There’s something about an island that attracts artists and craftspeople, and Block Island is no different. Maybe it’s the quality of the light and maybe it’s the more laid-back lifestyle, but the charms of the island find expression in the works created here. 

Lobsters and clams and mussels, oh my. And chowder and corn on the cob and sausage, too. It wouldn't be Labor Day on Block Island without the annual Lion's Club Clambake on Saturday, August 31 starting at 1 pm.

There’s something about an island that attracts artists and craftspeople, and Block Island is no different. Maybe it’s the quality of the light and maybe it’s the more laid-back lifestyle, but the charms of the island find expression in the works created here. 

The race course is 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) of rolling blacktop roads arranged in a loop. The starting line is at Fresh Pond on Center Road and the finish line is at Champlin's Marina in New Harbor. The course is marked at 1-mile intervals with 4 water stops.

Take a kayak tour around Great Salt Pond and see the full moon before summer ends. 

Sunday, September 15th, 2019 at the Spring House Hotel

There’s something about an island that attracts artists and craftspeople, and Block Island is no different. Maybe it’s the quality of the light and maybe it’s the more laid-back lifestyle, but the charms of the island find expression in the works created here. 

Watch the Truman Show at the Fred Benson Town Beach Pavilion! An amazing film, a Golden Globe winning performance by the incomparable Jim Carrey.

There’s something about an island that attracts artists and craftspeople, and Block Island is no different. Maybe it’s the quality of the light and maybe it’s the more laid-back lifestyle, but the charms of the island find expression in the works created here. 

Take a kayak tour around Great Salt Pond and see the full moon before summer ends. 

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Annual roll call dinner, at Harbor Baptist Church - 5 pm to 7 pm.

Why not make a trip to Block Island for the 28th Annual Christmas Shopping Stroll. This event is held every year on Thanksgiving weekend, this year November 23 – November 25, and becomes more popular with visitors and Island businesses. The Stroll begins Friday through Sunday with local retailers opening their shops, from 10 am – 5 pm, to offer discounts for all Shopping Strollers.