​📅 Saturday, June 27th
Pride Festival | ⏰ 12:00 PM | 📍 21 Farewell St, Newport, RI

🌈 Heading to the Newport Pride Festival & Parade on June 27th? Here is how to get there!

To reduce traffic, parking stress, and carbon emissions, we highly encourage biking, using public transit, or carpooling. 

🚲 By Bike
 

• Parking: On-site bike racks provided by Bike Newport through the Get There By Bike initiative. (See map below for location)

• Learn more at Bike Newport’s website: bikenewportri.org/bike-to-newport-pride/

🚌 By Public Transit
 

• Park or catch a bus at the Newport Town Center Park & Ride. 

• Board the RIPTA Weekend Shuttle (runs every 15 minutes, $2 per ride).

• Get off at the Gateway Center—just an 8-minute walk to the festival!

• Catch any local RIPTA downtown connector that loops by Farewell Street, or get off at Washington Square—a short 2-3 minute walk north via Farewell Street.

• Plan your trip at ripta.com

🚗 By Car (Carpooling Encouraged)

 

• Mary Street Lot: 17 Mary St | 118 spots | $3/hour | 5-minute walk

• Gateway Visitors Center Garage: 23 America’s Cup Ave | 480 spots | Paid daily rates | 7-minute walk.

• Clarke Street Lot: Accessible via Clarke St | 30 spots | $2/hour (3-hour limit) | 5-minute walk.