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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17th

❅ 9am- 4pm: Newport Jaguar Tours

Kids Ride Free! Full-day tour is 9am to 4pm. Half-day tours 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm

Pick up on Aquidneck Island, Call (401) 855-6435 Email: info@newportjaguartours.com

Newport Jaguar Tours provides private guided tours in classic Jaguar motorcars, and will help you choose among 12 tours ideal for families, or simply provide transportation to all Festival events in comfort and style. You will reach destinations and have experiences that no trolley or bus tour can provide and hear stories unique to Newport. And tours can be customized in more specific ways to your liking. VIEW TOURS

Winter Fest Special! Kids Ride Free during Winter Fest, with 2 Paying Adults! (Must be 2 paying adults in each car, for one or two kids)

9am-5pm: Newport Helicopter Tours

Bird's Eye View Helicopters, 211 Airport Access Road.

$15 off any tour w/bracelet. A variety of tours to choose from! Visit newporthelicoptertours.com 401.843.8687

10am & 11:15am: Save the Bay Seal Tours

Departing from Bowen’s Ferry Landing, 30 Market Square, Newport, R.I.

Join Save The Bay aboard one of our education vessels as we motor through historic Newport Harbor and take in 360º views of seals resting on Citing Rock off of Rose Island and the Newport Bridge. Bracelet wearers Use Code "winterfest" for discount www.savebay.org/seals

Regular Cost: $22 (Adult) / $17 (Child), Cost for Bracelet Wearers: $20 (Adult) / $15 (Child)

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

Newport Equestrian Academy, 287 Third Beach Rd.

We offer beautiful 2hr beach trail rides, A Scenic ride with a castle and breathtaking Coastal views. It looks just like you're in Ireland! Pricing: $150/ $125 with a bracelet, $25 discount for a 2-hour ride per person. By reservation only 401-837-4188

❅ 10am-4pm: Exploration Center and Aquarium

Easton’s Beach Rotunda, 175 Memorial Blvd., Newport, R.I.

Discover the world beneath the waves of Narragansett Bay! Our interactive marine science center is home to more than 40 local species, as well as three touch tanks and dozens of exhibits to get you up close and personal with little skates, dogfish sharks, urchins, crabs and lobsters, seahorses, turtles, and so much more. Regular Cost: $9, Cost for Bracelet Wearers: $8

10:30-3:30: Seashell Framed Art

Cutie Curls Boutique, 49 Long Wharf Mall, Newport

Seashell framed art class: come create a one of a kind piece with us. You Design on glass then I cast with a fiberglass glaze.

$45/ 15% off w/ Bracelet (401) 837-0777

❅ 11am- 5pm: Make your own Perfume!

Newport Aromatherapy, 182 Thames Street

Make your own Perfume! Learn to create aromatherapy perfume blends with healer and chemist, Cynthia LaBonte. $15 or $10 w/ bracelet. 401.846.1101. 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. 

This activity is great for all ages. Get Crafty! Create a winter treat like no other! Take it home to enjoy it right away! $12/$10 w/bracelet. 401.743.7685.

12 noon - 2 pm: St. Mary’s Church Open

St. Mary's Church, Corner Spring Street & Memorial Blvd. West

Beautiful and historic Saint Mary's Church invites Winter Festival guests to stop in and visit.
The 1852 Gothic Revival style building is home to R.I.’s oldest Catholic parish and boasts beautiful Austrian-made stained glass windows.
The church is on the National Register of Historic Places and is the site of the 1953 wedding of the future president, John F. Kennedy, and Jaqueline Lee Bouvier. Free. For more information: www.stmarynewportri.org or StMaryNewport@gmail.com

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

 

3pm-11pm: Polar Pineapples

Newport Harbor Island Resort, One Goat Island (Formerly Gurney's)

Polar Pineapples is back for its 8th year in a row! Enjoy specialty drinks around the ice bar at Newport Harbor Island Resort with

the best views in Newport. Hours: 3-11pm. 401.851.3325. Free Hot Chocolate with Bracelet

4pm: Colonial Newport Lantern Tour

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

Enjoy a lantern-lit walk through Newport’s historic streets. Learn about Newport’s early history including stories of rebellion, revolution and religious liberty. 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 NewportHistoryTours.org. For more details call 401-841-8770.

4pm-9pm: Psychic Tarot Readings with Maribeth McNair, the Happy Medium

Newport Marriott's Intrepid Room by the Lobby , 25 America's Cup Ave, Newport.

Receive to make the most of your life in 2023! Maribeth McNair (The Happy Medium) will provide tarot readings by appointment

or walk-in. These popular sessions are $35 for 15 minutes or discounted fee of $33 with bracelet. Visit www.tarotcare.com to

schedule your appointment to secure a spot. 401-323-0530

5pm-8pm: Winterfest Beer Hall

Newport Vineyards, 909 E Main Rd, Middletown

Free Admission

https://www.newportvineyards.com/event/harvest-beer-hall/

6pm: Seminar at the Audrain Automobile Museum

Audrain Auto Museum, 222 Bellevue Ave, Newport

Registering America’s Early Automobiles: Rhode Island’s First Motorists and U.S. License Plates, 1900-1939. Speaker: Rich Dragon

Seminar Tickets $50, Buy tickets through the Audrain Auto Museum website, 2 free guest passes when attending with a winter fest bracelet (value of $18 each and they don’t expire). Purchase Here **Must wear the bracelet to the seminar**

6:30pm: Truffle Dinner

Stoneacre Brasserie - 128 Washington Sq. Newport

Dinner includes canapes and a four course meal. VIEW MENU

$175/ $150 w/ bracelet. Book on Resy or call 401-619-7810 for bracelet discount

7:30pm: Newport Classical Concert

Recital Hall at Emmanuel Church, 42 Dearborn St

Newport Classical presents Rachmaninoff and Beethoven with pianist Gabriela Martinez

Full price Tickets $58 and $45. 15% off Discount w/ Bracelet

info@newportclassical.org

8pm: Live improv with the Bit Players

Firehouse Theater, Just off Broadway, 4 Equality Park Place, Newport. 

RI's most award-winning improv comedy troupe If you like "Whose Line is it Anyway" You'll love this show And it's BYOB All seats $18. $3 off with WinterFest Bracelet. Reservations guarantee seats. Usually sells out!!!  BUY TICKETS AT www.bitplayers.net 

Use COUPON code WINTFEST23 to get discount for any shows during Winter Fest

 

8:30pm: The Eagles Experience

Wyndham Newport Hotel, 240 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown

The Eagles Experience aims to be the most authentic tribute show to the Eagles available today! With a one-to-one lineup that reflects the Eagles during their heyday in the late 70s, the members of the band are each dedicated to presenting their part as accurately as possible, and will provide you with an ultimate “Eagles Experience.” Watch them nail classic songs like “Best of My Love” and “Take It Easy.” You’ll also hear smash hits like “Hotel California,” “The Long Run,” “Heartache Tonight” and many more during this live concert.  $17 in Advance/ With Bracelet $22 at the Door without Bracelet. $45 VIP Tickets in Advance or $50 At the Door (VIP tickets include a drink ticket and reserved upfront table seating) Plenty of Free Parking. Advanced tickets sales are now closed but tickets will be available to purchase at the door!

9pm-1am: Live Music at the Pelham

One Pelham East, 270 Thames Street.

Cost of cover charge to public varies $5-/$10 per night. FREE cover charge w/bracelet 401.847.9460. *Bands subject to change,

check on day of.

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