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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18th

❅ 9am & 10:15am: Newport Seal Tours 

Departing from Perrotti Park, 37 Americas Cup Ave. Newport, R.I. · A family-friendly one-hour tour

Use code Winterfest24 for a $2 discount on Seal Tour tickets Purchase at  savebay.org/seals

❅ 9am-4pm: Newport Jaguar Tours

Newport RI, Call (401) 855-6435 Email: info@newportjaguartours.com

Newport Jaguar Tours Specializes in Guided, Private Tours in Classic Jaguar Motorcars

Winter Fest Special! Kids Ride Free during Winter Fest, with a Paying Adult!

Requires one adult payment in-full for one car. https://newportjaguartours.com/

❅ 9am-5pm: Newport Helicopter Tours

Newport Helicopter Tours, 211 Airport Access Road.

$15 off any tour w/bracelet. (Only one discount per tour, 2 passenger minimum)

A variety of tours to choose from! Visit newporthelicoptertours.com 401.843.8687

10am-12pm: Make your own Slime!

Cutie Curls, 49 Long Wharf Mall, Newport

Come and make your own slime with us.Drop in anytime between 10 to 12 class runs about 30 mins. You will have a ton of choices to decorate your slime creations.The cost for each child is $15.00 Please register online to make sure we have enough supplies. When you are done join us for a free scavenger hunt and win a prize. $15/ $2 off with your Bracelet, online code winter2024. Visit  www.cutiecurlsri.com for tickets.

10am, 12pm, & 2pm: Beautiful Beach Trail Rides

Newport Equestrian Academy, 287 Third Beach Rd. Just 10 mins from Newport!

We offer beautiful 2hr beach trail rides, a scenic trail ride with a castle up on the Hill, it looks like you're in Ireland with breathtaking Coastal views. Inexperienced riders are welcome. We do give you instruction before you go out.

Pricing: $150/ $125 with a bracelet, $25 discount for a 2-hour ride per person. By reservation only 401-837-4188

10am-2pm: Touro Synagogue Open House

85 Touro St, Newport

Start your visit at the Loeb Visitors Center and explore multimedia exhibits about Newport’s colonial Jewish community and the origins of 

religious freedom in the United States. Then step inside Touro Synagogue, one of the most architecturally distinguished buildings of 18th century America. And finally, end your visit with cookies and cider on the patio.

$5 per person or Free with a Winter Festival Bracelet. For more information, email tours@tourosynaogogue.org.

10am-4pm: Newport Mansions Tours

Step back in time to the Gilded Age at The Breakers (44 Ochre Point Ave) and Marble House (596 Bellevue Ave) and hear fascinating stories of the people who lived and worked in these grand summer palaces.

$3 off admission w/bracelet, accompanying children free. 15% discount in Newport Mansions Stores with bracelet.www.NewportMansions.org

11am: Creative Survival Walking Tour

Museum of Newport History at the Brick Market at 127 Thames Street

Newport's African American History. Discover the history of Newport’s people of color, enslaved and free. Explore the places where enslaved people lived and labored, along with locations where free African Americans built their enterprises and supported a new local industry. This tour lasts approximately 90 mins. Weather permitting. Tour costs $20 per person, $15 Newport Historical Society members, active duty and retired military with ID; $10 for children ages 5-12; with the Winter Festival bracelet: $17 for adults and $7 for children ages 5-12. Tour departs from the Museum of Newport History at the Brick Market at 127 Thames Street

To purchase tickets visit https://newporthistorytours.org/tickets/ For more details call 401-841-8770.

❅ 11am, 1pm & 3pm: Guided Tours of Historic Fort Adams

Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI

Visit Historic Fort Adams, America’s most complex coastal fortification. Guided tours take you to the top of the Forts ramparts for a spectacular view of Newport Harbor, then deep beneath the walls into the underground listening tunnels. Adults: $20, $5 off with bracelet.

Tours and Tour Routes are weather dependent. Visit www.fortadams.org for more information or call 401-841-0707

❅ 11am- 3pm: Make your own Perfume!

Newport Aromatherapy, 28 Pelham St Office 104

Make your own Perfume! Learn to create aromatherapy perfume blends with healer and chemist, Cynthia LaBonte. $20 or $10 w/ bracelet. 401.835.8781 All ages activity! Great for Boys and Girls! 

❅ 11am-5pm: Make Your Own Soap at Newport Sea Foam

Newport Sea Foam Trading Co 415 Thames Street. 

Create a unique soap bar like no other! This activity is great for all ages. $13/$11 w/bracelet. 401.743.7685.

11:30am-5pm: Newport Vineyards 28th Annual WINEterfest Weekend

​Newport Vineyards, 909 E Main Rd, Middletown.

