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Cranberry Thanksgiving

  • October 3, 2026 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • St. James Parish

    2079 Matunuck School House Road
    Charlestown, Rhode Island 02813
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Description

This year, the sassiminneash, Narragansett for cranberry, takes center stage in cooking demonstrations featuring Narragansett chef Charles Hankinson, a Johnson & Wales graduate. An Indigenous Artist Market will offer visitors the opportunity to meet artists, see demonstrations, and explore contemporary expressions of Indigenous culture. Experience the cranberry through your senses with food vendors by Indigenous chefs Willy Johnson of Fry Bread and Pearl Brown from Of the Earth.

The free public event will be held Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, from noon to 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Parish in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Presented by Rhode Island’s only Indigenous-led museum, it offers an opportunity to experience the importance of the cranberry harvest through archival memories, traditional ecological knowledge, storytelling, social dances, food and art vendors, children’s activities and more. For more information, visit www.tomaquagmuseum.org/events.

Date & Time

Sat, Oct 3, 2026 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Venue Details

St. James Parish

2079 Matunuck School House Road
Charlestown, Rhode Island 02813 St. James Parish
Tomaquag Museum

Located in Exeter, Rhode Island, Tomaquag Museum is Rhode Island’s only Indigenous-led museum, dedicated to sharing the history, culture, and arts of Indigenous peoples. Through lectures, arts and educator workshops, ecological knowledge tours, and offsite programs focused on the Indigenous peoples of the Dawnland (focus Southern New England), we engage and foster dialogue that reconciles the past and empowers present and future generations. Tomaquag Museum is the only museum in Rhode Island to receive the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for community service.


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