Join the City of East Providence for an unforgettable evening of music, entertainment, food, family fun, and a spectacular fireworks display as we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Independence Day!

Friday, July 3, 2026
Pierce Field
Gates Open at 6:00 PM
FREE Admission
Rain Date: July 6

Enjoy live performances from:
19th Nervous Breakdown – A Tribute to The Rolling Stones
Midnight Metaphor
Brother to Brother Band
Special Entertainment by Chiqui Versace

Ed Sweeney takes his audience on an American Musical Journey playing guitar, 5-string banjo and fretless banjo. This concert celebrates the 250th anniversary of America through traditional folk songs, blues, ragtime, and banjo tunes. In this performance, Ed Sweeney will weave portraits of our American history and life by performing songs and instrumentals from colonial times, the Civil War, the Western Expansion, the Cowboy songs, Railroad Songs, the Great Depression, World Wars to our current day and how all of these events relate our history.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The City of East Providence has announced the tax rates for Fiscal Year 2026, with tax bills scheduled to begin arriving in mailboxes in the coming weeks.

The City of East Providence experienced significant growth in its tax base, in part due to commercial and residential development and investments in utility infrastructure.

Although the approved budget increase in the tax levy is 4%, the actual tax rate only increased by 2.1% due to the growth in the city’s tax base.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The City of East Providence Dept. of Public Works has announced that due to the Memorial Day holiday there will be no rubbish or yard waste collection on Monday, May 25, 2026. Monday’s rubbish and yard waste will be collected on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 and rubbish and yard waste collections for the remainder of the week will be delayed by one day. Residents are asked to have rubbish, recycling and yard waste containers at the curb by 6 a.m. for collection.

Bulky item collection remains the same, collection Friday, May, 29, 2026.

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DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY

Any registered voter may declare his/her candidacy for Council by Ward, Council-At-Large, School Committee by Ward, School Committee-At-Large and Mayor.

File with Local Board of Canvassers on June 22, 23, and 24, 2026 by 4:00 p.m.

NON-PARTISAN PRIMARY TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026

For further information call 435-7502

Hours Are: Mon – Fri 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Thursday 8 am – 6 pm Friday 8 am – 1pm