Upcoming Events

Saturday, July 12 at 10am

Providence’s Green Book Sites Along Benefit Street

Pre-Civil Rights-era travel guides like The Negro Motorist Green Book directed African-American motorists to garages, beauty parlors, hotels, restaurants, and drug stores at would serve their needs. On Providence’s Benefit Street, many Green…

October 5 - 11, 2025

PPS’s Festival of Modern Design (October 5 – 11, 2025)

This year, PPS’s Festival of Historic Houses goes MODERN – and stretches to an entire week of programs that explore modernism in Providence in the period 1950 to 1990. Join us on…

Saturday, September 27 at 9am (Sep 28 rain date)

Walk the PVD Crosstown Trail: A 13-Mile Urban Hike!

Inspired by the San Francisco Crosstown Trail, this walking route traverses both quiet neighborhoods and a variety of parks across the city of Providence. The first half of the trail (7.5 miles,…