Feb
10
Sat
Putnam Fire & Ice Festival @ Downtown Putnam
Feb 10 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Putnam Fire & Ice Festival @ Downtown Putnam | Putnam | Connecticut | United States

The 4th Annual Fire & Ice Festival will be held Saturday, February 10, 2018 in the streets of downtown Putnam. The event is the largest single ice block carving competition in the U.S. where patrons can watch live ice carving demonstrations and a wedding cake competition called “The Icing on the Cake”.  A professional ice carving demonstration will be at 2:30 p.m. Over 20 300-pound ice blocks will be carved by professionals, amateurs and students from 12-5 pm. Attendees will also have the chance to shop, view a community art installation and take advantage of food and drink specials at nearby restaurants. SKKY Vodka will be featured at the ice bar among other brands and vendors.  At 5 and 7 p.m., fire torches will be lit and visitors will be treated to a live show featuring Sasha the Fire Gypsy.

Apr
27
Sat
8th Annual Newport Craft Beer Festival @ Great Friends Meeting House
Apr 27 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The 8th Annual Newport Craft Beer Festival will take place at the Great Friends Meeting House in Newport on Saturday, April 27th, 2019. Among a variety of featured brews, the region’s most popular sours will be highlighted. Plus, a VIB (Very Important Beer) session will take place April 26, featuring top selling local beers. The event will take place in two sessions with session one running from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and session two running from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Event is 21+, rain or shine. Proceeds will benefit the Rhode Island Brewers Guild. More information to come. Highlights from last year’s event can be found here.