Here’s a look at some of best activities, events and things to do this weekend in and around Newport, RI!

Related Link: Where To Find Live Music, Comedy & Entertainment This Weekend In Newport 

Friday, September 9

8:30 a.m. – Get Sweaty with Newport’s Fittest at lululemon Newport

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Secret Garden Tours

4 p.m. – Second Star to the Right:A Tale of Hook & Pan

4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – The Light Between The Oceans at Jane Pickens Theater

6 p.m. – The Doris Duke Preservation Awards at Doris Duke’s Rough Point

6 p.m. – Second Star to the Right:A Tale of Hook & Pan Gala

7:30 p.m. – Dueling Pianos at Studio 3

8 p.m. – Live Improv Comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Saturday, September 10th

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Secret Garden Tours

10 a.m. – Second Saturday at Newport Art Museum

11 a.m. – The Broadway Butts Battle at Caleb & Broad

12:30 p.m. – Newport RFC vs. South Shore Anchors at Fort Adams State Park

1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – The Light Between The Oceans at Jane Pickens Theater

4 p.m. – New England Challenge at Newport International Polo Grounds

6 p.m. – Cocktails & Art at Kristen Coates

7:30 p.m. – Dueling Pianos at Studio 3

8 p.m. – Stargazing at Ballard Park

8 p.m. & 10 p.m. – Live Improv Comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Sunday, September 11th

7 a.m. – TriNEWPORT Olympic & Sprint Traithlons at 2nd Beach

8 a.m. – StarRide 2016 at Cluny School

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Secret Garden Tours

11 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Second Sunday Brunch & Art Flea Market at 136 Broadway

1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – The Light Between The Oceans at Jane Pickens Theater

3 p.m. – The Wine Run at Newport Vineyards

4 p.m. – 3rd Annual Festival Of Hope at Easton’s Beach

4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – ACT Harvest Festival 2016 at Great Friends Meeting House

6:30 p.m. – Dueling Pianos at Studio 3

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...