What is WaterFire Providence?
WaterFire Providence is over eighty sparkling bonfires on the water. Waterfire Providence is music. Waterfire Providence is entertainment. Waterfire Providence is firetenders in torch-lit boats lighting and stoking flames. Watefire Providence is celebration. Waterfire Providence is beauty. Waterfire Providence is magical. Located in the basin where the rivers converge in Providence, Rhode Island is a celebration like you have never seen before. As the sun goes down, numerous fires are lit on the water while music plays and entertainment springs forth. Each lighting (there are several each year) is on a different theme. The night we attended was a breast cancer awareness theme. The Capitol Building was lit in pink while at least 200 hundred people with torches processed from there to the basin for the lighting. This is an experience you will never forget. Check their website for the dates and themes of lightings. (waterfire.org) There are several lightings each year.
Preparations
Enhance Your Special Times
WaterFire Providence can work with you to enhance the special times in your life such as marriage proposals, birthday celebrations, weddings, and memorable tributes.
Romantic Dinner for Two
You can also schedule a romantic dinner for two catered by on a renowned area restaurant. You will have a table with a view of the bonfires and all of the action in the river. They can provide you with even more special surprises such as a fire dancer, a gargoyle, an opera singer, or more. Check with Waterfire Providence for more details. (waterfire.org)
Other Entertainments Nearby
While you are there you can visit on if the Luminaria Stations and make a $5 donation in exchange for lighting your own luminaria candle and writing out a dedication card. Or visit the Starry, Starry Night installation in Memorial Park, wish upon a star, and hang it overhead. You can also light two luminaria lanterns for a $20 donation. How about a ride on a gondola? La Gondola operates three genuine Venetian gondolas and a floating lounge. The floating lounge is a completely refinished 28-foot pontoon boat outfitted with 3 bistro tables, and able to accommodate up to a total of 6 passengers. Reservations are needed for gondola rides during WaterFire Providence events and can be made by visiting the La Gondola website or by calling them directly at (401) 421-8877.
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