Rhode Island’s 46th Annual Heritage Festival

Join the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission for the 46th Annual Rhode Island Heritage Festival, Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 12:00 – 5:00 PM at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence.

Program Schedule:

11:50 AM: The RI Heritage Festival kicks off with a Flag Parade around the building.

12:00 PM:

Opening Remarks: RIHPHC Executive Director Jeffrey Emidy

Welcome: Governor Daniel J. McKee

Land Acknowledgment: Silvermoon Mars LaRose

Emcees: Angela Sharkey and Kobi Dennis

Ahlyha Nicole Bright – Singing the National Anthem

Tia Alexi Roberts, Dinalyn Spears, and Jennifer Weston – Jingle Dress Dance

Fraternidad Folklorica Boliviana – Dance Group

PADAM – Kuchipudi, Indian Classical Dance Group

Lydia Perez and Youruba 2 – Puerto Rican Drum Group

SGTV Applebaum Bavarian Folkdance Group

1:00 PM

Nazeli Armenian Dance Group – Dance

Rhode Island Black Storytellers

Dance BFF – Bollywood Dance

Arte Latino of New England – Storytelling

Azama Dance Group – Middle Eastern Dance

French American School of Rhode Island – Singing

2:00 PM

The Colombian American Cultural Society – Dance

RI Swedish Heritage Association – Swedish Folk Songs

Quisqueya In Action Folklore Dance – Dominican Dance

Rhode Island Tamil Sangam and School – Dance Group

Medalit Scott – Peruvian Folklore Dance

3:00 PM

Aftab Dance Group – Iranian Dance

Arte Latino of New England – Storytelling

Kelley School of Irish Dance – Dance

Morenada Boliviana San Bartolome – Dance Group

Seoyon Kim – Korean Harp

4:00 PM

Napua O’ Polynesia – Dance

Rhythm Nation Dance Company – Filipino Dance Group

Ecuador Sumag Llacta – Dance and Musical Performance

India Association of Rhode Island – Dance

Falun Dafa Association of New England – Meditation Instruction

Cultural Tables and Vendors:

Andean Cultural Center of Rhode Island

Arte Latino of New England

Books Are Wings

Cape Verdean Museum

Center for Southeast Asians

Colombia In Rhode Island

Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island

Falun Dafa Association of New England

Greater Providence YMCA

India Association of Rhode Island

India Museum & Heritage Society

International House of Rhode Island

Iranian American Cultural Society of Rhode Island

Korean American Association of Rhode Island

Lady Elfreda H. Thorpe and Williametta Thorpe

Medalit Scott representing Peru

Peace Flag Project

RI Black Heritage Society

RI Day of Portugal

RI Office of Attorney General

RI Emergency Management Agency

RI Department of Health

RI Swedish Heritage Association

RI Tamil Sangram

Roger Williams Park Zoo

St Andrew’s Society of RI

Tomaquag Museum

Turkish American Cultural Society of Rhode Island

United Way 211 RV

RI’s 46th Heritage Festival is made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Many participating organizations are current or alumni members of the RI Expansion Arts Program which is supported by the RI State Council on the Arts, Rhode Island Humanities, and the Rhode Island Foundation.