Past Events

PVD World Music Series features traditional and fusion global sounds and dance performed by performers from all over the world who call Providence and New England home. The concerts, as in previous years, feature indigenous music histories and customs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years with special focus on traditional African and African Diaspora music and dance performances.  The concerts provide an opportunity to learn more about the colorful arts of Africa and its diaspora.

There will be rotating food trucks each event including the likes of: Jah Patty, Spanglish, Mings and Farm to Table. Cold beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the Guild Beer Garden. In addition to the food and music, during May and June, the concerts will take place next to an artisan market curated by Field of Artisans.

On August 7th Community Libraries of Providence will host a celebration of Guatemalan nature and culture, as they conclude this Summer's Bibliodiversity program.  

From 6-8 PM Ricky will lead a surf-related craft time, and at 8 PM the sun will go down, it’s SHOWTIME! with special guests, puppets, games, dancing, and surprises! See you then! Fun and free for the whole family. 

PVD World Music Series features traditional and fusion global sounds and dance performed by performers from all over the world who call Providence and New England home. The concerts, as in previous years, feature indigenous music histories and customs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years with special focus on traditional African and African Diaspora music and dance performances.  The concerts provide an opportunity to learn more about the colorful arts of Africa and its diaspora.

There will be rotating food trucks each event including the likes of: Jah Patty, Spanglish, Mings and Farm to Table. Cold beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the Guild Beer Garden. In addition to the food and music, during May and June, the concerts will take place next to an artisan market curated by Field of Artisans.

Join Emily Baroody of Sol & Sound RI as she leads you through a serene Sound Bath Meditation in a beautiful park setting. Relax and embark on an inward journey, guided by the soothing sounds of crystal singing bowls, koshi chimes, and other transformative sound healing instruments. 

PCFF is delighted to present five evening screenings in a beautiful park, under the stars and down by the bay. Each Thursday evening's reel has a theme that connects the international short films to our community here. The (free) popcorn will be poppin' as you set up your picnic blankets and chairs for the show, and the Guild Beer Garden will be open until 8:00 PM. Start times and other up-to-date info will be on their website at PCFFRI.ORG.

PVD World Music Series features traditional and fusion global sounds and dance performed by performers from all over the world who call Providence and New England home. The concerts, as in previous years, feature indigenous music histories and customs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years with special focus on traditional African and African Diaspora music and dance performances.  The concerts provide an opportunity to learn more about the colorful arts of Africa and its diaspora.

There will be rotating food trucks each event including the likes of: Jah Patty, Spanglish, Mings and Farm to Table. Cold beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the Guild Beer Garden. In addition to the food and music, during May and June, the concerts will take place next to an artisan market curated by Field of Artisans.

PVD World Music Series features traditional and fusion global sounds and dance performed by performers from all over the world who call Providence and New England home. The concerts, as in previous years, feature indigenous music histories and customs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years with special focus on traditional African and African Diaspora music and dance performances.  The concerts provide an opportunity to learn more about the colorful arts of Africa and its diaspora.

There will be rotating food trucks each event including the likes of: Jah Patty, Spanglish, Mings and Farm to Table. Cold beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the Guild Beer Garden. In addition to the food and music, during May and June, the concerts will take place next to an artisan market curated by Field of Artisans.

Take in the beautiful outdoors while practicing an all-levels vinyasa yoga class. Free and Open to the public, happening Mondays at 5:30 from May 29th, September 4th.  

PVD World Music Series features traditional and fusion global sounds and dance performed by performers from all over the world who call Providence and New England home. The concerts, as in previous years, feature indigenous music histories and customs that have been passed down orally from generation to generation for thousands of years with special focus on traditional African and African Diaspora music and dance performances.  The concerts provide an opportunity to learn more about the colorful arts of Africa and its diaspora.

