Clown Town, Dancing For Dugouts, And More

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue with the best bets for how to spend your free time. Check out our picks for the local activities to hit and places to explore.

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The Greenwich Bay Women's Club (GBWC) has been bringing smiles to the faces of children ages 2-12 for 41 years with Clowntown. The cherished community event is a fun-filled day of carnival-type games and prizes, activities for kids, and even a visit from the Easter Bunny.

 Always a crowd-pleaser at the club’s big spring fundraising event is the grand raffle Basket Bonanza, which features raffle baskets with prizes donated from local merchants and community members valued at least $25 per basket.

There’s also a bake table with lots of homemade goodies and a kitchen serving light lunch items on site.

Where/When: ; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Why Go: It’s fun for the family, and the proceeds go to local charities and the club’s scholarship fund. Everyone’s a winner!

Pricing: Free; Purchase tickets for games

2. DIAMOND CLUB’S

Where/When: ; Saturday, 7 to 11 p.m.

Why Go: The fundraising event benefits the EGHS Avenger Baseball Team. Go Avs!

Pricing: Tickets $50 each

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Where/When: ; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Why Go: The walk for National Autism Awareness Month is followed by a day of free activities designed for children and teens with autism, including a reptile show, karaoke, obstacle course, bounce house, face painting, arts and crafts, and more.

Pricing: Free; Pledges collected for the Imagine Walk help fund our programs and services for children with autism and their families.

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Where/When: ; Friday, 4 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Why Go: There’s something for everyone and bargains galore at one of the town’s most popular annual rummage sales.

Pricing: Free

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Where/When: , 360 Cowesett Road, Warwick; Sunday, 4 p.m.

Why Go: All are welcome to share in the spirit of Easter with music from the church’s Adult Choir, Children’s Choir, Youth Ensemble, Emmaus Ensemble and guest instrumentalists. The music will be presented as interludes to the celebration of the Stations of the Cross.

Pricing: Free

We know you have your favorites that we missed. So please share the goodness in our comment box below, add your events to the EG Patch calendar, or e-mail them to eg.calendareditor@gmail.com.