The Newport Show, a beloved tradition of the summer season that attracts more than 1,000 visitors over the course of a weekend, will return for its 19th year on July 25 and 26 at the St. George’s School Ice Rink. (The Newport Show)

The Newport Show returns for its 19th year on July 25 and 26 at the St. George’s School Ice Rink in Middletown, with a Gala Preview Party kicking things off the evening of Friday, July 24.

This year’s show features more than 30 dealers offering art, antiques, and furniture, including new exhibitors Spiral Haus of San Francisco, Three Graces Antiques of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Dinan & Chighine of London. A loan exhibition tied to the 250th anniversary of American independence, designed and curated by the Newport Historical Society’s 2026 Buchanan Burnham Summer Scholars in Public History, will also be on view.

The show draws more than 1,000 visitors over the course of the weekend and has raised more than $4.75 million for the Newport Historical Society and Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County since its founding in 2007.

“As we approach the 20th anniversary of The Newport Show, this wonderful event continues to grow in reach and impact,” said Anne Hamilton, chair of The Newport Show and secretary of the Newport Historical Society Board of Directors.

The Gala Preview Party is Friday, July 24, at 6 p.m. The show runs Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. St. George’s School Ice Rink is at 384 Purgatory Road in Middletown. Tickets and information are at thenewportshow.com.

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