A visionary and talented designer can determine the style and spirit of an entire era. The 18th annual Newport Symposium will examine the great personalities and impresarios of taste who directed the course of design history. From grand interiors to masterpieces of furniture, the Symposium lectures will consider the artistic inspiration, technical virtuosity, and cultural forces that shape designers and their work through the ages.April 26-28, 2010
Newport’s International Tennis Hall Fame will be show casing to Us Pro Tennis singles and doubles championship for The Schochet Cup on its Historic Grass courts May 31-June 6, 2010
The world’s original and longest running chowder competition, the 29th Annual Schweppes 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 5, 2010
Every 2 years in Mid June over 180 boats start from Historic Newport’s waterfront for a 635 mile race to Bermuda come and enjoy all the pageantry and sights of the 100 year old amateur sailing tradition. June 18, 2010
The Newport Flower Show celebrates its 15th year as America’s premier summer flower show in 2010 with an African theme. Safari-Flora and Fauna will capture the imagination with the exotic treasures of a continent that boasts the most diverse range of plants and animals in the world. June 25-27, 2010