Secret Garden Tour: Bellevue & Beyond
Step behind the gates of Newport’s most enchanting private gardens during this beloved community event, returning with fresh energy and purpose after a several-year hiatus.
The 2025 September Tour “Bellevue & Beyond” is returning after a five-year absence and is scheduled for September 5th-7th. The tour will be hosted by and will benefit FabNewport.
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This year’s September Tour is a celebration of natural beauty and a youth-led social venture. Produced by FabNewport in partnership with the Benefactors of the Arts, proceeds support public education and provide paid internships, mentorship, and hands-on learning for Newport County youth in the countywide ecosystem of learning.
Tickets are now available for this tour, which includes some of the most beautiful, prestigious gardens and properties in historic Newport, RI. The tour features a number of incredible gardens on and off Bellevue Avenue, including Newport’s picturesque Ocean Drive. The tours run daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.secretgardentours.org for a discounted rate of $40. Tickets are limited, and only 350 tickets will be sold for each day of the September 2025 tour. If tickets are still available, they may also be purchased online on the day of the tour for $45.
Additionally, new volunteers are invited to participate in the September Secret Garden Tour to contribute to the success of the upcoming event. To volunteer for one of the 4-hour shifts during the three days, please contact us at kalei@fabnewport.org. Since 1984, the organizers and supporters of The Secret Garden Tour have funded numerous programs in music, theater, and the fine arts for local schoolchildren. To date, the Secret Garden Tour has given more than $1 million to Aquidneck Island public school students for art, music, theater, and other cultural programming. For more information, please visit our website.
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The Benefactors of the Arts are also pleased to announce that they had another sold-out year at the 2025 June Secret Garden Tour, which took place from June 27th to 29th. A huge thank you to all the wonderful gardeners who generously opened their gorgeous gardens to the public, as well as the many volunteers who greeted guests throughout the weekend. The funds raised will be used, as they have since 1984, to enhance art education and cultural programs in Aquidneck Island & Public Schools.
