Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival ★ 4.5
The 35th annual Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival lands at the historic Newport waterfront in October. Free admission; lobster, chowder and oyster vendors along the wharf, plus rum cocktails and a kids zone.
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Location
Address: India Point Park, Providence, RI 02903
More food festivals in Providence
PVDFest ★ 4.3
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 ★ 4.2
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) ★ 4.4
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) ★ 4.3
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 restaurants across Providence and the surrounding Rhode Island.
Federal Hill Summer Festival ★ 4.5
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 of live music along Atwells Avenue.