Memorial Park pays homage to Rhode Islanders who gave their lives during wars and conflicts around the world. For all full WaterFire lightings the park is one end (or beginning!) of our footprint. It has become a reflective place for visitors and locals alike. The light of luminaria candle lanterns… Read More »War Memorials Will Shine Bright for WaterFire Salute to Veterans
Judith Lynn Stillman teams up with NASA’s first woman director Carolyn Huntoon, WaterFire’s Barnaby Evans and members of the RI Philharmonic Orchestra for Music Without Borders on November 2, 2019. WaterFire’s Barnaby Evans and NASA’s Carolyn Huntoon of Barrington featuredin Stillman’s composition in honor of the 50th anniversary of the… Read More »Music Without Borders – Judith Lynn Stillman
Community Heroes Series || WaterFire Salute to VeteransSaturday, November 2FULL LIGHTING Honoring our veterans for the 7th Annual WaterFire Salute to Veterans event. The Seventh Annual WaterFire Salute to Veterans WaterFire Salute to Veterans Resource Fair and Special Events The WaterFire Arts Festival Plaza The WaterFire Arts Festival Plaza, in… Read More »November 2, 2019 – WaterFire Salute to Veterans
Arts and Health Series || Flames of Hope: A Celebration of Life™Saturday, October 5FULL LIGHTING Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation – Flames of Hope Celebration Village in Station Park The Illuminations of Life Torch Ceremony will begin on the Statehouse steps at sunset and the torches will arrive in… Read More »October 5, 2019 – Full Lighting
Summer of Science Series || Big Bang Science FairCommunity Heroes Series || Celebrating Educational Excellence in Rhode IslandSaturday, September 28FULL LIGHTING Celebrating Educational Excellence in Rhode IslandStarting at 5:00 pm in Memorial Park. Together with the community we celebrate our successes in education across Rhode Island, showcase interesting and successful… Read More »September 28, 2019 – Full Lighting
The #Art4Impact Arts and Health Event Series aims to bring awareness to health initiatives in Rhode Island. At this summer’s August 3rd event, we worked with RI Defeats Hep C for the 6th annual “C is for Cure” event bringing awareness to the fact that there is a cure to… Read More »2019 #Art4Impact: The Arts and Health Event Series
Join us on Saturday, September 28, 2019, for the “Big Bang Science Fair” at WaterFire Providence. The event celebrates the intersections between science and the arts. We invite kids and adults of all ages to participate in the free, hands-on activities and discover science in our daily lives. For one… Read More »2019 Big Bang Science Fair at WaterFire Providence
Rally 4 Recovery RI has partnered with WaterFire Providence to celebrate the 30th-Anniversary of National Recovery Month Speeches, Film showings and other activities to bring awareness to the month will occur August 29th through the month of September at the WaterFire Arts Center “Opioid overdose is the leading cause of… Read More »National Recovery Month with WaterFire Providence and Rally 4 Recovery RI
This is WaterFire’s second season partnering with The Map Center! As WaterFire visitors come by the WaterFire Marketplace on Canal Street they are able to put a colored pin on a map of where they are from. These maps are sorted by the East Coast, the United States and the… Read More »WaterFire Visitors From Around The World!
TechFire High Tech Job Fair and Technology ShowcaseStarting at 6:00 pm on Steeple Street Before the lighting – Grupo Ondas Capoeira on the Waterplace Park Basin Stage from 5:00 – 7:30 pm Sidewalk Astronomy on the River Walk Sidewalk Astronomy will offer visitors the opportunity to learn about the stars… Read More »August 17, 2019 – Full Lighting
