Newport Winter Festival Begins Today

The Newport Winter Festival begins today and is celebrating it’s 25^th Anniversary.

The ten-day celebration will kick off with more than 20 events today, including a fireworks display at 6:30 p.m. over Newport Harbor.

Click here for a full calendar of events.

As is tradition, Winterfest will feature the Children’s Fair, the Chili Cook-Off, Chicken Wing Cook-off and Beatlemania.

For free or discounted admission to all Winterfest events, purchase a button here.

Buttons are also available at the following locations:

AAA Southern New England, 99 East Main Road, Middletown

Bailey T’s, 12 Long Wharf Mall, Newport

Clements Marketplace, East Main Road, Portsmouth

Cookie Jar, Bowen’s Wharf, Newport

Hampton Inn & Suites, 317 West Main Road, Middletown

Hotel Viking, One Bellevue Avenue, Newport

Hyatt Regency, Goat Island, Newport

International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Avenue, Newport

Marriott Residence Inn, 325 West Main Road, Middletown

Mole Hole of Newport, 21A Long Wharf, Newport

MWR ITT at the Newport Navy Base

Newport Gateway Center, 23 America’s Cup Avenue, Newport

Newport Marriott Gift Shop, 25 America’s Cup Avenue, Newport

Shaw’s Supermarket, East Main Road, Middletown

Walgreens, East Main Road, Middletown