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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21st

❅ 9am-5pm: Newport Helicopter Tours

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

❅ 9am-5pm (Last admission at 4pm): Newport Mansions Tours

Step back in time to the Gilded Age at The Breakers (44 Ochre Point Ave), Marble House (596 Bellevue Ave) and The Elms (367 Bellevue Ave) to 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

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

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.

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

❅ 10:30am: Winterfest Storytime at Rosecliff

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. ​

WinterFest 2025 | Newport Mansions - Reserve your Spot

❅ 10:30am-1:30pm: Wicked Craft Day

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

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

11:00am: Rogues & Scoundrels

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

See where scoundrels lived, pirates profited, and criminals were punished. Find out why this colony was known as “Rogue’s Island.” This tour lasts approximately 75 mins. Tickets $20/ $17 with bracelet, Kids Tickets $10/ $7 with bracelet 

❅ 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, 1pm & 3pm: Newport Vineyard Winery Tours

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@newportvineyards.com for discount code

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

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.

11am–5pm: Greenvale Vineyards Wine Tasting 

582 Wapping Rd., Portsmouth

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

❅ 11am-6pm: Decorate your own Cupcakes!

Cupcake Charlie's, 135 Swinburne Row Newport

Come and decorate your own cupcakes! We will provide everything for you to create fun and delicious cupcakes. Including 2 cupcakes, frosting, sprinkles and candy toppings, and 2 special cupcake toppers!! Create your cupcake at our bakery or take home to enjoy with family and friends! 

Price: $15.99 without bracelets/ $12.99 with bracelets

❅ 12pm: Make your own Guacamole class for kids! 

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 diegoparties@gmail.com or call us at 401-619-1717 

12pm - 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-5pm: Afternoon Tea at Stoneacre Brasserie 

28 Washington Square, Newport

Enjoy our 2-for-1 afternoon tea with your bracelet at Stoneacre Brasserie for just $35. This offer is available for dine-in only.

Reservations are recommended but not required. 

  • Valid for all in-person guests.

  • Tea towers cannot be packed to go if only one guest is present.

  • Gluten-free and vegan options are available.

  • While we can accommodate individual dietary restrictions, we cannot guarantee the ability to accommodate multiple restrictions.

❅ 12pm- 5pm: Make your own Perfume!

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- Raise the Alarm: Newport Fire Department Through the Decades
Richard I. Burnham Resource Center, 82 Touro Street, Newport

Guided Exhibit Tours of Raise the Alarm: Newport Fire Department through the Decades. This exhibit showcases the history of the Newport Fire department starting with the purchase of Newport’s first fire engine in 1734.

$10/person or Free with your Winter Fest Bracelet

❅ 2pm-3:30pm: Hanging Record Art Piece

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

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. This tour lasts approximately 75 minutes. Tickets $20/ $17 with bracelet, Kids Tickets $10/ $7 with bracelet 

❅  5pm: Hot Cocoa & Candles

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

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

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

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

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 @info@newportvineyards.com for discount promo code!

8:30pm: Winter Fest Comedy Show with Jessica Casciano and Jimmy Dunn

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. 

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

VIP Tickets $50 in advance/ with bracelet at the door & $55 at the door without bracelet

BUY TICKETS

9pm-1am: Live Music at One Pelham East & Top of Pelham 

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.

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