The What’sUpNewp has curated a comprehensive list of events, activities, and things to do this weekend in and around Newport.

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Friday, June 9th

June 9 thru 11 – Newport MetreFest 2017

1 pm – Health in Bloom Summer Celebration at MLK Center

2 pm to 6 pm – Start at the Top Half-Price Raw Bar at Top Of Newport at Hotel Viking

4:30 pm & 7 pm – My Cousin Rachel at Jane Pickens Theater

6:35 pm – Newport Gulls vs Upper at Cardines Field

8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

Saturday, June 10th

June 9 thru 11 – Newport MetreFest 2017

20+ Local Attractions Will Offer Free Admission For Newport County Residents and Hospitality Employees, June 10 – 12

9 am – Flow with Sara & Emily at lululemon Newport

9 am to 1 pm – Middletown Aquidneck Growers Market at Newport Vineyards

9 am to 3 pm – SVF Foundation’s Annual Visitors Day at SVF

10 am – Second Saturday at Newport Art Museum

10 am to 4 pm – Craft, Garden & Botanical Fair at Newport Elks Lodge

10:30 am to 12 pm – Hope of Glory Showing at Middletown Public Library

11 am – Blessing of the Fleet at Conanicut Marina

12 pm to 3 pm – WYndham Vacation Ownership Career Fair at Newport Onshore

12 pm to 6 pm – 36th Annual Great Chowder Cook-Off at Fort Adams

12:30 pm – National Theatre Live: Peter Pan at Jane Pickens Theater

1 pm to 5 pm – Annual English Garden Party at St. Columba’s

3 pm – Fall Planting Workshop at Florence Gray Center

4:30 pm & 7 pm – My Cousin Rachel at Jane Pickens Theater

5 pm – Newport Polo: Newport vs. Lufthansa at Newport International Polo Grounds  Postponed to Sunday

6 pm to 7 am (Sunday) – Aquidneck Island Relay For Life 2017 at Gaudet Middle School

8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater

8 pm – Barrel of Laughs Comedy Show at Newport Vineyards

Sunday, June 11th

June 9 thru 11 – Newport MetreFest 2017

20+ Local Attractions Will Offer Free Admission For Newport County Residents and Hospitality Employees, June 10 – 12

10 am to 2 pm – Artillery Company Of Newport Offers Tours of Military Museum

1 pm to 3 pm – Artists’s Ball Mask Sale at Newport Art Museum

2 pm – Elliot’s Ride for Safety and Wellness at Brenton Point State Park

2 pm, 4:30 pm & 7 pm – My Cousin Rachel at Jane Pickens Theater

2 pm to 5 pm – Bloody Mary Bar at Top Of Newport at Hotel Viking

5 pm – Newport Polo: Newport vs. Lufthansa at Newport International Polo Grounds

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...