About us

Local know how. Nationwide experience.

Grand Festivals is a company that grew from roots in Providence, Rhode Island. Founder and native New Yorker TJ McNulty, who studied business management at Johnson Wales University, brought to life the Rhode Island Seafood Festival in 2011 with two former college friends.

As the festival grew and thrived, so did TJ's vision experience with event management and his desire to build new challenges. He brought on board fellow New Yorker TJay Kowalchuk to manage music lineups and stage setup, Adrian Crawford, who hails from Australia and brings social media, graphic design and web production experience to the table, and bar manager Kyle Juliano.