Honey Festival · August 6–7, 2032 · Newport, Rhode Island
Newport — Rhode Island's legendary coastal city on Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay, where the Gilded Age mansions of Bellevue Avenue overlook a honey landscape shaped by the island's maritime climate, its historic farmland, and its remarkable native plant communities: beach plum honey from the coastal thickets and the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge shrublands, rosa rugosa honey from the seaside hedgerows and the Cliff Walk coastal bluffs, coastal goldenrod honey from the Aquidneck Land Trust preserves and the former agricultural landscapes now returning to native meadow, sea lavender honey from the tidal marshes of Narragansett Bay, white clover honey from the open farmland of the Aquidneck Land Trust's preserved agricultural properties in Middletown and Portsmouth, and black locust honey from the woodland edges of the island's historic stone wall-bounded pastures — in a community that combines American Jazz Festival heritage, America's Cup sailing history, the Cliff Walk shoreline path, Gilded Age mansion tours, and a year-round population devoted to maintaining the island's extraordinary quality of life. This August festival at Fort Adams State Park celebrates Aquidneck Island's honey heritage through beekeepers from all three island towns and the surrounding bay islands, offering competitive honey shows featuring Rhode Island's rare coastal varietals, guided tastings of beach plum and rosa rugosa honey, educational programs on coastal beekeeping practices, and workshops on the role of native pollinators in Narragansett Bay maritime ecosystems.
Type: Honey Festival
Date: August 6–7, 2032
Location: Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Dr, Newport, Rhode Island
Official website: Newport Aquidneck Island Honey & Gilded Age Heritage Festival 2032
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