Regardless of your age, you will find something appealing about Newport. Young adults and college students will love the vibrant nightlife scene, with over 100 bars and restaurants to choose from in an easily walkable town. Combined with beautiful sandy beaches, water sports and some of the best sailing anywhere in the world, Newport is the ideal destination for just about anybody regardless of their interests.
Those getting married here will find countless options for a seaside wedding, including opulent mansions, historic homes or maybe even just the sand between your toes on the beach. Caterers, bands, wedding photographers and other wedding services are plentiful around Newport RI, and make the usual daunting task of planning a wedding fun and exciting for everyone that attends the festivities. Even young couples will enjoy the area, for its fine dining, shopping and historical mansion tours, and maybe a little surfing or just lounging in the sun with the waves crashing at your feet. Families, too, love to visit because they can enjoy our beaches, visit our own little interactive aquarium, and go for family bike rides around Newport's famous Ocean Drive.
Join dozens of New England's finest chefs and hundreds of wines from America's finest vintners for a remarkable 3-day food and wine experience, including auctions, a Grand Tasting, restaurant wine dinners and a gala celebration. Events take place at Rosecliff Mansion.
Newport's history comes alive with indepth guided and self-guided walking tours all around the city. From Newport's colonial past to its religions and politics, these tours will stir the imagination against the backdrop of cobblestone streets and gas-lit street lanterns.
A local favorite for 50 years, this fair features lots of children's activities set in a hayfield just outside Newport in Middletown at the Norman Bird Sanctuary. Don't miss this authentic family fair just 5 minutes from Newport.
With the largest in-water display in New England, The Newport International Boat Show is a popular show featuring over 450 power and sailboats.
Warm days, cool nights and changing leaves signal the harvesting of wine grapes throughout coastal southern New England. Tour one or all of them on your next visit!
