With the Fourth of July landing on a Tuesday, we’re willing to bet that many will be making this weekend a four or five day long mini vacation. There’s plenty to keep folks busy over the next few days, here’s what’s happening, new and to do in and around Newport!
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Friday, June 30th
6:35 pm – Newport Gulls Game vs NorthAdams at Cardines Field
7 pm – 7th Annual Summer Soiree at Jamestown Arts Center
7:30 pm – Wasted Talent Show at Studio 3
8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
8 pm – Alive! at the Salvation Army Hall
Saturday, July 1st
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9 am to 1 pm – Middletown Aquidneck Growers Market at Newport Vineyards
11 am – III Anual “Artists in Newport Parade” throughout Newport
11 am – The Whitney Women and the Museum They Made at Redwood Library
12 pm – Miantonomi in Motion at Minatonomi Tower
1 pm – Weekend Music Series: Orange Whip at Newport Vineyards
1:45 pm, 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Beatriz at Dinner at Jane Pickens Theater
3:15 pm – Paris Can Wait at Jane Pickens Theater
5 pm – Newport Polo Series – Independence Cup at Newport International Polo Grounds
6 pm – NCFA Summer Exhibition Opening at Newport Contemporary Fine Arts
6 pm – Artist’s Ball at Newport Art Museum
7 pm – ALIVE! A Musical Variety Show! #1 Michael Jackson Impersonator! at The Salvation Army
8 pm – Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
8 pm – Newport Contemporary Music Series- Opening Night at Rogers High School Auditorium
Sunday, July 2nd
11 am to 2 pm – Miantonomi Exploration Days at Miantonomi Tower
1 pm – Weekend Music Series: The Z-Boys at Newport Vineyards
1 pm – Exhibition On Screen: Michelangelo – Love & Death at Jane Pickens Theater
1 pm – Newport Contemporary Music Series: Premieres and Classics at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Jamestown
3 pm to 6 pm – NIMFEST featuring Los Duderinos, Lisa Martin Trio at King Park
3:15 pm – Paris Can Wait at Jane Pickens Theater
5:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Beatriz at Dinner at Jane Pickens Theater
7:45 pm – 4th of July Fireworks Cruise on America’s Cup 12 Meter Yachts
9 pm – Jamestown 4th of July Fireworks
9:50 pm to 9:56 pm – Fireworks for Private Wedding in Newport
Monday, July 3rd
3:15 pm – Paris Can Wait at Jane Pickens Theater
5:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Beatriz at Dinner at Jane Pickens Theater
6:35 pm – Newport Gulls Game vs Mystic at Cardines Field
8 pm – Laughter for Locals with The Bit Players at The Firehouse Theater
Tuesday, July 4th
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9 am to 1 pm – City of Newport Newport Independence Day Celebration at Washington Square
10 am to 4 pm – First Freedom Open House Tour on Independence Day
10 am to 12 pm – Newport Historical Society Celebrate’s the 4th of July at Colony House & Washington Square
12:30 pm – 1776 at Jane Pickens Theater
3:15 pm – Paris Can Wait at Jane Pickens Theater
4 pm – The Annual 4th of July Barbecue on Rose Island
5 pm – July 4th at Top of Newport, Hotel Viking
5:30 pm & 7:30 pm – Beatriz at Dinner at Jane Pickens Theater
7:45 pm – 4th of July Fireworks Cruise on America’s Cup 12 Meter Yachts
9:15 pm for 20 or 30 mins – Newport 4th of July Fireworks Display (rain date – July 5th)
9:30 pm – Fireworks in Portsmouth from Escobar’s Farm