PVDFest ★ 4.1
PVDFest fills downtown Providence with food trucks, artisan markets, parades and live performances across two days each September; a city-led free festival.
Location
Address: Bowen's Wharf, Newport, RI 02840, Providence
Also in downtown
Providence Restaurant Weeks (Winter) ★ 4.5
Providence Restaurant Weeks runs a fortnight in late January and February with 90-plus participating restaurants serving prix-fixe lunch and dinner.
Providence Restaurant Weeks (Summer) ★ 4.2
Providence Restaurant Weeks runs a second time in late July with the same prix-fixe format. Lunch from $15.95, dinner from $35.95; 60-plus participating.
More food festivals in Providence
PVDFest ★ 4.1
PVDFest fills downtown Providence with food trucks, artisan markets, parades and live performances across two days each September; a city-led free festival.
RI VegFest ★ 4.0
RI VegFest is Rhode Island's first vegan festival, in its sixth year in February 2026 at the WaterFire Arts Center. 90-plus plant-based vendors.
Providence Restaurant Weeks (Winter) ★ 4.5
Providence Restaurant Weeks runs a fortnight in late January and February with 90-plus participating restaurants serving prix-fixe lunch and dinner.
Providence Restaurant Weeks (Summer) ★ 4.2
Providence Restaurant Weeks runs a second time in late July with the same prix-fixe format. Lunch from $15.95, dinner from $35.95; 60-plus participating.
Federal Hill Summer Festival ★ 4.8
Federal Hill's Summer Festival is a Victory Day weekend three-day Italian-American block party with 25-plus restaurants serving outdoors and two stages.
Galbani Columbus Weekend Festival ★ 4.7
The Galbani Columbus Weekend Festival has run on Federal Hill since 1986. Italian food vendors stretch from Dean Street to Sutton Street on Atwells.