We hope you had a great time at the Arts & Crafts festival over the weekend, but in case you missed it, not to worry! There are plenty of patriotic events to come. And if you're of a literary bent, the library has plenty of books to tide you over until parade day!
Gaspee Days Colonial Encampment
June 12 - 14, Pawtuxet Park 2 East View St. Warwick, RI 02888
The Colonial Encampment offers visitors a walk through history, where reenactors camp out, Revolutionary War style, for the weekend. Free and open to the public. Hosted by the Pawtuxet Rangers R.I.M.
Allan & Edna Brown 5k Gaspee Days Road Race
June 13 9:30AM - 10:00AM, Broad St. Cranston, RI 02905
1,200 runners compete annually before the start of the parade, which begins at the corner of Broad and Chiswick and ends at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet. Registration opens at 7:30AM and continues until 9:00AM. Racers can also pre-register online at gaspee.com/5krace.
50th Annual Gaspee Days Parade
June 13 10:00AM - 1:00PM, Narragansett Parkway Warwick, RI 0288
The parade route begins on Narragansett Parkway in Warwick and continues through Pawtuxet Village in Cranston. The parade participants include Gaspee-themed floats, local civic and state government officials, marching bands, fife and drum corps, historical military re-enactors and representatives of various charitable organizations. Get there early and find a good spot!
Burning of the Gaspee
June 14th 3:00PM - 3:30PM, Pawtuxet Park 2 East View St. Warwick, RI 02888
Colonial military maneuvers will signal the burning a replica of the HMS Gaspee in Narragansett Bay.
Gaspee Reads at Hall
Check out the following titles to put yourself in the spirit of revolution!
Books
Gaspee by Alex Gabbard
Waking the Merrow by Heather Rigney
The Documentary History of the Destruction of the Gaspee by William R. Staples
DVDs
Aaron Briggs and the HMS Gaspee
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