2025 Fiends of Brown Street Park - Halloween Party + Parade

 

The beloved Brown Street Park Halloween Party and Parade is back again this year!

The spook-tacular festivities begin in the park starting at 3:30 PM on Halloween.

This event is free!

There will be a DJ, snacks, games and crafts for kids. The parade around the neighborhood starts at 5:30 PM with The Undertow Band.

2024 Fiends of Brown Street Park - Halloween Party & Parade

 

The beloved Brown Street Park Halloween Party and Parade is back again this year!

The spook-tacular festivities begin in the park starting at 3:30 PM on Halloween.

This event is free!

There will be a DJ, snacks, games and crafts for kids. The parade around the neighborhood starts at 5:30 PM led by The Undertow Band.

2023 Fiends of Brown Street Park - Halloween Party + Parade

 

The beloved Brown Street Park Halloween Party and Parade is back again this year!

The spook-tacular festivities begin in the park starting at 3:30 PM on Halloween.

This event is free!

There will be a DJ, snacks, games and crafts for kids. The parade around the neighborhood starts at 5:30 PM led by a marching band.

Help us make sure we can continue to host great events at Brown Street Park. Donate via: bit.ly/supportFBSP

2022 Movie Night in the Park Summer Series

 

Announcing our 2022 Movie Night in the Park Summer Series!!!

Please join us for our 1st movie of the night which will be THE MUPPETS beginning at sunset. Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy the show!

2nd Annual Spooky Streets House Decorating Contest

 

Help us turn College Hill into a ghoulish scene this Halloween. The spookiest house wins prizes! 

Deadline to enter: October 23rd. 

Decorate your house & add it to the map via bit.ly/FBSPspookystreets by October 23rd. 

The winner will be announced on Halloween!

Contest is open to residents of the "Fiends of Brown Street Park" Spooky Streets boundaries: bordered by Olney Street, Benefit Street, Angell Street, and Thayer Street.

A team of judges and popular Instagram/Facebook vote will select the winner. 

The Friends of Brown Street Park's Spooky Streets House Decorating Contest is also supported by the College Hill Neighborhood Association, Mile of History Association, Partnership for Providence Parks, Providence Department of Recreation.

For event updates, check out the Facebook event listing: https://fb.me/e/3yG90xoMg

Like the work the Friends of Brown Street Park is doing? Help support our events. Donate via: https://bit.ly/supportFBSP

Please join us for a Movie Night in the Park! We will start with Storytelling with Marc Kohler at 7pm and our movie of the night will be BEETHOVEN beginning at 8 PM. Bring a blanket!

COVID precautions such as child masks, physical distancing, and maintaining pods are recommended.

 

Construction Notice - Renovations start April 26th

 

While the park is being renovated, check out the park finder map to find other parks with adult fitness and playgrounds!

Park Finder

Note: Two trees will be cut down and a few trimmed by the Providence Forestry Department as part of the renovation

Spooky Streets House Decorating Contest - Register to Enter by October 23rd

Help us turn College Hill into a ghoulish scene this Halloween. The spookiest house wins prizes! 

Deadline to enter: October 23rd. 

Decorate your house & add it to the map via bit.ly/FBSPspookystreets by October 23rd. 

The winner will be announced on Halloween!

Contest is open to residents of the "Fiends of Brown Street Park" Spooky Streets boundaries: bordered by Olney Street, Benefit Street, Angell Street, and Thayer Street.

A team of judges and popular Instagram/Facebook vote will select the winner. 

The Friends of Brown Street Park's Spooky Streets House Decorating Contest is also supported by the College Hill Neighborhood Association, Mile of History Association, Partnership for Providence Parks, Providence Department of Recreation.

