Event Calendar with List

From January 19 to February 20, 195 District Park will be part of Lumina, a month-long light and art installation connecting the Providence Rink Bank Newport City Center and the park via a light-adorned Dorrance Street and featuring several exciting activities throughout the month. 

Making its Rhode Island debut, Prismatica transforms the park into a kaleidoscope of color and sound. Twenty-five prisms invite visitors to engage with the rotating forms while soft bell tones blanket the serene riverfront park. 

Amy Beth Parravano as her signature character AmyTheMime has been entertaining audiences past few decades.  The performance includes balloon sculptures and encourages audience participation. Fun for kids of all ages!

Rhode Island Computer Museum, in cooperation with DESIGN WEEK RI and 195 District Park, is excited to announce Fabrication Fest, a celebration of design and fabrication on November 4th, 2023 (Rescheduled from 9/22). The focus of the event is on those places where design and fabrication meet. Everything from traditional methods of making things to digital fabrication with machines will be showcased at this show-and-tell event. Fabrication Fest takes place outdoors and will be free and open to the public.

The Third Annual Wicked Walk: A Trick-Or-Treat Experience is a free public event that provides a safe, accessible, & high-quality immersive environment for youth & families to celebrate Halloween.

Thousands of Attendees explore enchanting interactive themed Halloween Doors and StoryWalk adorning the MVL Memorial Bridge. While delighting in a Trick or Treat at each door, families will also enjoy Halloween crafts, activities, & a captivating Ghost Haunt Adventure Walk in the 195 District Park.

PVD World Music Series features traditional and fusion global sounds and dance performed by performers from all over the world who call Providence and New England home. The concerts, as in previous years, feature indigenous music histories and customs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years with special focus on traditional African and African Diaspora music and dance performances.  The concerts provide an opportunity to learn more about the colorful arts of Africa and its diaspora.

There will be rotating food trucks each event including the likes of: Jah Patty, Spanglish, Mings and Farm to Table. Cold beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the Guild Beer Garden. 

Take a seat and lose yourself in a foam of short experimental films featuring Portal Rental’s energetic music, live-action footage, stop-motion animation, and puppetry.

Free! Duration: 8 minutes. The portal can hold 4-6 visitors at a time.

PVD World Music Series features traditional and fusion global sounds and dance performed by performers from all over the world who call Providence and New England home. The concerts, as in previous years, feature indigenous music histories and customs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years with special focus on traditional African and African Diaspora music and dance performances.  The concerts provide an opportunity to learn more about the colorful arts of Africa and its diaspora.

There will be rotating food trucks each event including the likes of: Jah Patty, Spanglish, Mings and Farm to Table. Cold beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the Guild Beer Garden. In addition to the food and music, during May and June, the concerts will take place next to an artisan market curated by Field of Artisans.

WaterFire Providence announces Starts At Sunset, a new community gathering on the Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Pedestrian Bridge and 195 District Park sponsored by the Providence Tourism Council.  This unique activation invites artists and observers to experience a night of immersive placemaking with living tableaus set against the backdrop of a picturesque sunset. WaterFire volunteers will be illuminating the bridge with the glow of five braziers. 

On August 7th Community Libraries of Providence will host a celebration of Guatemalan nature and culture, as they conclude this Summer's Bibliodiversity program.  

From 6-8 PM Ricky will lead a surf-related craft time, and at 8 PM the sun will go down, it’s SHOWTIME! with special guests, puppets, games, dancing, and surprises! See you then! Fun and free for the whole family. 

PVD World Music Series features traditional and fusion global sounds and dance performed by performers from all over the world who call Providence and New England home. The concerts, as in previous years, feature indigenous music histories and customs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years with special focus on traditional African and African Diaspora music and dance performances.  The concerts provide an opportunity to learn more about the colorful arts of Africa and its diaspora.

There will be rotating food trucks each event including the likes of: Jah Patty, Spanglish, Mings and Farm to Table. Cold beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the Guild Beer Garden. In addition to the food and music, during May and June, the concerts will take place next to an artisan market curated by Field of Artisans.

Join Emily Baroody of Sol & Sound RI as she leads you through a serene Sound Bath Meditation in a beautiful park setting. Relax and embark on an inward journey, guided by the soothing sounds of crystal singing bowls, koshi chimes, and other transformative sound healing instruments. 

PCFF is delighted to present five evening screenings in a beautiful park, under the stars and down by the bay. Each Thursday evening's reel has a theme that connects the international short films to our community here. The (free) popcorn will be poppin' as you set up your picnic blankets and chairs for the show, and the Guild Beer Garden will be open until 8:00 PM. Start times and other up-to-date info will be on their website at PCFFRI.ORG.

