To hundreds of volunteers, artists, performers and business owners, WaterFire represents community, a source of income, and a point of pride .

The votes are in and Rhode Islanders have chosen their favorite summer event – WaterFire. The display of more than 80 bonfires lighting up downtown Providence's rivers took top honors in the The ...

WaterFire Providence prepares for its full lighting on July 4, 2025. (WaterFire Providence/Facebook)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — WaterFire Providence will host a full lighting Friday for the Fourth of ...

COLUMN Imagine Providence with no WaterFire. It could happen. With corporate donations dwindling, and state leaders hemming and hawing over providing additional financial support, the world ...

WaterFire Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau On certain summer nights in Providence, Rhode Island, the entire city changes. The scent of burning wood fills the air, the glow of fire ...

The legend of the great WaterFire rabbit rescue continues. In last month’s daring feat, a woman leaped into the Providence River during WaterFire’s Fourth of July lighting and braved the murky ...

WaterFire is a unique sensory experience and living art installation with fragrant, crackling logs burning in braziers afloat in the center of the canal in Providence, RI, and set ablaze after sunset.

A full WaterFire lighting happened in Providence Saturday night in honor of those graduating from Rhode Island School of Design this year. 12 News Reporter Lauren Brill has the details.

But finances have looked dim lately, endangering the popular state attraction. WaterFire Providence co-CEO Peter Mello said financial struggles have gotten worse over the years.

Go behind the scenes of WaterFire Providence, and learn about the event's preparation.