Providence

Population 190,934 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Daylight 9 h 09 in Dec, dark by 15:15 · 15 h 12 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 28 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 37 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 54 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 20 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 32 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 12 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 56 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 53 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 31 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 07 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 51 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 09 of daylight
Tourist office · 1.3 km Roger Williams National Memorial Visitor Center

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. The feast of St. Joseph

    May

    It is celebrated on Federal Hill in May. It is sponsored by the Holy Ghost Parish

  2. Rhode Island Pride

    June

    Occurs in the summer, usually in June. There are events in the daytime and then a parade at night.

  3. Rhode Island International Film Festival

    Rhode Island International Film Festival

    August

    Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) takes place every year in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island, U.S., as well as satellite locations throughout the state.

    Official site Wikipedia

3 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Providence); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 10 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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