There will be rotating food trucks each event including the likes of: Jah Patty, Spanglish, Mings and Farm to Table. Cold beer and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the Guild Beer Garden. In addition to the food and music, during May and June, the concerts will take place next to an artisan market curated by Field of Artisans.

On Saturday, January 28th head downtown to “Ice Jam” to partake in some post-holiday cheer to help stave off the cold weather blues!
From 1:00 – 8:30 pm, District Park and the Michael Van Leesten Memorial Bridge will be illuminated and activated with ice sculptures, lighting installations, and inflatable art courtesy of Pneuhaus studios. Families will be able to go on a journey through District Park to discover frozen friends on the Winter Wonder Walk and read a seasonal story while crossing the pedestrian bridge. The Guild PVD Beer Garden and partnering food trucks will be serving delicious food and drink offerings to enjoy in the “warm-up tent.” Join some of your favorite pals from The Rainbow Beard Show inside the tent and be ready for cozy hangs by a cardboard fire, comforting songs to make you want to rock (in your chair), and an ice-themed craft project to create! Stroll on over to the neighboring Aloft Hotel for a killer acoustic performance by Rhode Island Native, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, Nolan Leite. Also featuring a pop-up art show by local Providence artist, Niko Tolentino, and signature icy cocktails. All happening at W XYZ lounge inside the Aloft Hotel from 4:00 – 8:00 pm.

Join the I-195 Redevelopment District staff and its consultants to learn more about opportunities to operate the food service portions of the future pavilion in the Providence Innovation District Park. This will be a remote webinar held on Zoom that is open to the public but is focused on those who are interested in operating the facility.

Grammy winner Oumou Sangare, the songbird of Wassulu, will be touring the U.S & Canada next month presenting her new album "Timbuktu" with her whole group.

We are delighted to have her here in Providence on October 30 for a free concert in District Park! 

Sidy Maiga will be opening the afternoon with The Bridge Where We Meet.

Fall is here and the Rhode Island Black Film Festival celebrates an October tradition at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) HOMECOMING. The Rhode Island Black Film Festival (RIBFF) marks this tradition with “BLACK CLASSICS UNDER THE STARS”, Saturday, October 15, 5:30 p.m. at the Innovation District Park, 120 Peck Street in Providence. 

Drumline is a 2002 American coming-of-age teen comedy-drama film directed by Charles Stone III. The screenplay, which was inspired by the Southwest Dekalb High School Drumline, was written by Tina Gordon Chism and Shawn Schepps. The film follows a young drummer from New York, played by Nick Cannon, who enters the fictional Atlanta A&T University and bumps heads with the leader of his new school's drum section. Zoe Saldana, Leonard Roberts and Orlando Jones also co-star.

Join Puzlkind Jigsaw Puzzles & The Vox Hunters for our Inaugural Puzzical Chairs & Pie at Innovation District Park. 

Featuring some of the world's best storytellers for adults, children and families.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair, a picnic,
and bring all your friends and the whole family.

Connect, shop and get inspired at a weekly art market curated and produced by Field of Artisans.  May 12th Field of Artisans will be at the Providence Innovation District Park, setup alongside the The Guild PVD Beer Garden.  The artisan lineup will be ever changing.  Expect to meet someone new and discover new work each week.  Interested artisans can apply at: www.fieldofartisans.com/sell

Fabrication Fest offers two days of exploration, creativity, and curiosity focused on design and fabrication. Accessible to everyone from novices to experts, this event will inspire attendees to build design and fabrication skills through fun and inventiveness.

This two-day celebration of design and fabrication focuses on those places where design and fabrication meet. Everything from traditional methods of making things to digital fabrication with machines will be showcased at this show-and-tell.

RIOT's 3rd Annual Battle of the Patriarchy Show is here!

We're bringing our whole community together at the Providence Innovation District Park for a music-sharing and public education event welcoming people of all genders to show up for gender justice and reproductive rights for all! It's all happening on Saturday, September 10, from 2 - 6 PM!!

