The Newport Winter Festival is excited to be back again this year for another exciting 10 days of Events! We look forward to you all joining us for family fun, musical entertainment, and all the festivities!

Schedule of Events

9am-5pm: Newport Helicopter Tours at 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, & 2pm: Beautiful Beach Trail Rides at 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.

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

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

10:30am: Winterfest Storytime at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Ave, Newport

An annual tradition, WinterFest Story Time at the Newport Mansions is a celebration of the winter season! Families can listen to a winter-themed story, participate in craft projects and visit Rosecliff Mansion's historic ballroom. This program is geared toward participants ages 4 and older. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited so advance registration is necessary.

10:30am-1:30pm: Wicked Craft Day at Cutie Curls, 49 Long Wharf Mall, Newport

Come create a Wicked Gold Canvas Frame. Cost: $25.99 Or Design a Tote Bag with stencils and gems. Cost: $16.99 Purchase a Wicked bracelet Cost: $16.99, $2 off with your Bracelet, online code Winter2025. Visit www.cutiecurlsri.com to purchase tickets

10:30am-3:30pm: Sea Shell Frame Art Classes- Daily at Cutie Curls, 49 Long Wharf Mall, Newport

Enjoy creating your one-of-a-kind fiberglass 5 x7 seashell framed art piece with us. We will have a buffet of sand, shell and sea glass for you to create with. All supplies are included.

Cost: $45, $2 off with your Bracelet, online code Winter2025. Visit www.cutiecurlsri.com to purchase tickets

11am, 1pm & 3pm: Guided Tours of Historic Fort Adams at 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, 1pm & 3pm: Newport Vineyard Winery Tours at 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 protected] for discount code

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

12pm: Make your own Guacamole class for kids! at Diego's Barrio Cantina, 116 Aquidneck Ave. Middletown

Our chef will tech kids how to make their own Guacamole that they can then eat along with chips and salsa! Also includes soda for each child along with kids meal lunch. A la carte menu & cocktails available for parents. $20 or $15 with winter fest Bracelet. Registration Required please email [email protected] or call us at 401-619-1717

12pm–5pm: Greenvale Vineyards Wine Tasting at 582 Wapping Rd., Portsmouth

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

12pm- 5pm: Make your own Perfume! at Newport Aromatherapy, 221 Third St. 302 Tower

Make your own Perfume! Learn to create aromatherapy perfume blends with healer and chemist, Cynthia LaBonte. $20 or $15 w/ bracelet. 401.835.8781 All ages activity! Great for boys and girls! Visit www.newportaromatherapy.com for more information and to contact

2pm-3:30pm: Hanging Record Art Piece at Cutie Curls, 49 Long Wharf Mall, Newport

Choose Between Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift stickers and decorate your own record to hang in your room. We will have stickers, gems, rhinestones, flowers, glitter and pearls.

Cost: $25.99, $2 off with your Bracelet, online code Winter2025. Visit www.cutiecurlsri.com to purchase tickets

5pm: Hot Cocoa & Candles at 547 Thames Street Unit B, Newport

Pour Your Heart Out Candle Making Experience

$55, $10 off with Bracelet, code WINTER - Book your experience at pouryourheartoutnewport.com

6pm Beer and Spirits Dinner at Brick Alley Pub, Upstairs

$90 per person, $650 for a table. Five course dinner, plus Hors 'oeuvres Reception. Free glass of wine or beer during Hors' oeuvres reception with bracelet. Find the Menu Here (Tickets need to be purchased by 2/14) 401-849-6334

6:30pm: The Magician for Non-Believers at Newport Marriottt

Peter Boie has been featured on the hit tv show Penn & Teller Fool Us and is a best selling magic inventor. The Magician for Non-Believers show is about show is about two things, astonishing magic, and having a good time; and he doesn't skimp on either. Combining original mind blowing magic, and a heavy dose of humor is his secret to success and why it's made him one of the top booked acts around the country. Peter tours theaters, colleges, and corporate events across the country.

8pm: Live Improv with the Bit Players at 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 WINTFEST25 for Bracelet discount

8pm-9:30pm: Barrel of Laughs Comedy Show at Newport Vineyards, 909 E Main Road, Middletown

Join us for a drink and a laugh as host and comedian Jeremy Furtado welcomes comedians from around the region! 21+ show

https://www.newportvineyards.com/event/barrel-of-laughs-comedy-show/

$25 GA/ $22 w/ bracelet. 21+ show • Bracelet holders can email proof of purchase to @[email protected] for discount promo code!

8:30pm: Winter Fest Comedy Show with Jessica Casciano and Jimmy Dunn at Hotel Viking, 1 Bellevue Ave, Newport

Join us for a night of laughs at the Newport Winter Festival Comedy Show with Jessica Cascaino and Jimmy Dunn! Jimmy Dunn is a stand-up comedian and actor from Boston, who currently plays 'Moose' on the Paramount+ reboot of the iconic sitcom FRASIER. He got his start in "show business" telling jokes in a bar in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he was paid in beer and fried clams. Since then, he's gone on to perform at some of the world's most prestigious comedy events, including the Late Show with David Letterman, CONAN, Montreal's International Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, and Denis Leary's Comic's Come Home in Boston.

With her petitte stature Jessica is sure to take audiences to all new comic heights. When it comes to making people laugh - Jessica measures up! Don't be fooled by her petite stature this gal delivers BIG laughs! Her energy and strong presence are sure to lift audiences to all new comic heights. Jessica was a semifinalist in the Boston Comedy Festival, Sam Adams Light Contest, and was chosen to be showcased by Marshall 's "Women In Comedy". She was also showcased as one of Mix 98.5's Funniest People in New England and won WFNX's Yuks 4 Buks Contest.

Cost: $25 in advance/ with bracelet at the door & $30 at the door without bracelet

9pm-1am: Live Music at One Pelham East & Top of Pelham, 270 Thames Street.

Cost of cover charge to public varies $5-/$10 per night. FREE cover charge w/bracelet on ground floor and FREE admittance for standing room only on TOP floor. 401.847.9460. *Bands subject to change, check on day of.