Free things to do this weekend in and around Providence

Providence's Top Picks for FREE family-friendly fun Friday, May 8, 2026 to Sunday, May 10, 2026.

(Scroll down for full, detailed list of free weekend activities.)

• Food Truck Friday Roger Williams Park 2026 - Carousel Village, Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, Friday, May 8, 2026, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
• Family Bilingual Story Class / Cuentos Bilingües en Familia - Pawtucket Public Library - Pawtucket Public Library, Summer Street, Pawtucket, RI, Friday, May 8, 2026, 11 am - 12:00 pm
• Free Open Houses at the Betsey Williams Cottage - Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, Friday, May 8, 2026, 10:00 am - 3:00pm
• Spanish for Toddlers - At Libraries of Foster - Tyler Free Library - Tyler Free Library, Moosup Valley Road, Foster, RI, Friday, May 8, 2026, 12:30 pm
• May StoryWalk® at WEAVER - Weaver Library - East Providence Public Library, Grove Avenue, East Providence, RI, Friday, May 8, 2026, 8am
• TEEN Curtain Call Camp at WEAVER - Weaver Library - East Providence Public Library, Grove Avenue, East Providence, RI, Friday, May 8, 2026, 3pm
• World Migratory Bird Days at the Museum of Natural History - Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI, Saturday, May 9, 2026 to Sunday, May 10, 2026, 10:00AM-4:00PM
• Mother's Day Market - Bozrah Farmer's Market - Bozrah Farmers Market, Bozrah Street, Bozrah, CT, Saturday, May 9, 2026, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
• May StoryWalk® at WEAVER - Weaver Library - East Providence Public Library, Grove Avenue, East Providence, RI, Saturday, May 9, 2026, 8am
• Mother's Day Marketplace - Crowne Plaza Hotel - With We Be Jammin' Events - We Be Jammin' Events, Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick (Airport) by IHG, 801 Greenwich Ave, Warwick, RI, Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
• In the Gallery: Bristol Art Museum Presents- Still Growing: Art Inspired by Trees - Bristol Art Museum, Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum, Ferry Road, Bristol, RI, Sunday, May 10, 2026, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Annual Mother's Day Specialty Market - With Tiverton Farmer's Market - Tiverton Farmer's Market, Tiverton Farmers Market, Farm Recreation Area, Rhode Island 77, Tiverton, RI, Sunday, May 10, 2026, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
• May StoryWalk® at WEAVER - Weaver Library - East Providence Public Library, Grove Avenue, East Providence, RI, Sunday, May 10, 2026, 8am