2008
Gaspee
Days
Arts & Crafts
Festival
Saturday,
May 24th,
Sunday, May 25th &
Monday, May 26th
(Memorial
Day)
<>Starting each day at
10:00 am to 5 pm
Narragansett Parkway, Pawtuxet
Village,
Warwick, RI
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The Annual Gaspee Days Arts &
Crafts Festival held on Memorial Weekend, attracts
approximately 50,000
people
for
three days browsing and purchasing the wares of the 150-200 craft
exhibitors
along Narragansett Parkway in Warwick. All while this is going on,
there
is a professional food court, free family music entertainment, and
other
diversions for the children located in Pawtuxet Park. The proceeds of
the
annual Arts and Crafts fair benefit the running of the annual Gaspee Days
Parade. |
Music Schedule:
- Saturday,
May 24th, 1:00-4:00 pm --Dave
Howard & The Highrollers
- Sunday,
May 25th, 1:00-4:00 pm -- Black & White
- Monday,
May 26th, 1:00-4:00 pm --Blackjack
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Directions:
- From I-95 Northbound: take Exit 14,
(Route 37/Warwick). Travel 0.2 miles East on Route 37, exit
onto
US 1/Post Road North. Travel 3.0 miles straight on Post Road northbound to the
very
end, which will be at the beginning of the Arts & Craft Festival,
along
Narragansett Parkway.
- From I-95 Southbound: Take Exit
16/Route 12 (Park Ave.). Turn Left onto Park Avenue, travel East
1.2 miles to
end
at Broad Street. Turn
Right onto Broad Street. Arts & Craft
Festival
will be 1/2 mile ahead.
 Getting Here Map
Map of Festival
Parking:
Please be advised that
Warwick
Police regularly ticket cars that are illegally parked along side roads
adjoining the festival. $50
fines are usual.
Designated handicapped parking and port-o-johns are available in the
vicinity of Narragansett Parkway and Canonchet Avenue, to the South of
the Arts & Crafts Festival. Please approach this handicapped
accessible area from
the South/West via Narragansett Parkway.
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Getting Here Map