Square — Westerly](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/santa-s-arrival-by-fire-truck-in-dixon-square-westerly--listing-9bfb349a97bb926b79cd3704) — Fri, Nov 27 · 6:00 PM · Dixon Square, Downtown Westerly · Free · checked Oct 27. The Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce opens Westerly's holiday season the evening after Thanksgiving with Santa's annual arrival in Dixon Square downtown. Santa Claus, the… - [Christmas Dinner with Santa at Ocean House](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/christmas-dinner-with-santa-at-ocean-house--listing-2bb45ab897aeb47ea1b6e5f7) — Sat, Nov 28 · 5:30 PM · Ocean House, Westerly · All ages · From $145 · checked Oct 30. After the Watch Hill tree lighting, Ocean House hosts a buffet dinner with Santa in its Ballroom and Drawing Room for families; children get festive activities while adults have… - [Ocean House Christmas Tree Lighting with Santa and Fireworks — Watch Hill](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/ocean-house-christmas-tree-lighting-with-santa-and-fireworks-watch-hil--listing-c11e55086f7c3cc6b36e5eaa) — Sat, Nov 28 · 4:30 PM · Ocean House (front drive), Westerly · All ages · Free · checked Oct 27. Ocean House, the grand seaside hotel in Watch Hill, holds its annual Christmas tree lighting on its front drive on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and it is open to the public… - [Brunch with Santa at Ocean House](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/brunch-with-santa-at-ocean-house--listing-6289cde70b158a80dc02530e) — Sun, Nov 29 · 10:00 AM · Ocean House (Seaside Ballroom & Drawing Room), Westerly · From $65 · checked Oct 27. Ocean House in Watch Hill serves a holiday brunch buffet in its Seaside Ballroom and Drawing Room on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, with gourmet food stations and a visit from… ### Middletown (3) - [Kids Thanksgiving Dessert Baking](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/kids-thanksgiving-dessert-baking--listing-29e8a83d50bf82e1b3482b8c) — Tue, Nov 10 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Newport Cooks, Middletown · From $45 · checked Oct 24. An after-school Thanksgiving baking class at Newport Cooks. Kids make seasonal desserts from scratch, mixing, baking and decorating, and they get to enjoy what they make at the… - [Kids' Thanksgiving Sides Cooking Class](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/kids-thanksgiving-sides-cooking-class--listing-1d70c48d2b2d45c9a634ed1f) — Wed, Nov 18 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Newport Cooks, Middletown · Ages 8–14 · From $45 · checked Oct 24. A two-hour hands-on class that gets kids ready to help in the kitchen this Thanksgiving. Children learn to make favorite side dishes from scratch, from mac and cheese to… - [NCYMCA Thanksgiving Day Pie Run (3-Mile Family Run/Walk)](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/ncymca-thanksgiving-day-pie-run-3-mile-family-run-walk--listing-b6fcce442cdfc6ff11e8ac99) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM · Newport County YMCA, Middletown · All ages · From $35 · checked Oct 30. Newport County's big Thanksgiving morning race starts and finishes at the Newport County YMCA. Families can do the 3-mile noncompetitive run/walk (a USATF-sanctioned 5-mile race… ### Other towns in the Providence–Warwick area (13) - [A New England Thanksgiving at Coggeshall Farm Museum](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/a-new-england-thanksgiving-at-coggeshall-farm-museum--listing-c84b5542c80189e7abbf1074) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Coggeshall Farm Museum, Bristol · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 30. Costumed historians cook a Thanksgiving meal over the hearth in the farm's 18th-century farmhouse, and families can watch and learn how New Englanders kept the day before it was… - [Woodward Discovery Days: Turkey Time at Oak Knoll](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/woodward-discovery-days-turkey-time-at-oak-knoll--listing-72948b5d54e22fc8344eed68) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Mass Audubon Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Center), Attleboro · Free · checked Oct 24. A free Thanksgiving-season drop-in at Oak Knoll's Nature Center all about wild turkeys, one of the region's most familiar and surprising birds. Activity stations and exhibits… - [Sparkle! Holiday Evenings at Blithewold](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/sparkle-holiday-evenings-at-blithewold--listing-b2d2097445e0803cd9cac162) — Nov 24 – Jan 3 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol · All ages · From $8 · checked Oct 24. Blithewold stays open into the evening through the holiday season. Inside the manor the lights are dimmed