Celebrating 30 Years of
Illuminating Rhode Island
UPCOMING LIGHTINGS
EXHIBITIONS AT THE WATERFIRE ARTS CENTER
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Celebrate 10 years of FireBall — WaterFire’s biggest night of the year.
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Join the America, Unfinished?! Summer Program Series!
The WaterFire Arts Center is thrilled to celebrate the wonderful artists in America, Unfinished?! with our summer program series. Please join us every Thursday from 6 to 9 PM during…
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Valley Vibes: Thursdays on Tap returns as a summer-long rooftop bar series at the WaterFire Arts Center
WaterFire Providence is excited to bring back Valley Vibes: Thursdays on Tap for summer 2026. Running from July 2 through August 27, this collaborative series unites diverse communities by partnering with local event organizers to host free gatherings on the roof deck of the WaterFire Arts Center. Before heading up to the rooftop, guests can take in world-class art in the Main Hall, where the large-scale exhibition America Unfinished?! is on view.
Your Torchbearer Moment Awaits
Photograph by Jennifer Ugarte For 500 lightings, WaterFire has brought people together at the edge of the river. What began in 1994 as an unexpected spark along the Providence River…
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Video credits: Fire dancer Spogga has performed at WaterFire events for many years. He is also a talented musician living and working in New Orleans. Storyteller Len Cabral is shown during his appearance at our Rosa Parks House Project exhibition. Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon was the centerpiece of our To the Moon and Beyond: Celebrating the 50th-Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing exhibition.
