WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd
❅ 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)
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 Learn more at: https://www.savebay.org/aquarium
❅ 10:30am: Winterfest Storytime in The Breakers Stable
Breakers Stables, 53 Coggeshall Ave
Story Time at The Breakers Stable & Carriage House is a celebration of the winter season! Families can listen to a winter-themed story, participate in craft projects, and view the carriages. Program is geared towards participants ages 4 and older. This is FREE to everyone, but space is limited so advance registration is necessary. https://www.newportmansions.org/events/winter-fest-2023/
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
❅ 10:30-3:30: Pokémon Terrarium
Cutie Curls Boutique, 49 Long Wharf Mall, Newport
Pokémon Terrarium: build your terrarium out of rocks, clay, dirt and of course a Pokémon figure.
(401) 837-0777 $25/ 15% off w/ Bracelet
11am: Golden to Gilded Walking Tour
Museum of Newport History at the Brick Market at 127 Thames Street
From Newport’s colonial Golden Age to Gilded Age summer colony, discover the transformation of the city and its people. 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.
❅ 11am-12pm: Nautical Story Time at The Sailing Museum
Kids, set sail on a seafaring adventure! Museum staff will read from a variety of the nautically-themed books featured in the museum store. Whether it’s an old familiar favorite or something not yet on your bookshelf, there’s sure to be a tale to please even the most reluctant sailor. Museum admission for attending children is free, and 15% off for attending adults with a Winterfest wristband.
❅ 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- 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
❅ 12pm-1pm: Make your own Edible Christmas Tree
Diegos Middletown - 116 Aquidneck Ave. Middletown RI
Join us at Diegos in Middletown to Make your own Edible Christmas Tree $3 or $1 with your bracelet
❅ 1pm & 2:15pm: 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)
❅ 1:00pm-3:00pm: Princess Party
OceanCliff Castle, 65 Ridge Road, Newport
Come Join your favorite Princesses at a location truly royal location! Enjoy treats fit for a princess. Wear your favorite princess attire for a royal afternoon filled with stories, songs, dancing and even decorate your own crown to bring home! Co-Sponsored by OceanCliff/Newport Experience. Questions? Prince's are welcomed too! All children and parents will need a ticket. call 401-847-7666. No strollers allowed in the ballroom due to space. Tickets will be available online soon! Tickets $15 in advance or with a bracelet/ $20 without a bracelet. Everyone needs a ticket, both adults and children.
SOLD OUT!
4pm-6pm: Kids Cooking Class
The Reef, 10 Howard Wharf, Newport
Does your child love to cook or help in the kitchen? Come spend the afternoon at The Reef, where Chef
Scott will teach your child the art of cooking both sweet and savory crepes. Help them learn to impress
family and friends by preparing this classic French culinary tradition. Children 15 & Under
$25 per person, $5 discount with Winterfest bracelet. Code winterfest23
6pm-8pm: Wine & Cheese Class
Newport Vineyards, 909 E Main Rd, Middletown
$45 without bracelet- $43 with bracelet. Online ticket purchase- bracelet promo code: Winter1
https://www.newportvineyards.com/event/wine-cheese-class-4/
❅ 7pm: Family Friendly Funnies 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
8pm: Adults Spelling Bee Competition
Wally's Wieners, 464 Thames St, Newport
WINNER will RECEIVE GRAND PRIZE BASKET filled with local business goodies and a Personalized T-shirt for your win!
+21 Event, $15 to enter/ $5 off w/ Bracelet