Look out Rockefeller Center!! A Newport in Bloom decorated Christmas Tree is coming to the Shops at Long Wharf.

Newport in Bloom is decorating its first-ever Christmas Tree on the Long Wharf Mall in front of the Discover Newport “pop-up” Store. Santa has taken notice, and on November 27 he will be making one of his first Newport visits, checking his mail and finding out who was naughty or nice.

Children of all ages will be able to write and deliver their personal letters, visit with Santa, have their pictures taken, and join in craft activities, compliments of Cutie Curls.

A Tree Lighting Ceremony with Santa will be held at 4:30pm

Event sponsors include Newport in Bloom, Discover Newport, and the Shops at Long Wharf.

Go to WWW.NEWPORTINBLOOM.ORG

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...