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Newport food calendar
What is in season in Newport, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Newport
A hard monthPlan around
- Short hours and closureswinter
Clam shacks are shut and some wharf rooms close for weeks. Check before you go.
Jan–Mar
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Newport
A hard monthPlan around
- Short hours and closureswinter
Clam shacks are shut and some wharf rooms close for weeks. Check before you go.
Jan–Mar
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Newport
A hard monthThe best of March: Clam shack season.
In season
- Clam shack season
Flo's opens in March on weekends, goes daily in mid-May and closes around Halloween.
Mar–Oct
Plan around
- Short hours and closureswinter
Clam shacks are shut and some wharf rooms close for weeks. Check before you go.
Jan–Mar
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Newport
The best of April: Clam shack season.
In season
- Clam shack season
Flo's opens in March on weekends, goes daily in mid-May and closes around Halloween.
Mar–Oct
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Newport
Shoulder seasonThe best of May: A coffee Awful Awful, Clam shack season and Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival.
In season
- Clam shack season
Flo's opens in March on weekends, goes daily in mid-May and closes around Halloween.
Mar–Oct
Eat it now
- A coffee Awful Awfulsummer
Newport Creamery's thick shake, at the Middletown flagship.
May–Sep
On the calendar
- Newport Oyster & Chowder Festivalmid-May weekend
Bowen's Wharf, May 16-17 in 2026.
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Newport
Peak seasonThe best of June: Del's frozen lemonade, A coffee Awful Awful and Aquidneck Growers' Market.
In season
- Aquidneck Growers' Market produce
The Saturday market ran outdoors through Nov 22 in 2025.
Jun–Nov - Clam shack season
Flo's opens in March on weekends, goes daily in mid-May and closes around Halloween.
Mar–Oct
Eat it now
- Del's frozen lemonadesummer
The downtown shop at Thames and Memorial, and trucks by the water.
Jun–Aug - A coffee Awful Awfulsummer
Newport Creamery's thick shake, at the Middletown flagship.
May–Sep
On the calendar
- Aquidneck Growers' MarketSaturdays
The island's farmers market, outdoors through late November in 2025.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Newport
Peak seasonThe best of July: Del's frozen lemonade, A coffee Awful Awful and Aquidneck Growers' Market.
In season
- Aquidneck Growers' Market produce
The Saturday market ran outdoors through Nov 22 in 2025.
Jun–Nov - Clam shack season
Flo's opens in March on weekends, goes daily in mid-May and closes around Halloween.
Mar–Oct
Eat it now
- Del's frozen lemonadesummer
The downtown shop at Thames and Memorial, and trucks by the water.
Jun–Aug - A coffee Awful Awfulsummer
Newport Creamery's thick shake, at the Middletown flagship.
May–Sep
On the calendar
- Aquidneck Growers' MarketSaturdays
The island's farmers market, outdoors through late November in 2025.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Newport
Peak seasonThe best of August: Del's frozen lemonade, A coffee Awful Awful and Aquidneck Growers' Market.
In season
- Aquidneck Growers' Market produce
The Saturday market ran outdoors through Nov 22 in 2025.
Jun–Nov - Clam shack season
Flo's opens in March on weekends, goes daily in mid-May and closes around Halloween.
Mar–Oct
Eat it now
- Del's frozen lemonadesummer
The downtown shop at Thames and Memorial, and trucks by the water.
Jun–Aug - A coffee Awful Awfulsummer
Newport Creamery's thick shake, at the Middletown flagship.
May–Sep
On the calendar
- Aquidneck Growers' MarketSaturdays
The island's farmers market, outdoors through late November in 2025.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Newport
Peak seasonThe best of September: A coffee Awful Awful, Aquidneck Growers' Market produce and Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival.
In season
- Aquidneck Growers' Market produce
The Saturday market ran outdoors through Nov 22 in 2025.
Jun–Nov - Clam shack season
Flo's opens in March on weekends, goes daily in mid-May and closes around Halloween.
Mar–Oct
Eat it now
- A coffee Awful Awfulsummer
Newport Creamery's thick shake, at the Middletown flagship.
May–Sep
On the calendar
- Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festivalthird weekend of September
Tastings and dinners at Rosecliff, Sept 18-20 in 2026.
- Aquidneck Growers' MarketSaturdays
The island's farmers market, outdoors through late November in 2025.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Newport
Shoulder seasonThe best of October: Aquidneck Growers' Market produce, Clam shack season and Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival.
In season
- Aquidneck Growers' Market produce
The Saturday market ran outdoors through Nov 22 in 2025.
Jun–Nov - Clam shack season
Flo's opens in March on weekends, goes daily in mid-May and closes around Halloween.
Mar–Oct
On the calendar
- Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festivalmid-October weekend
Free, Oct 17-18 in 2026, its 35th year.
- Aquidneck Growers' MarketSaturdays
The island's farmers market, outdoors through late November in 2025.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Newport
The best of November: Aquidneck Growers' Market produce and Aquidneck Growers' Market.
In season
- Aquidneck Growers' Market produce
The Saturday market ran outdoors through Nov 22 in 2025.
Jun–Nov
On the calendar
- Aquidneck Growers' MarketSaturdays
The island's farmers market, outdoors through late November in 2025.
Jun–Nov
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Newport
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Nothing special on our calendar for December yet. The city guide has what is good all year.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.