THINGS TO DO Don’t miss the Asian Lantern Spectacular through July at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence
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by Elizabeth Morse Read
Celebrate Father’s Day, Pride month, and the beginning of summer! Plan your day trips, vacations, and summer camps for the kids. Then head for the beaches, take a boat ride, try some outdoor yoga, picnic at outdoor concerts, or wander through street fairs, festivals, farmers markets, and Portuguese festas!
Family fun!
Make a splash at WaterWizz in Wareham, opening June 18 (waterwizz.com)! Don’t miss the Asian Lantern Spectacular through July at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence – largerthan-life illuminated lanterns of animals and mythical creatures (rwpzoo.org/ lanterns)! Take the family to the free “Kick-Off to Summer” festival at Fall River’s Ruggles Park on June 18 – games, food, and fun (gfrrec.org)! Celebrate New Bedford’s neighborhoods and diversity June 9-11 during “20mi2,” a free citywide schedule of creative events, indoors and out (destinationnewbedford.org). Take the family to the monthly Open Farm Days at Round the Bend Farm in Dartmouth (roundthebendfarm.org)! Head for the Museum of Natural History & Planetarium in Providence’s Roger Williams Park on weekends and school vacation days to watch the planetarium shows (providence.gov/museum)!
Food and shopping
Don’t miss the annual Strawberry Festival in Assonet on June 19 (tuesdayclubofassonet.org)! Fairhaven’s outdoor Farmers Market and Huttleston Marketplace both re-open this month (fairhaventours.com)! Shop for everything fresh, local and handmade on Saturdays at the Southcoast Open Air Market in Somerset (southcoastopenairmarket.com). Make your reservations for “Brunch on the Bay” with live music at Pier 52 in Fall River every Sunday through September (pier52ferry.com). The Outdoor Farmers Markets in New Bedford open June 1: at Brooklawn Park on Mondays, Buttonwood Park on Thursdays, Clasky Common Park on Fridays (coastalfoodshed.org). Celebrate Juneteenth at the BuyBlackNB Pop-Up Vendor Marketplace on June 19 at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House in New Bedford – shopping, food, music, kids’ activities (rjdmuseum.org or destinationnewbedford.org). Mark your calendar for Food Truck
Fridays at the Carousel at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence (rwpzoo.com)! Eat fresh, eat local! Fill your baskets with local produce, dairy products, and artisanal foods! To find a farm, vineyard, or farmers market near you, visit semaponline.org, farmfreshri. org, or coastalfoodshed.org. To find food and wine events, go to farmcoast. com, coastalwinetrail.com, or ediblesouthshore.com.
All aboard!
Da-DUM, da-DUM… Make your reservations to watch the movie “Jaws” aboard the Captain John Boats while cruising Plymouth harbor! There are also comedy cruises, whale watches, fireworks cruises, and fast ferries to P-town (captjohn.com). Take the Block Island Ferry from Newport starting June 25 (blockislandferry.com). Go on a “Vineyard Voyage” with the Providence Riverboat Company – sample wine and food pairings from Gooseneck Vineyards (providenceriverboat.com). Or
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