The Newport Secret Garden Tour, a self-guided walking tour, will return to Newport’s historic Point section from June 28-30, 2024.
“Join us June 28th-30th for self-guided walking tours of private gardens located in historic Newport, Rhode Island. Take an early Summer tour of some unique, delightful and personal gardens,” organizers share in a press release. “The 40th Anniversary of the annual Secret Garden Tour opens the gates to a variety of beautiful gardens maintained by their owners. These genuine labors of love are shared with the community to help raise funds for the Arts Education programs in the Island’s public schools. Starting at Storer Park near the causeway to Goat Island, the tour features ten to twelve private gardens, including six new gardens for the tour.”
The tours run daily from 10 am until 4 pm, and tickets are only good for the day purchased. This year’s tour features more than twelve gardens, including returning favorites and discoveries that are bound to delight garden enthusiasts.
Tickets are available for the 2024 June Tour and can be purchased in advance online at www.secretgardentours.org for a discounted rate of $30. Organizers say that a limited number of tickets will be sold for the 2024 tour. Tickets for Friday, June 28th are sold out. If tickets are still available, they may also be purchased at Storer Park, 32 Washington Street, on the tour day for $35.
Since 1984, the organizers and supporters of The Secret Garden Tour have been dedicated to enhancing art education and cultural programs in Aquidneck Island’s Public Schools, funding dozens of programs in music, theater and fine arts for local schoolchildren. The Secret Garden Tour has given more than $1 million to Aquidneck Island students in public schools for cultural programs and the arts. For additional information, be sure to visit the website.
