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RI Seafood Festival Returns to India Point Park Sept. 11–12, 2027
Seafood is the starting point, not the whole format: the RI Seafood Festival also describes food beyond seafood, drinks from Ocean State producers, live music by local bands, and restaurant and art vendors. Its 2027 edition is scheduled for September 11–12 at India Point Park; the current listing does not identify specific participants or daily hours.
Food is the anchor, with music and art alongside
The annual festival began in 2011 and brings together local purveyors offering seafood and other food, alongside beer, wine and spirits from Rhode Island producers. That makes the announced scope broader than a seafood-only tasting, though the listing does not name particular dishes, producers or vendors for 2027.
Live music by local bands and access to restaurant and art vendors add other reasons to visit. The listing describes a full day of music, but gives no performer names or day-by-day timetable. For now, visitors can understand the festival’s mix, but cannot plan around a particular band, restaurant or artist.
Further reading: RI Seafood Festival | GoProvidence ↗
A local food scene, not a vendor roster
Providence’s culinary backdrop includes Johnson & Wales University’s College of Food Innovation & Technology; generations of its graduates have stayed in the city. That helps explain the wider local food culture in which the festival takes place, but it does not establish which restaurants or producers will participate in 2027.
Further reading: Foodie | GoProvidence ↗

Plan around the details that are confirmed
India Point Park
The festival is scheduled for September 11–12, 2027, at India Point Park, 200 India St, Providence, RI 02903.
Daily times are not listed
The event listing says to check its website for times but does not give opening or closing hours for either date.
Entry and purchases are separate
Admission is ticketed. Depending on the ticket type, entry covers one or both festival days at India Point Park. The ticket includes a full day of live music by local bands and access to restaurant and art vendors; food and drink cost extra. Ticket prices and further ticket-type details are not provided.
Confirm policies that affect your plans
The listing does not state an age policy or re-entry rules, or provide parking, transit, accessibility, entrance, or weather and cancellation details. If any of these could affect your visit, confirm them with the organizer before making plans.
Getting to India Point Park
Destination and directions
The confirmed event destination is India Point Park, 200 India St, Providence, RI 02903. The map link can calculate directions from your starting point; the event listing does not specify a festival entrance or provide transit or parking instructions.
Access information
The listing does not describe accessibility arrangements. Contact the organizer to confirm access or other visitor details you need before going.
Before you make a plan
When is the 2027 RI Seafood Festival?
It is scheduled for September 11–12, 2027, at India Point Park in Providence. Daily hours have not been listed.
What does a ticket include?
Depending on ticket type, admission covers one or both days, a full day of local-band music, and access to restaurant and art vendors. Food and drink are extra; prices are not listed.
Have the 2027 bands and vendors been announced?
The current listing describes the festival’s general format but does not name 2027 performers or vendors or provide a day-by-day schedule.
Is there an age policy or accessibility information?
Neither is stated in the event listing. Check with the organizer if these details affect your plans.
Location & Google Maps
India Point Park
200 India St, Providence, RI 02903
Map search by venue and address. Check the organiser’s entrance details before travelling.
