Newport Waterfront Irish Festival

Hello All - My husband and I are from Boston and are looking for something to do for the long Labor Day Weekend. We are thinking about the Irish Festival in Newport. How is it? Are there any decent hotels nearby? What about nice restaurants and night life for the 40 + crowd. We are trying to decide between this festival or the Rhythm %26amp; Roots Festival in Charlestown RI. Has anyone been to both? What do you think is better? We will be going to the Scottish Highland Games in New Hampshire at the end of September so I was thinking the Irish Festival might be similar and perhaps we should go to the Rhythm %26amp; Roots Festival for a change. I just don%26#39;t know. We love Celtic music and dance, but we like other music too. Any information will be appreicated.

Newport Waterfront Irish Festival

There are lots of Hotels in the Newport area...all depends on what%26#39;s available and what you%26#39;re willing to spend. Newport also has TONS of restaurants and some nightlife for 40 + somethings.

IMO the Irish Festival is a fun day (or night) or half day (or night) worth of activities. I wouldn;t plan an entire weekend around it...Newport has too much else to do.

If you are really looking for the music scene, the R %26amp; R Festival would fit your bill a little better....their music line up is extensive. There just isn;t as much to do in that immediate area as compared to Newport.

check out:

www.gonewport.com

for more area information

and:

www.newportfestivals.com/Irish-Festival

Newport Waterfront Irish Festival

R%26amp;R Festival is good for a day, but don%26#39;t plan to stay nearby, unless you want to go to the beach etc.--not much else to do in Charleston.

Irish Festival is three days of varying entertainment, so it depends on how much you enjoy Celtic music--some people come for the entire holiday weekend.

However, if you have a limit to how much of that you can enjoy, Newport has so much else to offer you can%26#39;t go wrong. The only concern is getting reasonably priced rooms on a holiday weekend. Start now to find something.

Good luck.