It is very important that you consider the following expenses:
Meals
Eating out may cost about $30-60/day.
Transportation
Before reserving a place to stay, please use maps.google.com or Rome2rio.com to determine travel time to and from the venue. Most hotels are not in walking distance to the Waterfire Arts Center. Providence has limited public transit options. RIPTA Bus 92 drops off an 8 minute walk away from Waterfire Arts Center. Taxis and Uber/Lyft cost anywhere from $10-35 per trip depending on where you are traveling from in Providence.
Lodging
The closest option is The Omni Providence Hotel just a four minute drive from the WaterFire Arts Center. The Omni is about $163.00 USD per night. For more affordable options vendors are encouraged to look into hostels in Providence such as Michie Hostal (also check this link and this link too)
The Omni Providence Hotel, 1 W Exchange St, Providence, RI 02903
Parking
WaterFire Arts Center has free parking. Please note after unloading, please park vehicles in designated parking areas for vendors to leave room for event customers/attendees.