RESCHEDULED TO JUNE DUE TO WEATHER! Our Bristol Vintage Market is back for a third season! Shoppers will be able to peruse booths with styles including farmhouse, coastal, mid-century modern, European, traditional, and more. Customers can purchase unique pieces as well as gain inspiration for th
spreading locally in March of 2020, people across Rhode Island came face-to-face with systemic inequalities like never before. Both the illness itself, and the resulting economic fallout that we’re still facing today, impacted historically-marginalized communities much harder, including LGBTQ+ folks. In addition, the stay-at-home orders threatened to leave Rhode Island without a Pride festival for the first time since 1976 . To help maintain some hope in an otherwise very difficult time, Rhode Island Pride reached out to eight cities across RI to coordinate virtual Pride Flag Raising ceremonies. Seven of them responded enthusiastically. The lone standout was Woonsocket, whose hostile, extremely conservative administration stonewalled the organizers and refused to return calls or emails. But with pressure from local activists and the lone queer voice on the city council, the former May...
Rhode Island PrideFest is an LGBTQIA+ Pride celebration with a vendor exhibition of LGBTQ+ and ally-owned businesses, local artisans, and community organizations. The daytime festival includes mainstage performances and a family Kids Zone before the illuminated night parade through Providence.
Wickford Art Festival is a juried fine-art event at Wilson Park featuring more than 200 artists across a wide range of fine and functional-art media. The free festival includes food vendors, a shuttle from Wickford Middle School, and a walkable historic-village setting.
The award-winning Charlestown Seafood Festival is the first of its kind in the country and is now one of the biggest events in New England. You will find a gastronomic extravaganza of Rhode Island’s best seafood, lobsters, steamers, chowder, fish & chips, lobster rolls, clam cakes, corn on the cob, and a raw bar, as well as an array of all types of foods for every taste. With a wide variety of arts and crafts on display, amusement rides, rock wall climbing, car show, midway entertainment, kayak, overnight getaways, 50/50, lobster raffle, and more – there is something for everyone. The Charlestown Seafood Festival has dishes for every palate. Quench your thirst at one of the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce’s Beer & Wine Tents. From hot dogs and fries to ice cream, smoothies, and fried dough, the Charlestown Seafood Festival has all of your fair food. What better way to finish off a nig...
Charlestown Seafood Festival is a three-day celebration of Rhode Island seafood, with lobster, chowder, fish and chips, clam cakes, a raw bar, and festival fare. The event also includes arts and crafts, carnival rides, live music, a car show, a kids zone, and Saturday fireworks.
The Oddities and Curiosities Expo is the leading traveling showcase for the strange and unusual, featuring hundreds of curated vendors as well as hands-on educational workshops. Since its founding, the O&C Expo has cultivated a welcoming community for alternative artists, collectors, and curious individuals.
Honoring Dominican heritage in Rhode Island through events, recognition, and cultural pride. Join us in celebrating independence and community contributions.
Join the Block Island Arts Council for two days of discovery, creativity, and connection as Block Island's arts and crafts community opens its doors to residents and visitors alike! Passport to the Arts invites you to explore open studios, hands-on workshops, and live demonstrations hosted by local artists and craftspeople across the island. Listen to poetry, watch multimedia installations, try your hand at lino cutting, visit local ceramics and sculpture studios, screen-print your own wearable art, and so much more. Free transportation will be provided to artists' studios and work spaces on September 19th, giving you a rare behind-the-scenes look at where it all happens. Workshops and demonstrations continue throughout the weekend. Pick up your passport and map at our welcome station at the Visitors Center, just off the ferry, from 9am to 12pm on Saturday, September 19th, and Sunday,...
Washington County Fair is scheduled for August 11–15, 2027 in Richmond, Rhode Island. The organizer offers commercial vending for crafts, jewelry, clothing, sauces, demonstrations and other products; food concessions have a separate process and are primarily nonprofit organizations. Prospective vendors should use the official vendor information page and confirm 2027 space availability, requirements and fees directly with the fair. No application deadline has been verified.
Our renowned Greek Pride Dance Troupe , known throughout New England as "the best"- will perform Traditional and Modern Greek dances throughout the festival. They will dress in traditional costumes representing the various regions of Greece: Villages, Islands, and Mountain regions. The dancers will guide us all through the traditional Greek dances to the rhythm of a live Greek band. Don't be shy to try out the dance steps! Free parking across from Pawtucket City Hall with Free shuttle service every 15 minutes from start to close of festival each day. Free on street parking! Limited onsite handicap parking available. Join Father Zymaris for guided church tours and discover the meaning behind our church's iconography and traditions Your child can have their face painted and become their favorite princess, superhero, or animal with non-toxic face paint that is completely washable!
