Blackstone River Valley
Blackstone River Valley

Calendar & Special Events in the Blackstone River Valley

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Communities                           Shopping/Dining

Events Calendar                  Thursday Ranger Walkabouts

PDFs of Recreational Fun

PDF MAPS:                          Get on The River                 Birding                          MA Farmstands              Fall Foliage                     Industrial Tour            Canal Tour            Shopping Tour                    RI Birding

Antiques                      Annual Events               Arts & Culture        Attractions/Museums        Berries & Orchards   Biking & Bikepath          Boat Ramps
Camping                       Cruising Nights         Summer Concerts
Dining - Fine to Casual   Drive-Ins                   Fishing
Golf - Mini-Golf           Greenway Challenge          History of the Valley

Ice Cream                           
Lodging                                  
Paddling Itineraries
Recreation                   River Cruising
Rock Climbing                 Scenic Drives
Sleighrides                              
Swimming                            Trails                             Visitor Centers
Walking Tours       

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Bike Blackstone                Paddling Club

State Parks & Recreation

SPECIAL EVENTS: Dragonboat Races / Footsteps in History / Autumnfest / Octoberfest / Greenway Challenge / Maple Sugaring / Races / Canalfest / Indian Powwow / Grafton Arts Festival / Colonial Muster / Trades Fair / Car Cruises / Fall Farm Days / Celtic Festival / Chain of Lights /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
For everyday and plan ahead calendar, click here.
                  
ANNUAL EVENTS (External Links in Violet)
January        
February   Maple Sugaring    
March BVCC Home & Business Expo BV Kids Fair

Maple Sugaring

 Easter Egg Hunt ANNUAL CHIPMUNK 5K
April Arbor Day Earth Day Cleanups    
May Hassanamessit Anniversary BV Fishing Derby for Youth Annual Walk for Paws  
June BRWA Canoe Race Rhode Island Rivers Day, Central Falls Picnic in the Park

PMC Bike Ride

 Trades Fair at Willard Clock
Summer & Ongoing Waterfire Gallery Night FREE Outdoor Concerts Thurs Eve Walk-Abouts
July Chepachet Parade Arnold Mills Parade Indian Powwow BVCC Celtic Festival
July Colombian Festival BRT Celtic Concert    
August Lovecraft Annual Walking Tour Carp Fish & Fun Day Animal Awareness Day Summerfest Providence
August Fall Farm Days at Waters Farm Rubber Duck Race Victory Day Pawtucket Art Festival
August Cumberland Fest Greek Festival Home Movie Days Worcester Fall Fests
August        
September Int'l Day of Peace Central Falls Custom Car Show Smithfield Sportsman Field Day Free Labor Day at WMC
September Heritage Homecoming  Dragonboat Races Greenway Challenge Canal Fest    PDF
September Pawtucket Art Festival African Festival Pumpkin Fest Dynamite Cookoff
September Apple Pie Social on Grafton Common Company Open Championship Annual Auction at BVUMC French Farmer's Market Festival
September Burrillville Arts Festival Knights Harvest Fair in Mendon Native American Powwow Octoberfests
October Footsteps in History Autumnfest Colonial Muster at Willard Clock Chepachet Barn Tour
October

Auto Fest 2007

 Women's Night Out    
November Polar Express      
December Chain of Lights Uxbridge Holiday Night - Dec 1   First Night / Bright Night
         

  

But the Valley's history, attractions and recreational fun go much deeper than the American Industrial revolution. Its ancestors helped shaped the Nation.  Enjoy some of  these unique, yet authentic stories and characters of the past:

Shays Rebellion - Lydia Taft - Indian Burial Ground - Ironstone School - Roger Williams

Chestnut Meeting House - King Philip's War -  Mumma Dudley - Nipmucs

Vaillancourt Folk Art - Upton's Hidden Treasure - John Hazeltine

Bud Gurney & Dorothea Waters - Stanley Woolen Mill - Al Consigli

A Short Blackstone Canal History - Winter's Gift - Colonial Gardens

Elizabeth Buffum Chace -  Dairy Farms

The Ghost of Tarkiln - Gun Making in the Valley - Not Just About Casinos

NATURE Articles: Gray Fox   Lost Grandeur   Hibernation   Birding    ACEC   Land Trusts

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