Tuesday, October 21 (Basin Lighting)
Event Details
Tuesday, October 21
Basin lighting
Lighting 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Onshore programming and vendors open at 8:00 pm
Sponsored By: Visual Creations / Rose Displays
Supported by: On Inc., and Marathon Sports
Performers:
There will be three performances from Cirque De Light on the bows of the WaterFire wood boats happening at 8:00 PM, 8:30 PM, and 9:30 PM.
Food Vendors:
Axelrod Fry Shack and Newport Chowder Company will be serving up tasty bites on Finance Way beginning at 8:00 PM until 10:00 PM.
WaterFire Programming:
WaterFire Providence will be selling merchandise and collecting donations in the basin at the bottom of the steps near the stage. Guests can purchase limited edition merchandise, including clothing, mugs, magnets, and glassware. Guests are also encouraged to make a small donation at this station.
WaterFire Providence announces a Basin lighting of WaterFire on Tuesday, October 21, supported by Visual Creations and Rose Displays, Marathon Sports, and ON Inc. This lighting will feature a torch procession fashion show with the newest designs from ON Inc. and celebrate the Shop Ideations conference at the Omni Hotel. The torch procession fashion show begins at. Fires will be lit at 8:00 PM and will burn until 10:00 PM.
“Providence has been selected as the host city for the 2025 Shop! Ideation and IRDC conferences, and as a proud local business deeply rooted in the retail and brand Industry, Visual Creations | Rose Displays is honored to be the hometown sponsor. We wanted the event attendees to experience the very best of Providence, and there’s no experience more iconic or more reflective of the city’s creative spirit than WaterFire,” says Jeff Hastings, Chief Strategist, Rose Displays.
The Providence Drum Troupe will kick off the evening with a lively performance, leading conference goers over from the Omni Hotel. The Troupe will then do another performance in the basin to kick off the fashion show and lighting ceremony.
“For Marathon Sports and On, cosponsoring WaterFire is a great privilege. On’s mission is to ignite the human spirit through movement. In this lighting, we’re taking the opportunity to showcase premium innovation apparel and footwear at the intersection of performance and fashion with a trusted community partner in Marathon Sports. With our friends in the local Rhode Island running community modeling this product, we hope attendees hear our message, are inspired by its inclusivity, and know where to find us,” says Aaron Dinzeo, of ON Inc.
The fashion show with ON designs will begin at 7:55 PM and process down the steps of the basin with lit torches to showcase the latest fashions. Sixteen models will be wearing fashions from three different fashion lines.
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