Join your favorite Rainbow Beard friends for an early morning exploration of change. There will be crafts, games, stories, music, dancing, and a show! It's a new kind of Rainbow Beard experience, all happening under a big tent in the middle of Providence's Innovation District Park, right next to the Pedestrian Bridge!
Also - it's free and family-friendly!

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 5:30 pm!

This Saturday, August 20th we'll have a performance by Classic Vibe. Classic Vibe plays reggae music of all kinds. From the classics of Bob Marley to the new sounds of Dancehall and Soca.

Providence Geeks is BACK!
Wednesday, August 17 5-8:30pm
Providence Innovation District Park
FREE ADMISSION

After a too-long hiatus, it's time that we return with another family-friendly version of Providence Geeks. We'll be featuring hands-on activities powered by NESmaker, the Rhode Island Computer Museum, and BlocksCAD.

Films begin at 8:00 pm on the Dyer Street side of Providence Innovation District Park.

8:00 pm - WAABER WAABER | Rich Webber | United Kingdom 


8:03 pm - Autumn Leaves | Wojciech Ostrycharz | Poland

8:06 pm - Sync | United States 

8:08 pm - Hi! How are you? | Gaïa Grandin-Mendzylewski | France 


8:14 pm - Boys Night in Sidera Institute | Adam Musa Othman | United States


8:21 pm -  Step by step | Fanny PAOLI | France 


8:28 pm - LA SIXTINA | Juan Camilo Fonnegra | Colombia


8:36 pm - La grogne | Alisi Telengut | Canada |


8:46 pm - The Soloists | ABDOLLAHINIA Mehrnaz
 | France

8:54 pm - She Dreams At Sunrise | Camrus Johnson | United States


9:05 pm - A Girl meets A Boy and A Robot | Watanabe Shinichiro | China 

Films begin at 8:00 pm on the Dyer Street side of Providence Innovation District Park.

WORLDS COLLIDING - SHORTS PACKAGE

8:00 pm - Ghosts

Ghosts is a new short film by (LA)HORDE with the Ballet national de Marseille soundtracked by Rone and scripted Spike Jonze, filmed in the Palais Longchamp in Marseille. When the Fine Arts Museum closes, figures take over the deserted place, embrace and tear each other, as if to recover their body, until their encounter with the night guard.

8:08 PM - Chico Virtual

 A boy must come to terms with the harsh reality of his immigrant status when his brother alarmingly doesn't come home.

8:22 pm - Shreveport Son

A young man reunites with a childhood friend during the last hours of his life.

8:37 pm - Employee of the Month

 Ibinabo, a young husband and father-to-be, lives an unremarkable but exemplary life. He strives to prove himself to his boss, but gets caught up in the horrors of the October 2020 protests against police brutality.

 8:56 pm - A Letter To Black Men

 A young man learns to navigate his way through an ever-changing London borough, as he rekindles his relationship with a long-time friend of his late father.

9:16 pm - Yae: Blind Samurai Woman

 In the mountains of the Edo Period Japan, when a blind woman's samurai father is killed by a young samurai avenging his own father's death, she agrees to be escorted to the nearest village, but she's not as helpless as she appears. 

Films begin at 8:00 pm on the Dyer Street side of Providence Innovation District Park.

8:00 PM - Candidato 34

Bryan Russell is the first person in the world with Down syndrome to ever run for public office. CANDIDATO 34 is a documentary short that follows Bryan and his campaign team during the 2020 congressional election in Peru as he attempts to convince a reluctant public that he is capable of being a congressman, and an important voice for change.

8:34 pm - The Sentence of Michael Thompson

 Michael Thompson is the longest serving non-violent offender in the history of Michigan and he is finally up for clemency. In 1994, he was arrested for selling three pounds of marijuana to a close friend turned police informant and was sentenced to 40 to 60 years in prison and has been there ever since. After 25 years, three appeals, and two denied applications for clemency it seems like Michael may finally have a chance at freedom

9:03 pm - Small Hours

 Inspired by the photo book format, this short documentary focuses on summer seasonal workers on a small island.

