What to do in Providence in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Mar 28

  Cloth of the Earth: Indigo, Cape Verde, and West African Knowledge

  RISD Museum · College Hill

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 20

  Building Books with Dayanita Singh

  Brown Arts Institute · College Hill

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Mar 14

  A Medley of Irises

  RISD Museum · College Hill

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Mar 5

  A Shared Journey

  RISD Museum · College Hill

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Sep 24

  Brighten Up! Contemporary Enamels

  RISD Museum · College Hill

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Feb 28

  Ways of Looking

  RISD Museum · College Hill

  • Visual arts

• Theatre

  until Dec 31

  A Christmas Carol

  Trinity Repertory Company · Downtown

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  until Dec 23

  The 122nd Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale

  Providence Art Club · College Hill

  • Visual arts

• Theatre

  until Dec 13

  Seagulls

  The Wilbury Theatre Group · West Side

  • Theatre

• Visual arts

  until Jun 6

  In the Making: 150 Years of Collecting at the RISD Museum

  RISD Museum · College Hill

  • Visual arts

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Turnover + Trauma Ray

  Fête Music Hall · West Side

  • Music

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Leanna Firestone + Sydney Sprague

  Alchemy · Jewelry District

  • Music

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• Music

  —Time not announced

  Sara Evans

  Historic Park Theatre & Event Center · Cranston

  • Music

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Chris Isaak

  Historic Park Theatre & Event Center · Cranston

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Curly Taylor (Zydeco Trouble)

  Curly Taylor

  The Met · Pawtucket

  • Music
  • Zydeco and cajun

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  The Wood Brothers

  Historic Park Theatre & Event Center · Cranston

  • Music

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Literature

  2 PM

  A Christmas Carol Marathon Reading

  Providence Athenaeum · College Hill

  • Literature

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Forager

  Alchemy · Jewelry District

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Vincent Antone and Phyphr

  The Met · Pawtucket

  • Music

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Cherry Poppin' Daddies

  Historic Park Theatre & Event Center · Cranston

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  WaterFire Holiday Basin Lighting

  WaterFire Providence · West Side (arts center); lightings downtown

  • Music
  • Visual arts

  Free

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Less Than Jake

  Strand Ballroom & Theatre · Downtown

  • Music
  • Punk
  • Ska punk

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Tab Benoit

  Historic Park Theatre & Event Center · Cranston

  • Music

Sunday, December 13, 2026

• Music

  3 PM

  Handel's Messiah

  Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra · Providence Singers · Christine Noel · Maya Kherani · Emily Marvosh ·…

  Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The Vets) · Downtown

  • Music

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• Music

  —Time not announced

  CDC

  Alchemy · Jewelry District

  • Music
  • Hardcore
  • Punk

Monday, December 14, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Liz Hogg

  Alchemy · Jewelry District

  • Music

Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Lydia Lunch

  Alchemy · Jewelry District

  • Music

• Dance

  —Time not announced

  The Nutcracker (Ballet Rhode Island)

  Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The Vets) · Downtown

  • Dance

Friday, December 18, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Billy Gilman

  Historic Park Theatre & Event Center · Cranston

  • Music

• Dance

  —Time not announced

  The Nutcracker (Ballet Rhode Island)

  Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The Vets) · Downtown

  • Dance

Saturday, December 19, 2026

• Dance

  —Time not announced

  The Nutcracker (Ballet Rhode Island)

  Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The Vets) · Downtown

  • Dance

Sunday, December 20, 2026

• Dance

  —Time not announced

  The Nutcracker (Ballet Rhode Island)

  Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The Vets) · Downtown

  • Dance

Wednesday, December 23, 2026

• Dance

  —Time not announced

  The Nutcracker (Ballet Rhode Island)

  Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The Vets) · Downtown

  • Dance

Saturday, December 26, 2026

• Dance

  —Time not announced

  The Nutcracker (Ballet Rhode Island)

  Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The Vets) · Downtown

  • Dance

Sunday, December 27, 2026

• Dance

  —Time not announced

  The Nutcracker (Ballet Rhode Island)

  Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The Vets) · Downtown

  • Dance

Thursday, December 31, 2026

• Music

  —Time not announced

  WaterFire Lighting (starts at sunset)

  WaterFire Providence · West Side (arts center); lightings downtown

  • Music
  • Visual arts

  Free

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