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Founded in 1639, Newport was an important port city, a center of the slave trade, a fashionable resort and the summer home of the Gilded Age rich.
What was the Gilded Age?
The Gilded Age was a period of unprecedented change in America. Fortunes were spent on luxuries such as the lavish "summer cottages" of Newport.
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The 2024 Newport Flower Show will be back at Rosecliff, its original home, with the theme of “At Home” – celebrating the variety of florals and horticulture that we enjoy in our own homes.
As visitors step into the foyer of Rosecliff, the air will be filled with the fragrances of abundant summer blooms. The enchanting exhibits will showcase the relationship between flowers and the homes they beautify. The popular Botanical Arts division will include artists’ interpretations of items found in many homes: dolls, picture frames, the family dog and more.
After viewing the displays in the Salon, Ballroom and Dining Room, guests will step onto the Terrace to admire the Horticulture entries and then the oceanside back lawn to explore a beautiful central garden display including a cutting garden, home orchard and pollinator garden, along with ideas to create a picturesque setting for outdoor living.
Be sure to browse the Marketplace, offering a variety of floral and plant options as well as home decor items for purchase.
“At Home” will be a celebration of the beauty that flowers and plants bring to the spaces we call home. Whether you’re a flower enthusiast, a gardening hobbyist or someone seeking inspiration for home decor, this show promises a feast for the senses and a unique perspective on the intersection of nature and your home, indoors and out.
Opening Night Reception
Friday, June 21, 6-8 pm Special ticket required Join us at this annual event that kicks off the Newport summer season! Sip, shop and socialize with delicious food and cocktails while admiring the fresh floral exhibits, horticultural displays and botanical arts creations.
2024 Lecture Series
Free to all Flower Show ticket holders. Reservations are not required. Presentations will be offered in a tent on the back lawn at the Show. If applicable, book signings will follow in the Newport Mansions Stores Booth. Friday, June 21, 10 am The Flower Hunter: Creating a Floral Love Story Inspired by the Landscape with Lucy Hunter, Landscape Designer & Author Friday, June 21, 2 pm French Blooms, Floral Arrangements inspired by Paris and Beyond with Sandra Sigman, Author and Owner of Les Fleurs, French-inspired shop, & Lucy Hunter, Landscape Designer & Author Saturday, June 22, 10 am The Flower Hunter: Creating a Floral Love Story Inspired by the Landscape with Lucy Hunter, Landscape Designer & Author Saturday, June 22, 12 pm The Past, Present, and Future of Beech Trees: Beech Leaf Disease and Beyond with Dr. Beth Brantley, Bartlett Tree Experts, Northeast regional research scientist Saturday, June 22, 2 pm Home in Bloom Lessons for Creating Floral Beauty in Every Room with Ariella Chezar, Master Floral Designer & Author, & Lucy Hunter, Landscape Designer & Author Sunday, June 23, 10 am French Blooms, Floral Arrangements inspired by Paris and Beyond with Sandra Sigman, Author & Owner of Les Fleurs, French-inspired shop, & Lucy Hunter, Landscape Designer & Author Sunday, June 23, 12 pm The Landscape of Home: Biodiversity in Residential Garden Settings with Melissa Reavis, Hollander Design Group, Landscape Architect Sunday, June 23, 2 pm The Flower Hunter: Creating a Floral Love Story Inspired by the Landscape with Lucy Hunter, Landscape Designer & Author
Explore the underground systems that made this great house a marvel of technology for its time.
For the first time in the 129-year history of The Breakers, the private third-floor family space occupied by generations of Vanderbilts is open for public tours.
Wild Imagination will explore the changing place of animals in the Gilded Age, a period that transformed how we view and treat the animal world, through more than 100 animal-themed artworks in a range of media. Closed Nov. 22-Dec. 8
A great Newport tradition! See the great mansions of the Gilded Age dressed in their festive holiday finery. It’s the most spectacular time of the year at these awe-inspiring historic houses.
This outdoor spectacle of holiday lights will dazzle and delight you! The 13-acre landscape of The Breakers turns into a wonderland of color and light. Includes tour of the lavishly decorated rooms inside the house. Open on select evenings through the season. Includes access to The Breakers interior during the same visit.
Members attending Sparkling Lights on this evening will be able to take advantage of special giveaways and activities!
Learn how the magic of holiday decorating comes together at Newport's largest and most popular mansion. Tours also offered on December 12 & 19.
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See and hear how the other half lived. This tour will highlight the stories of some of the men and women who worked to service the social whirl of Newport during the Gilded Age. The Elms is closed Oct. 1-Dec. 6.
Want something new for your front door this holiday season? The Preservation Society's Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop returns with plenty of unique ideas.
Join us for this annual tradition of celebrating the holidays with our members.
This program will guide you through designing a holiday floral arrangement that goes beyond poinsettias!
This elegant gala is set in Newport's grandest mansion dressed in its holiday finest.
Founded in 1993, the Newport Symposium has been an annual convening of fine and decorative arts experts and enthusiasts from across the country and the world. Attendees listen to stimulating lectures, experience behind-the-scenes study opportunities and gather to network and discuss the future of our history.
Thank you to all of our sponsors, guests and volunteers for another successful Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival. See you next year for the 20th annual festival, September 19-21, 2025, at Rosecliff. Become a Preservation Society member and receive early access to purchase 2025 tickets before they become available to the general public.
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Parking is free onsite at all properties except for Hunter House and The Breakers Stable & Carriage House, where street parking is available.
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