2023 Rain Harvest Festival

September 24, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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2023 Rain Harvest Festival

Sunday, September 24th 12:00 – 3:00
(Rain date October 1st)
Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn – across the street from the Carousel in Roger Williams Park
Stormwater Innovation Center‘s Rain Harvest Festival, a FREE community celebration of water, science and art!  Join environmental workshops and activities, performing artists and musicians, a rain barrel raffle, games, food trucks and more! All are welcome. For more information and a complete schedule of events, please visit stormwaterinnovation.org/rainharvestfestival.
The City of Providence Parks Department’s investments in over 40 projects to clean polluted stormwater runoff with Roger Williams Park has inspired this yearly event, which highlights the importance of clean water and climate resiliency in our communities.
Hosted by the Stormwater Innovation Center and City of Providence Parks Department. Fueled through RI Department of Transportation Partnership.
The festival begins at 12:00 p.m. Join us at the Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn and receive information about the festival activities.  Many activities will be going on continuously throughout the day. Grab some chalk to draw along the path, visit the student art gallery, get your face painted, check out the touch tank animals, play lawn games and grab some food!

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Venue

A friendly heads up to Park-goers: Maple and Pine avenues at Cladastris Avenue are temporarily closed for approximately 4-6 weeks, limiting vehicle access to Park Avenue via FC Greene Memorial Boulevard. 

This temporary closure makes way for boardwalk construction at Cunliff Lake, a public access project that will enhance recreational opportunities at Roger Williams Park!

During this period, traffic will be detoured to park entrance and exit locations at Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue and Elmwood Avenue. Drivers using the Elmwood Avenue exit will follow Cladastris Avenue to FC Greene Memorial Boulevard to Linden Avenue to Elmwood Avenue south to Park Avenue east. Those using the Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue exit will follow Cladastris Avenue to Montgomery Avenue to Broad Street south to Warwick Avenue south to Park Avenue west.

Pedestrian and bicycle access will remain open. However, visitors are advised to follow posted signage and respect all barriers, as a crane will be active weekdays from 7AM to 3PM.

For updates and more information about the project, follow @pvdparks
Thanks to everyone who came out to the RWP Winter Wonderland this past Saturday! From cookies and hot cocoa to a visit from the big man in red, there was much merry-making to be had! Bundle up and swing by Roger Williams Park any evening this month to see all the twinkling lights. 🎄

Shout out to all of our Park partners for putting on the festive event:

@pvdparks 
@rwpmuseum 
@rwpbotanicalcenter 
@rwpgatewaycenter 
@rwpzoo
Happy #GivingTuesday2025! Did you know that Roger Williams Park Conservancy, with the help of our many wonderful partners, brought more than 50 programs to the Park this year? Help us offer even more free or low-cost, family-friendly events in 2026 with a donation!

@pvd_foodtruckevents 
@pvdfilmfestival 
@providencetourism 
@providenceact 
@cityofprovidence 
@pvdparks 
@ricommerce 
@firstworksri 
@rwpzoo 
@rwpbotanicalcenter
@rwpgatewaycenter 
@rwpmuseum
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