WaterFire Providence — Full Lighting: 14th Annual Salute to Veterans (November 7, 2026)

WaterFire Providence's 14th Annual Salute to Veterans Full Lighting is on Saturday, November 7, 2026. For the lighting ceremony in the WaterPlace Park basin, 150 veterans and active-duty service members carry torches as torchbearers and form a ring of fire, honoring Rhode Island's veterans from every service branch. The organizer's published schedule runs from 3:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.