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Legion Bowl and Billiards

661 Park Ave

This complex offers duck pin bowling, 8 tournament regulation pool tables, a friendly pub, arcade games, and a snack bar. it has been around since the 1950's and has league play both during the week and on weekend mornings. they host birthday parties and events, and offer deals for students of all ages.

golf

Cranston Country Club

69 Burlingame Road

Cranston Country Club 69 Burlingame Road, Phone: 401 826-1683. Cranston Country Club is an 18-hole public course located in western Cranston, yet it feels like youâre in the middle of the country. With some difficult holes, this course offers golfers a chance to prove their talent. Complete with its well-known 8th Hole, Par-3 island green, Cranston is a great place to tee it up. Green Fees: weekend 18 Holes: $45/ with Cart: $63, 9 Holes: $27/ with Cart: $36. weekdays: 18 Holes: $39/ with Cart: $57, 9 Holes: $27/ with Cart: $36. CART FEES- 18 Holes: $18 per player, 9 Holes: $9 per player, Pull Carts: $3. Membership is expensive, but non-members can gain access to the golf course and driving range by paying a lower fee. Features a snack bar, lockers, showers, golf carts, and a practice green.

Budlong Pool

198 Aqueduct Road

198 aqueduct road, +1 401 781-7477, june-august. built in the 1950s, budlong pool is one of the largest outdoor swimming pools in the nation, at 85 feet wide and 260 feet long. cranston residents can purchase a season, individual, senior, or day pass, but non-residents can only purchase a day pass. there are swimming lessons for children and aquafit classes for adults. the pool is open every year from the last week of june until the third week of august.

St. Mary's Feast

15 Phenix Ave. & Cranston St.

401 942-0469

Wed-Fri 6PM-11PM, Sa & Su: 10AM-11PM

Italian holiday in honor of St. Mary. The Feast has been running for over 100 years now. It is held usually around the weekend of July 15-19th, and is open to the public. Church mass is held on Friday. There is a parade is held on Sunday around noontime, and there are carnival and amusement park rides courtesy of Rockwell Amusements. Fireworks are done around 8PM Sunday.

Cranston Veteran's Memorial Ice Rink

900 phenix avenue, +1 401 944-8690, (http://www.cranstonicerin...), m: 10am-noon, f: 10am-noon, 8pm-10pm, sa-su: 1pm-3pm. this ice rink, with a capacity of 425 people, is open to the public four days a week. it features a snack bar and a pro shop called bennett sports, which sells hockey equipment. the cvmir also hosts birthday parties and offers skating lessons to individuals ages 4 and up. rates: $2-5 for public skating.

848 Park Cafe

848 Park Avenue

1 401 942 7275

7pm - 1pm

Neoclassical architecture restored for theatre for performing arts. Martini Lounge offers a selection of 130 plus. Comedy Club on Friday and Saturday nights at 9p. Catering.

Confreda Greenhouses and Farms

2150 Scituate Avenue Hope (Western Cranston), RI 02831

Retail: 401-823-1150 Wholesale: 401-827-5000

Farmers Market Monday â Saturday 7 am â 7 pm Sunday â 7 am â 6 pm Garden Center Open Monday â Saturday â 9 a m â 6 p m Sunday 9 a m â 6 pm

From Rt. 95 Take exit 14/Rte 37 to West/Cranston and follow to the end. Turn right onto Natick Avenue. Continue approximately 2 miles to the 2nd traffic light. Turn left onto Scituate Avenue (thereâs a Hess Gas Station on the corner). Continue approximately 4 miles to Confreda Greenhouses & Farms.

This a family friendly farm that offers activities such as hayrides and a corn maze in the fall and birthday parties. They have a farmers market and garden center so you can purchase fresh plants and produce.

Mardi Gras Ball

Rhodes-on-the-pawtuxet, 60 rhodes pl., +1 401 783-3926, (http://www.mardigrasri.com). new englandâs only authentic louisiana mardi gras celebration. costume-optional event featuring four cajun and zydeco bands, cajun and creole food, and non-stop dancing. costume optional with prizes for best dressed.

Washington Secondary Bike Path

Free

Begins at Cranston Parkade on Garfield Ave., behind Lowes, Cranston

This bike path brings you through Cranston, West Warwick and Coventry. There is a small picnic area in Western Cranston along the path as well as the Ice Cream Shop Sundaes see entry for Sundaes.

Cranston Track and Field

This track is located adjacent to hugh b. bain middle school. this field serves a wide variety of causes including soccer, football, baseball, a playground for kids, and includes two rings for running, a larger 1/2 mile track and a smaller quarter mile track. during the spring and summer the people of cranston will generally congregate here to enjoy many of the previously stated outdoor activities. *great place to bring kids to let this wear themselves out*

Gaspee Days Celebration

Mostly free, some events charge admission around $5

From the South: I-95 Northbound take Exit 14--Route 37 (Warwick) to Post Road-North. Follow Post Road (Route 1A) 3 miles to Pawtuxet Village. From the North: I-95 Southbound take Exit 16--Route 12 to Park Avenue-East. Follow 1.2 miles straight through to Broad St. and take a right to Pawtuxet Village. From the West: 1-295 take Route 37 East (Warwick) to Post Road-North. Follow Post Road (Route 1A) 3 miles to Pawtuxet Village.

This is a large group of events that usually begins in the beginning of May and finishes mid June. There is an arts and crafts festival and fair, block party, colonial encampment, 5k road race, fireworks, parade and finally the burning of the Gaspee in Pawtuxet Park Cove. All events are presented by the Gaspee Days committee.