2 BLITHEWOLD: DAFFODIL DAYS
Each April, Blithewold opens its gates to welcome visitors just as springtime begins. The famous display, covers the 33-acre seaside estate with nearly 100,000 daffodils that delight visitors for nearly a month.
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3 Newport Night Run - A Race for Education
4 Afternoon Tea Services
Whether it’s a spot or a pot, tea time on The Classic Coast is the idyllic way to sip, savor or spill the tea with friends or family.
Afternoon Tea Locations
Keep calm, the kettle is on.
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5 Easter Bunny Visits Shops at Long Wharf
Have your springtime picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Enjoy complimentary treats, kids crafts, games, and overall “eggcitement” galore for children of all ages. Hop on down to Long Wharf Mall for this free, public event.
Brought to you by Shops at Long Wharf, Discover Newport, Cutie Curls, and Newport In Bloom
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6 Bike Newport Full Moon Ride
7 Coggeshall Farm Museum Opening Day
8 Events at Newport Vineyards
- Newport Vineyards
- Recurring weekly on Wednesday
Trivia Wednesdays at Newport Vineyards! Join us for weekly Wednesday Trivia Nights! Bring your friends and your thinking cap for a round of beverages, bites, and a good ‘ole game of trivia. Hosted by Andrew from McCaughey Standard Trivia, trivia will be 5 rounds of various…
Join Us As We Welcome Back Field Of Artisans, A Pop-Up Art Market And Community! Sip while you shop from various local artisan vendors. To celebrate Earth Month, this market will feature makers who use sustainable materials and/or are inspired by nature when creating. Plus…
9 Newport Rhode Races
10 Free Admission to The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame
Sailing Starts Here. Welcome to sailing's new home in the heart of Newport.
Enjoy free admission for all on Wednesdays (April 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th) to The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame in Newport.
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11 Newport Beer Festival
The Newport Beer Festival, formerly known as the Newport Craft Beer Festival, returns this April for its 13th year.
The festival brings with it a day full of craft beer taste-testing, live music, local flavors from 50 craft brewers, and is back for the third year at a bigger venue, Fort Adams State Park.
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13 Coastal Queen Cruises
Hop aboard the Coastal Queen and celebrate spring's arrival with two special cruises on Newport Harbor.
Special Event Cruises:
- April 18th: Read-Along with the Easter Bunny Cruise
- April 19th: Kids Sing Along to Guitar—Special Easter Cruise
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14 Two Lights for Liberty Sip & Celebration in Washington Square
15 Live Music & Nightime Fun
16 Violinist Bella Hristova performs Bach and Grieg
17 Easter Events & Brunches
18 Rail Explorers Opens for the Season
Based in Portsmouth, Rail Explorers offers you the chance to ride tandem or quad, custom-built, pedal-powered rail bikes along railroad tracks journeying alongside Narragansett Bay.
Rail bike tours return for the season on April 26th, book your pedal-powered tour here.
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19 Daffodil Ride
20 Gallery Exhibits
21 Sauna & Cold Plunge
This is dreams are made of. Think: a private sauna with views of the open ocean for you to sweat, plunge, and repeat through late April.
Sauna Experiences
- Altær Sauna, Little Compton — MORE DETAILS
- Small Wave Sauna, Middletown — MORE DETAILS
22 Walks & Tours at Norman Bird Sanctuary
This wildlife sanctuary and environmental education center in Middletown is home to 325 acres of diverse habitats and 7 miles of scenic, marked hiking trails. These April hikes are sure to scream spring.
April Hikes & Tours
- April 1st & 29th: Birds and Burials Walking Tour
- April 2nd, 9th, 16th, & 30th: Free Wednesday Nature Walk
- April 9th & 23rd: Wednesday Walk: iNaturalist Training
- April 13th & 29th: Free Sunday Guided Bird Walk
- April 17th: Golden Hour Geology Hike
- April 22nd: Earth Day Poetry Walk
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23 Lectures & Talks
- Rogers Free Library
- Recurring monthly on the 2nd Thursday
January 9, 2025 Speaker: Vicky Boyle, Program Director at Community String Project. Lecture Topic: The Community String Project and film “The Repair Shop” to focus on the importance of music students having the working instruments they need to perform Please note: Seating is…
