Providence Area Events This Weekend
Welcome to our GoProvidence Weekend Roundup with all the hottest happenings in PVD this weekend.
Kick off your weekend with an evening where the points don't matter. Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, the quick-witted pair from "Whose Line Is It Anyway?," bring their live show "Asking for Trouble" to the Uptown Theater on Friday. The audience supplies the suggestions, and the duo spins them into unpredictable comedy gold on the spot.
Hockey is back! The Providence Bruins open their season Friday at The AMP, complete with full pregame introductions of players, coaches and staff, plus a banner reveal. Can't make opening night? Circle back Sunday afternoon for Samboni's Birthday Bash as the P-Bruins take on the Springfield Thunderbirds.
Saturday brings a WaterFire basin lighting to Water Place Park as part of Flames of Hope weekend, supported by the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. Come early for the onshore programming, then settle in for music and firelight by the riverside.
Calling all treasure hunters: Little City Thrifty fills the WaterFire Arts Center Saturday and Sunday with size-inclusive vintage clothing, vinyl records, barware, art, jewelry and wonderfully unexpected finds. Food, coffee and a full bar keep you fueled while you dig.
It's the final weekend for "The Getaway Driver" at Trinity Rep, and if you haven't seen it yet, don't miss your chance. A young activist sits behind the wheel for a 1970 robbery she hoped would change the world, but it ends in tragedy and she disappears, beginning the longest stretch of any woman on the FBI's Most Wanted List. More than 20 years later, she's ready to tell the truth.
Wrap up your weekend at Roger Williams Park Zoo, where the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular is back with an all-new trail celebrating the art of the pun. Thousands of hand-carved pumpkins bring clever wordplay to life, so expect plenty of smiles, groans and laughs along the way.
Check our full events calendar below for ALL the things to do in and around Providence this weekend.