Gaspee Days tribute to return to Pawtuxet Village this weekend

WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — The Gaspee Days 5K and parade will return to the heart of Pawtuxet Village this weekend.

The annual celebration commemorates the burning of the HMS Gaspee in 1772.

A non-denominational gathering at Trinity Episcopal Church in Cranston will start off the weekend at 8 a.m. on Saturday.

The annual 5K foot race will step off at 9:30 a.m. at 2052 Broad Street in Cranston.

A file photo of the Gaspee Days parade at Pawtuxet Village. (WLNE)

Those participating in the race can pick up their bibs and t-shirts in advance on Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. at O’Rourke’s Bar and Grill in Warwick and again from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Revolution Broad Street in Cranston.

The race will finish at Rhodes Place, near the reviewing stand for the parade.

Colonial groups will march down a two-mile stretch of Narragansett Parkway starting at 10 a.m. in full uniform.

The parade will feature fife and drum players, firetrucks, and miniature cars.

A file photo of the Gaspee Days parade at Pawtuxet Village. (WLNE)

The Burning of the Gaspee presentation will be held at 4 p.m. at Pawtuxet Park on Sunday.

The Gaspee Day’s Symphony in the Park will be held Saturday, June 17 at Pawtuxet Park from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

It will be followed by the grand fireworks show just down the street at Salter Grove Memorial Park. The fireworks are expected to start at 9 p.m.

The show was set for last weekend but was cancelled due to the weather.