Events — Grand Festivals

Rhode Island Seafood Festival

Beach season in Rhode Island ends, but summer in the city is still in full swing. Taking place the weekend after Labor Day every year since 2011, the Rhode Island Seafood Festival is a two-day event showcasing the Ocean State's best seafood, live music, and local beverages. Over the past nine years this event has grown tremendously and is regarded as one of the nations premier food festivals to attend.

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Highlights from the eighth annual Rhode Island Seafood Festival at India Point Park in Providence, R.I., on Sept. 8 and 9, 2018.

TJay and the Tall Boys performing on the Pier Stage at the 2017 Rhode Island Seafood Festival

Rhode Island BBQ & Blues Festival

Catch a glimpse of what the 2018 Rhode Island BBQ & Blues festival at India Point Park in Providence was like. Boasting some of the regions best blues musicians and mouthwatering barbecue it was an event that set the bar for summer festivals in New England!

Rhode Island BBQ & Blues Fest

Come kick off summer with the best BBQ & Blues that the Ocean State has to offer! With performances from bands both locally and nationally know, and mouthwatering barbecue this is sure to be the summer event for the rest to be compared to.

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Rhode Island Music & Arts Festival

Rhode Island Music & Arts Festival - Little State, Big Music

We may be the smallest state in the union, but there is nothing miniature about the caliber of this music at our festival in Providence.

The 2018 Rhode Island Music & Arts Festival was a one of a kind inaugural festival for the City of Providence. With a music lineup boasting names like Ripe, Lawrence, Perpetual Groove, Passafire, Ryan Montbleau, and many more it was the first in what will prove to be a great musical event in the Ocean State for years to come.

The sun sets over Providence during the 2018 Rhode Island Music & Arts Festival