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Full WaterFire Lightings

All Full WaterFire installations light up over eighty braziers from Waterplace Park to Memorial/South Main Street Park on the below scheduled evenings. Lighting occurs shortly after sunset and the event continues until just past midnight. Please check this page frequently for updated information.

Saturday, May 25th
Full Lighting – Sunset: 8:08PM
Sponsored by Bank of America

Saturday, June 8th
Full Lighting – Sunset: 8:19PM
Sponsored by Textron Charitable Trust and Rhode Island Hoteliers
WaterFire will once again be celebrating Gaspee Day.

Saturday, July 13th
Full Lighting – Sunset 8:21PM
Sponsored by: Schneider Electric and TBD

Saturday, August 10th
Full Lighting – Sunset 7:54PM
Sponsored by: Fidelity Investments and Amica Insurance
**National Grid

Saturday, August 24th
Full Lighting – Sunset 7:33PM
Sponsored by: Cox Business

Saturday, September 7th
Full Lighting – Sunset 7:10PM
Sponsored by: Rhode Island Hospital Celebrating 150 Years of Caring and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
**National Grid

Saturday, September 21st
Full Lighting – Sunset 6:46PM
Sponsored by: (Up)Beat Cancer: Joe Andruzzi Foundation presented by East Commerce Solutions, Inc. and RI Rally4Recovery and The U.S.-China Institute and Confucius Institute at Bryant University
**National Grid

Saturday, September 28th
Full Lighting – Sunset 6:34PM
Sponsored by: Roger Williams University & Roger Williams University School of Law Celebrating 20 Years

Saturday, October 5th
Full Lighting – Sunset 6:22PM
Sponsored by: Webster Bank

Saturday, October 12th
Full Lighting – Sunset 6:10PM
Sponsored by: Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation: Flames of Hope

Saturday, November 9th – WaterFire Salute to Veterans
Full Lighting – Sunset 4:31PM
Sponsored by: Alex and Ani and RI Broadcasters Association

Basin WaterFire Lightings

Basin Fire WaterFire installations are a smaller version of the event; lighting up the circle of twenty-two braziers in the Waterplace Park Basin and the five braziers leading up to the Providence Place mall.

Friday, May 31st
Sunset: 8:14PM
Sponsored by the Providence College Alumni Association

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