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Welcome to the Newport International Polo Series' original website.  You'll find plenty of current information here, and we also encourage you to visit our new website www.nptpolo.com  which hosts our online Box Office for advanced tickets sales & reservations for tailgate parking and special events.

The 2010 polo season is underway, with an exciting lineup of action-packed polo matches against top rivals from around the world, recording-setting audiences & great special events.  

 "Get ready for non-stop polo action all summer long, with tough challengers - many of whom are returning with a fever to defend or avenge their record against USA, and we are pleased to introduce teams from the Dominican Republic and  Netherlands , making their debut in the Polo Series this season" states Dan Keating, USA captain and founder of the Polo Series.

To make the occasion of visiting teams even more festive, we have planned a number of  great social events throughout the summer  for our fans, including our annual gala - the International Polo Charity Ball on Friday, August 6th”  

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Sponsors of the Newport International Polo Series are the  Carnegie Abbey Club, WCRI Classical Radio, the Newport Daily News,  Pearls Boutique Hotels, The Mooring Seafood Restaurant & Bar, Lufthansa, Vanderbilt Hall & Residences, O2 Global Chauffeured Services, McGrath Clambakes, Washington Trust Co., Davidoff and Bose, as well as promotional partners including The Preservation Society of Newport, Bird’s Eye View Helicopter Tours,  America's Cup Charters, the Newport Music Festival, the  International Tennis Hall of Fame, Eastern Mountain Sports of Middletown and Newport & Bristol County Visitor & Convention Bureau.  For more information about partnering with the Polo Series, click here.

The Newport International Polo Series features teams from around world competing against USA in thrilling 6-chukker polo matches, played on gorgeous thoroughbred horses.  Teams have come from England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Hungary, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Barbados, Canada, and making its debut this year are the Dominican Republic and the Netherlands.  Details

• Each and every Saturday afternoon in
      June, July, August & September

• 5pm  (4pm in Sept)

The polo matches are easy to find along Route 138 at Glen Farm, just 6 miles north of Newport in the Town of Portsmouth.  Use our Directions or your GPS: 
            Glen Farm ~ 715 East Main Road (Rte. 138) Portsmouth, RI or call O2 Global for chauffer-driven sedans, limos, party buses, vintage cars & more.

Tickets available:
►via our on-line Box Office
►at the entry gates, which open at 1pm on the day of the matches
►in downtown Newport at the Gateway Center Box Office on America's Cup Blvd.   

General Admission tickets are always available at the entry gates on match day.
 

• General Admission - $10/adult; Children 15 & under are free.  Lawn seating or bleacher seating.  Tailgate picnics are welcome, or visit the Hospitality Area for food & beverage concessions.

• Box seating in the Subscribers Enclosure - $15/person.   You may reserve an entire table by purchasing the tickets in advance using the online Box Office.

• New Tailgate parking reservations - $30/match.  Available online only, must be reserved in advance.  Tailgate spaces which are not reserved will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis after 1pm.

  • Reserved tailgate parking spot for one vehicle in front, second vehicle may double park behind
  • Tailgate space accommodates up to 15 people
  • Admission not included
  • Available through on-line Box Office only

• Season passes are available through on-line Box Office or at the entry gates with cash/check..  

•  Groups

Info Line 401-846-0200 for match status, and answers to most common questions. 

Food/Bev concessions, amenities and additional details: Amenities

• The Polo Series is one of New England's most popular summer attractions and oldest traditions, continuing a tradition of international polo begun over 130 years ago in Newport, home of the first polo club in America.

• Register to win exciting door prizes each week and enter our  Tailgate Contests.

  • great social events , one of the polo season's biggest social highlights in Newport is the annual International Polo Charity Ball on Friday, August 6th, 2010 and tribute match the following day, with guests of honor, the Australian Polo Team.

  • The setting is one of Rhode Islands most picturesque and historic properties ~ Glen Farm, the last 100 acres of what was formerly a 700-acre manorial farm whose fascinating history dates back to the 1600's. 

  
  
  Its classical stone barns from the height of the Gilded Age and its park-like grounds were acquired by the Town of Portsmouth in the early '90's who, in turn, gave a 25-year old developer named Dan Keating the chance to rescue it from ruins and rehabilitate the property, which thrives today as a vital equestrian and recreational property for the community and the jewel of Portsmouth.

• Do bring your 4-legged friends, on a leash, if they are well-behaved in public.

• Don't leave their calling card on the grounds!

• Do bring a tailgate picnic and cooler with beverages.

• Don't leave your trash on the polo grounds unless securely placed into trash canisters provided on the polo grounds or into the trash recepticals along the exit drive near the top of Glen Farm.

• Smoking is only tolerated as long as it is not in the immediate vicinity of others, and the butts are not left on the grounds

• Grilling is tolerated as long as the coals are not dumped on the grounds!

• Do come early if you wish to secure your favorite tailgate parking spot.

• Pop-up tents are permitted, up to 10' x 12'.  Anything larger requires a tent permit from the Town of Portsmouth and expressed permission from Newport Polo.

• Don't take up more space than you need or leave your vehicle/picnic furniture unattended on the polo grounds.