Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival ★ 4.6
The 35th annual Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival lands at the historic Newport waterfront in October with free admission, lobster rolls, chowder and oysters.
Rhode Island Seafood Festival is a food festival in Fox Point, Providence.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: India Point Park, Providence, RI 02903
The 35th annual Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival lands at the historic Newport waterfront in October with free admission, lobster rolls, chowder and oysters.
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 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 runs a fortnight in late January and February with 90-plus participating restaurants serving prix-fixe lunch and dinner.
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's Summer Festival is a Victory Day weekend three-day Italian-American block party with 25-plus restaurants serving outdoors and two stages.