

Please select the dates you are interested in from the calendar below.
Newport Winter Festival Schedule.
Sunday, February 26
Refer to "On-Going Activities"
for Additional Daily Events
9:30-5:00 International Hall of Fame & Museum- 194 Bellevue Ave. Discover the history of tennis and its superstars through a diverse collection of memorabilia, art, fashion, video and more from the 12th century through present day. The Museum is housed within the stunning Victorian architecture of the historic Newport Casino and surrounded by legendary grass tennis courts. Daily activities and special events make Winter Festival a great time to visit!
For more information visit www.tennisfame.com
10am, 12pm & 2pm - Narrated Trolley Tour, Viking Tours of Newport - Gateway Center. Tour of Newport's Ocean Drive and Bellevue Avenue Mansion Area. Adult $25/$19 w/button. Child $15/$12 w/button. (401) 847-6921.
10am-4pm - Family Fun at the International Tennis of Fame & Museum- 194 Bellevue Ave. Come by the Museum for a full day of fun! Kids can do Museum scavenger hunts, tennis-themed arts and crafts, play Nintendo Wii tennis on the big screen or USTA Quick Start Tennis on our Museum indoor court, and check out cool memorabilia from their favorite stars like Venus Williams and Roger Federer, while adults join in the fun and enjoy perusing the 18 Museum galleries. Museum open daily, 9:30 am - 5 pm; Kids activities, 10 am - 4 pm; Arts & Crafts, 12 pm - 3 pm; Museum Tours, 11 am & 2 pm. Admission is free for kids 16 & Under, $12 for Adults; $10 for Seniors; $2 off regular admission rates w/button, plus 15% off all purchases at the International Tennis Hall of Fame's Museum Store, and The Tennis Store.
10am-4pm Newport Mansion Tours - The Breakers 44 Ochre Pt. Ave., The Elms 367 Bellevue Ave., and Marble House 596 Bellevue Ave. (401) 847-1000 Admission $14.50-$28/$13.50-$27 w/button, youth 6-17 free when accompanied by an adult.
10am-4pm Save The Bay Exploration Center and Aquarium 175 Memorial Blvd. (Easton's Beach) Save The Bay Exploration Center and Aquarium is Newport's perfect family destination. At the aquarium they have many hands on exhibits featuring 140 species found in Narragansett Bay. Come on by and check out Rhode Island's largest aquarium. $6 and $5 with button
10am-5pm Helicopter Tour and Vineyard Packages-Bird's Eye View Helicopters, 211 Airport Access Rd.These helicopter and vineyard packages include a helicopter tour and vineyard tour, tasting, and logo wine glass starting at $125 plus tax per couple. Upgrade to our Island Helicopter Tour plus the Vineyard Tour and Tasting for $205.00 plus tax per couple or our lighthouse helicopter tour for $258. Fly over the vineyards and all of Newport in our "heated" helicopter. The Newport Vineyards Wine Tasting and Tours are available everyday during the Winter Festival. Call 401-843-8687 to book helicopter flight time. Present you button and get $10 off any tour and receive a free inflight video of your helicopter flight. A perfect way to get out of the house on a winter day
10am-6pm Design your own T-shirt Graphics-Head down to Bite Me Live Bait located at 337 Thames St. Spring is right around the corner! Bring your creativity, and we'll supply the paint, magic markers, pencils and crayons. Sit down and create your artwork on paper at our store "Bite Me Live Bait" and we will digitally print your one of a kind graphic on a white T-shirt while you wait. All youth and adult shirt sizes will be available. You can bring in any designs you have created at home or school on either a flash drive or CD, and we will print it while you wait. T-shirts are $19/adults and $15/kids receive 15% off w/button. For more information call (401) 846-9903
10am-9pm Ice Skating - Newport Skating Center, Open 7 days a week - Located at 4 Commercial Wharf, off America's Cup Avenue, in downtown. The Skating Center is an outdoor, ice skating facility offering public skating sessions, skate rentals, a full concessions menu, warming area, and free parking! Visit SkateNewport.comor call 846-3018 for information. All dates and times are weather permitting and subject to change. $2 off skating admission w/ button. This offer can not be combined with any other offer or discount.
10:30am,12:30pm & 2:30pm Scenic Train Rides- Old Colony/Newport Railroad 19 America's Cup Ave. Remember the days of old riding in heated vintage rail cars. Enjoy a 70-minute narrated trip through Newport Naval Station and along scenic Narragansett Bay. Trains may sell out, so arrive early for tickets or call 401-849-0546 for reservations. Regular train tickets: parlor car $13.50, adult coach $10.00, and child coach $6.00 w/button parlor car $12.50, adult coach $9.00, and child coach $5.00.
11 am -Souls and Stones Walking Tour- Newport Historical Society- Explore the Common Burying Ground, view the remarkable gravestones that make this cemetery a work of art and learn about select colonial-era and 19th century residents who helped shape Newport's history. Tour begins at the Museum & Shop at Brick Market, 127 Thames Street $12 a person/ $10 w/Newport Winter Festival button. Weather permitting; space is limited. (401) 841-8770
11am-2pm- Festival Day at Easton's Beach- All ages welcome this wonderful day of festivities
- 11 am Children's Block Hunt-Children hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Newport, enjoy an old-fashioned blockhunt with prizes
- A warm up to the summer "Beach Idol" come sing a song and show off your talents on the Beach's karaoke machine
- Sand Sculpture Contest-Fun for all ages. See who can build the most extraordinary structure. There are 3 categories: Adult, Family & Children. Judging is at 1:15pm. Great trophies sponsored by The Newport Winter Festival. Call to pre-register your team 847-7666 or just show up Sand sculptures may begins anytime after 10am
- 12 pm Polar Bear Plunge-High noon plunge! The daring are invited to join in a swim in the frosty Ocean with The Newport Polar Club.
