Upcoming Events
Autumnfest Parade
The Annual Autumnfest Parade will feature over 45 Participating Groups, 17 Bands, and various floats. Kicking off at 9:30am on Diamond Hill Road, the parade will march all the way to Social Street, ending at Autumnfest to begin the final day of the festival!
Fireworks
After the Zac Brown Tribute Band, sit back and enjoy a fantastic fireworks show!
Sons Of Skynyrd
Sons Of Skynryd is the Northeast’s premiere Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Band. Sons of Skynyrd has been playing venues large and small, all over the northeast United States for over 16 years. Their show includes all the hits of The Lynyrd Skynyrd Band. Upon request, they also add in hits by Southern Rock favorites such as Molly Hatchet, Allman Brothers Band, ZZ Top, and Marshall Tucker Band to name a few. Sons of Skynyrd takes pride in paying tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd and it shows in each and every performance. Sons of Skynyrd is a tribute band that takes no prisoners!
The Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree is the nation’s premiere tribute to U2. The Joshua Tree pride themselves with their ability to generate a unique musical experience that does not lend itself to impersonations. Without compromising artistic integrity, the band has gone to great lengths to reproduce the distinct sound of one of the world’s most popular rock bands. Playing each song with the same intensity and emotion, Joshua Tree covers all phases of U2’s music catalog.
EA Sports Tournament
FEES AND AWARDS
$25.00 Non Refundable Entry fee per person; payment to be made online (at the bottom of the registration page)
Cash prizes: 1st place $200, 2nd place $100
Date and Time
Tournament will be held at the Autumnfest Grounds on Saturday, October 12th 2023 from 4:00PM-7:00PM
Games
Tournament 1 College Football 25
Tournament 2 NBA 2k25
Double elimination
Cornhole Tournament
FEES AND AWARDS
$50.00 Non Refundable Entry fee per team (2 person teams) Payment to be made online (at the bottom of the registration page)
Cash prizes: 1st place $350, 2nd place $200, 3rd place $50
Team Composition
Teams can be any combination of male, female, or non-binary players.
The # of teams will be determined by the number of entries but limited to no more than 32 teams.
Date and Time
Tournament will be held at the Autumnfest Grounds on Saturday, October 12th 2023 from 1:00PM-4:00PM
*** Rain date: Sunday, October 13th from 1:00-4:00pm
Scoring
Each bag on the board =1 point
Each bag in the hole= 3 points
Any bags touching the ground or “bouncing” onto the boards do not count are to be removed prior to the next bag being thrown by the opposing team.
Total points for each team are calculated using only those points that were not cancelled out.
Example:
Team 1 throws 1 bag in the hole and 3 bags land on the board for a total of 6 points;
Team 2 throws 1 bag in the hole and 2 bags land on the board for a total of 5 points;
Then Team 1 receives 1 point for that round.
The team that scores last will have the first throw of the next round.
The first team to score 15 points with the margin of 2 or more will be declared the winner.
The Championship game will be played to a score of 21 points with the margin of 2 or more declaring the winner.
A tie will require extra tosses until a winner is decided.
No shutouts permitted, all games go to 11 or more to win.
Scorekeepers will be provided.
Double Elimination Match
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
FEES AND AWARDS
$25.00 Non Refundable Entry fee per person (18+)- Payments made at the bottom of this page
Cash prizes: 1st place $500, 2nd place $250, 3rd place $100
Team Composition
Teams can be any combination of male or female players/non-binary players. (Teams of max 4 players)
The # of teams will be determined by the number of entries but limited to no more than 20 teams.
Date and Time
Tournament will be held at the Autumnfest Grounds Basketball Courts on Saturday, October 12th from 1pm to 4pm.
** Rain date Sunday, October 13th
Scoring
Every successful shot inside the arc shall be awarded 1 pt.
Every successful shot outside the arc shall be awarded 2 pts.
Every successful free throw shall be awarded 1 pt.
Playing time/Winner of Game
First team to 15 pts or more wins the game if it happens before the end of regular playing time. Regular playing time is 20 minutes running clock.
If the game is tied and hasn’t reached 15 pts when regulation time expires, the first team to 2 points wins in overtime.
Double Elimination Tournament.
More Rules to follow day of event.
Autumnfest 2024
Northern Rhode Island’s Largest Festival returns to celebrate its 46th year.
Drawing over 100,000 attendees over the course of the 3-Day Columbus Day Weekend, Autumnfest has become a time-honored Woonsocket tradition.
Featuring over 60 Handmade and Artisan Vendors, 20 Food Vendors, Rides, Games, Live Music, a 10-Division Parade, and so much more, the 2024 Autumnfest Steering Committee invites you to World War II Veterans Memorial Park from Saturday, October 12th to Monday, October 14th.
Bracelet Night
The ever popular Bracelet Night returns!
On Friday Night, October 11th only, from 6pm-10pm, a purchase of a $35 bracelet entitles you to unlimited rides in the park!
Buy your bracelet online to save $5!
Comedy Night
Join us on Friday September 6th for a night of laughs with local comedians, raffles, silent auctions, light snacks, and a cash bar. 18+ event
Autumnfest Parade
The Annual Autumnfest Parade will feature over 45 Participating Groups, 17 Bands, and various floats. Kicking off at 9:30am on Diamond Hill Road, the parade will march all the way to Social Street, ending at Autumnfest to begin the final day of the festival!
Fireworks
After the Zac Brown Tribute Band, sit back and enjoy a fantastic fireworks show!
