WaterFire's Saturday, Oct. 17, full lighting in Providence will celebrate United Way of Rhode Island's centennial, with a resource fair and family activities accompanying the fires.
The organizer's event schedule says the boat procession begins at 6:17 p.m. and lighting begins at 6:18 p.m. in the Waterplace Park Basin, after the 6:01 p.m. sunset. Fires will burn along the river from Waterplace Park to Memorial Park until 11 p.m.
Family activities and a letter-writing station in Memorial Park begin at 4 p.m. The Search is scheduled to perform on the College Street Stage from 4 p.m., while vendors and other onshore programming open at 5 p.m.
The United Way Resource Fair will bring local organizations to the Waterplace Park Basin and Washington Street Bridge. Funkademic is also scheduled to perform on the Steeple Street Stage.
The event page links to a map, parking and transportation information.