# Things to do with kids at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum

> 4 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Road (Rt. 114), Bristol, RI 02809, in the Providence–Warwick area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Christmas Preparations with the 1910 Household Staff](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/christmas-preparations-with-the-1910-household-staff--listing-027fc9da4fba7db56220935a) — Sun, Nov 22 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol · From $25 · checked Oct 24. A candlelit, self-guided holiday evening tour of Blithewold's manor with costumed interpreters playing the 1910 household staff. They explain how they readied the house and…
- [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…
- [Sing-Along With Santa at Blithewold](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/sing-along-with-santa-at-blithewold--listing-7bb0de3ebb47ca511991e42e) — Mon, Nov 30 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol · From $18 · checked Oct 24. An old-fashioned family caroling evening in Blithewold's decorated Living Room and Dining Room. Families sing favorite holiday songs together, then Santa arrives to visit and…
- [Children's Holiday Tea at Blithewold](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/children-s-holiday-tea-at-blithewold--listing-7f7e70319313cb69a59c747b) — Mon, Dec 7 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol · From $36 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. A dressy holiday tea for children and their grown-ups in Blithewold's decorated Dining Room and Breakfast Porch. Children are welcome to wear their Christmas finery and are…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/blithewold-mansion-gardens-and-arboretum--listing-112749e1ac380f87176d39d0) — Gardens and grounds: Oct 26–Nov 23, Tuesday–Sunday 10am–4pm (closed Mondays). Nov 24… · Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol · checked Oct 24. A historic Bristol waterfront estate with a manor house, gardens and an arboretum, where families can walk the grounds on their own schedule. Seasons matter here: from October 26…

## Recently ended

- [Wonder Wold: Celebration of Trees at Blithewold](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/wonder-wold-celebration-of-trees-at-blithewold--listing-621ad6fd06bcfc7632134a7f) — ended Sat, Oct 24

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