Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival Set for Oct. 17-18
The 35th annual Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival is taking place on Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18, at Bowen's Wharf. The event features free admission, numerous food vendors, live music, and benefits the nonprofit Child & Family.
Providence New Bedford, RI, October 16, 2026 —
The 35th annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival is taking place Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18, at Bowen’s Wharf. The event includes free admission, food vendors and live music, and benefits the nonprofit Child & Family.
The festival’s 35th-year milestone is identified in the event summary, which does not provide a year for the October dates. It also does not specify daily hours, the number or names of vendors, the musicians or performance schedule, or how proceeds or other support will benefit Child & Family.
Additional details about the event’s programming and logistics were not provided. The available information does not state whether any activities beyond food vending and live music are planned, or whether visitors need to make arrangements in advance. No admission charge is listed; the summary describes admission as free.
The event is identified as taking place at Bowen’s Wharf. No further location details were included. The summary names Child & Family as the nonprofit the festival benefits but does not describe the organization’s work or specify the form of the benefit.
With those details unavailable, the confirmed information is limited to the festival’s 35th annual edition, its October 17-18 dates, its Bowen’s Wharf location, free admission, food vendors, live music and its benefit for Child & Family.
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