Just about everyone 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. They also love the access to beautiful sandy beaches, water sports and as an international sailing destination.
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.
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 over 45 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 the log-rolling competition, hay and pony rides!
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 and at some of the area's finest restaurants.
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!
Guided tours of this colonial town's most haunted hotspots. Walking tour led by lantern, covers many historic homes and neighborhoods. Great fun!