so thousands of ornaments on dozens of decorated trees glow by… - [No-School-Day Drop-In Crafts — Warwick Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/no-school-day-drop-in-crafts-warwick-public-library--listing-27b5682605d728de3b5eeaee) — Tue, Nov 3 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Warwick Public Library — Central Library · checked Oct 30. On school-free days kids can stop by the Children's Library to make a seasonal paper craft (a fall wreath on Nov 3, a fall gnome on Nov 25 and 27) with library supplies. - [Fairhaven Turkey Trot](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/fairhaven-turkey-trot--listing-abaae98d4859f9a08401e35a) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM · Cushman Park (start on Green Street), Fairhaven · All ages · From $32.80 · checked Oct 30. A Thanksgiving morning 5K walk or run for everyone, from babies in strollers to grandparents, finishing on the track at Cushman Park. Kids register as Kid Participants at a lower… - [Rhode Island Family Turkey Trot Kids Race](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/rhode-island-family-turkey-trot-kids-race--listing-3609f9495769da6f3deb489d) — Thu, Nov 26 · Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, Pawtucket · Up to 12 · From $17 · checked Oct 24. Thanksgiving morning's family running tradition in Pawtucket, billed by the organizer as Rhode Island's largest turkey trot. The kids' race is about half a mile for children 12… - [Holiday Lights Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/holiday-lights-spectacular-at-roger-williams-park-zoo--listing-6fcc1a1917899ef1394f43cc) — Nov 27 – Jan 3 · 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Roger Williams Park Zoo · All ages · From $13 · checked Oct 24. Roger Williams Park Zoo's nightly winter walk-through light show spreads larger-than-life illuminated displays across 40 acres of the zoo, with more than 3.5 million lights. The… - [Lights Up: Holiday Tree Lighting at Providence Place](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/lights-up-holiday-tree-lighting-at-providence-place--listing-f9585299c94d55c8e0d21f1c) — Fri, Nov 27 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Providence Place · checked Oct 27. Providence Place opens its holiday season on Black Friday evening with Lights Up, a tree-lighting party built around the mall's 70-foot walk-through Christmas tree. Festivities… - [Newport Illuminated Boat Parade](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/newport-illuminated-boat-parade--listing-97e655175f23bdebcf8561f3) — Fri, Nov 27 · Newport Harbor · checked Oct 30. Boats decked in holiday lights parade around Newport Harbor the evening after Thanksgiving, kicking off the holiday season; families watch from the wharves, including Bowen's and… - [Rhode Island Lights Festival at Centreville Bank Stadium](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/rhode-island-lights-festival-at-centreville-bank-stadium--listing-beb8e463de5e9883edce38e5) — Nov 27 – Jan 3 · Centreville Bank Stadium, Pawtucket · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Centreville Bank Stadium, home of Rhode Island FC in Pawtucket, becomes a winter light festival for its first holiday season. Families walk through thousands of holiday light… - [East Greenwich Hill and Harbour Turkey Trot 1 Mile Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/east-greenwich-hill-and-harbour-turkey-trot-1-mile-fun-run--listing-a1916964646c0ed7b83370d3) — Sat, Nov 28 · 9:30 AM · Finn's Harborside (start/finish), East Greenwich · All ages · From $18.25 · checked Oct 24. The Saturday-after-Thanksgiving turkey trot in East Greenwich adds a one-mile fun run and walk to its certified 5K so the whole community, including kids and families who are not… - [Santa Magic in Long Wharf](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/santa-magic-in-long-wharf--listing-cc9ccc88e4fbc2a7880346e9) — Sat, Nov 28 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Cutie Curls Boutique, Long Wharf Mall, Newport · Free · checked Oct 30. A free holiday afternoon at Cutie Curls Boutique in Newport's Long Wharf Mall: photos with Santa and his elves, kid crafts, a letters-to-Santa station and free face painting. - [The Nutcracker — Heritage Ballet at the Stadium Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/the-nutcracker-heritage-ballet-at-the-stadium-theatre--listing-1435e266b8832181898d0e73) — Sat, Nov 28 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM · Stadium Theatre, Woonsocket · Ages 2+ · From $20 · checked Oct 27. Heritage Ballet brings a full-length classical Nutcracker to Woonsocket's Stadium Theatre over Thanksgiving weekend. Clara receives a Nutcracker from her godfather for Christmas… More for families in Providence: https://grassyknees.com/providence.md