Tonight’s lighting is brought to you by
Picerne Real Estate Group
&
APC by Schneider Electric
The fires will be lit shortly after sunset at 8:07 pm and remain lit until 12:30 am.
Weather Updates:
(Updated: 7/25/09 7:17 AM): The sun in shining in Providence this morning and we are busily preparing all our stages, tents, and events down on site! It’s going to be a beautiful day and an even better evening - see you at the river!
We need everyone to donate…
Your support keeps us going. We are asking everyone to make a donation at a WaterFire Ambassador station. We will give you a glowing blue necklace so that you can add your light to the night! Donate $20 or more and receive a special RED glow necklace!
(Please realize that the commercial novelty vendors outside the park are not affiliated with WaterFire and your purchase there does not support WaterFire. Further, many of those who attend WaterFire find the flashing, and strobing novelties they sell are disruptive and distracting and ruin the calm of the WaterFire evening).
See what surprises await for a gift of $100 or more!
WaterFire Luminaria Tributes:
Do you have a special wish, dedication, and/or remembrance you would like to make at WaterFire? Please visit one of our luminaria stations to have a luminaria paper lantern lit to commemorate a loved one, a hope, a dream, or simply to honor your visit to WaterFire.
For a $5 donation, a WaterFire volunteer will light your candle lantern and lead you into the park to place it in a special spot so you can share your light and your tribute with the world. Click here for more information!
Starry, Starry Night!
Barnaby Evans and WaterFire Providence have unveiled the most "stellar"project to date — one that asks you to dream big and share your wish with with the world. A wish for peace; a wish for love; a wish for grace; whatever your wish may be, come and share it at WaterFire and help us create a spectacle in the sky.
One hundred luminous blue stars will be suspended in the triangluar grove of trees in Memorial Park next to Hemenway’s restaurant. Add your light to the night by writing your wish on a ribbon and attaching it to your own star and hanging it in the constellation overhead for a $20 donation. You can take a beautiful star - and the magic of WaterFire - home with you for an additional $20 donation. Please join us by making a wish and adding your light to the night.
WaterFire is a celebration of community and we are dedicated to inspiring the city of Providence. Our wish is that with your support, we can make many more wishes come true.
The Music of WaterFire:
WaterFire offers a new and unusual program of music each night that is curated by Barnaby Evans from sources all around the world. The music is likely not something you have heard before and we hope you discover something new and wonderful.
WaterFire prints a detailed music program for all full lightings which lists the artists’ names, the CD titles, and the exact start time of each piece. Please pick one up at the Ribbons of Light station, where you can also make a donation to Keep the Fires Burning! (The programs cost us about $3 to print.)
Click here for more about the Music of WaterFire and information regarding how to send us your suggestions and inquiries!
WaterFire Merchandise:
7:00PM - 10:30PM WaterFire Merchandise Sales Table opens at the RISD auditorium for the night. Purchase WaterFire merchandise such as posters, t-shirts, commemorative hats, and tote bags and help keep the fires burning!
The GTECH Apprentice Program:
WaterFire Providence thanks the interns of Team RIGID for all their enthusiam this summer. Please click here to read the list of those who supported their efforts and who are helping us light up the night tonight!
THERE IS LOTS TO DO BEFORE THE FIRES, TOO!
Rhode Island Historical Society RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit!
Discover the winding history and continued importance of Providence’s rivers! Urban outdoor sculpture and beautiful civic and commercial buildings of varied architectural styles provide the setting for stories of Providence’s fabled past and dynamic present. This walk shares the history of Rhode Island’s capital city and the history of WaterFire. $10 per person. Reservations requested: Dalila Goulart @ 401.331.8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org. Tours last 60 minutes and depart at 5:30 p.m. from the John Brown House Museum on 52 Power Street, Providence.
Explore the Roger Williams National Memorial!
Park Ranger, John McNiff’s Roger Williams’ Providence is a lively, entertaining, & informative look at the history and development of Rhode Island and it’s Capital City. Covering a span of more than 1000 years, Roger Williams’ Providence looks at the changing face of this city, from the days before Roger Williams up to the present. A short walk provides a panoramic view of the setting of the original settlement of Providence. Join us and investigate the features that remain to tell this story of the conflict-filled early days of the Rhode Island colony. The Memorial is located at 282 North Main Street and the tour will start at 5:30 p.m. Tour is free and open to the public. For questions about the tour, call 401.521.7266. For more information on the Memorial, visit www.nps.gov/rowi.
Please click here for information about a special re-enactment at the Memorial on July 25th.
Park Ranger John McNiff and Barnaby Evans
Please visit this page often as the evening gets closer!
We will be filling it with exciting updates and great tips & information!