For event updates, check out the Facebook event listing: https://fb.me/e/3yG90xoMg

Like the work the Friends of Brown Street Park is doing? Help support our events. Donate via: https://bit.ly/supportFBSP

 

Join us for a socially distant Park Planting and Plant Exchange Day. Bring your clearly marked bulbs, hostas, daylilies, perennials, collected seeds, and outdoor plant divisions to plant along the park’s fence line or exchange and find something new that you have been waiting for! Please make sure to reference locally invasive species if you are unsure: http://rinhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Invasive-and-Weedy-Plants-in-RI-2020_-FINAL.pdf

BAG, TAG, and DRAG your offerings to trade or give away to other gardeners. No money is involved, come with your plants and enjoy a socially distant planting or exchange. Please label all of your plants!

We ask that you please stay home if you have tested positive for COVID, are currently experiencing COVID symptoms, have been in close contact with a positive COVID case, or have otherwise been instructed to quarantine. All attendees must wear face coverings and will be asked for provide contact information for contact tracing purposes.

Friends of Brown Street Park and CHNA are excited to partner with the Providence Parks Department in co-hosting a Zoom community meeting at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, May 20 to review and provide feedback on three concepts for a revitalized Brown Street Park.

We apologize for the short notice, but with next week being a short week due to the Memorial Day Holiday and The Providence Parks Dept's deadline for funding looming, we need feedback as soon as possible.

We are hoping you can join the call and offer feedback on the proposals. Please help get the word out to your neighbors!!

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It is with regret that we are cancelling this year's Halloween Celebration & Parade due to the inclement weather forecast. Thank you all for your support, especially to our generous sponsors, partners and volunteers.

For those still in the Halloween spirit, some Fiends of Brown Street park will be joining the Vincent Brown Recreation Center's Halloween party at 4:30 PM!

438 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906
Vincent Brown Recreation Center

They will have games, food, prizes, candy and music! Costumes are encouraged.

12th Annual Halloween Celebration & Parade

We are excited to announce our 12th annual Halloween Party and Parade!

Don't miss the festivities on Thursday, October 31 from 3:30pm-6:30pm. Kids can join in on crafts, games, eat pizza and snacks, and then join a neighborhood parade with the amazing local band, Black Out Drum Squad. The event is free and supported by Friends of Brown Street Park, Admiral Packaging, Providence Parks + Recreation, Partnership for Providence Parks, The Gordon School, Squashbusters, Chex Finer Foods, Whole Foods, Providence Dept. of Art, Culture and Tourism.


This GoFundMe is to raise the necessary funds to pay for an amazing local marching band that will lead a neighborhood parade, food and beverage that will be provided for free to attendees, and little Halloween treats. https://www.gofundme.com/f/friends-of-brown-street-park-halloween-parade

Superhero Zero Trash Earth Day Event! Join us for our annual Earth Day Clean-up on Saturday April 27th from 9:00am - 12:00pm. Dress as your favorite superhero or superheroine!  Come join us as we celebrate and clean up our playground & sensory garden.  Snacks, trash bags, leaf bags, and disposable gloves providence by the Providence Parks Department. If you have them, please bring gardening gloves, rakes, and other gardening tools.  Sample activities will be planting, mulching, and the general sprucing up our landscape. Capes will be provided for children as supplies last. We look forward to seeing you there!

This event is part of the 7th Annual City of Providence Earth Day Spring Cleaning, hosted by Mayor Jorge Elorza.  Please see our facebook event. Registration is not required to volunteer, but is appreciated for planning.

2018 Halloween Party & Parade

It is on! We are excited to announce our annual Halloween Party and Parade! Don't miss the festivities on Wednesday, October 31 from 4:00pm-5:30pm. Kids can join in on crafts, games, eat pizza and snacks, and then join a neighborhood parade with the amazing band, Hot Tamale Brass Band. The event is free and is supported by Friends of Brown Street Park, Admiral Packaging, The Gordon School, Providence Parks + Recreation, Partnership for Providence Parks, Squashbusters, and the Downtown Providence Parks Conservatory.


Call for Event Volunteers!
We are in desperate need of volunteers to help our event run smoothly! This is a great opportunity for a parent, grandparent, older sibling, or community member to help us during the event. Please visit this link to view and sign-up for volunteer opportunities!

