Details about the 2010 Fireworks display here.
2007 4th of July fireworks | Photo by Jef Nickerson
Fireworks have been going off here on Federal Hill for the better part of a month (seriously, there’s a guy on Federal Street who puts on a show that rivals New York’s), but the official fireworks display is set for July 4th, this year at India Point Park.
Mayor’s Office press release:
Mayor David N. Cicilline announced today that the City of Providence and the Providence Tourism Council will sponsor an Independence Day Celebration on July 4th at India Point Park which will include performances by Providence’s own RPM Voices, The Carlos de León Band and a spectacular fireworks display at (approximately 9:15 pm).
The Independence Day Celebration will kick off at 7:30pm with a performance by RPM Voices, a community choral group with members ranging in age from 13 to 94. The group will present a program of inspirational and patriotic songs.
The Carlos de León Band takes center stage at 8:15pm. Trumpet player Carlos de León fuses the music of his native Dominican Republic with the sounds of Cuba, Brazil, and Puerto Rico to create jazz, salsa, and samba. With his clear sense of history, the Latin jazz master nurtures the Afro-Latino connection with a variety of cultures in his music.
The celebration will end in traditional Independence Day style, with a fireworks display lighting up the sky above India Point Park at dark (approximately 9:15 pm).
The Independence Day concerts and fireworks in India Point Park on July 4th are free and open to the public. The event is presented and sponsored by Mayor David N. Cicilline, the Department of Art, Culture & Tourism, the Providence Parks Department, and the Providence Tourism Council.
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The India Street exit is backed up over the Iway Bridge. City needs a parking plan for next year. Otherwise, it is really nice to have a giant event in India Point Park.
In other news. The Mayor just boarded a fire boat.
The Carlos DeLeon concert and the fireworks were great. However, who put together the music that accompanied the fireworks? Was it someone local? It was not inspired and in fact detracted from the fireworks in my opinion. It was completely out of sync with the band preceding it and was not very diverse. I’m pretty sure Ray Charles was the only non-white singer in the bunch, and it seemed in general to have a right wing quality to it. Just wondering…