Through first impressions and personal moments the viewer gets a sense of the feeling of summer when it's contained. A time that is at once very concentrated with possibility and excitement is contrasted with the growing pains of first time jobs and what happens when you truly let go of life off the island.

9:09 pm - When We Dance

 On February 24, 2022 Vladimir Putin and his Russian army invaded Ukraine, beginning an ongoing conflict that has cost thousands of lives and created ripple effects throughout the world - particularly in the international competitive ballroom dancing community. Composed significantly of Ukrainian and Russian dancers, the world of top elite dancers has been thrown into turmoil from the war. Told through interviews and a narrative dance piece that highlights the shared humanity that connects us all, this film explores the personal, often heartbreaking, stories of the war from a handful of the world's top ranked Ukrainian and Russian ballroom dancers. As the war rages on, it is our duty to share the atrocities of what is happening in Ukraine and, in doing so, help foster a solution to bring this bloody conflict to an end.

Back for its third year, PVD World Music’s Annual African Film and Arts Festival returns to Providence for five days from September 14 to 18, 2022, shining a spotlight on contemporary films and filmmakers from Africa and the African Diaspora. It will also include traditional African music and dance performances and offer opportunities to learn more about the vibrant arts of the African continent.

Born from the pandemic, The Providence Drum Troupe are an interactive group of dynamic musicians, a wide-range of dancers, acrobats, visual artists, puppetry and more from near and far who create funky beats with positive energy, demonstrating that living in harmony with one another is not an antiquated notion.

The Providence Drum Troupe are a whirlwind of creative energy, full of antics and a joyous sense of community. 

Join them at 6:00 pm every other Tuesday in Providence Innovation District Park and on the Michael Van Leesten Memorial Bridge for a free performance!

PVDlive Proudly Presents a Rock n Roll, Reggae & Americana live music party outdoors at the Providence Innovation District Park. 

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 5:30 pm!

Live music outdoors in the Providence Innovation District Park featuring incredible talent from New England Americana Rock bands.

Join Jala Studio: Yoga & Art for a one-hour, all levels outdoor yoga class Sundays from 9-10 am. We’ll enjoy the beauty of our special outdoor park space, next to the river and close to the pedestrian bridge. 

After a two-year pause due to the Covid pandemic, RI PrideFest is back and better than ever in the new Providence Innovation District Park on the other side of the Pedestrian Bridge. This spectacular event will feature over 200 vendors in the business marketplace, social resource organizations, food trucks, local, regional and national entertainment all day long, Hasbro Kid’s Zone, arts, and the Beer Wine & Spirits Garden. Enter the Festival either at the Dyer Street entrance or the Pedestrian Bridge.

Headlining this year! ADA VOX is an accomplished vocalist, songwriter, and drag queen who found success and pushed boundaries as a contestant on the hit singing competition series American Idol. Ada finished as runner-up on RuPaul’s Queen of the Universe. PANGINA HEALS, co-host and judge on Drag Race Thailand, who later went on to compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs the World (2022). She is often called the RuPaul of Thailand. WILLIE GOMEZ, this singer/ dancer was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the city of Miami has danced/ toured the world with artists Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry Kesha, Kylie Minogue, Chayanne, Little Mix, and Mary J Blige. 

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 6:30 pm!

Help us plan the future permanent food and beverage pavilion in the Park.

Please give us your feedback and we'll treat you to free ice cream from Tizzy K's.

There will be additional opportunities to share input online if you cannot attend; please check 195district.com/pavilion for updates and to learn more about the project.

Hope to See You There, a new initiative to help combat the feeling of isolation felt by many in the Providence community after the  COVID-19 Pandemic. The movement seeks to celebrate the return of the Providence community and culminates in a call to action for members of the community to become beacons in order to welcome newcomers to the city, help those who have been on a pause reemerge, and to be a friendly face and safe person in the crowd, all through the symbol of a button hand illustrated by local designers Julia Brough and Aprile Hodgekins. 

