Suggested events for the weekend of August 20-21, 2016
PAWTUCKET OFFERS LATE SUMMERTIME WEEKEND OF UNIQUE FESTIVALS
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Fun happenings offers ethnic culture, alternative music and pets
Get a preview of the upcoming month long Pawtucket Arts Festival as the city offers a taste of diverse ethnic, alternative and unique celebrations over the August 20-121 weekend in Rhode Island???s Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park.
Pawtucket serves as the gateway to the National Park, recognized for being the actual birthplace of our country???s Industrial Revolution, begun here almost 225 years ago, when Samuel Slater started textile manufacturing in his now famed Slater Mill Historic Site.??
Today, Pawtucket is known more for being a Southern New England center thriving on creative talents in cultural arts and entertainment, fine arts and design, and entrepreneurs in every field.
Over the weekend the city ramps up it annual Pawtucket Arts Festival with a sneak peek of exciting happenings to please all interests.??
Grecian culture celebration
The top weekend event is the always popular 2016 Annual Greek Festival RI running Friday-Sunday, August 19-21. This 89th annual Grecian Festival is at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 97 Walcott Street, Pawtucket, RI.
Hours are Friday 5-10 pm, Saturday 12 noon-10 pm, and Sunday 12 noon-9 pm.??
Public parking is available in the lots across from Pawtucket City Hall, on Roosevelt Avenue, where shuttles will transport to and from the festival site.
Experience authentic Grecian food, entertainment, shopping and dance celebrating Rhode Island???s Greek heritage and community.
More information is online at www.greekfestivalri.com or contact 401-725-8127.
Alternative stylings
Pawtucket showcases its tapestry of diverse musical talents through a new festival that began just a few years ago that brings convergence of sights and sounds.
Machines With Magnets presents the 2016 DOTAir Festival, Saturday, August 20, 4-11 pm, at the Downtown Pawtucket Parking Garage, at the corner of Main Street & Park Place.??
DOTAir is a music-focused experimental festival celebrating the sound and performance experimentation that grows out of the social and physical aspects of the American Industrial Revolution. Guest and bands alike will experience a new perspective to explore art, sound, and performance, in ways that utilize creative spaces left behind by modern and post-modern technology and culture.
For more details, festival hours and updates on this event go to website at www.dotair.org
Fun for your pets too!
Our furry friends are not left out of festivals, as they are center stage at one event over the weekend.
August 20-21, both days starting at 11 am, bring your pet to enjoy the 2016 Annual Pawtucket Dogapalooza, inside scenic Slater Memorial Park, located in Pawtucket, off Newport Avenue (Route 1-A)
Proceeds from this festival will benefit the Pawtucket Dog Park at Slater Memorial Park. Events include family fun activities, canine contest, food entertainment and more!
Established in June 2011, the Pawtucket Dog Park has become a beloved location within??Slater Memorial Park to bring your dogs to run, play and socialize with others.
More on Dogapalooza is online now at
http://www.pawtucketdogpark.com/dogapalooza-summer-festival-2016—schedule-of-events.html
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION??
Also, visit www.tourblackstone.com for more daily events and visitor information.
Questions and comments on the Blackstone River Valley can be e-mailed at BVTourism@aol.com
For a complete listing of all events happening throughout the year in the Blackstone River Valley, visit our Calendar of Events on the web at www.eventblackstone.com????
This interactive website is freshly updated daily and offers direct links to detailed information on each public event posted in the Calendar of Events.
Additional visitor information is available by contacting the Blackstone Valley RI Visitor Center, located at 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 Telephone 401-724-2200. Call for hours of operation.??
Traveler Information Centers also located at the Blackstone River State Park Visitor Center, off Interstate Route 295 north, Lincoln, RI and at the Museum of Work & Culture at Market Square, Woonsocket, RI. Call 401-724-2200 for locations, operating hours and directions.