Upcoming Events In

Blackstone Valley.Blackstone Valley

 

 

 

 

 

PawSox vs. RailRiders (Yankees AAA team)

Holiday weekend giveaway and fireworks!

 

June 30th, and July 1st, 2nd, & 3rd

 

McCoy Stadium
1 Columbus Ave.

Pawtucket, RI

 

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Central Falls Salsa Night 

 

June 30th @ 8 PM

 

Roosevelt Avenue Bridge

Corner of Cross St. & Roosevelt Ave.

Central Falls, RI

 

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Eat Drink RI's Land and Sea Culinary Series

 

June 30th, and July 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

 

Blackbird Farm

660 Douglas Pike

Smithfield, RI 

 

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Pawtucket Foundation Prize Winners

Art Show

 

Now through August 25th, 10 AM - 4 PM

 

Gallery 175
175 Main St.

Pawtucket, RI

 

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Blackstone Valley Craft & Music Festival

 

July 1st & 2nd, 11 AM - 7 PM

 

WWII Veterans Memorial Park
Veterans Way

Woonsocket, RI

 

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Ancients & Horribles Parade

and Fourth of July Celebration

 

July 1st

Concert: 6 PM

Fireworks: 9 PM

 

July 4th

Road Race: 9 AM

Parade: 4 PM

 

Chepachet Village

Glocester, RI 

 

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Chase Farm Summer Concert Series

 

July 1st, 6 PM

 

Chase Farm
669 Great Rd.

Lincoln, RI

 

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Annual Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks

 

July 2nd

Campus Opens: 6 PM

U.S. Navy Band: 8 PM

Fireworks: 9 PM

 

Bryant University

1150 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 

 

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"Beyond The Landscape Part II"

by Sophia Yee

 

July 3rd - 31st, 10 AM - 4 PM

 

Blackstone Valley Visitor Center Gallery
175 Main St.

Pawtucket, RI

 

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Arnold Mills Parade, Road Race & Concert

 

 July 4th

Road Race: 9 AM

Parade: 11 AM

Concert: 1 PM 

 

Arnold Mills

50 Arnold Mills Rd.

Cumberland, RI

 

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Blackstone Valley Tourism Council Upcoming Events.

 

 

EXPLORER Riverboat Tours


Nature & Heritage Tours Sundays @ 1, 2, & 3 PM

 

 

Environmental Tours

1st & 3rd Saturday 
of each month @ 10 & 11 AM

 

 

Al's Waterfront Restaurant

28 Water St.

East Providence, RI 

 

Our newly renovated 40-passenger riverboat will bring you on an intriguing and relaxing tour through the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. 

 

For the last 25 years, hundreds of thousands of passengers have come to learn and discover interesting facts about Blackstone Valley, and see the quiet beauty many are often surprised to find!

 

 

 

 

Blackstone Culinaria
Food Tour


July 8th @ 10:30 AM

 

McCoy Stadium

1 Columbus Ave.

Pawtucket, RI

 

 

Join us for a "behind the scenes" tour of McCoy Stadium. We'll meet Executive Chef Robert Gemma and get an insider's look at PawSox players' favorite meals and learn about food service at the park during a Q & A session. We'll finish with a ballpark lunch.  

 

 

 

 

Blackstone Culinaria
Food Tour


July 19th @ 6 PM

 

Crepe Corner

3 Commerce Way, #10.

Greenville, RI

 

 

We'll be visiting a new European style café "Crepe Corner" in Greenville for a demonstration of crepe making by owner Natacha Legein.  We'll dine on "Vol Au Vent", a savory crepe filled with chicken and mushrooms and special sauce, as well as the house special "The Corner Crepe" filled with gingerbread paste and topped with salted caramel.  

 

 

 

 

The 18th Annual

Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races & Taiwan Day Festival

 

September 9th

 

Festival Pier

100 Tim Healey Way

Pawtucket, RI

 

 

 

Now in its 18th year, the Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races & Taiwan Day Festival is an extraordinary event for the whole family to enjoy! 

 

Our races are the only one of their kind in the United States as we continue to use the fiberglass Taiwanese-style dragon boats gifted to us from the Republic of China (Taiwan) and incorporate the skill of flag-catching in each race. The Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat races are also one of the only races to offer large cash prizes to the winning teams

 

The races are broken into different divisions...so they're great for both club teams looking for a challenge, and amateur/corporate teams looking to do team-building with their employees and promote their business in a fun & unique way.

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

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