🎉 PVDFest 2025 🎉
Celebrate Creativity. Culture. Community.

Providence’s signature festival returns in 2025, uniting the city in a spectacular showcase of its world-renowned artistic, cultural, and culinary scenes.

Hosted by Mayor Brett Smiley, the City of Providence’s Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, and Producing Partner FirstWorks, PVDFest is your passport to a weekend bursting with unforgettable experiences:

✨ Jaw-dropping performances from around the globe
🎶 Live music that turns city streets into dance floors
🎨 Larger-than-life art installations that ignite your imagination
🛍️ A buzzing makers’ market full of local creativity
🎭 A vibrant, all-inclusive parade celebrating community
🌮 Delicious eats from top local and international food trucks

Whether you’re a lifelong local or a first-time visitor, PVDFest is your chance to experience the electric energy of the Creative Capital like never before.

Our Indigenous Empowerment Center invites you to celebrate the completion of our Longhouse Project!

Join us at Farm Fresh RI Project, where you can admire the talents of our eight wonderful Indigenous artists who have collaborated with The Steel Yard to construct a longhouse using welding techniques.