201 Mercer Street
East Providence, RI 02914

Formerly an abandoned gravel pit, Pierce Memorial Stadium was built with WPA funds and completed in 1939.

Since 1939 Pierce Memorial Stadium has been the site of numerous and varied recreational events including rodeo and circus shows, boxing bouts, professional soccer and Independence Day fireworks displays.  The facility is home to both Townie and area university athletics. It is host to the annual Heritage Festival which boasts a thirty-year production history of regional, national and international talent in the music industry as well as many cultural events.

Pierce Stadium and Athletic Complex continues to serve East Providence  and visitors well by maintaining past recreational traditions while inspiring expansion and preservation of recreational areas and initiating new directions in this community’s pursuit of leisure activities.

The Pierce Athletic Complex is open to the public year round with the exception of Christmas and New Year’s Day. Tennis and basketball courts are available with lighting provided until 9:30 pm from mid-April to mid-November. The rubberized walking track is open M-F from 7:15am to dusk and 8am to dusk on weekends.