With spring just around the corner, the Box Office for the Newport International Polo Series has opened for the 2017 season, inviting fans to begin planning their summer polo outings to the world-renown matches.
The Polo Series will feature 8 international teams this season including France, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, Jamaica, England, Dominican Republic and the debut of Peru, as well as 5 City Teams from major US cities and a few top regional rivals for an action-packed 18-week run, every Saturday in June through September.
This is the 26th season of Newport International Polo Series. Acting as a global ambassador to the sport of polo, Newport Polo has invited new teams to debut this year, to continue the its international tradition. To date, teams from 33 countries have taken to the field for the Newport International Polo Series, to challenge USA, which has hosted teams from over 30 nations including, Germany, Spain, England, Argentina, France, Egypt, India, Australia, Costa Rica, Ghana, Canada, Chile, Jamaica, Nigeria, Portugal, New Zealand, Barbados, Scotland, South Africa, Hungary, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Kenya, Brazil, China, Italy, Mexico, Sweden, Singapore, Monaco, and Morocco.
Located only minutes from downtown Newport, RI, the International Polo Grounds are situated at picturesque Glen Farm, 250 Linden Lane (off of Rte. 138) in Portsmouth, RI. This bucolic setting opens from a stunning entrance allée canopied by 100+ year old Linden boughs, in the last 100 acres of what was once a 700-acre manorial farm whose settlement dates back to the 1600’s. Its classical stone barns from the Gilded Age and its park-like grounds were rehabilitated by polo series founder, Dan Keating, and thrive today as an equestrian & community recreational property, jewel of Portsmouth and home of the Polo Series.
