Providence Events

Providence, Rhode Island might appear like a tiny speck on a U.S. map, but it offers a variety of entertainment options to please even the most demanding audiences. Hockey fans flock to Dunkin’ Donuts Center (formerly the Providence Civic Center) to cheer on their AHL home team the Providence Bruins. “The Dunk” has also been the site of many collegiate tournaments, including the first 1980 Big East Conference men's basketball tournament; a number of ECAC basketball tournaments; NCAA basketball tournament 1st and 2nd round games in 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, and 1996; the 1978 and 1985 regionals. Needless to say, college sports is a major attraction in Providence, driven in part by the long-time rivalries between Brown University, Providence College (a member of the Big East Conference) and the University of Rhode Island.

Arts and theater lovers are sure to appreciate the variety, and caliber, of the cultural productions hosted at such esteemed venues as the Providence Performing Arts Center, the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, and the Providence Festival Ballet. Providence is also home to a thriving underground rock music scene with some of the hottest acts playing at the legendary venue Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel (the subject of the acclaimed documentary Complex World).

If Providence is your destination, let TickCo be your ticket provider for some of the best entertainment the city has to offer.