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Calendar of Events at Lippitt House Museum
Upcoming Events
Tickets purchased for museum events are non-refundable.
Guided Evening Tours
Guided, evening tours of Lippitt House Museum are available on the fourth Wednesday of every month beginning at 5:00 PM & 6:00 PM.
Enjoy the elaborately decorated rooms of Lippitt House while exploring how Providence’s industrialization and immigration history shaped the Rhode Island of today.
Program coming 2026
Community Conversations
Lippitt House Museum and the Providence League of Women Voters are partnering on two discussions on supporting local community members in times of need.
This year's series is titled Building a Caring Future.
Discovering Ancestral Journeys to Rhode Island
Building a Caring Future: Supporting Immigrants in Rhode Island
Monday, March 9th from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
How are federal policy changes affecting immigrants and communities in Rhode Island? Speakers from local organizations will discuss recent shifts in immigration policy and the safety and well-being of immigrant communities.
Building a Caring Future: Organizing for Mutual Aid
Monday, March 16th from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
What does it take to build a caring future? As federal policies evolve, access to basic needs is increasingly critical. Local organizations will share how they help community members access food, shelter, health care, and more—not just to survive but to thrive.
19th C. Providence & the Lippitt Legacy: A Historical Walking Tour of North Burial Ground
Saturday, April 11th from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Step into Providence’s oldest municipal cemetery to explore the people and issues that inspired, worried, and sometimes divided the Lippitt family and their contemporaries. Discover which memorials have endured the passage of time and what it takes to preserve them.
Rosé Garden Party 2026
Sunday, June 11th from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Save the date!
The Rosé Garden Party will be held on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
This annual fundraiser is a great way to kick off the summer season in style!
Past Events
Discovering Ancestral Journeys to Rhode Island: A Virtual Talk
“Discovering Ancestral Journeys to Rhode Island” with genealogist Heather Pouliot Kisilywicz was a collaboration with the Lifelong Learning Collaborative. Hear the history of immigration and industrialization in RI and learn how to trace your own family's roots.
Christmas at Lippitt
Saturday, December 13th at 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM & 2:00 PM
Visitors enjoyed the splendor of a Victorian mansion in all its yuletide glory!
Guests explored the house fully decorated for the holidays, took holiday photos capturing the spirit of the season, completed scavenger hunts, and made Victorian ornaments of their own to take home.
Friends & Enemies:
A Historic Walking Tour of North Burial Ground
Saturday, October 4th from 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
This 75-minute walking tour - a collaboration between Lippitt House Museum and North Burial Ground Staff - highlighted the stories of the contemporaries (the "friends and enemies") of the Lippitt family in the mid 19th century.
Student Bring-a-Friend Tour Night
On Wednesday, April 16, students were invited to sign up for a guided tour and brought a student friend for free!
Lippitt After Dark
Visitors stepped back in time to a wintery February evening in 1875 at Lippitt House for an inside peek into the daily life of a Victorian household.
Community Conversations: Local Responses to Impending Deportations
Many residents without documentation are facing uncertainty with impending changes in national policy. Attendees gathered to hear how some Rhode Island organizations are responding.
Swan Point Cemetery Tour
During this 90-minute walking tour, participants explored the park-like setting of the oldest section of Swan Point Cemetery’s historic landscape and monuments. This tour was led by architectural historian Ronald J. Onorato and Lippitt House Museum Interim Director Cathy Saunders.
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