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PVDFest June 10-12, 2022 Free Outdoor Festival in Downtown Providence Meet us outside for the comeback!

PVDFest

Downtown Providence 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, United States

Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the City of Providence’s Department of Art, Culture+ Tourism and founding partner FirstWorks will once again host PVDFest, Providence’s free outdoor signature arts festival, June 10-12, […]

A group of weird space aliens in front of a view of planet Earth from space

Big NAZO Intergalactic Creature Band

City Hall Stage 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, United States

Providence’s favorite creatures from another planet will touch down to kick off PVDFest with an extraterrestrial space-funk dance party! These mutant musicians, alien go-go dancers, and rowdy robots combine stand-up […]

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PVDFest Opening Night VIP Party

Graduate Providence 11 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, United States

Welcome to the PVDFEST Opening Night VIP Party A Gathering of Champions for the Arts in Providence! Mayor Jorge Elorza, Director of Providence Art, Culture and Tourism Lizzie Araujo and […]

$65 – $500
A Black man wearing a light green blazer, white shirt and straw hat holds his arms out wide and sings into an old fashioned metal microphone. He has a trumpet in his right hand.

Kermit Ruffins

City Hall Stage 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, United States

Trumpeter/Vocalist from New Orleans, USA From playing himself in the HBO Series “Treme,” to barbecuing outside his New Orleans bar, Kermit’s Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge, to sitting in with Jon Batiste […]

A group of musicians standing on a stage with colorful lights above them. The frontman raises his hand high overhead to engage the audience.

Rebirth Brass Band

City Hall Stage 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, United States

A New Orleans Institution Since 1983 For almost 4 decades, the Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band has been stunning fans with a fiery live show and a rich musical catalog. Their […]

A pair of giant purple hands frame a stage with musicians performing

Squonk: Hand to Hand

PVDFest Spectacle Stage Providence, RI, United States

Squonk’s latest free outdoor spectacle is a joyous, participatory event that brings audiences together for a humorous, uplifting visual extravaganza. Propelled by Squonk’s irresistible music, the show features two giant […]

A pair of giant purple hands frame a stage with musicians performing
Event Series Squonk: Hand to Hand

Squonk: Hand to Hand

PVDFest Spectacle Stage Providence, RI, United States

Squonk’s latest free outdoor spectacle is a joyous, participatory event that brings audiences together for a humorous, uplifting visual extravaganza. Propelled by Squonk’s irresistible music, the show features two giant […]

A group of five musicians, three males and two females, pose on a grey couch in a bright indoor room with a colorful oriental rug

Alsarah & the Nubatones

City Hall Stage 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI, United States

Alsarah & the Nubatones introduce audiences to a dynamic fusion of sound. The Brooklyn-based, East-African retro-pop group was born out of conversations about Nubian “songs of return,“ modern migration patterns, […]

A pair of giant purple hands frame a stage with musicians performing

Squonk: Hand to Hand

PVDFest Spectacle Stage Providence, RI, United States

Squonk’s latest free outdoor spectacle is a joyous, participatory event that brings audiences together for a humorous, uplifting visual extravaganza. Propelled by Squonk’s irresistible music, the show features two giant […]

A pair of giant purple hands frame a stage with musicians performing

Squonk: Hand to Hand

PVDFest Spectacle Stage Providence, RI, United States

Squonk’s latest free outdoor spectacle is a joyous, participatory event that brings audiences together for a humorous, uplifting visual extravaganza. Propelled by Squonk’s irresistible music, the show features two giant […]

A young Black man in a yellow shirt and black track pants showing some dance moves to a group of young people standing behind him

Footwork Rave by The Era Footwork Crew

The Mural Stage 100 Washington Street Parking, Providence, Rhode Island

“The Era are arguably among the best footwork dancers in the world” —Chicago Reader The Era Footwork Crew, who have pioneered the battle dance known as Chicago footwork since 2014, […]