PVD World Music Series features traditional and fusion global sounds and dance performed by performers from all over the world who call Providence and New England home. The concerts, as in previous years, feature indigenous music histories and customs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years with special focus on traditional African and African Diaspora music and dance performances.  The concerts provide an opportunity to learn more about the colorful arts of Africa and its diaspora.

There will be rotating food trucks each event including the likes of: Jah Patty, Spanglish, Mings and Farm to Table. Cold beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the Guild Beer Garden. In addition to the food and music, during May and June, the concerts will take place next to an artisan market curated by Field of Artisans.

Rhode Island’s Annual PrideFest Celebration & Illuminated Night Parade will be held in beautiful Downtown Providence on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Venture down to the main stage, providing entertainment for festival-goers all day with a variety of local, regional, and national acts.

PrideFest is one of Rhode Island’s biggest festivals, and for one day you won’t find another event that attracts 50,000+ festival-goers. 

Born from the pandemic, The Providence Drum Troupe are an interactive group of dynamic musicians, a wide-range of dancers, acrobats, visual artists, puppetry and more from near and far who create funky beats with positive energy, demonstrating that living in harmony with one another is not an antiquated notion.

The Providence Drum Troupe are a whirlwind of creative energy, full of antics and a joyous sense of community. 

Join them at 6:00 pm every other Tuesday in Providence Innovation District Park and on the Michael Van Leesten Memorial Bridge for a free performance!

PVD World Music Series features traditional and fusion global sounds and dance performed by performers from all over the world who call Providence and New England home. The concerts, as in previous years, feature indigenous music histories and customs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years with special focus on traditional African and African Diaspora music and dance performances.  The concerts provide an opportunity to learn more about the colorful arts of Africa and its diaspora.

There will be rotating food trucks each event including the likes of: Jah Patty, Spanglish, Mings and Farm to Table. Cold beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the Guild Beer Garden. In addition to the food and music, during May and June, the concerts will take place next to an artisan market curated by Field of Artisans.

We bring marimbas and xylophones of varying sizes to public spaces. These instruments, with wind-chime-like sounds, lend themselves to spontaneous music making. Passers-by are invited to join in creating music.  No experience necessary, just a little guidance. It is a gentle approach to inviting the public into making music.  

Take in the beautiful outdoors while practicing an all-levels vinyasa yoga class. Free and Open to the public, happening Mondays at 5:30 from May 29th, September 4th.  

Connect, shop and get inspired at a weekly art market curated and produced by Field of Artisans.  

Starting again in the fall, September 22nd Field of Artisans will be at the Providence Innovation District Park, setup alongside the The Guild PVD Beer Garden.  The artisan lineup will be ever changing.  Expect to meet someone new and discover new work each week.  

PVD World Music Series features traditional and fusion global sounds and dance performed by performers from all over the world who call Providence and New England home. The concerts, as in previous years, feature indigenous music histories and customs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years with special focus on traditional African and African Diaspora music and dance performances.  The concerts provide an opportunity to learn more about the colorful arts of Africa and its diaspora.

There will be rotating food trucks each event including the likes of: Jah Patty, Spanglish, Mings and Farm to Table. Cold beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the Guild Beer Garden. In addition to the food and music, during May and June, the concerts will take place next to an artisan market curated by Field of Artisans.

On Saturday, January 28th head downtown to “Ice Jam” to partake in some post-holiday cheer to help stave off the cold weather blues!
From 1:00 – 8:30 pm, District Park and the Michael Van Leesten Memorial Bridge will be illuminated and activated with ice sculptures, lighting installations, and inflatable art courtesy of Pneuhaus studios. Families will be able to go on a journey through District Park to discover frozen friends on the Winter Wonder Walk and read a seasonal story while crossing the pedestrian bridge. The Guild PVD Beer Garden and partnering food trucks will be serving delicious food and drink offerings to enjoy in the “warm-up tent.” Join some of your favorite pals from The Rainbow Beard Show inside the tent and be ready for cozy hangs by a cardboard fire, comforting songs to make you want to rock (in your chair), and an ice-themed craft project to create! Stroll on over to the neighboring Aloft Hotel for a killer acoustic performance by Rhode Island Native, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, Nolan Leite. Also featuring a pop-up art show by local Providence artist, Niko Tolentino, and signature icy cocktails. All happening at W XYZ lounge inside the Aloft Hotel from 4:00 – 8:00 pm.