# Things to do with kids in Providence this weekend

> 7 family events on Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1 in the Providence–Warwick area. Times are Eastern Time.

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 Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about
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Towns with listings: Providence (3), Charlestown (1), Middletown (1), New Bedford (1), Newport (1).

## Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1

### Providence (3)

- [Halloween Anniversary Bash with Wicked Walk Doors at Roger Williams Park](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/halloween-anniversary-bash-with-wicked-walk-doors-at-roger-williams-pa--listing-a42f779d011b7efcad99e921) — Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Gateway Center at Roger Williams Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free family trick-or-treat evening in Roger Williams Park, run as an extension of Providence's Wicked Walk. Children in costume go door to door between two park destinations…
- [Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: The Great Pun-Kin Trail](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/jack-o-lantern-spectacular-the-great-pun-kin-trail--listing-6b9040dc476f4c8b6ebab682) — Oct 1 – Nov 1 · 6:00 PM – 10:30 PM · Roger Williams Park Zoo · All ages · From $16 · checked Oct 24. Roger Williams Park Zoo's evening Halloween trail lights up the zoo with more than 5,000 hand-carved, glowing jack-o'-lanterns. This year's theme is puns: carvings turn…
- [Halloween Family Fun Weekend at the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/halloween-family-fun-weekend-at-the-museum-of-natural-history-and-plan--listing-09d8cffbcbb678d895e8c579) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Roger Williams Park · From $2 · checked Oct 24. A not-so-spooky Halloween weekend at Providence's natural history museum in Roger Williams Park. From 10 am to 4 pm children can explore eerie specimens brought out from the…

### Other towns in the Providence–Warwick area (4)

- [Haunted Haywagon Tour at Norman Bird Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/haunted-haywagon-tour-at-norman-bird-sanctuary--listing-80c822a5cd5dabf892be6793) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown · Ages 8+ · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A 45-minute haunted haywagon ride at dusk through the shrublands and open fields of Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown. As the sun goes down, riders travel the sanctuary trails…
- [Spooky Views: A Halloween Stargazing Experience](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/spooky-views-a-halloween-stargazing-experience--listing-4fa7fad893b1ac2897647a96) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM – 10:30 PM · Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center (Ninigret Park), Charlestown · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. Frosty Drew's Halloween night under the stars in Ninigret Park. Astronomers point telescopes at Saturn and, later, at planetary nebulae, the ghostly remains of dying stars. The…
- [Free For All Saturday: Día de los Muertos Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/free-for-all-saturday-dia-de-los-muertos-celebration--listing-716cd2b35237fe5711eaaf2b) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Newport Art Museum (Museum Campus) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free family afternoon at the Newport Art Museum inspired by Día de los Muertos and the current exhibitions. There is hands-on art-making, storytelling, scavenger hunts and…
- [Wicked Sing-Along at the Zeiterion](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/wicked-sing-along-at-the-zeiterion--listing-cd4f8fce91d0e6831c4f51ff) — Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM · The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A big-screen sing-along screening of the movie Wicked at New Bedford's historic Zeiterion theater, with the lyrics on screen so the whole audience can belt out the songs. The…

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