Rhode Island PrideFest & Illuminated Night Parade

The 41st Annual Rhode Island PrideFest & Illuminated Night Parade

RI PrideFest on South Water Street – 12pm – 7pm * Parade kicks off just after 8pm.

RI PrideFest is an annual celebration of Rhode Island’s LGBTQ community and friends located on South Water St. Highlights include a mix of live entertainment on our main stage, an all-new acoustic stage, a business marketplace with over 200 plus vendors, Kid’s Zone, food trucks, arts, Youth Center, and a beer, wine and spirits garden from 12-7pm.

New England’s only illuminated nighttime parade kicks off at 8pm with a dazzling display of floats, performing artists, marching groups, businesses and spectators that wind through downtown Providence and culminate at the RI Pride Reviewing area under the historic marquee of the Providence Performing Arts Center. Parade starts at the intersection of Dorrance and Weybosset Streets, makes a left on Washington St., and turns left on Empire St., then left to Weybosset St. to the reviewing area.