Vive la France à Newport
Saturday & Sunday, 11AM-4PM
Full Schedule of Events
Saturday, July 13
9:00 am – Rochambeau Commemoration Ceremony Presented by the Alliance Française of Newport | King Park, 125 Wellington Ave
11:00 am – Meet the Marquis de Lafayette | Washington Square
11:30am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm | Middlesex County Fife & Drum Corps Fife Concerts
1:00 pm – Rochambeau Proclamation | Washington Square
2:00 pm – An interview with the Marquis de Lafayette | Colony House
2:30 pm- Wreath Laying Ceremony on the Graves of the Fallen French Officers Presented by Le Souvenir Français | Trinity Churchyard, 141 Spring Street
3:00 pm – Ceremony to Commemorate the Franco-American Alliance In partnership with Alliance Française | Colony House
Ongoing Activities
Meet the French Military, Woodworking & Cider Demonstrations, Colonial Tea Tastings, Silhouette Portrait Making | Washington Square
Sunday, July 14
11:00 am – Rochambeau Rallies the Troops | Washington Square
12:00pm – “Still we Remain” Presented by Silvermoon & Nikosis LaRose | Washington Square
1:00 pm – An Interview with Rochambeau| Colony House
2:00 pm – Outfitting an Officer: French Military Dress | Washington Square
3:00 pm – Rochambeau Bids Adieu | Washington Square
Ongoing Activities
Painting, Cider & Woodworking Demonstrations, Meet the French Military, Colonial Tea Tastings, Silhouette Portrait Making | Washington Square
Free programming provided by the Newport Historical Society in collaboration with the National Park Service/Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail.