Mayor Elorza Announces Citywide Summer Cookout Schedule

Neighborhood cookouts to be held at recreation centers from 6:00pm-8:00pm throughout the summer, offer free food and family-friendly activities

PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today joined Providence Parks and Recreation, the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and the Healthy Communities Office to announce the schedule for citywide summer cookouts which will offer free food and family friendly activities and be held in recreation centers on select dates from 6:00pm-8:00pm.

Providence fields, parks, pools, waterparks and recreation centers have seen vast improvements and an expansion in programming in recent years through investments supported by Mayor Elorza and the Providence City Council. This season, city pools will offer new outdoor grills, beach tables and chairs as well as shading structures to enhance the experience of visitors.

Mayor Elorza will join Providence Recreation Director Michael Stephens and staff as well as community members at Zuccolo Recreation Center on Monday, July 23 at 7:15pm to kick off the citywide summer cookouts

The Citywide Summer Cookout schedule is below:

• Due to rain, the cookout scheduled for Tuesday, July 17 at Zuccolo Recreation Center, 18 Gesler Street, has been rescheduled to Monday, July 23
• Tuesday, July 24 at Davey Lopes Recreation Center, 227 Dudley Street
• Monday, July 30 at West End Recreation Center, 109 Bucklin Street
• Tuesday, August 7 at Neutaconkanut Recreation Center, 675 Plainfield Street
• Wednesday, August 15 at Rogers Recreation Center, 60 Camden Avenue