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Get READY for a “Bloomin’ good time” this April

Brace yourselves for an explosion of floral euphoria as we gear up for the grand re-awakening of 1,450,000 daffodils during the city’s 13th Annual Newport Daffodil Days, scheduled for April 6th to 28th, 2024. 

The Calendar of Events is below, packed with surprises, festivities, decorated store windows, and experiences that will elevate your love for Mother Nature to new heights. 

Here’s your calendar of daffy doings this spring.

April 2024

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NIB window decorating contest
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NIB window decorating contest In celebration of Daffodil Days, Newport in Bloom has partnered with local merchants throughout Newport to “Get the Yellow Out” with a Daffy-decorated store front window contest. Stroll, shop, and admire their artistry! Enter the 2024 competition here For more information , ...
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Newport Daffodil Days Opening Ceremonies
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
NEWPORT DAFFODIL DAYS OPENING CEREMONIES Saturday, April 6, 2024 Clarke Cooke House, Bannister’s Wharf, Newport, Rhode Island 02840 Noon – 12:30 p.m. Historic Clarke Cooke House on Bannister’s Wharf will be the scene for a dazzling daffy musket salute by the Artillery Company of Newpor , ...
DAFFY DOGGY PAW-RADE
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
DAFFY DOGGY PAW-RADE Sunday, April 6, 2024 Black Dog, Bannister’s Wharf 12:15 p.m. Dress your dog (and yourself!) In your daffiest duds and join the paw-rade for a yappy good time! The paw-rade steps off from Black Dog on Bannisters, marching to historic Queen Anne Square where the da , ...
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RHODE RACES – “A DASH PAST THE DAFFODILS”
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
RHODE RACES – “A DASH PAST THE DAFFODILS” Saturday, April 13, 2024 Easton’s Beach, 175 Memorial Blvd 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Join us in the City-by-the-Sea for this stunning marathon, half marathon or 5K (Just call it a Dash past the Daffodils). The Marathon starts at 7:30 a.m. at , ...
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DAFFY FUN AT MIANTONOMI PARK
12:00 am - 12:00 am
DAFFY FUN AT MIANTONOMI PARK Sunday, April 14, 2024 Miantonomi Park, Hillside Avenue, Newport Noon – 3:00 p.m. With the park’s over 38,000 daffodils blooming for the first time, let’s celebrate their arrival with an afternoon of daffy, delirious, and delicious fun, including… -A daffy bike , ...
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Tour of the Narcissi (Daffodils) with Dan Christina
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tour of the Narcissi (Daffodils) with Dan Christina Tuesdays, April 16 & 23, 2024 Blithewold Gardens, 101 Ferry Road (Rt. 114) Bristol, Rhode Island 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Join Director of Horticulture Dan Christina as he leads you on a walking tour through the diverse collection , ...
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SIP ‘N SHOP AT J.R. MCLAUGHLIN
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
SIP ‘N SHOP AT J.R. MCLAUGHLIN Friday, April 19, 2024 J. Mclaughlin, Bellevue Avenue 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. J. Mclaughlin on historic Bellevue Avenue pays homage to Daffodil Days today. Have a glass of champagne then shop men’s and women’s classic clothes with a current relevance – an , ...
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A DAFFY BIKE RIDE
9:30 am - 11:00 am
A DAFFY BIKE RIDE Saturday, April 20, 2024 Touro Park 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Join your fellow bicyclists, young and old alike, for a leisurely ride past thousands of bright yellow daffodils. Decorate your bike (and yourselves) in your daffiest attire. Complimentary tickets to the I Sc , ...
Blithewold in Bloom: A 2024 American Daffodil Society Show
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Blithewold in Bloom: A 2024 American Daffodil Society Show April 20 and 21, 2024 Blithewold Gardens, 101 Ferry Road (Rt. 114) Bristol, Rhode Island 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Join the Bristol Garden Club and Blithewold to experience the breadth of colors, forms, and sizes now available in , ...
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DRIVING MISS DAFFODIL DECORATED CAR RALLY followed by Audrain’s Cars & Coffee.
8:00 am - 12:00 am
DRIVING MISS DAFFODIL DECORATED CAR RALLY followed by Audrain’s Cars & Coffee. Sunday, April 21, 2024 Easton’s Beach, 175 Memorial Blvd 8:00 a.m. Decorate your car with bright yellow daffiness, don your daffy best, and head down to Easton’s Beach for the start of a one-of-a-kind “ , ...
Blithewold in Bloom: A 2024 American Daffodil Society Show
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Blithewold in Bloom: A 2024 American Daffodil Society Show April 20 and 21, 2024 Blithewold Gardens, 101 Ferry Road (Rt. 114) Bristol, Rhode Island 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Join the Bristol Garden Club and Blithewold to experience the breadth of colors, forms, and sizes now available in , ...
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Tour of the Narcissi (Daffodils) with Dan Christina
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tour of the Narcissi (Daffodils) with Dan Christina Tuesdays, April 16 & 23, 2024 Blithewold Gardens, 101 Ferry Road (Rt. 114) Bristol, Rhode Island 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Join Director of Horticulture Dan Christina as he leads you on a walking tour through the diverse collection , ...
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SIP ‘N SHOP AT SARA CAMPEBELL
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
SIP ‘N SHOP AT SARA CAMPEBELL Friday, April 26, 2024 Sara Campbell, 115 Bellevue Avenue 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The wonderful folks at Sara Campbell create small, mindful women’s collections right here in the USA with their customers and community at the center of it all, as evidenced , ...
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I SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM SOCIAL
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
I SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM SOCIAL Sunday, April 20, 2024 Cliff Walk at McAuley Hall 10:30 a.m. – Noon Visit the bright yellow daffodil field on the campus of Salve Regina outside of McAuley Hall for picture-taking and then scream for your daffy ice cream delight! Donations welcome. WHERE: , ...
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Window Decorating Competition

Newport in Bloom works with local merchants throughout Newport to “Get the Yellow Out” with a Daffy-decorated store front window competition. Thank you to all the daffy participants!

Daffy Photos

Daffy Doings” Take a look at how Newport in Bloom goes daffy for April’s Daffodil Days and our Free Bulb Give-away in October.

Download the Map

This map shows you all the fields of daffodils in Newport. Take a day and make it a daffy adventure!

An annual tradition

“Daffodil Days” began in 2012, inspired by requests of local merchants to celebrate the profusion of bright new daffodils that were starting to explode each April. “Rhode” races, a storefront window decorating contest, bike rally, doggie parade, garden tours, music concerts, and a “Driving Miss Daffodil” classic car parade became part of the many springtime festivities.

Newport’s Daffodil Days is an all-volunteer event, now part of Newport in Bloom, a non-profit organization that for 40 years has encouraged residents and businesses to beautify their gardens and public spaces with flowers.

If you choose to view the largest of the daffodil fields in Newport, please take pictures, not the flowers, so that all can enjoy.

Thank you to our sponsors!