PPS’s Holiday Festival and Downtown Stroll will feature 11 stunning Downtown Lofts on Saturday, December 6th during the day from 11 A.M. to 4 P.M. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased on Saturday at the Peerless Building Atrium at 150 Union Street, Providence.
The celebration continues afterwards with live entertainment, shopping and holiday treats followed by a procession beginning promptly at 5:45 P.M. at the Westminster Street entrance to the Arcade through downtown culminating at City Hall for the Mayor’s Annual Tree Lighting.
Mayor Cicilline and WJAR anchor Patrice Wood will host the Tree Lighting ceremony at 6 P.M. on the steps of Providence City Hall with performances by the Rhode Civic Chorale, Lincoln School Bells, Voices of Christmas and the Liberian Choir along with a special welcome from PPS Board President, Oliver Bennett. The tree lighting will be followed by a skating demonstration at the Bank of America City Center and free skating for the entire evening.
PPS, in cooperation with the Providence Foundation, Providence/Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Downtown Merchants Association and Shop Downcity, is promoting a Buy Local campaign through its Holiday Festival. Historic Downtown Providence’s local merchants will be open for business throughout the day during the Holiday Festival to give tour goers an opportunity to get some early holiday shopping in. Many businesses will have musicians in their stores to entertain the crowds. For more information on local businesses, visit Shop Downcity or Providence Downtown.
The Providence Preservation Society, founded in 1956, is a nonprofit, membership organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life in the city of Providence through historic preservation and enhancement of the built environment.