Find your best green attire, keep your eyes open for leprechauns, and join in the revelry to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Newport! The parade begins at 11 a.m. at City Hall, runs through Washington Square, down Thames Street, and ends at St. Augustine's Church. Saturday March 12. 11am
Tantalize your taste buds at Newport and Bristol Restaurant Week. Diners will enjoy three course prix-fixe meals at exceptional values…lunch for $16 and dinner for $30. Enjoy a three-course meal from some of the finest area restaurant without breaking the bank! From a steaming cup of chowder overlooking the harbor to fine dining in romantic restaurants, Newport County restaurants offer an array of creative menus. March 25-April 4.
6pm-9pm There will be numerous purveyors showcasing artisan cheeses, meats, breads, olive oils, and several other food and beverage related goods. Various local and international wine and beer producers will be exhibiting their products, as well.April 7
Celebrate spring at this beautiful thirty-three acre estate on Narragansett Bay with a spectacular display of more than 50,000 daffodils. April 10 - May 1, 2011
The world’s original and longest running chowder competition, the 30th Annual Great Chowder Cook-Off. The competition, which determines bragging rights to the world’s “chowda” champion title among dozens of restaurants, is divided into Clam, Seafood, and Creative chowder categories and kicks-off the summer season in Newport. June 4
10am-3pm. Bring the Entire Family - Experience Sailing. All ages are invited for free sailboat rides. Sail Newport experienced skippers will give tours of Newport Harbor and Brenton Cove. June 4
In 1845, nine yachts gathered off the Club’s first clubhouse in Hoboken, New Jersey to compete in the first running of what then became the Annual Regatta. The oldest and longest running regatta in America, New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta presented by Rolex will be held for the 157th time this coming June 10th-12th
The J-Class yachts Velsheda, Ranger and Shamrock V will be participating in The J-Class Newport Regatta, the first of a series of global J-Class events. June 15-19
Celebrating its 16th year as America’s premier summer flower show, the 2011 Newport Flower Show will welcome visitors with the grace and sophistication that has raised entertaining to an art form in the City-by-the-Sea. "Entertaining—Newport Style" will be held on the historic grounds of Rosecliff, which hosted some of the most fabulous parties of the Gilded Age in the early 20th century and remains a setting for elegant receptions and entertainment to this day. June 24-26