GHOST TOURS
When: Thursday - Monday in September & October, 8:00 PM; Saturdays in November, 5:00 PM
Where: Tour departs from Mainsail Restaurant at Newport Marriott
Admission: $20 adults, $18 seniors + military, $12 children
Peer past Newport's Gilded facade into the city's dark past on a 90-minute lantern-led evening stroll. You'll explore shadowy lanes with centuries of history and some of the area's most haunted sites including Jailhouse Inn—Newport's former jailhouse, the oldest tavern in America, Washington Square and more. Tours cover less than one mile and travel at a leisurely pace. Wheelchair accessible.
HAYRIDES
When: Weekends through October
Where: Pachet Brook Tree Farm + Escobar's Highland Farm
Head to Pachet Brook Tree Farm, a 90-acre family-run farm in Tiverton, for a 30-minute hayride through the fields and woods decorated for the season, ending at the pumpkin patch. Hayrides are also offered at Escobar's Highland Farm in Middletown.
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
From the highly anticipated Rogue Island Comedy Festival to live music and the free Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival, these festivals and events offer the perfect dose of fall on the coast.
ROGUE ISLAND COMEDY FESTIVAL
When: Thursday, October 7 - Monday, October 11
Where: Greenvale Vineyards
Laugh your way through the weekend at Rogue Island Comedy Festival, the area's bi-annual comedy festival featuring three days of socially distanced comedy shows.
BOWEN'S WHARF SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
When: Saturday, October 16 - Sunday, October 17
Where: Bowen's Wharf
Honoring the harvest of the sea, this Festival offers fresh local seafood, continuous live music and family fun.
NEWPORT FOOD TRUCK + CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL
When: Saturday, October 16 - Sunday, October 17
Where: Fort Adams State Park
Food Truck Festivals of America is heading back to Fort Adams for a second year featuring some of the area's most popular food trucks dishing out fan favorites such as fall-off-the-bone BBQ, wood-fired pizzas, zesty Mexican food, traditional breakfast food, and more!
2021 AMICA NEWPORT MARATHON + HALF MARATHON
When: Saturday, October 16 - Sunday, October 17
Where: Begins at Easton's Beach
The Amica Newport Marathon was recently voted as having the "Best Half Marathon" and "Best Race Swag" in the Northeast by Competitor Magazine. The course is simply astounding: winding ocean-side roads, miles of waterfront views, and sweeping vistas of the grand mansions along Bellevue Avenue.
AUTUMN LEAVES MUSIC SERIES
When: TBA
Where: Bowen's Wharf
Enjoy live performances on the waterfront throughout October. Local shops and restaurants at Bowen’s Wharf welcome you to join the tradition of local live music, waterfront dining, shopping, and crisp autumn air in Newport this Fall.
Note: All events are weather permitting and the schedule is subject to change.
LOBSTER BOIL + SUNSET SAIL
When: Wednesday, October 6 + 13
Where: Schooner Aurora
With her two masts tall under a clear sky, Aurora will take you back to a time reminiscent of the "Tall Ships Era." The seaworthy Aurora is Coast Guard certified to accommodate up to 68 passengers and is professionally maintained by her friendly and experienced crew. Dinner includes 1 1/4 lb. lobster, mussels, corn on the cob, potatoes or your choice of BBQ chicken. Cash bar during dinner, BYOB on sail.
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