Newport Daffodil Days Festival Canceled Due to Coronavirus

Newport Daffodil Days Festival Canceled Due to Coronavirus

The 7th annual Newport Daffodil Days Festival has been canceled due to the threat of the spread of coronavirus across the state.

The festival was originally slated to run from April 24 to May 3.

“We’d like to thank all our sponsors and volunteers who were preparing for and anticipating the Festival. Just like the daffodils, we’ll be back next year, bigger and daffier than ever. And due to the ongoing support and enthusiasm of the community, the free daffodil bulb giveaways this October will continue," said John Hirschboeck, Daffodillion Project Director.

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Newport Daffodil Days feature more than 1,200,000 daffodils popping up all over Newport. 

Coronavirus in RI 

As GoLocalProv reported, there are 20 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Rhode Island after no new cases were announced on Sunday. 

The Newport Visitors Center announced it will close for two weeks starting on Monday, March 16 due to the state of emergency declared by Governor Gina Raimondo. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging people to stop gatherings of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.