A Holiday Celebration at WaterFire
Event Details
WaterFire’s Holiday Celebration– Part of GoProvidence’s Three Nights of Lights Event Series
Supported by the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
5:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Join us for a Holiday Celebration at WaterFire! A partial lighting happening in Memorial Park on Saturday, December 7 a part of Providence’s Three Nights of Lights event series presented by the City of Providence, and the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitor’s Bureau in partnership with The AvenueConcept, FirstWorks, and WaterFire Providence. The fires in the RISD and Memorial Park area will be lit at 5:30 p.m. and will burn until 9:00 p.m.
“Three Nights of Lights bring families and friends together to celebrate the holiday season in the Creative Capital. WaterFire is such an essential part of both our artistic community and Rhode Island tradition. We’re excited to have them partner with us to set Providence aglow,” says Kristen Adamo, President and CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The event will feature a Holiday Winter Market in Market Square featuring 15 local artists and makers. Santa’s Village will also be in Market Square, and the big man in red will arrive by boat. College Street will be aglow with food vendors, an acoustic music stage, and trees courtesy of Stanley Tree Service which will be donated to local families after the event. Stanley Tree is also donating a 15ft tree for the Holiday Market in Market Square. The donated trees will be adorned with ornaments and decorations made by local schools including Veteran’s Memorial Elementary School in Central Falls and East Providence High School. Level 99 will also be on-site sharing information about activities families can do during the holiday season.
A Holiday Celebration Gift Drive at WaterFire Supporting Adoption Rhode Island
Visitors are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped gifts for school-aged children and gift cards for older youth. All gifts collected at the WaterFire Holiday Celebration Toy Drive will go to Adoption RI to support their work with children and teens in foster care as well as adoptive children and families in need. Gifts and gift cards can also be dropped off at the WaterFire Arts Center during one of our upcoming Holiday Markets including the PVD Artisans Market Holiday Premiere on November 16 & 17, Good Trade Makers Market on November 23 & 24, Fine Furnishings Holiday Market on December 7 & 8, and PVD Artisans Holiday Show on December 14 & 15.
The WaterFire Marketplace will be located in Market Square. Stop by to support WaterFire with a donation or give the gift of art this holiday season with a purchase of locally designed apparel, jewelry, or glassware. The FIRED UP 50/50 Raffle will also be taking place throughout the event and allows attendees the chance to win cash prizes just in time for the holiday season while supporting a community event.
The Starry, Starry Night installation returns to Memorial Park near the Crawford Street Bridge; add your light to the night by wishing on a star or dedicate a luminaria candle lantern. Ballet RI will also be doing a special performance at the World War I Monument.
More details will be provided closer to the event.
The Three Nights of Lights in Providence will take place on Thursday, December 5, Friday, December 6, and Saturday, December 7. This annual three-day festival includes fun for the whole family, with citywide events incorporating the theme of light. For more information about this festival visit the Providence Warwick Visitor Convention Bureau website https://www.goprovidence.com/three-nights-of-lights/.
A WaterFire Christmas is Coming featuring “We Need A WaterFire Christmas” by The WaterFire Holiday Carolers
As a special gift to all WaterFire fans and supporters this year a group of our amazing WaterFire Volunteers have recorded this WaterFire-themed holiday song to ring in the holiday season. Thank you to Jim Alves, Ron Archambault, Barb Gaviani, Bob Hopkins, Mary Jordan, Jess Knox, Greg Krysko, Mark Madwed, Christine Maino, John Mongelli, Ken Panciera, Bill Ricci, Erik Schmith, Ihor Slabicky, Marita Stapleton, Christine Suriner, Elyssa Sykes Bidwell, and Peter Van Erp.
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