WaterFire lighting, fireworks show to mark New Year’s Eve celebration in Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Capital City is offering a packed New Year’s Eve celebration, complete with a WaterFire lighting, to welcome in 2025.

Providence’s celebrations start at 5 p.m. at Innovation District Park.

There will be food trucks and beverages from the Guild Beer Garden.

WaterFire will be lit around 6 p.m. while a drum troupe and salsa dancers perform.

The fireworks show then goes off at 8:30 p.m. before the party officially wraps up at 9 p.m.

The city encourages visitors to enjoy local establishments to watch the ball drop.