(East Providence, Rhode Island) The largest and oldest Home Show in Southern New England is returning to the Rhode Island Convention Center Thursday March 11 through Sunday March 14. Rhode Island’s longest running show with over 300 exhibitors, how- to- seminars, children’s entertainment and cooking demonstrations!
Attendees will quickly see that “It’s All Here” at the 2010 show. The Rhode Island Convention Center will be filled with aisles of useful information on home building and remodeling trends, including how to make your home more energy efficient.
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Special seminars on How to Hire a Contractor, Kitchen and Bathroom Trends, Green Building, Landscape Design and more will be held over the course of the show.
The popular Rejuvenation Night returns to the Home Show for three nights. Thursday, Friday and Saturday night from 6pm-9pm, attendees can relax with free spa treatments from Renovo Heath and Wellness, taste wines from the vineyards of the Coastal Wine Trail and sample Cabot cheese and delectable chocolate treats!
The award winning chefs from Newport Restaurant Week return to the Home Show demonstration kitchen. Cooking demonstrations and recipe sampling from the kitchens of Newport and Bristol County Restaurants will take place Thursday and Friday evening from 6-8, Saturday from 11am-8pm and Sunday from 11am-5pm.
Sunday is family fun day at the home show, children 12 years of age and younger will be admitted free all day long.
Kaleidoscope Theater returns with performances on Saturday and Sunday of “The Magic of Story time” a wonderful interactive presentation filled with songs, fables, fantasy, and fun. Parents, bring your cameras! The princesses including Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood will be roaming the show floor to meet and greet children of all ages!
Lon Cerel will entertain and amaze with his balloon creations and magic on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.
AAA Day is Thursday
“Show Your Card & Coupon to Save” $4 on Full-price Adult Admission.
AAA Discounts – Friday through Sunday
“Show Your Card & Coupon to Save” $2 on Full-price Adult Admission.
Parking Discount – Thursday & Friday
Save $2 on Convention Center garage parking on Thursday and Friday, by bringing your parking ticket to the Rhode Island Builders Association’s booth (new location inside the Exhibit Hall).
TICKETS: Tickets cost $10 for adults; $8 for seniors; $3 for children 6-12; and children 5 free information, visit ribahomeshow.com.
History of the Home Show
The Home Show began in 1948 as the “Home Builders Exposition,” the Rhode Island Builders Association’s (RIBA’s) prime contribution to National Home Week, and has become the association’s premier public event.
That first show, chaired by RIBA charter member Albert J. Lamarre of Pawtucket, had 52 exhibitors and created an immediate sensation. In 1949, it became “The Home Builders Show” and, until 1952, the show took place at the Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence.
The only interruption came in 1954, courtesy of Hurricane Carol, when the show had to be cancelled, but RIBA caught up again in 1955 with “The Home Festival” that spring.
Over the last half century, RIBA’s annual show has gone through 16 names, has been managed by eight different production companies and has taken place in seven different locations, reflecting the ever-wider scope of home ownership.
In 1994, the Home Show moved into the brand new Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. Since that year, the show has basked in 100,000 square feet of exhibit space and is enjoyed by thousands of visitors each day, a far cry from that humble start in 1948!
The Rhode Island Builders Association solely owns and operates the Home Show at the R.I. Convention Center. RIBA was founded in 1945 as a non-profit trade association providing educational, business and professional development services to the residential construction industry. In addition to promoting job safety and product quality to its 1,400 member companies, RIBA is an advocate for a host of housing issues including affordability and economic development.
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