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Gaspee Days Arts & Crafts Festival Returns This Weekend

A view of the crowd at the 2014 Gaspee Days  Arts and Crafts Festival Sunday, May 25.
A view of the crowd at the 2014 Gaspee Days Arts and Crafts Festival Sunday, May 25.

Warwick, RI – The Gaspee Days Arts and Crafts Festival will treat crowds to the fare and wares of more than 100 art, craft and food vendors for its 50th annual celebration along Narragansett Parkway this weekend.

More than 50,000 people are expected to walk up and down Narragansett Parkway Memorial Day weekend starting Saturday, May 23, lasting through Monday.

Kids enjoy the bounce house at the 2014 Gaspee Days  Arts and Crafts Festival Sunday, May 25.
Kids enjoy the bounce house at the 2014 Gaspee Days Arts and Crafts Festival Sunday, May 25.

The three days also feature a food court full of craft-fair fare, Pawtuxet Park filled with live music and children’s amusements and games.

The Fair usually helps raise about half of the $40,000 the Gaspee Days Committee needs to fund the Gaspee Days Parade, scheduled for June 13 this year. The Committee runs several other fundraisers from May 1 through June 15.

If you’d like a look at what to expect from the event, check out the Warwick Post’s 2014 photo gallery from the Gaspee Days Arts and Crafts Festival.

The festival begins at 10 a.m. each day:

Saturday, May 23 2015, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 24 2015, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday, May 25 2015, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

A full list of Gaspee Days events and fundraisers is available at Gaspee.com.

Rob Borkowski
Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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