The lodge offers a full-service event and banquet hall that seats well over 100 guests, making it a go-to venue for birthday parties, retirement celebrations, corporate fundraisers, memorial services, and community galas. The kitchen handles catering at prices that routinely surprise first-time renters, and the staff is flexible about outside food arrangements, a detail that event planners genuinely appreciate.
Beyond private events, the full bar is open to members and their guests with a solid selection of beers and spirits. Regular lodge nights, charitable fundraisers, and member programming keep the calendar active year-round. The Elks also run scholarship programs and veterans' outreach initiatives that channel real dollars back into the Smithfield, RI community.
Membership in the BPOE opens the door to a national network of lodges while keeping the benefits local: discounted event access, a voice in lodge governance, and the satisfaction of belonging to an organization that has done measurable good in Rhode Island for decades.