Earth Day Clean-Up: April 28 at 9:00am

Join us for our annual Earth Day Clean-Up on Saturday, April 28 from 9:00am-12:00pm (it is youth-led!). Roll up your sleeves to help us get the park ready for spring. Sample activities will be planting, mulching, and the general sprucing up of our landscape. If you have them, please bring gardening gloves, rakes, and other gardening tools. We look forward to seeing you there!

This is part of a city-wide initiative. Registration is not required to volunteer, but is appreciated for planning purposes: http://www.providenceri.gov/2018-providence-earth-day-spring-cleaning/.

2017 Halloween Party and Parade

We are excited to announce our annual Halloween Party and Parade! Don't miss the festivities on Tuesday, October 31 from 4:00pm-5:30pm. Kids can join in on crafts, games, eat pizza and snacks, and then join a neighborhood parade with the amazing marching band, What Cheer? Brigade. The event is free and is supported by Friends of Brown Street Park, Stop & Shop, Admiral Packaging, Providence Parks + Recreation, Partnership for Providence Parks, East Side/Mt. Hope YMCA, Providence Rotary Interact Club, Providence Healthy Communities Office, The Wheeler School, The Gordon School, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, and Eastside Marketplace.

Call for Donations!
This GoFundMe is to raise the necessary funds to pay for an amazing local marching band that will lead a neighborhood parade, food and beverage that will be provided for free to attendees, and little Halloween treats. Please consider donating!


Call for Event Volunteers!
We are in desperate need of volunteers to help our event run smoothly! This is a great opportunity for a parent, grandparent, older sibling, or community member to help us during the event. Please visit this link to view and sign-up for volunteer opportunities!

EVENT CANCELLED! Celebrate Providence! PCFF in the Park

TONIGHT'S EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER!

We are excited to announce that the Providence Children's Film Festival will have a FREE screening at Brown Street Park on Wednesday, August 2 at 8:00pm. Please bring lawn chairs/blankets and join us for this lovely evening! Please visit the Providence Children's Film Festival website to learn more about additional PCFF events occurring in the Providence parks.

Halloween Party and Parade

We are excited to announce our annual Halloween Party and Parade! This is the 10 year anniversary! Don't miss the festivities on Monday, October 31 from 4:00pm-5:30pm. Kids can join in on crafts, games, eat pizza and snacks, enjoy Klezmer music, and then join a neighborhood parade with the amazing marching band, What Cheer? Brigade.

The event is free and sponsored by Friends of Brown Street Park, SNS, Dunkin' Donuts, Providence Parks + Recreation, East Side/Mt. Hope YMCA, Crossfit Providence, The Wheeler School, The Gordon School, and Whole Foods Market University Heights.

Call for Event Volunteers!
We are in desperate need of volunteers to help our event run smoothly! This is a great opportunity for a parent, grandparent, older sibling, or community member to help us during the event. Please visit this link to view and sign-up for volunteer opportunities!

Volunteer Organizer(s) Needed for Next Year’s Concerts

Do you enjoy planning events, checking-out the vibrant local music scene, and contributing to Providence’s summer arts calendar? If so, please consider volunteering to organize next year’s summer concert series!

This is the final year that our current volunteers will be managing the summer concerts and we need new volunteer(s) for the summer program to continue. If you would like to learn more about what the volunteer position entails, please contact Carolyn Beal.

2016 Summer Concert Schedule

We are delighted to announce our 2016 Celebrate Providence summer concert series! All concerts occur from 5:30pm-7:30pm and are free of charge.

·         Wednesday, July 13: The Red Pennys

·         Wednesday, July 27: Jeff Byrd & Dirty Finch

While at the concert, enjoy a delicious dinner from a food truck! Healthy snacks will also be on sale, donated by our sponsor, Whole Foods Market University Heights.

The “Celebrate Providence” summer concert series is sponsored by the City of Providence, Mayor Jorge Elorza, the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, the Department of Parks + Recreation, and the Partnershipfor Providence Parks.