11am Newport Playhouse Dinner and Cabaret-Newport Playhouse & Cabaret - Restaurant 102 Connell Highway. Come enjoy a great buffet in our dining room. Then walk through the lobby to our intimate theatre for the hilarious comedy: NEVER GET SMART WITH AN ANGEL. 401-848-7529 $49.95/$40 w/button
11am-5pm Sakonnet Vineyards- 162 W. Main Rd., Little Compton. Wine tasting and tours. $2 off tasting fee w/button. 15% off non-sale items & wine w/button
11:30-2:30pm Touro Synagogue Tours - 85 Touro Street. Tours of the oldest synagogue building in America every ˝ hour, last tour at 1:30. (401) 847-4794 Donations accepted. Cost without button $12/adults $10/seniors $8/student (13 or older) or military and children under 13 are free. Cost with button $10/adult $8 senior $6 students (13 or older) or military and children under 13 are free
12pm & 1pm Light House Tour/Seal Watch Cruises - Join Save the Bay aboard M/V Alletta Morris for a special two hour outing that includes a tour around the Rose Island Lighthouse and a Seal Watch Cruise! We provide binoculars and an expert guide. The boat is partially enclosed, but the bay can be chilly so dress warmly. All programs are weather dependent. Reservations are strongly recommended - contact Save The Bay's Exploration Center at (401) 324-6020. For more information, visit us online at www.savebay.org Departures from Bowen's Ferry Landing. $30 adult & $25 kids/seniors; $2 off tour w/button.
12pm & 2:30pm- Newport Seal Safari- Enjoy a 1-hour narrated and guided seal safari of Narragansett Bay, Newport Harbor, and Rose Island Light House aboard and the Patriot. Leaving from the Oldport Marine's dock next to the Mooring Restaurant. Be ready to board 15 min. prior to departure time and bundle up. Adults $18/$16 w/button Children $14/$12 w/button. 401.847.9109!
12pm-4pm Newport Art Museum- 76 Bellevue Avenue. New hands on gallery activities for kids and families. Kids activities are free with admission to the museum. Make sure you wear your button for admission discount. Admission 10am-12pm Free! Regular admission Adults $10 Senior $8 students & military $6 children under 5 free with button $9/$7/$5/free
12pm-5pm Mother Daughter Makeovers -Cosmetic Cosmos 387 Thames St. Makeup artists apply the newest shades of cosmetics to complement your skin and eye tones. Leave the shop gorgeous! 401.842.0666. $30/$15 w/button. Minimum 2 People.
12pm-5pm Newport Storm & Thomas Tew Distillery tours- 293 JT Connell Rd, In their 11 years of operation we have made 35 unique beers and brought back Newport's famous colonial rum tradition. Come sample fresh beer and aged rum at Rhode Island's Microbrewery and Distillery. 401-849-5232
12pm-6pm The Rhino Bar & Grille 337 Thames Street ˝ Price Appetizers with button Bloody Mary Sundays! Try their secret house recipe served all day (401)846-0707
1-2pm-Pony Rides- Newport Equestrian Academy indoor arena, 287 Third Beach Road. $5/$1 w/button. (401)848-5440.
1pm-5pm-Paint Your Own Pottery-The Accidental Artist 516 Thames St. Fun for all ages. You buy the pottery and paint time. We don't charge by the hour at our store! Spend the day with us! Appointments necessary for parties of 5 or more. (401) 662-0221. Paint time for 1 $9/$7 w/button. Paint time for 2 or more, $7/$5 w/button.
2:30pm-Winter fest Beach Polo presented by the Newport International Polo Series-Beach (East of Easton's Beach.)No Parking at the Atlantic Beach Club People of all ages enjoy the spectacle of horsemanship and breath-taking views of the Middletown Beaches when the ponies and players put on a polo match on the sand. The event is a low-impact, eco-friendly exhibition that is part of the fun during Newport’s Winter Festival Free! For more information visit www.newportinternationalpolo.com
2pm-Redwood Library Tours - 50 Bellevue Ave. Newport explore the oldest lending library in America, and the oldest library building in continuous use in the country. Admission $5/$4 with button
2pm Tour Greenvale Vineyards - 582 Wapping Road, Portsmouth. Located 5 miles from Newport. Enjoy samples of award winning, estate-grown wine from this 50-acre family farm now operating as a vineyard. Weather Permitting. 15% discount off wine purchases w/button. (401) 847-3777
3pm - Eelgrass Man Puppet Show - Save The Bay's Exploration Center at Easton's Beach. Eelgrass Man and his friends teach students about themselves and their unique underwater habitat Fun for all ages and interactive! 401-324-6020 Free!
3:30 IHOP Pancake Eating Contest IHOP Family Restaurant in Middletown, 195 West Main Rd. Come and compete or just watch in awe as people devour their way to the title of the Queen or King of pancake eating! Sponsored by the International House of Pancakes Family Restaurant in Middletown. Win $100 IHOP gift certificate. Limited to 50 participants. To register call 847-7666.
6pm Live Action Oscar Shorts- Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center, 49 Touro Street. Nominated short films for Academy Awards. Go to www.janepickens.com for shorts listings and descriptions. (401) 846-5474. Tickets are $20/$18 w/button
Trail Rides- Newport Equestrian Academy-281 Third Beach Rd., Middletown. 15% off regular prices w/button. 1 ˝ & 2 hour rides to the beach. Must call for reservations. (401)848-5440
|