The 2nd Annual GFree Fest – Providence, RI

GFree Fest is a fully gluten free festival held annually in Providence, Rhode Island, showcasing gluten-free products and gluten-friendly restaurants with a full day of eating, drinking, and shopping on March 22nd and 23rd, 2025 at WaterFire Arts Center in Providence, RI.

Founded by a celiac and long-time festival planner, it is the perfect opportunity for gluten-free food lovers to explore new products, meet gluten-friendly businesses, and have a gluten-free cocktail, mocktail, or beer.

GFree Fest is brought to you by the events team at Ampersand Creative Co.. Be sure to check out other Ampersand events like, RI VegFest, Little City Thrifty, The Good Trade Makers Market, and our partner event, Bloom Flower and Home.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

We recommend reading the list of FAQs below and reviewing our website to learn all about GFree Fest. This event is a fun and educational fully gluten free indoor event featuring restaurant popups, local and national food and beverage brands, gluten-free/celiac makers, and more. Restaurants will have full meals for sale, and some may offer samples. Our bar will be fully stocked with gluten free beer and gluten free cocktails and mocktails.

DRINKING:

Bring your ID if you plan on having delicious gluten free cocktails and beer at our bar! Coffee and mocktails will be available, too. We recommend bringing your reusable water bottle, as the venue has several water bottle filling stations.

OMG, A BOOK SWAP!

Bring your gently used books (cookbooks, fiction, non-fiction, whatever you like!) to the event and swap them at our book swap table. At the end of the event, we will donate whatever isn’t claimed. Please, no bibles, dictionaries, encyclopedias, or text books.

SHOPPING:

We recommend bringing your reusable tote bag! Most vendors will accept cash, cards, and cash app payments, but please be aware that there is no ATM on site.

NOTICE OF FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY:

Our events are documented by professional photographers and videographers, as well as local media and members of the press. By attending GFree Fest, you are entering an area where filming and photography occur. By attending this event, you understand that you may be photographed, filmed, or videotaped and you hereby give GFree Fest/Ampersand Creative Co LLC the unqualified right to take pictures and/or recordings of you and grant the perpetual right to use your likeness, image photo (collectively, “image”), without compensation, for broadcast or exhibition in any medium and to put the finished pictures/recordings to any legitimate use without limitation or reservation. You hereby waive, release and forever discharge GFree Fest/Ampersand Creative Co LLC from and against any and all claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of your image.

In the event that GFree Fest 2025 needs to be rescheduled due to COVID-19 or any other reason, tickets will not be refunded and will be valid for a rescheduled date in the future.