Stormwater Innovation Center to Host
Rain Harvest Festival
FREE! A Community Celebration of Water, Science, and Art
(Family at biofact table) Audubon biofact table ignites curiosity at the 2024 Rain Harvest Festival.
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center Pavilion, 1 Floral Ave., Providence, RI
September 28, 2025, 11 am – 2 pm
Festival Information at the Botanical Center Pavilion
Free and Open to the Public
Providence, R.I. (August 20, 2025) – Join a celebration of water, science, and art at the sixth annual Rain Harvest Festival hosted by the Stormwater Innovation Center and City of Providence Parks Department. This free community event in Roger Williams Park will feature environmental activities and workshops, performing artists and musicians, a rain barrel raffle, animal encounters, artmaking opportunities, free food, games, and more! All ages are welcome.
Environmental scientists, educators, and stormwater experts will share their knowledge and encourage public participation with hands-on workshops, demonstrations, activities, and more.
These science-based programs and workshops will be led by experts from 15 Minute Field Trips, Audubon Society of Rhode Island, URI DWELL Lab, Groundwork RI, Narragansett Bay Commission, Northern Rhode Island Conservation District, Providence Streets Coalition, Rhode Island Flood Mitigation Association, RI Resource Recovery Corp., Roger Williams Park Zoo, Save the Bay, The Nature Conservancy, Notable Works, URI Coastal Institute, URI Watershed Watch, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, and more!
(Horseshoe Crab) Visitors get up close with a live horseshoe crab at the 2023 Rain Harvest Festival.
Encounters with both land and aquatic animals will be offered by the Roger Williams Park Zoo and Save the Bay. Arts organization Notable Works will offer creative opportunities and promote a new poetry and art initiative in collaboration with the Stormwater Innovation Center. Attendees may also choose to create art for a new Roger Williams Park Story Walk, sharing their experiences at the Park.
Poets Carol Anderheggen and Lawrence Krips will be offering a free, nature-centered poetry workshop to up to 25 attendees as part of Notable Works’ presence.
Food will be available free of charge. Kay’s Ice Cream truck will have frozen treats like ice cream and lemonade available for purchase.
The City of Providence Parks Department’s investment in over 40 projects to clean polluted stormwater runoff within Roger Williams Park has inspired this yearly event, which highlights the importance of clean water and climate resiliency in our communities.
For more information and a complete schedule of the Rain Harvest Festival performances, workshops, and tours, please visit:
https://www.stormwaterinnovation.org/rainharvestfestival
The Rain Harvest Festival is made possible by a Rhode Island Department of Transportation partnership.