Your August To Do List in Rhode Island
From A Day of Witchery to the ASA Color Run, we've compiled all the local activities that should be on your to do list this month.
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The Great Outdoors: Weekend Goat Hikes
Ongoing
Gather Farm acquired goats from Simmons Farm late last year, beginning a new tradition of offering goat hikes on the property each weekend. Hikers will learn facts about the fourteen grown goats and seven baby goats while hiking alongside them. Visitors can choose to hike with a leashed goat, walk a baby goat or just hike along with the herd. Squeee! Visit the website for times and prices.
Fri.–Sun. Gather Farm, 380 Greenville Ave., Johnston, gatherfarm.com
Fresh Finds: Garden City Center Farmers Market
Ongoing
Get rid of the Sunday scaries by strolling through a farmers market with a dash of local retail therapy on the side. Browse just-picked produce for sale by Rhode Island farmers and handmade wares from local vendors while sampling goodies from the adult bevvie station and a bevy of food trucks. Kids can get in on the fun by petting llamas, blowing ginormous bubbles at the bubble station, grooving out to live music and more. Free to attend. Sundays through Sept. 28, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Garden City Center’s gazebo green, Cranston, gardencitycenter.com
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Shell Games: Charlestown Seafood Festival
Aug. 1–3
Lobsters, chowder and steamers, oh my! If you can name a seafood variety, chances are this festival’s serving it. Live music finds its way into your ears as you take in the carnival rides, raffles, seafood offerings and more at this annual fest. If you’re shellfish-averse, fear not — there are an array of bites geared toward any food lover. $13 general admission; free for children under ten. Check website for times. Ninigret Park, Charlestown, charlestownseafoodfestival.com
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Practical Magic: A Day of Witchery
Aug. 3
Discover your powers and learn about others during A Day of Witchery. The community-based event that celebrates all things magic will include metaphysical vendors, educational lectures, live music and more. Celebrate the magical fourth year of the event by participating in interactive shrines and ritual spaces while connecting with your own sorcery. Free. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Pawtuxet Park, Warwick, veiledcrow.com
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Fitness: ASA Color Run
Aug. 3
If running isn’t your forte, maybe that’s because you’ve never done a color run. As your legs take you closer and closer to the finish line, powdered color will be thrown at you from those on the sidelines. You’ll cross the finish line as a vibrant — albeit sweaty — racer, having the color to prove that you went the distance. $25 registration fee. 8:30 a.m. Slater Memorial Park, Pawtucket, runsignup.com
Good Eats: Federal Hill Summer Festival
Aug. 9–11
More than twenty-five restaurants will take part in al fresco dining, allowing you to experience the outside ambiance on Federal Hill while sampling the world-renowned fare. Live musical entertainment and vendors will round out the festivities. Atwells Avenue, Providence, federalhillprov.com
Photo courtesy of Narragansett Brewery/Heather Golding Photography
Dig In: Succulents and Shandys
Aug. 21
Sip from a cold Narragansett Shandy while getting your hands dirty making a DIY succulent arrangement. The event will have all the tools you’ll need to make your arrangement shine, including ceramic planter pots, succulents and cactuses, and decorations to jazz it up. All you need to bring is your green(ish) thumb and your appetite for beer. $28. 6:30 p.m. Narragansett Brewery, 271 Tockwotton St., Providence, narragansettbeer.com
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Good Folk: Rhode Island Folk Festival
Aug. 24
Support Little Rhody’s big musical talent at Rhode Island Folk Festival. Three stages in Crescent Park become the background for local, acoustic-themed musicians to share their tunes. Get comfy on lawn chairs or blankets while taking in the tunes from Allysen Callery, Mark Cutler, Atwater-Donnelly, the Jeff Horton Band and more. When it comes time to feed your stomach — not just your ears — walk over to one of the food trucks on site and enjoy your meal with a drink from the beer garden. Free. Noon–6 p.m. Crescent Park, Riverside, rhodeislandfolkfestival.com
Music: Rhythm & Roots Festival
Aug. 29–31
More music festivals equals more fun! Rhythm & Roots doesn’t just bring talented musicians to perform in the smallest state, it also lets attendees camp out in the campground area during the festival’s weekend-long run. Food vendors offer cuisine from the Bayou and around the world. Shop Rhythm & Roots merch or check out other items like pottery, fine art, clothing, handmade
jewelry and more. Visit website for times, tickets and prices. Ninigret Park, Charlestown, rhythmandroots.com
Photo courtesy of the City of Pawtucket
Arts & Culture: Pawtucket Arts Festival
Aug. 29–Sept. 7
The twenty-seventh annual festival celebrates a myriad of different cultures with events like the Pawtucket Empanada Fest, the R.I. Chinese Dragon Boat Races and Taiwan Day Festival, along with art, live music, dancing and theater performances. Check website for dates, times and prices. pawtucketartsfestival.org
