The Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy and Providence Children’s Film Festival present a FREE screening of Wes Anderson’s animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox, based on the Roald Dahl book. The event kicks off with the Burnside Music Series + Beer Garden for grown-ups and play at the brand-new Brandon’s Beach Playground for kiddos. At dusk, a giant movie screen lights up with the world premiere of PCFF’s Stop Motion Heroes, a super-short film created in one afternoon by children at Kidoinfo’s Art in the Park program.
4:30-7:30pm Burnside Music Series + Beer Garden featuring The ‘Mericans (5:30-6:30), DJ Analog Underground, and the Trinity Beer Garden (open until 9pm). Kids can play all evening on the new Brandon’s Beach Playground and enjoy Fantastic Fox art-making, face painting, games and hot popcorn!
This screening of Fantastic Mr. Fox wraps up a wonderful summer exploring the Wonky World of Roald Dahl at Art in the Park with hands-on art projects pulled from the pages Dahl’s beloved books by local artists Ricky Katowicz and Alison Paul.