The launch celebration will be the first opportunity for community leaders and members to get their buttons. There will be a performance by the Providence Drum Troupe and the Burgundian Food Truck will be on site.

We bring marimbas and xylophones of varying sizes to public spaces. These instruments, with wind-chime-like sounds, lend themselves to spontaneous music making. Passers-by are invited to join in creating music.  No experience necessary, just a little guidance. It is a gentle approach to inviting the public into making music.  

Born from the pandemic, The Providence Drum Troupe are an interactive group of dynamic musicians, a wide-range of dancers, acrobats, visual artists, puppetry and more from near and far who create funky beats with positive energy, demonstrating that living in harmony with one another is not an antiquated notion.

The Providence Drum Troupe are a whirlwind of creative energy, full of antics and a joyous sense of community. 

Join them at 6:00 pm every other Tuesday in Providence Innovation District Park and on the Michael Van Leesten Memorial Bridge for a free performance!

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 6:00 pm!

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 6:00 pm!

Connect, shop and get inspired at a weekly art market curated and produced by Field of Artisans.  May 12th Field of Artisans will be at the Providence Innovation District Park, setup alongside the The Guild PVD Beer Garden.  The artisan lineup will be ever changing.  Expect to meet someone new and discover new work each week.  Interested artisans can apply at: www.fieldofartisans.com/sell

RISD's Landscape Architecture - Advanced Studio class will create 6 temporary pop-up art installations in Providence Innovation District park that can be viewed from December, 1st - December 9th. 

Connect, shop and get inspired at a weekly art market curated and produced by Field of Artisans.  Starting September 16th through October 28th Field of Artisans will be at the Providence Innovation District Park, setup alongside the The Guild PVD Beer Garden.  The artisan lineup will be ever changing.  Expect to meet someone new and discover new work each week.  Interested artisans can apply at: www.fieldofartisans.com/sell

Fun in the sun with beers and beats. Symposium Records pops up to spin some tunes at The Guild Beer Garden. 

From 4pm to 8pm, resident DJ's Scott MX and Jacob Herschel will provide some extra ambiance. Mixing it up with an eclectic blend of old and new records just outside the fringes of pop culture. Also joining in with a crate full of funk is guest curator Joe Lou.
*weather pending.

Connect, shop and get inspired at a weekly art market curated and produced by Field of Artisans.  Starting September 16th through October 28th Field of Artisans will be at the Providence Innovation District Park, setup alongside the The Guild PVD Beer Garden.  The artisan lineup will be ever changing.  Expect to meet someone new and discover new work each week.  Interested artisans can apply at: www.fieldofartisans.com/sell

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 1:00 pm!

From 4:00 - 8:00 pm next to the pedestrian bridge at the Guild PVD beer garden.

Ocean State Food Truck Festivals in partnership with The Guild PVD Beer Garden presents Food Truck Fridays.  Eat from some of Rhode Island's premier food trucks! Have a beer at the Guild Beer Garden.  Located next to the pedestrian bridge. Event page.

Connect, shop and get inspired at a weekly art market curated and produced by Field of Artisans.  Starting September 16th through October 28th Field of Artisans will be at the Providence Innovation District Park, setup alongside the The Guild PVD Beer Garden.  The artisan lineup will be ever changing.  Expect to meet someone new and discover new work each week.  Interested artisans can apply at: www.fieldofartisans.com/sell

Join the Providence Children's Museum at Providence Innovation District Park as they do what they do best: explore, create, and PLAY!  

Core studios presents Boot Camp and Brews:

Cristina Lima is teaching an amazing boot camp workout with one of the most gorgeous views of our city. No equipment needed. We are using all body weight so you can come to class, get your sweat on and stay for a nice refreshing cold beer from The Guild.

