“Music can change the world.” - Beethoven
The Ocean State Pops Orchestra is thrilled to announce WE ARE BACK and ready to play for you again this summer and fall!
Ocean State Pops Orchestra members have been rehearsing together again, venues are open and music lovers are lining up to hear live music performed in all its soul-stirring, world-changing glory.
We’re excited to be playing music again and invite you to attend all our performances, starting with our annual FREE concert at North Kingstown Town Beach in August.
See our complete listing of 2025 concerts below.
2026 Concert Schedule
2026 "Salute to Summer" Concert at North Kingstown Town Beach
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Time: 6:00PM
North Kingstown Town Beach
10 Beach Street
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(Rain date Sunday, August 9th)
2026 "Salute to Summer" Concert at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Time: 7:00PM
Rhodes on the Pawtuxet
60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI 02905
"Holiday Pops" Concert at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Time TBD
Rhodes on the Pawtuxet
60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI 02905
"Holiday Pops" Concert at CCRI
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Time TBD
CCRI, Knight Campus
400 East Ave, Warwick, RI 02886
Our Sponsors
We would like to thank The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts for their support of the Ocean State Pops Orchestra. Funding provided in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and private funders.
Thank you to the Champlin Foundation for their generous donations to the Ocean State Pops Orchestra.
We would like to extend a special thank you to The Rhode Island Foundation and The June Rockwell Levy Foundation for their grant.
