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Holiday & New Years Events Calendar 2025-26

New England’s lively cities, snug towns, and snow-swept mountains are a perfect backdrop for holiday celebrations and traditions at the end of 2025. Come enjoy classic favorites, like stage performances of A Christmas Carol or The Nutcracker, or local traditions such as the festive lighting of the Nubble Lighthouse in Maine. Lodgings offer plenty of ways to combine a holiday getaway with pastimes like skiing, shopping, or theater-hopping.


Christmas in Stowe - Visit New England Holiday Events Calendar 2024-25

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Children & Families

Providence Ballet Theatre presents, Twas the Night Before Christmas

Dec 19, 2025 - Dec 20, 2025 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI 02908

Continue your holiday tradition with Providence Ballet Theatre’s festive performance, ’Twas the Night Before Christmas. Inspired by Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem, the stage comes alive with visions of sugar plums, prancing reindeer, swirling snow, and a magical visit from jolly St. Nick.

Featuring a cast of professional dancers and local children, this fun-filled holiday ballet is perfect for audiences of all ages.
7:30pm & 2:00pm
Adult $40.00 Senior $30.00 Child/Student $25.00
401-456-8144

Holidays

Christmas in Newport

Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025 Newport and Bristol County Newport, RI 02840

Celebrate the 55th Annual Christmas in Newport, a beloved city-wide tradition that honors the historic and non-commercial spirit of the holiday season. Founded in 1971 as a two-week festival, the event has grown into a month-long celebration filled with daily activities throughout December.

This community-driven tradition brings together residents, local businesses, and the City of Newport to illuminate downtown, the harbor, the wharves, and historic neighborhoods such as the Point, Historic Hill, and Bellevue Avenue. Thousands of clear, sparkling lights—designed to evoke soft candlelight—carry on the vision of founder Ruth Myers, who sought to recreate the timeless glow of classic holiday celebrations.

For more details, contact marketing@discovernewport.org
Varies by day.
Varies by event.
401-849-8048

https://www.celesteri.com/#events

Dec 16, 2025 - Dec 16, 2025 15 Kingstown Road Narragansett, RI 02882

Celeste, part of Newport Restaurant Group’s award-winning portfolio of restaurants, invites the community to a special Toy Drive benefiting Toys for Tots on December 16th.

Guests who bring a new, unwrapped toy will be thanked with an evening of complimentary small plates, with beverages available via cash bar. Join us in spreading holiday cheer while enjoying great food for a meaningful cause.
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
RSVP by emailing info@celesteri.com
401-792-4333

Music

ELVIS – Award-Winning Dan Fontaine (Xmas) – 12/18/25 THU 1:30pm

Dec 18, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025 3481 Kingstown Road West Kingston, RI 02892

Have a Blue Christmas and Jailhouse Rock around the tree as Dan Fontaine’s award-winning Elvis tribute brings the King’s holiday hits to life! Featuring classics like “Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)” and “Here Comes Santa Claus,” Fontaine channels Elvis with the voice, moves, and charisma that made him a legend.

Get ready for a rockin’, rollin’, holly-jolly night of unforgettable live music. This all-ages show takes place at the Courthouse—voted #1 Live Music Venue three years running (2023, 2024, and 2025).
No outside food or drink. Full bar available. Free onsite parking.
1:30PM
$23
401-782-1018

Performing Arts and Theater

A Christmas Carol Theatrical Reading by Michael Langlois

Dec 21, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025 101 Ferry Road Bristol, RI 02809

Experience Charles Dickens’ timeless classic as actor and storyteller Michael Langlois brings it vividly to life in full Victorian costume. Based on the script Dickens himself used during his public readings, this performance blends storytelling and theatre for a captivating, one-of-a-kind holiday experience.

Enjoy the elegantly decorated Dining Room at Blithewold, with gingerbread and seasonal hot drinks served during intermission. Registration required. Suitable for ages 12 and up.
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
$20 Members | $30 Nonmembers
401-253-2707