Sip, savor and toast to the new year with our annual WINEter Festival! Two days full of grape stomping, wine and beer tasting, and eating tasty festive treats! Enjoy live music while sipping on our local wines or fresh Taproot beer, and noshing on food created by scratch from our culinary team. Feeling competitive? You could be called to compete in our Grape Stomp Competition! More Info & TICKET LINK

 

$33 General Admission / / $28 with bracelet (email email@newportvineyards.com with proof of ticket purchase for discount code)

Ticket includes admission to specific session, souvenir vineyard logo glass & tasting – your choice of 5 tastes from our wine AND beer bars! 

Kids 15 and under are free (no ticket required). For 16+ and non-tasting tickets, please email email@newportvineyards.com.

❅ 12pm: Toe Jam Puppet Band

Newport Marriott

Toe Jam Puppet Band offers a special brand of hands-on children's entertainment that grown-ups can actually enjoy. The performances are very active, encouraging kids and parents to sing and dance along with the band as they entertain with a unique combination of original songs, masterful shadow puppetry, storytelling and just plain old good fun.  $5 w/ Bracelet or $8 without. TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR

12pm & 2pm: Newport Vineyard Winery Tours

Newport Vineyards, 909 E Main Rd, Middletown

Join us for our Tour and Tasting Experience! Tour now offered during operating days at 12pm & 2pm. Enjoy a 20 minute tour led by one of our wine educators to learn about Newport Vineyards history, winemaking, and a bit about our onsite brewery Taproot Brewing Co.

Then enjoy a tasting of 4 wines. Book in advance via our website, or limited walk-ins available. BOOKING LINK

$30/p for tour and tasting, save 15% with Winterfest bracelet, contact email@newportvineyards.com for discount code

❅ 12pm-2pm Magic Brunch at Reef 

The Reef, 10 Howard Wharf, Newport, RI

A magician will be entertaining families with table side magic tricks and illusions. Free to the public, 15% discount off bill with bracelet. (15% maximum discount cannot be combined with other promotions)

12pm–5pm: Greenvale Vineyards Wine Tasting 

582 Wapping Rd., Portsmouth

Tasting includes  5  wines and a wine glass. Weather permitting. 15% off wine purchases w/bracelet. 

12pm-5pm: Newport Art Museum Kids Scavenger Hunt and Drop in Art Project 

Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave. 

Enjoy 1/2 off Adult Museum admission with bracelet, children are Free. Kids will be given a winter themed scavenger hunt to complete during their visit with prizes for all completed puzzles! Also join us for a "drop-in'' art project all week for artists of all ages to participate in that activity that will relate to our current exhibitions.

1pm-4pm: Hot Chocolate Bar

The Chanler at Cliff Walk, 117 Memorial Blvd

Spend an afternoon in front of the roaring fire pit or take a winter stroll along the Cliff Walk with a decadent cup of hot chocolate in hand. Artisanal hot chocolate is crafted with either milk or dark chocolate and has the option to upgrade to an adult version. FREE Cookie w/ Bracelet

❅ 2pm: Magic by George

Newport Marriott

Get ready for an afternoon of magic, comedy and fun-filled family entertainment with multi-award-winning magician Magic By George! This dynamic show is a compelling blend of jaw dropping magic, psychic mind reading and light, warm-hearted comedy. And the best part is… spectators will actively participate in the show to help create a unique, fun and memorable experience! You’ll be

amazed by the appearance of LIVE BIRDS and an audience member actually FLOATING IN MID-AIR!! 

$6 w/ Bracelet or $9 without. TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR

❅ 2pm: The Muppet Movie (1979) at Jane Pickens 

Jane Pickens, 49 Touro St, Newport, RI

Special Winter Fest pricing, $12 w/o a bracelet for adults and $10 with a bracelet, $8 for kids. 

Free cookies for bracelet holders! janepickens.com

2pm-4pm:  Afternoon Tea at Stoneacre Brasserie

28 Washington Square, Newport

Buy one get one free afternoon tea with Bracelet at Stoneacre Brasserie for $35. Includes tea service and 3 tier tower of traditional tea time snacks. Purchase of one tea service allows for a second guest free of charge - redeemable in person on the same day.Available daily 2pm-4pm during the duration of Winterfest.

6pm-9pm:-Newport Winter Festival 5th Ward Margarita Madness

Irish American Athletic Club, 642 Thames Street Newport, RI 

General Admission Tickets $10/ VIP Tickets $25 BUY TICKETS

Bracelet Wearers will receive Raffle Tickets to win Sponsored Bottles and Merch 

7pm: Rhode Island Wind Ensemble Concert

Newport Marriott Hotel Atrium, 25 America's Cup Ave

The Rhode Island Wind Ensemble will make its annual return to Newport’s Winter Festival this year at the Newport Marriott Hotel on Sunday evening, February 18th at 7:00 pm in “New England State of Mind,” a benefit concert for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center of Newport. Admission is free, and all donations will go directly to the MLK Center.

Admission is free; suggested donation $10. More Information Here

9pm: Tropical Drink Contest

The Gas Lamp Grille, 206 Thames Street.  

Come and compete for the best tropical drink or just enjoy free sampling of each drink. Contestants will need to supply glassware and liquor. To compete contact 401.845.9300. No cover, Must be 21+ to attend.

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