Celebrate Spring Rhode Island Style This Weekend: May Breakfasts

Celebrate Spring Rhode Island Style This Weekend: May Breakfasts

Whether you're loyal to your local church's annual fete, or feel like making an expedition to one across the state, it's May Breakfast weekend, and everyone needs a dose of johnnycakes, syrup, and fudge to take home.  It's a Rhode Island rite of spring, and with the help of our friends at quahog.org, we've gathered up our favorite fests from one end of Rhode Island to the other.  Dig in.

Saturday, May 1st

Central Falls  May Breakfast and More, Ralph J. Holden Community Center. Breakfast, community health fair, farmer's market, health screenings, demonstrations, and more. 10am-1pm, 361 Cowden St., Central Falls, 727-7425.

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Chepachet  Chepachet Union Church. Jonnycakes, sausage, pancakes, bacon, scrambled or fried eggs, toast, cereal, juice, coffee, tea and fruit. Plants and May baskets available. 7-10am, adults $7, children 12 and under $4, 1138 Putnam Pike, Chepachet, 568-2518.

Cranston  143rd Annual May Breakfast

, Oak Lawn Community Baptist Church, Home of the original May Breakfast. Traditional fare of eggs, ham, cornbread, clam cakes, beverage, and homemade apple pie, served family style. Plus May baskets and homemade fudge for sale. 6:30-11:30am, adults $7, children 10 and under $4, 229 Wilbur Ave., Cranston, 944-0864.

East Greenwich 

40th Annual May Breakfast, First Baptist Church.  Enjoy scrambled eggs, ham, homefries, homemade muffins, pies, baked beans, jonnycakes, and coffee. May baskets filled with fudge or flowers  available. 6:30-10am, adults $6.50, children $3, under 5 free. 30 Pierce St., 884-2322.

North Providence St. Anthony Parish Center. 7-11am, adults $7, children 6 and under eat free, 1413 Mineral Spring Ave., North Providence.

Providence  Church of the Redeemer. Eggs, ham, sausage, beans, homefries, pancakes, blueberry pancakes, muffins, juice, tea, coffee. 8-11am, adults $7, children 5-11 $3, under age 5 free, 655 Hope St., Providence, 331-0678, www.churchofredeemer.net

Rumford  Newman Congregational Church, UCC. May baskets. 7-11am, adults $6, children under 12 $3, corner of Newman and Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, 434-4742.

Warwick  85th Annual May Breakfast, Norwood Baptist Church. One of the longest-running May Breakfasts in Rhode Island, since 1926. Eggs to order, ham, bacon, home fries, baked beans, cereal, muffins, pies, rolls, coffee, tea, juice, and milk. May baskets featuring fudge or flowers. 7-10am, adults $7, children 5-12, $4. 48 Budlong Ave., Warwick, 941-7040, www.norbap.org

Westerly

  96th Annual May Breakfast, Christ Church. Pancakes, sausage, eggs, bacon, strawberries, muffins, juice, coffee, and tea. Proceeds benefit the children's choir music camp. 7-10am, adults $6, children under 10 $3, 7 Elm St., Westerly, 596-0197, www.christchurchwesterly.org.

West Warwick

  46th Annual May Breakfast, Riverpoint Congregational Church. All you can eat breakfast buffet featuring johnny cakes, pancakes, eggs, sausage, muffins, pie, fresh fruit, fruit juice, coffee, and tea. May Baskets with homemade fudge for sale. 7-10am, adults $7, children age 4-12 $3.50, under age 3, free, 45 Providence St., West Warwick, 826-3150, www.rpccc.org/

Woonsocket  St. James Episcopal Church. 7am-12pm, adults $6, children under age 10 $3, 24 Hamlet Ave., Woonsocket. 

Sunday, May 2nd

Smithfield  May Breakfast Brunch, Smith-Appleby House Museum. Hearty country breakfast of homemade cinnamon buns, chilled fruit cup, Virginia ham, scrambled eggs, French toast, Johnny cakes, and coffee, served by costumed volunteers in this historic house. 11 am, $15 per person includes a house tour, reservations required, 231-7363, www.smithapplebyhouse.org

South Kingstown  Snug Harbor Volunteer Fire Company Annual May Breakfast, Snug Harbor Fire Station. Menu of orange juice, fruit cup, homemade muffins, scrambled eggs, ham, jonnycakes, home fries, toast and more. 7:30-11:30am, adults $6, children 6 and older $3, 17 Bliss Rd. (off Succotash Rd.), South Kingstown, 789-0409, http://members.cox.net/snugharborfire

Tiverton  Tiverton Lions Pancake Breakfast, The Patriot's Club, Tiverton VFW. All you can eat breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, beans, coffee, juice, and pastries. Proceeds to go towards providing scholarships to qualifying high school students. 8-11am, adults/seniors $6, children under 12 $3, 134 Shove St., Tiverton,  297-9799, http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/tivertonri

Wakefield  South Kingstown High School. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Wakefield. 7:30-11am, adults $5, children ages 6 to 12 $3, age 5 and under free, 215 Columbia St., Wakefield.