The Easter Bunny Hopping Into Newport April 2

NEWPORT, RI — The Easter Bunny will hop through Newport Friday afternoon, escorted by the city's police department. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the bunny will remain in the truck the entire time.

Families are asked to follow social distancing guidelines when waiting to see the bunny pass by. Because there are a lot of neighborhoods to visit, the truck will not pass through every street. As a result, some families may need to find a more central street to see the bunny pass by.

The schedule will be as follows. Times are approximate. The schedule is also available on the city's website.

• 1 p.m.: Girard Avenue to Maple Avenue, right onto Hillside Avenue.
• 1:15 p.m.: Right onto Bedlow Avenue, left onto Malbone Road, right onto Garfield Street, left on Halsey Street, left onto Van Zandt, left into Broadway.
• 1:30 p.m.: Right onto Vernon Avenue, right onto Freeborn Street, left onto Bliss Road, right onto Kay Boulevard, right on Kay Street.
• 2 p.m.: Right onto West Marlborough Street, left onto Dr. Marcus Wheatland Boulevard, left onto Kingston Avenue, right onto Warner Street to Malbone Road, then right onto Malbone and right onto Broadway. From there, it will travel down Broadway to Washington Square, onto Thames Street and America's Cup Boulevard.
• 2:30 p.m.: Right onto Thames Street, right onto Harrison Avenue, then right into Fort Adams. After driving through the Fort Adams neighborhood on Jackson Road and Polk Road, the bunny will exit left out of the fort.
• 2:50 p.m.: Right onto Wickham Road/Ruggles Avenue, then left onto Coggeshall Avenue, left onto Bateman Avenue, right onto Carroll Avenue, right onto Morton Avenue, left onto Spring Street, all the way to Memorial Boulevard. From there, the truck will turn right onto Memorial Boulevard, left onto Chapel Street, right onto Old Beach Road, right onto Gibbs Avenue.
• 3:05 p.m.: Cliff Avenue, then right onto Dresser Street, left onto Annandale Road, right onto Parker Avenue, right onto Middleton Avenue, left onto Memorial Boulevard to America's Cup Boulevard.
• 3:20 p.m.: Left onto Glady Carr Bolhouse Road, right onto Bridge Street, right onto 3rd Street, right onto Admiral Kalfbus Highway to the rotary. The truck will pass Bayside Village and The Admiralty, but will not go into the parking areas.