First Night Fall River is Free!

One of the nicest First Night's I've ever performed at was First Night Fall River. One of the reasons why is that it's free! That really puts people in the holiday mood! The other thing is that it's not very large, so you see more of the community come out.


Festivities begin at 6:30 pm with a Mardi Gras parade leaving from Kennedy Park, where free masks, maracas and other party favors will be given to the first 500 to arrive; travels down South Main Street to Government Center, where the first floor will be transformed into a "Candyland" theme. All 17 venues are around Government Center and will be open 7 pm-midnight. Entertainment begins at 7:30 pm, with most performers doing four sets, at 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30. There will be a huge barbecue pit,a lifesize Candyland Game you can actually play, giant gingerbread house, and woodcarving demonstrations. Free ice skating will be set up next to the Fall River Post Office, and there'll be fireworks displays at 7 pm and midnight.

Sadly, they don't seem to have a website, so give them a call to see who's performing. Looking over their schedule, I noticed the Wright Brothers, the Suspenders, Alex the Jester, Sparky's Puppets, and Roomful of Blues. I can attest that all of those performers are really quite good!

Give them a call at (508) 324-2600 to get the full schedule.