This holiday season, the Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy, in partnership with Mayor Jorge Elorza, the Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, the Partnership for Providence Parks and the Department of Parks and Recreation, are celebrating the holidays with a Winter Lights Market and Tree Lighting.
Taking place over two days, East Approach (the bus lane between the Rink and Burnside Park) will be transformed into Winter Lights Lane, home to the Winter Lights Market, a stage for live performances, family activities and illuminated public art. Under a heated tent, the Winter Lights Market will host an artisan marketplace curated by EatDrinkRI, full of delicious dishes and drinks. Get some holiday shopping done and support local artists selling unique items.
Eat Drink RI, Rhode Island’s own media, marketing and event production company for all things culinary, is curating the Artisan Marketplace for the Winter Lights Market. Expect savory dishes from some favorite local food trucks, hot drinks and sweet treats, and a local holiday market featuring art, gifts, and creative culinary products – all in the comfort of a heated tent! Support your local art community and pick up some gifts for the holidays from artists and artisans making unique and memorable items, with something for everyone.
Sip & Shop with local food trucks, Trinity Brewhouse, Revival Brewing, and New Harvest on site.
Public Art Installations on view Friday + Saturday:
Vescia Piscis, artist Kristina Brown’s illuminated archway (East Approach)
Glow, interactive illuminated cubes installation by Work-Shop Design Studio (East Approach)
Snowy Flakes, public art stencil installation by Carrie Hyde + volunteers sponsored by Partnership for Providence Parks (East Approach, Kennedy Plaza, neighborhood Parks)
Illuminations in Burnside Park including Photomime interactive light installation by RISD students David Walden & Jon Talbot, and film projections featuring Ricky Rainbowbeard Show highlights, a Providence Children’s Film Festival short + more!
Linda White’s Imagination Play Project, sponsored by Partnership for Providence Parks (Winter Lights Tent and East Approach)
5:00 – 9:00 Winter Lights Market Sip-n-Shop with EatDrinkRI (Winter Lights Tent in East Approach)
PERFORMANCES + ACTIVITIES
5:00 – 5:45 Festival Ballet Providence’s Magic of the Nutcracker Children’s Workshop (Winter Lights Tent in East Approach)
5:45 – 6:00 Fire Juggling with Circus Dynamics at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument (Kennedy Plaza, opposite City Hall steps)
6:00 – 6:15 City Hall Tree Lighting with Sacket School Kid’s Choir + a Festival Ballet’s Nutcracker, in recognition of the Nutcracker’s & PPAC’s 40th anniversaries (City Hall Steps)
6:15 – 6:30 Fire Juggling part Deux with Circus Dynamics at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument (Kennedy Plaza, opposite City Hall steps)
6:30 – 7:15 Burnside Music Series Winter Lights Edition: What Cheer! Brigade (Winter Lights Stage in East Approach)
7:15 – 8:00 Dance Party with Tom from Javelin (Winter Lights Stage in East Approach)
8:00 – 9:00 Andre Veloz Salsa Band (Winter Lights Stage in East Approach)
12:00 – 9:00 Winter Lights Market Sip-n-Shop with EatDrinkRI (Winter Lights Tent in East Approach)
PERFORMANCES + ACTIVITIES
12:00 – 5:00 Linda White’s Imagination Play Project sponsored by Partnership for Providence Parks (Winter Lights Tent in East Approach)
12:00 – 9:00 Create your own Snowy Flakes stickers + stencils
5:00 – 9:00 Illuminated Juggling with Circus Dynamics (East Approach and Burnside Park)
3:00 – 4:00 Community Youth Performances with Girls Rock! RI (Winter Lights Stage in East Approach)
4:15 – 5:00 Festival Ballet’s Magic of the Nutcracker Children’s Workshop (Winter Lights Tent in East Approach)
5:00 – 5:30 The Ricky Rainbowbeard Show (Winter Lights Stage in East Approach)
5:30 – 7:15 Rink Tree Lighting and Ice Show (The Alex + Ani City Center Skating Rink)
7:15 – 7:50 The Ricky Rainbowbeard Show (Winter Lights Stage, inEast Approach)
8:00 – 9:00 Burnside Music Series Winter Lights Edition: Bellerophon (Winter Lights Stage in East Approach)
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MAP_ Winter Lights Market & Tree Lighting 2017
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