Mondays
• Food Trucks at The Beach, Narragansett Town Beach, 6-10pm featuring Eddie’s BBQ, Presto Strange O, Hawaiian Jim’s Shave Ice, Like No Udder, Shuckin’ Truck. NarragansettRI.gov
• Tunes on the Dunes presents Monday Night Jamz at Westerly Town Beach, 6-8pm (Rain location at the Windjammer Lounge). July 9-August 13, TunesOnTheDunesRI.com
Tuesdays
• Classic Car Cruise Night at Atlantic Beach Park, 5:30-8pm. Misquamicut.org
• North Kingstown Arts Council/Centreville Bank Summer Concert Series at North Kingstown Town Beach, 7pm. June 19-August 21, NKArtsCouncil.org
• Family Friendly Movies on the Beach at Misquamicut Beach, 8:30pm. July 10-August 21, OceanChamber.org
Wednesdays
• Food Trucks at The Beach, Narragansett Town Beach, 6-10pm featuring Eddie’s BBQ, Presto Strange O, Hawaiian Jim’s Shave Ice, Like No Udder, Shuckin’ Truck. NarragansettRI.gov
• Tunes on the Dunes presents Blues on the Beach at Westerly Town Beach, 6-8pm (Rain location at the Windjammer Lounge). July 11-August 15, TunesOnTheDunesRI.com
• Hermit Crab Races at Purple Ape in Westerly, 7pm. July and August, PurpleApe.com
• Summer Movies at Ninigret Park in Charlestown, Dusk. June 27-July 25 (No movie on July 4), CharlestownRI.org
Thursdays
• Misquamicut Drive-in at Wuskenau Town Beach 9pm. July and August, Misquamicut.org
• North Kingstown Arts Council Children’s Series at North Kingstown Town Beach, 6:30pm. June 28-July 26, NKArtsCouncil.org
• Wakefield RiverFire on Main Street/Saugatucket River. June 21-August 30. WakefieldVillageAssociation.com
• Summer Concert Series at The Village at South County Commons, South Kingstown, 6-8pm. June 28-August 23, SouthCountyCommons.com
• East Greenwich Main Street Strolls, 5pm. Third Thursday of the Month, EastGreenwichChamber.com
Fridays
• Narragansett Gazebo Park summer concerts featuring blues, R&B, classic jazz, and classic rock tribute acts. June 15-September 7, NarragansettRI.gov
• Misquamicut Drive-in at Wuskenau Town Beach 9pm. Misquamicut.org
Saturdays
• Misquamicut Drive-in at Wuskenau Town Beach 9pm. July and August, Misquamicut.org
• Field of Artisans Summer Art Markets in South Kingstown. 11am-4pm. June 9-August 25, check website for locations. FieldOfArtisans.com
Sundays
• Ninigret Park Summer Concert Series in Charlestown, 5-7pm. June 24-August 19, CharlestownRI.org
Piping, dancing, and ancient feats of strength are what’s in store at the Rhode Island Scottish Highland Festival. What kind of feats of strength? We’re talking heavy athletics, like hammer throws and caber tosses (basically ridiculously strong people whipping tree trunks across a field). If that, plus performances by traditional pipe and drum bands, don’t make you feel like you’ve left Rhode Island behind and wound up on a Scottish moor we don’t know what will. June 9, Washington County Fair Grounds, Richmond
Look! Up in the sky! The Rhode Island Air Show is barreling down the highway to the danger zone for another weekend of high flying aerobatics from ace pilots. Satisfy your need for speed with performances from the US Navy’s Blue Angels, and see vintage fighter planes from WWII and the Korean War. June 9-10, Quonset Airport, North Kingstown
June in South County tastes like strawberry shortcake. Celebrate the annual strawberry harvest with period-clad reenactors and docents at Smith’s Castle’s Strawberry Festival. Shortcake is king, after all, so show some respect. June 16, North Kingstown
Last year it was decided that there was just too much fleet to bless, so the annual Blessing of the Fleet Festival expanded into a three-day affair! The seafood festival will run Thursday through Saturday in Memorial Square, followed by a 10-mile race on Friday and, of course, the actual Blessing of the Fleet in the port of Galilee on Saturday. Our suggestion? Eat a ton of seafood, run it all off, then eat a bunch more seafood as you watch the brightly decorated ships sail by. July 26-28, Narragansett
For the classically inclined, save the date for the Kingston Chamber Music Festival. Celebrating 30 years of established, international musicians playing alongside up-and-coming young talent, the Chamber Music Festival will feature the music of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and more. July 25-August 5, University of Rhode Island
Ballard’s has summer jams happening all season long, but if life is forcing you to pick and choose when you can get out to the island we’ve got three dates you should keep in mind. On July 5 will have you dusting off your boots and spurs for Country Fest; August 13 moves island vibes up a few latitudinal degrees for Reggae Fest; and September 8 sends the summer off in style with RockFest. Decisions, decisions. Block Island
Chowder. Stuffies. Lobster, lobster, and more lobster. The state’s best seafood brings its A-game to the Charlestown Seafood Festival, which is basically heaven on Earth for a New England-vore (that’s someone whose food pyramid is almost 100% fried varieties of shellfish and haddock). Rides and fireworks are part of the fun, too, but be sure to take a bite of something salty on your way to and from. August 3-5, Ninigret Park, Charlestown
ConserFest is music on a mission. Back for another rocking day of music on Block Island is a grassroots music festival dedicated to raising money and awareness for conservation efforts, with proceeds going towards keeping Block Island the natural treasure that it is. This year’s festival will be headlined by The Rowan Brothers, with more performers to be announced throughout the summer. August 5, The Narragansett Inn, Block Island
The Washington County Fair has everything you could possibly want out of a big, old school summer festival. Livestock competitions, a ferris wheel and carnival rides, a pie eating contest, sunflower seed spitting competitions, and an epically muddy tug of war. As for the music, some of the country world’s brightest stars are setting up shop in RI for five days, with performers like Lanco, Stephanie Quayle, and Mickey Lamantia taking the fair stage. August 15-19, Washington County Fair Grounds
The New England Quahog Fest has a lot going for it. Think a sea creature parade, kayak races, and a mermaid photoshoot. Food trucks, local brews, and live music – including performances from The Copacetics, Navy Band Northeast, and The Super Chief Trio – make this a slam dunk way to spend a Sunday in August. And did we mention the Mermen of Wickford Calendar? Hot stuff indeed! August 26, North Kingstown Town Beach
As summer winds down – say it ain’t so! – there’s one final blowout to look forward to, the Rhythm & Roots Festival. Last year introduced “glamping” to the three-day festival, giving festivalgoers who want the under-the-stars experience without having to do the work a chance to rent out a pre-pitched tent complete with cots, a lantern, and a private toilet (of course the DIY route is still on the table). But really it’s about the music, and this year’s lineup will feature Taj Mahal Trio, Steve Earle & the Dukes, and RI’s only acclaimed storyteller Len Cabral among lots of others. We can’t think of a better way to send off our favorite season. August 31-September 2, Ninigret Park, Charlestown
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