Dean Ford and the Beautiful Ones
Dean Ford & The Beautiful Ones is “The Ultimate Tribute 2 Prince.” Dressed 2 the 9's, Dean Ford embodies Prince with every fiber of his being, giving the audience a show as close as you will ever get to the real thing. Ford and company perform all the hits, including the “Purple Rain” album in its entirety. But, it's more than just the songs. He's got the look, the moves, and the sounds down jaw-droppingly well. So well, you'll forget it's only a tribute.
Linger
Based in Denver, Colorado, Linger is the only tribute band to The Cranberries music in all the United States. Their most important hook as a tribute for The Cranberries, is the original voice of our lead singer Mary Kate, (they will never find someone who sings like Dolores O’Riordan). Mary Kate does not try to imitate how Dolores used to sing. She naturally sings similar. Additionally, her passion for The Cranberries music truly captivates the audience along with the band’s energy!
Autumnfest 2023
Northern Rhode Island’s Largest Festival returns to celebrate its 45th year.
Drawing over 100,000 attendees over the course of the 3-Day Columbus Day Weekend, Autumnfest has become a time-honored Woonsocket tradition.
Featuring over 50 Handmade and Artisan Vendors, 20 Food Vendors, Rides, Games, Live Music, a 10-Division Parade, and so much more, the 2023 Autumnfest Steering Committee invites you to World War II Veterans Memorial Park from Saturday, October 7th to Monday, October 9th.
Bracelet Night
The ever popular Bracelet Night returns!
On Friday Night, October 6th only, from 6pm-10pm, a purchase of a bracelet entitles you to unlimited rides in the park!
Autumnfest Parade
The Annual Autumnfest Parade will feature over 45 Participating Groups, 17 Bands, and various floats. Kicking off at 9:30am on Diamond Hill Road, the parade will march all the way to Social Street, ending at Autumnfest to begin the final day of the festival!
Fireworks
After the Zac Brown Tribute Band, sit back and enjoy a fantastic fireworks show!
Zac Brown Tribute Band
“ZBTB recognized how to replicate that sound and bring their audiences the musical magic they would expect to see from their beloved original band by providing a full band to back up some amazing vocals." - nysmusic.com
ZBTB is the premier tribute to the chart-topping Zac Brown Band. With 12 number-one singles and three GRAMMY wins, the Zac Brown Band is one of the hottest names in the music business and ZBTB is the first and most authentic tribute to their recorded music and live show. Not only does ZBTB capture the sound and creativity of the Zac Brown Band but they bring a similar atmosphere of family to their shows while engaging the audience in a way that is all their own.
From the Zac Brown Band’s 2008 breakout hit “Chicken Fried” to the recent sing-along anthem “Homegrown”, ZBTB plays all the hits any country fan knows and loves. In concert, the Zac Brown Band is well known for their renditions of a diverse set of covers, and ZBTB follows suit. With classics like “Enter Sandman”, “Ants Marching” and “Comfortably Numb” in the set, there’s something for everyone at a ZBTB show.
The members of ZBTB come from a wide range of backgrounds. Some have advanced degrees in music, and some have toured internationally - one even played for the circus. They all share some things in common, though: the brotherhood that only being in a band can bring, and the passion and experience to thrill the audience wherever they go.
From cramped pubs to concert halls, NASCAR races to backyard BBQs, and sand-filled parking lots to ocean-side stages, there are die-hard members of the “ZBTB Social Club” everywhere they’ve played. ZBTB is perpetually performing, and always looking for new places to put their “toes in the water, ass in the sand” and play music together for some new friends.
James Montgomery Blues Band
“The James Montgomery Band is tight and exciting, producing onstage music that aggressive, yet self controlled!”- Rolling Stone Magazine
Almost every musicologist and certainly every Blues enthusiast is familiar with the transition of Blues from its’ rural roots in the Delta of the deep South to the urban Blues of often industrialized Northern cities. Driven by economic crisis many blacks migrated northward with the promise of jobs in expanding cities like Chicago and Detroit. Among those who were part of this Great Migration were some of the South’s greatest Blues Masters including, among others, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Jr. Wells, Buddy Guy and Matt Guitar Murphy.
What is often overlooked, is the reverse journey. The journey, or pilgrimage, of a subsequent generation of urban whites back to the Delta to experience first hand the ambience of cities like Clarksdale Mississippi in hopes of connecting with both the visceral and spiritual elements of the Blues that permeate these areas like a God struck slide guitar.
This Journey that started in Detroit in 1949 and culminated at the Crossroads. A journey that finally led to Clarksdale after years Detroit born and raised harp man and his band make their first trip to the Crossroads, to Clarksdale, to Ground Zero, to all the places that had so much meaning for them but they had never seen.
Autumnfest 2022
Northern Rhode Island’s Largest Festival returns for its 44th year.
Drawing over 100,000 attendees over the course of the 3-Day Columbus Day Weekend, Autumnfest has become a time-honored Woonsocket tradition.
Featuring over 50 Handmade and Artisan Vendors, 20 Food Vendors, Rides, Games, Live Music, a 10-Division Parade, and so much more, the 2022 Autumnfest Steering Committee invites you to World War II Veterans Memorial Park from Saturday, October 8th to Monday, October 10th.
Bracelet Night
The ever popular Bracelet Night returns!
For Friday Night, October 7th only, from 6pm-10pm, a purchase of a bracelet entitles you to unlimited rides in the park!
Summerfest
Broaster House will be selling cheeseburgers, fries, doughboys, blooming onions, and hot dogs.
Missy’s Family Restaurant will be selling cold wraps, dynamites, and white chowder.
Bugged Out BBQ will be selling pulled pork sandwiches.
Alien Ice Cream will be selling ice cream.
Del’s Lemonade has frozen lemonade.
Nessa’s Snack Shack will also be selling ice cream.