Sign up at Core's webpage

Fun in the sun with beers and beats. Symposium Records pops up to spin some tunes at The Guild Beer Garden. 

From 4pm to 8pm, resident DJ's Scott MX and Jacob Herschel will provide some extra ambiance. Mixing it up with an eclectic blend of old and new records just outside the fringes of pop culture. Also joining in with a crate full of funk is guest curator Joe Lou.
*weather pending.

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 5:30 pm!

Come help us clean up the Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge and Providence Innovation District Park!

After the cleanup from 9am-12pm Take a break for lunch and then come back at 2 - 6pm for fun activities, vendors, and live entertainment from 2 - 6pm on the pedestrian bridge!

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 5:30 pm!

From 4:00 - 8:00 pm next to the pedestrian bridge at the Guild PVD beer garden.

Ocean State Food Truck Festivals in partnership with The Guild PVD Beer Garden presents Food Truck Fridays.  Eat from some of Rhode Island's premier food trucks! Have a beer at the Guild Beer Garden.  Located next to the pedestrian bridge. Event page.

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 5:30 pm!

Jake Hunsinger & The Rock Bottom Band is a highly entertaining 4-piece Powerhouse Americana act with rollicking American music, danceable grooves, and tight hillbilly harmonies.

Join them next to the pedestrian bridge at the Guild PVD beer garden for a free show from 5:00 - 7:00 pm.

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 5:30 pm!

Fun in the sun with beers and beats. Symposium Records pops up to spin some tunes at The Guild Beer Garden. 

From 4pm to 8pm, resident DJ's Scott MX and Jacob Herschel will provide some extra ambiance. Mixing it up with an eclectic blend of old and new records just outside the fringes of pop culture. Also joining in with a crate full of funk is guest curator Joe Lou.
*weather pending.

Laugh, learn, and get inspired by a mix of people from Providence as they share their ideas, stories, and creations using the PechaKucha format of 20 images that last 20 seconds each. We are back to LIVE AND IN PERSON! Theme: Truth or Dare As summer draws to a close, we've got a question for you: Truth or Dare? Interested in presenting? Here are a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing: What piece of history have you uncovered? What creative projects have you been taking a risk on? When have you dared to be brave? Been on the fence about presenting? We dare you to get behind the microphone this month.

From 4:00 - 8:00 pm next to the pedestrian bridge at the Guild PVD beer garden.

On August 20th Ocean State Food Truck Festivals in partnership with The Guild PVD Beer Garden presents Food Truck Fridays.  Eat from some of Rhode Island's premier food trucks! Have a beer at the Guild Beer Garden.  Located next to the pedestrian bridge. Event page.

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 5:30 pm!

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 5:30 pm!

Free performance by PVD World Music at the Guild PVD beer garden next to the pedestrian bridge in the park. The show starts at 5:30 pm!

Let's light up Providence with our energy!  Join us on the West End of the Pedestrian Bridge for Bikes + Brews. Enjoy our Cycle 45 and stay for a beer from The Guild.

Providence Children's Museum at PVD Innovation District Park!
4pm-7pm

Join the Providence Children's Museum at Providence Innovation District Park next to the pedestrian bridge as they do what they do best: explore, create, and PLAY! 

Join the Providence Children's Museum at Providence Innovation District Park as they do what they do best: explore, create, and PLAY!  

From 4:00 - 8:00 pm next to the pedestrian bridge at the Guild PVD beer garden.

On July 16th Ocean State Food Truck Festivals in partnership with The Guild PVD Beer Garden presents Food Truck Fridays.  Eat from some of Rhode Island's premier food trucks! Have a beer at the Guild Beer Garden.  Located next to the pedestrian bridge. Event page.

The Scruffy Aristocrats Brass Band performs an array of music inspired by NOLA, Motown, Pop music and more.

Free PVDFest event. Chubby Pockets live jazz band performance.