2023 Rain Harvest Festival

September 24, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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2023 Rain Harvest Festival

Sunday, September 24th 12:00 – 3:00
(Rain date October 1st)
Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn – across the street from the Carousel in Roger Williams Park
Stormwater Innovation Center‘s Rain Harvest Festival, a FREE community celebration of water, science and art!  Join environmental workshops and activities, performing artists and musicians, a rain barrel raffle, games, food trucks and more! All are welcome. For more information and a complete schedule of events, please visit stormwaterinnovation.org/rainharvestfestival.
The City of Providence Parks Department’s investments in over 40 projects to clean polluted stormwater runoff with Roger Williams Park has inspired this yearly event, which highlights the importance of clean water and climate resiliency in our communities.
Hosted by the Stormwater Innovation Center and City of Providence Parks Department. Fueled through RI Department of Transportation Partnership.
The festival begins at 12:00 p.m. Join us at the Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn and receive information about the festival activities.  Many activities will be going on continuously throughout the day. Grab some chalk to draw along the path, visit the student art gallery, get your face painted, check out the touch tank animals, play lawn games and grab some food!

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