Newport, Rhode Island
The history of Newport, Rhode Island is in essence the very definition of its name. In 1639, eight founders formed the town Newport, after leaving Boston, Massachusetts because of their belief in the separation of church and state. This tradition of settling in a ‘Newport’ to practice religious freedom continued. In the 1650s, a group of Jews, who were fleeing from the Spanish Inquisition, as well as the Quakers, also escaping religious intolerance, settled in Newport, Rhode Island.
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january
- New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge
february
- Winter Festival
march
- St. Patrick’s Day Celebration & Parade
may
- Newport Spring Boat Show
june
- Newport International Film Festival
- Schweppes Great Chowder Cook Off
- Secret Garden Tour
- Snapple Sunset Music Series (through August)
july
- Black Ships Festival
- Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
- Newport Comedy Series (through July)
- Newport Flower Show
- Newport Music Festival
august
- Aquidneck Island Arts Festival
- JVC Newport Jazz Festival
- Newport Folk Festival
- Newport Waterfront Irish Festival
- Victory Day
september
- Newport International Boat Festival
- Taste of Rhode Island
october
- Bowen's Wharf Waterfront Seafood Festival
- Harvest Fair
- International Oktoberfest
november
- Christmas at the Newport Mansions (through December)
- Thanksgiving Day
december
- Holiday Harbor Lights Illuminated Boat Parade
- First Night Newport
